AMD FidelityFX is now available for Microsoft® Xbox
Game developers can now access select AMD FidelityFX effects with specific optimizations for Windows® and Xbox.
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This is what Microsoft was waiting on AMD to deliver certain hardware for that caused the Series consoles to start manufacturing late, right?
Dont think so. I think FidelityFX should be possible on both the PS5 and Series processors but I may be wrong.
My read on the MS wait was they needed ML capabilities
Article is about FidelityFX on Xbox now, announced at Game Stack Live.
"Today, we are very happy to announce that AMD FidelityFX is now available for Xbox!
This news makes it even easier than before to write cross-platform games, with developers able to access select AMD FidelityFX effects with specific optimizations for Windows® and Xbox. Game developers can now utilize further platform-specific optimizations with AMD FidelityFX, straight from the Xbox Series X|S Game Development Kit. "
You: This isn't specific to Xbox
Nah. This is a toolkit that makes it easier for developers to implement specific effects (like denoising and sharpening) and it works across both RDNA and RDNA2 architectures.
I know this is a PR thing from a Microsoft Game Stack thing, but this toolset should be available on PS5 later if it's not already available, right?
Probably not but this is probably a boon to developers due to Gamepass going forward. Makes it easier to create Xbox and PC ports from the get go, and is why they made this announcement around PC and Xbox development.
Microsoft waited for HW VRR, mesh shaders, and more.
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I'm going to be honest, you packed a lot of anxious desperation into one sentence here.
Yes, AMD mentioned it numerous times in the conferences. The real question is if Sony'll want to use it though, considering they already have their own upscaling methods.
I believe the variable (rate) shading, at least, isn't in the RDNA version the PS5 gpu implements? Not 100% sure though
The announcement itself is specific to Xbox though. This is now part of the Xbox SDK.
Where is this from? Any more of this?More details on VRS on the XSX :)
Right I know this is a toolkit thing but Phil was saying they were waiting on certain hardware so it could have certain features that take full advantage of RDNA2...was just putting 2+2 together..perhaps incorrectly though🤷
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Some of this is incredibly fascinating, even if I have no clue what they're talking about sometimes, haha.
Just thinking of the wonders devs like TC, NT, PG games, ID Soft, T10 and others will accomplish down the line with all these.
Don't misinterpret the thing... this is not the DLSS equivalent, Fidelity FX is just a generic moniker for AMD effects, dlss equivalent will be "FidelityFX super resolution" (which is not yet available since it it still in research/development)
HW VRS, mesh shaders and more is exclusive to Xbox and PC. PS doesn't support mesh shaders, however they use their customized primitive shaders and therefore use a different path towards rome so to speak.
SFS is such a great software solution. 2-3x multiplayer compared to next gen consoles with SSD is crazy. But it's even more eye opening when looking at last gen consoles. For the same scene last gen needed >2600mb, while Xbox Series with SFS need like ~560mb.
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yeah SFS is gonna make the RAM difference a non-factor between S and X
No, because Series X will be able to leverage SFS, too. If you meant One X than yes, SFS among others things will let the Series S use the RAM pool much more efficiently than One X.
I think more likely, machine learning was the main thing.
But the lower target resolution on the series S means fewer full-resolution textures will be required, so it will definitely help make up for the memory deficit in a more dynamic way, without sacrificing texture quality overall.
Only halfway through the video, but this is my fave new "non consumer" tech from Xbox. The points in the tech demo are awesome, I don't think we've had a game go from 20~ second load time to .19 second load time yet.
Lol sorry mate. I understand my wording is off here but generally I am called out for being an Xbox fanboy.
What I was trying to say is that this is not the secret sauce that takes full advantage of the Series hardware. I think that would have to come from the DirectX team
Gears 5 is being shown as having benefits, I wouldn't be shocked if they patched them in. Gears 5 is the guinea pig for all new XBox tech seemingly.
Gears already uses Variable Rate Shading, so in a way they already use some of this tech.
There is another guinea pig and that's Turn 10. They are usually at the forefront when it comes to helping designing the consoles and so on.
it's awesome, but please remember this is just about loading textures in the demo and in games other data needs to be loaded, too.
VRS has nothing to do with FidelityFX though. It's a DX12U feature and Gears already uses it.
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Of course. Tech demo is showing off it's primary utility, and yea, it's not exactly fair to compare it to a game lol. I did finish the video and I liked how they emphasized that the tech will reduce pop in