[XB1] Official Xbox One Thread

[Golden Taters]

Xbox One GPU speed increased.

A senior Microsoft executive has revealed that the clock speed of the Xbox One graphics processing unit has been increased. Speaking on the podcast of Xbox mouthpiece Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb, corporate vice-president Marc Whitten claimed that the speed had been increased from 800 to 853mhz, ostensibly providing a 6% increase in graphics processing performance.

Furthermore, Whitten has claimed that the graphics drivers provided to developers have been updated – meaning that studios should be able to better tune their code to the final architecture of the machine.

"Since E3, we've dropped in what we internally call our mono driver," he said. "It's our graphics driver that really is 100% optimised for the Xbox One hardware. You start with the base DirectX driver, and then you take out all parts that don't look like Xbox One and you add in everything that really optimises that experience. Almost all of our content partners have really picked it up now, and I think it's made a really nice improvement."

It is, however, common for console manufacturers to regularly update development kits with new drivers, APIs and libraries before the release of a new machine.

Meanwhile, Whitten also spoke briefly about the Xbox One's 'asynchronous matchmaking' system, which is designed to make it easier for gamers to set up multiplayer sessions that aren't full of potty-mouthed teenagers.

"We're now deeply integrating the live services," said Whitten. "Look at an example like 'smart match' – it's our ability to rethink how we do matching, to make sure you get into the matches that you want, and that game developers have the ability to really tailor those around your skill, and also other factors like the type of people you like to play with and the types of matches you like to play in."

Essentially, players are able to keep a matchmaking window for a favourite title open, even when they're on the dashboard or playing something else. The app remembers the players' friends and preferred opponents, match settings, etc, and pushes a notification at them when there are enough participants available.

"When your friends are ready to play, you can drop back in," said Whitten. "That for us has been really key in how we've thought about building the system."

Both Microsoft and Sony are holding press conferences at this month's Gamescom event in Cologne. It is likely that the company's will finalise the exact dates for their hardware launches, and new game announcements are also possible.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2013/aug/02/xbox-one-gpu-speed-upgraded

 

[Primetime]

Don't be such a dudebro Taters :dd:

 

[Twigg4075]

Don't be such a dudebro Taters :dd:

Maybe my link is broken. I didn't see any mention of the people that play nothing but CoD and Madden online all day?

 

[Primetime]

Maybe my link is broken. I didn't see any mention of the people that play nothing but CoD and Madden online all day?

We play NBA 2K too :lesmug:

 

[Atlas]

and bf3 :bosh:

 

[Primetime]

and bf3 :bosh:

Cool story dudebro

 

[Twigg4075]

and bf3 :bosh:

No you don't. That's a good game. You tend to steer well clear of those.

 

[Primetime]

No you don't. That's a good game. You tend to steer well clear of those.

He played it for months :yep:

 

[Atlas]

i was still playing bf3 up until about a month ago... just b/c i dont join in on your ps3 bro-outs doesnt mean i dont play... i still love your opinions though, and how anyone whose opinion differs gets attacked by the rabid internet dog named twiggles... stop being so god damn confrontational, you might enjoy the site/gaming a bit more...

:dd:

 

[dave]

I am curious about one thing where the Xbox One is concerned - cloud AI. Forza developers say it will make for a far more compelling game vs. CPU. I wonder if this will be the same for sports games like Madden and NBA2k ... or the continued cross-platform developing means that cloud AI will not reach most sports videogames.

 

[Golden Taters]

I am curious about one thing where the Xbox One is concerned - cloud AI. Forza developers say it will make for a far more compelling game vs. CPU. I wonder if this will be the same for sports games like Madden and NBA2k ... or the continued cross-platform developing means that cloud AI will not reach most sports videogames.

Cloud AI would probably be exclusive for Microsoft games I'm assuming, since in the past 3rd-party sports games usually never had exclusive features on one of the consoles.

It's really compelling how Forza plans to use this and I can't wait to see how more games access the cloud.

 

[dave]

Cloud AI would probably be exclusive for Microsoft games I'm assuming, since in the past 3rd-party sports games usually never had exclusive features on one of the consoles.

I'm guessing the same thing, which makes cloud AI so pointless for too many sports games ... which is sad. I hope we're both wrong.

 

[Primetime]

The cloud means nothing. It's a worthless and non-newsworthy feature :dd:

 

[Drizz]

heard the Xbox one passed ps4 in the UK in pre orders and is catching up quick to ps4 in the US

 

[thegoatherder13]

heard the Xbox one passed ps4 in the UK in pre orders and is catching up quick to ps4 in the US

source?

 

[Drizz]

source?

i'll look in my history when i get home from work and give the link

 

[Drizz]

heres another link for now, xbox one passes ps4 on amazon pre orders


http://www.gamespot.com/news/xbox-one-passes-ps4-on-amazon-chart-6410496

 

[Primetime]

That happened a month and a half ago already. PS4 still has the overall lead on Amazon. People keep bringing up month old news and acting like it's hot new info. I don't get it.

 

[Handleit_44]

Xbox One's Game DVR feature is limited to Xbox Live Gold members

One of the Xbox One's most highly touted features is the ability to record gameplay videos and upload them to your friends on Xbox Live. Unfortunately, it's been revealed that this feature is being limited to Xbox Live Gold members.

This info comes straight from the horse's mouth on the official Xbox website where it lists the differences between Gold features on the Xbox 360 and its upcoming successor.

Previously, it had been revealed that this DVR feature would allow for up to five minutes of video playback at 720p and 30 frames per second.

Elsewhere, Microsoft noted that its OneGuide feature, which outlines what's on TV and trending in the Xbox Live community, will also be limited to Gold members. This isn't as highly demanded a feature, but still seems like an odd thing to limit.

 

[Atlas]

thought that was a given?