Should Intel + AMD invest in Game Developers?

[SYST3M]

I was thinking about what drives the computer industry and i think gaming is a large part of what does drive it. I mean nobody needs a gf3 and a 1+ghz CPU to web surf, listen to mp3s, or write documents [i know there is more to computing than that, but for most users, it doesn't go too much further than this]. But what if intel or amd were to invest in game developers to create games that were fantastic on a visual front and immersive in gameplay, in other words a quality game. But make these games on the leading edge of technology rather than the middle or falling edge, so that if the game is good enough, people will upgrade. Doom comes to mind when thinking of this, i know a lot of my friends upgraded to 486 machines just to play this one game. A lot of the games out there today are ok for visuals and not much there for immersive gameplay, there are a few nuggets of gold gaming, but most games are made so that people with less than p2-400s and a tnt or voodoo3 can play. Do you think this is a good idea, or maybe intel and amd are already doing this, but i think it might help out both industries if a partnership like this could exist, what do you think?

 

[CQuinn]

One word:

Daikatana.


Just having corporate backing on a qualified design team making a game with
a fantastic visual front and immersive gameplay, is no gaurantee that it won't
suck rocks. In fact, the history of the gaming industry has show that too
much upper management influence on game creation has probably ruined more
good games than it has made.

Intel and AMD already make the most significant investment in Game technology.
They design new features and capabilities into their CPU and peripheral designs
that are first taken advantage of by the Game Developers. Which in turn raises
demand for those newer CPU's in the market to support the new games.
Eventually someone also figures out how to use those features for business
and personal applications.

But, the game designers get the most praise for figuring out ways to make the
hardware do things the chip designers never foresaw a use for. And the game
companies that get the most respect from gamers seem to be the ones that
act the most independent of any direct influence from outside companies.