But there is only one Lord of the Rings! ;)
It's possible to make jokes and have fun without delving into negativity or toxicity which would lead to a ban or warning.
Oh well...we are living in the era of interconnected cinematic universes :)
Same reason last time when digital foundry takes to devs and said the devs hated it and ms scrapped it . The will make games for Lockhart and res it up for anaconda as scaling up is much easier than scaling down.
That rumour said PS5 would be 8tflop and anaconda would be 12tf, which pretty much confirms its nonsense.
Just like PC gaming games are made at the highest graphical settings and scaled down Lockhart would be the same concept. It'll be easier in theory to pro-ps4 or xbox one x to xbox one. They'd in theory have the same specs outside of the GPU and probably disc drive
Disc drive. A cheaper GPU no disc drive and maybe smaller internal could net significant cut.
Gpu and a bit of less ram would not save them 200$ though. So more sacrifices has to be there in order to make that happen.
Have we had any indication that an SOC is being used yet in these devkits? I'd still expect there to be PC components in there, at least until early next year.
I was looking at this devkit trying to figure out where the APU heatsink would go and the v shape doesnt make much sense. that means that the heatsink would be on one side. so whats on the other side? is it possible they might be using a discrete GPU and CPU on either side?
also the vents in the middle, wouldnt they be flowing hot air back into the vents on the other side of the V?
also, why come up with such an elaborate design just for a devkit? just make a big box like the pro devkit next to it. i suspect the final version will be smaller but i still dont know which side will have the APU.
I was looking at this devkit trying to figure out where the APU heatsink would go and the v shape doesnt make much sense. that means that the heatsink would be on one side. so whats on the other side? is it possible they might be using a discrete GPU and CPU on either side?
also the vents in the middle, wouldnt they be flowing hot air back into the vents on the other side of the V?
also, why come up with such an elaborate design just for a devkit? just make a big box like the pro devkit next to it. i suspect the final version will be smaller but i still dont know which side will have the APU.
At this point it seems pretty obvious to me that Lockhart is a 1080p console for their Xcloud data centers, but they might be struggling to find a good PR strategy for a consumer version of Lockhart ("Next-gen with 4TF??"), that's probably why we haven't heard any concrete statements.
Makes just too much sense imo. Xcloud is focused on 1080p streaming, using Xbox One S consoles. And it seems they think people who want to experience 4K will rather buy a real console:
Also, power consumption is a big thing for data centers. Just look at this article comparing Xbox One S and X:
The Xbox One X Review: Putting A Spotlight On Gaming
www.anandtech.com
Xbox One S: 107W under load
Xbon One X: 172W under load
That's a lot, and if Lockhart has a similar advantage vs Anaconda, maybe even more, because it was built up from the ground for that purpose, this is going to be huge. Putting Anaconda in their data centers when Xcloud is limited to / or mostly used for 1080p, would be a gigantic waste, especially at the scale they are considering.
Answer is simple - on both sides https://pastebin.com/YHRVUqQB 2x36cu 14.2tf :-)
I was looking at this devkit trying to figure out where the APU heatsink would go and the v shape doesnt make much sense. that means that the heatsink would be on one side. so whats on the other side? is it possible they might be using a discrete GPU and CPU on either side?
also the vents in the middle, wouldnt they be flowing hot air back into the vents on the other side of the V?
also, why come up with such an elaborate design just for a devkit? just make a big box like the pro devkit next to it. i suspect the final version will be smaller but i still dont know which side will have the APU.
gonzalo got a qualifying sample in april. people said that means its close to production. cerny said the devkits went out in april. its possible they produced a few hundred of those and stuck them in this devkit.
I think you over estimate the SSD and disc costs.
This makes a lot of sense,yeah.At this point it seems pretty obvious to me that Lockhart is a 1080p console for their Xcloud data centers, but they might be struggling to find a good PR strategy for a consumer version of Lockhart ("Next-gen with 4TF??"), that's probably why we haven't heard any concrete statements.
Makes just too much sense imo. Xcloud is focused on 1080p streaming, using Xbox One S consoles. And it seems they think people who want to experience 4K will rather buy a real console:
Also, power consumption is a big thing for data centers. Just look at this article comparing Xbox One S and X:
The Xbox One X Review: Putting A Spotlight On Gaming
Xbox One S: 107W under load
Xbon One X: 172W under load
That's a lot, and if Lockhart has a similar advantage vs Anaconda, maybe even more, because it was built up from the ground for that purpose, this is going to be huge. Putting Anaconda in their data centers when Xcloud is limited to / or mostly used for 1080p, would be a gigantic waste, especially at the scale they are considering.
The thirst is real!
Brad Sams made a video about it:
He said that he heard from several independent sources Lockhart is "still a thing".
The PS4's Bluray drive cost $28. I can see them skimping on NAND chips but that can also have the adverse effect of entirely devaluing the product altogether. Gamers are already arguing 1TB (expected) isn't enough for next-gen, so any less for Lockheart would make it pretty undesireable. At the same time, if MS's SSD storage solution is proprietary like Sony's they may also not support external USB storage expansion, making a Lockhart with a small internal drive almost worthless.
4TF =/= 8TF.
DF are the ones who first put out there the 4TF Lockheart rumour. So if you wanna get upset with anyone, be upset with them.
