Next-Gen Consoles "Quantum Leap Forward"?

[Protomize]

Article Link: http://www.gamespot.com/news/next-gen-consoles-a-quantum-leap-says-remedy-6393142
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uU4nSSwykw

Anything out now, even something as simple as a GTX 550 ti is a "quantum leap" ahead of current gen consoles in graphical performance. Gotta love marketing and their ability to mislead the general public.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Isn't quantum like the smallest or most minimal thing anyway?

 

[BladeVenom]

The next generation Wii isn't.

 

[MetalMat]

The PS3 was supposedly a huge leap in technology with the cell processor.

 

[ElFenix]

Isn't quantum like the smallest or most minimal thing anyway?

I pointed that out once in a court filing when the other side described something as a quanntum leap

 

[Vdubchaos]

On release day, most console hardly were "mid range PC" worthy....

 

[MrPickins]

The consoles are old as hell at this point.

Even a midrange gaming PC is a "quantum leap".

 

[SlitheryDee]

From what I can tell, none of them will be as fast as the PC hardware we already have. So much for consoles pushing gaming forward.

 

[marmasatt]

I don't know. When you think of all the money spent in optimizing games for consoles and consoles in general. I am truly amazed at how 360 games look on this old crappy ATI card. I really don't understand how like Crysis or Battlefied 3 or whatever looks like it does on a video card that basically costs $25 now. That's why I think if they just throw money at it, they could be right. I'm not as much of a skeptic...on this particular issue anyway..

 

[ManBearPig]

I pointed that out once in a court filing when the other side described something as a quanntum leap

HAHAHA!! What'd they say?

 

[postmortemIA]

does it mean they will come with mouse?
if not, next...

 

[Craig234]

Quantum Leap is used correctly. I don't know why it means this, when you would think literally a very tiny quantum makes a small leap, but the dictionary says:

an abrupt change, sudden increase, or dramatic advance

Examples of QUANTUM LEAP

Prices have taken a quantum leap upward.

 

[-Slacker-]

A vague, worthless statement without revealing the specs.

 

[mmntech]

The PS3 was supposedly a huge leap in technology with the cell processor.

It was. The USAF was using them as mainframes at one point. The GPU was what bottlenecked it, and a lack of RAM.

As for them being a hardware quantum leap, I can't see it. People don't care as much about graphics as they used to. Maybe Scott Bakula will personally come to your house to play Madden with you...

 

[zerocool84]

I don't know. When you think of all the money spent in optimizing games for consoles and consoles in general. I am truly amazed at how 360 games look on this old crappy ATI card. I really don't understand how like Crysis or Battlefied 3 or whatever looks like it does on a video card that basically costs $25 now. That's why I think if they just throw money at it, they could be right. I'm not as much of a skeptic...on this particular issue anyway..

Extremely low resolution helps a lot as most games are not even 720p but the ability to optimize for the consoles is what truly helps.

 

[exdeath]

And the games will still suck.

 

[Doppel]

A vague, worthless statement without revealing the specs.

:thumbsup:

 

[Ferzerp]

It was. The USAF was using them as mainframes at one point. The GPU was what bottlenecked it, and a lack of RAM.

No, just no. It could run linux, and was relatively cheap (sold at a loss), so many were clustered together. Not because they were spectacular, but because they were cheap (basically, as an experiment, they build a cluster that was heavily subsidized by sony because the hardware was sold at a loss at the time). It was never anything special.

Also, mainframe doesn't mean what you think it does.

 

[mmntech]

No, just no. It could run linux, and was relatively cheap (sold at a loss), so many were clustered together. Not because they were spectacular, but because they were cheap (basically, as an experiment, they build a cluster that was heavily subsidized by sony because the hardware was sold at a loss at the time). It was never anything special.

Also, mainframe doesn't mean what you think it does.

Nerd alert. D:

You are aware of the PowerXCell, which is used in servers and supercomputers. They have 8 SPEs instead of 6. So to claim the Cell isn't powerful is false. It was at the time, and still is.

 

[zebrax2]

Quantum Leap is used correctly. I don't know why it means this, when you would think literally a very tiny quantum makes a small leap, but the dictionary says:

I think it has something to do with the vast possibilities unlocked with quantum mechanics