IGN has built their own Wii 2. Sort of. They’ve taken rough equivalents of components they believe will be in the system (based on what their sources have said) and then put together a computer with that hardware. This gives us a rough idea of how games could theoretically look on the new system. And you can see those results in the video above.
MSI celebrates the 20th anniversary of Monster Hunter with this unique bundle that features a matching RTX 4060 Ti and game controller.
Companies, particularly public companies like Microsoft, need to grow.
i mean its pretty simple, they spent close to 30 billion in acquiring activision, they thought they'd make it bk no problem, and that didnt happen.
its just shit that because of MS's miscalculation alot of people lost their jobs.
They are going to use AI for a large portion of the game development process. Upper management need bonuses and the shareholders need more money. So, people will lose their jobs.
They shouldn't have bought any studios. Some is okay...but they went on a shopping spree...stupid
The better question is why did Microsoft buy publishers for a service they were subsidizing they knew couldn't support.
And why are so many websites trying to make people feel sorry for Microsoft instead of truly criticizing the fact they are closing studios and killing jobs that would have been fine if Microsoft themselves hadn't gotten involved.
Quit feeling sorry for Microsoft and start feeling sorry for the industry and the all the gamers who are actually losing out.
THIS IS MICROSOFTS FAULT.
The first thing that happens after any major acquisition or merger is a consolidation of the whole new portfolio, which includes cutting any excess, bloat or portfolios that don't fit the larger MO of the big boy. So far, it's been par for the course with Microsoft and that's why gamers have been so against this acquisition. Tango Gameworks is the beginning. You think Microsoft wants to pay to keep small timers like Ninja Theory in business?
There is absolutely zero evidence to suggest that Microsoft will improve any of these studios, but plenty to suggest that they will get rid of what they don't need and hold onto the IP. The real agenda of the acquisition was always to acquire The Elder Scrolls, Diablo, Fallout, Call of Duty, Candy Crush etc. that will create millions in passive revenue stream for Microsoft regardless of where the games release. Microsoft simply wants their cut.
Because of Games Pass Microsoft has no interest in investing in new IP which is risky and requires creative talent they can neither nurture nor manage. Game Pass has also not grown in the way Microsoft expected it to, even post acquisitions. Therefore the logical thing to do, without serious money makers to release, is to cut as much cost as possible.
Nvidia is allegedly testing GPU coolers to handle up to 600W for the 50 series, reigniting discussion of melting 16-pin connectors.
Wasn't there rumours of the hard drive being 8GB not 80GB??? Nice idea to try and build it but like they said about custom hardware and the strain the controller streaming may have leaves a lot of unanswered questions. Looking forward to E3. going to be good this year
Good video IGN, and very fun idea.
But when it comes down to it, this test was pointless.
You're trying to see how powerful a console will be when
1) You're testing multiplats. You can play Call of Duty Black Ops on a PC that's 2 generations ahead of now and there still won't be any huge difference because the game was made for the weaker hardware. Like this video showed, only resolution and frame-rate will really be affected. A first party Nintendo title (let's say, Zelda) that was made specifically for the Wii 2 on it's SPECIALIZED hardware would blow those games out of the water.
2) If you were to make a PC EXACTLY equivalent to the parts in the 360, you'll see that it won't be able to do what the 360 does. Why? Because consoles are OPTIMIZED and dedicated to playing games. So if these parts of the Wii 2 are true, the actual system itself will be much stronger because of optimization and also the fact that Nintendo is using a REVAMPED and custom R700 processor. PC 360 parts =/= 360 power and Wii 2 PC parts =/= Wii 2 power.
But the fact that it can run in NATIVE 1080p and 60 FPS is till pretty telling.
Yeah, cool stuff, but a console very grounded in this gen and not looking in the future
This is interesting how hes showing the Wii2 its height is the biggest of any console ever.
Why not run some heavier games in this test?
Well its kind of pointless to build their "own" Wii 2 since its not going to be anything like that at all.
Not meaning like the hardware wont be comparable, but the games runned on Wii2 and PC with similar spec would look worlds apart...
Cant wait for E3.