I really dont like the fact that if I buy a GF3 4 or FX, games that truely utilize it wont be out for years. There has been a little DX8 fluff here or there, but no game has really actually made it a requirement yet. I dont think this is because there is too small a market for them, its funny how these very same games that require a TNT2 also require a 1ghz+ CPU, which is a total mismatch.
What if video card makers decided to adhere to much stricter standards, and make it loud and clear. Its done like this to a degree with DX, but not enough. I should be able to buy a card that says DX8, go to a store, and look for the big logo that says DX8. I should be able to tell DX7 games from DX8 games as easily as an xbox game from a playstation game. That way people know what theyre really getting, and next gen games will get the recognition they need...
I dunno, consoles have so little power compared to even a GF3 when it comes to raw speed, fill rate and poly rate, yet consoles take sooooo much better advantage of the hardware available, and create some amazing effects we wont be seeing for a while, even though our hardware is so much better.
It would actually require cooperation between video card makers, CPU makers and developers, something that console companies have recognized for a long time, and since gaming is basically driving the PC market, why cant they get their act together?
I always hear that developers make games for the lowest common denominator, but from everyone I've seen, if they have a GF2 MX or a TNT2 or anything like that, they simply dont play games at all.
What if video card makers decided to adhere to much stricter standards, and make it loud and clear. Its done like this to a degree with DX, but not enough. I should be able to buy a card that says DX8, go to a store, and look for the big logo that says DX8. I should be able to tell DX7 games from DX8 games as easily as an xbox game from a playstation game. That way people know what theyre really getting, and next gen games will get the recognition they need...
I dunno, consoles have so little power compared to even a GF3 when it comes to raw speed, fill rate and poly rate, yet consoles take sooooo much better advantage of the hardware available, and create some amazing effects we wont be seeing for a while, even though our hardware is so much better.
It would actually require cooperation between video card makers, CPU makers and developers, something that console companies have recognized for a long time, and since gaming is basically driving the PC market, why cant they get their act together?
I always hear that developers make games for the lowest common denominator, but from everyone I've seen, if they have a GF2 MX or a TNT2 or anything like that, they simply dont play games at all.
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