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Xbox Series X: A Closer Look at the Technology Powering the Next Generation
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Yes, very much this too. Thanks for bringing it up. I knew I'd forget something.
Anyone have a mock up of a 360 edition?
That's my favorite design ever, someone convince Phill to make that a reality.
That's my favorite design ever, someone convince Phill to make that a reality.
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XSX Dev Kit
Watch Microsoft discuss updates to the development of Xbox Series X
Microsoft offers up updates about its new Xbox Series X game system and Project xCloud technologies in a livestream that was going to take place at GDC.
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anexanhume Can't remember if it was you or DrKeo that was hoping Texture Space Shading would make it in these next-gen consoles in the speculation thread but it appears that it is supported. It is enabled by the use of the Sampler Feedback in DX12 Ult.
It was indeed me and, man, that's great news. Great news. TSS will be downright revolutionary for VR.
EDIT: TSS also works extremely well with RT.
EDIT: TSS also works extremely well with RT.
Sorry yeah I remember now. It is you. Read it when going through what was revealed on DX12 Ult. Can you shed a bit more light on what its about? Curious to know the practical implications....
I'll quote myself from the the other thread:
It has several advantages beyond that, like much better efficiency working with micropolygons, better shader anti-aliasing and filtering, much better motion blur and depth of field.
For VR, the multiple viewports thing I mentioned means you can have VR with a very small hit to perf. For RT, you can shade everything that is mostly static once and free rays and shaders to work on other stuff.
Oh yeah. Thanks. I remember the post. Seems like the upcoming generation isn't just about the power but the flexibility in using said power. Awesome stuff.
Yup, if you're doing things the traditional way, there's a lot more grunt to do that, but there's also the potential to adopt some radically new paradigms that will allow devs to push the limits. TSS is how rendering has been done in film with the REYES renderer, for instance. It's a more logical way of doing things, and now we have tech and grunt to pull it off in real time.
So will my Sony Z9D TV be able to play Series X games at 120fps? Its a 120hz display, but doesnt have hdmi 2.1
they only ever show 3 out of the 4 sides of this thing, is the unseen side full of holes or something? horrible graffiti?
I don't think it's supported in Xsx. I read that dedicated silicon for TSS isn't much of a difference to doing it on the compute units.
oh okay then
I just feel like everytime its shown its spun a certain way from front to back lol
disregard!
That's for a step in Mesh shading. Can't remember the details exactly but that step doesn't require a hardware implementation. XSX supports Sampler Feedback in full.
It can do 1080p @ 120hz. But apparently can only do 1440p & 2160p @ 60hz according to Rtings.
OK, so I can do 120fps If I set the Series X to output 1080p? I only need HDMI 2.1 for 4k, VRR, and stuff like that?
Yes, you only need HDMI 2.1 for 4K @ 120fps. VRR does work over HDMI 2.0b, but many manufacturers don't support it. Xbox One already supports 1080p & 1440p @ 120hz, there just aren't any games that support 120fps on Xbox One (aside from Rainbow Six Siege which runs over 60fps when unlocking the frame rate).
The SSD is clearly worse than Sony's. And that's fine. I feel like the difference is really negligible. Honestly. Like loading up 4 seconds faster isn't enough for me. Both will enable big game design shifts and that's exciting
I wouldn't be surprised if the mid-gen refresh of the Series X improved on the SSD to be more on par with Sony's. So it's almost a moot point anyway.
No, that extra bandwidth is not going to make anything not possible.
Which again, points to devs. I don't think game design is going to radically change until year 2 or 3. Remember the PS4 sold 100 mil and we are heading into a recession
With the Xbox velocity architecture, Microsoft gives the dev 100GB of game assets instantly.
Microsoft have made software/Hardware magic out of this technology. that means that the Raw speed will be much more efficient in the architecture of the XSX thanks to the velocity architecture.
Just wait ... a lot more details will come on this
Velocity Architecture is just a fancy name for a scratchpad cache that basically all SSDs do. There's a long list of cooler innovations in XSX IMO (DLI, multi-game suspend, Smart Delivery, auto HDR, enhanced boost mode, selectable SMT, ML, RT, VRS, etc.) I would be stunned if they didn't have a scratchpad with an SSD.
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Dev Kit in the shader vid
See this is where I'm confused. Regardless as to whether all SSDs do it, isn't it a big deal? It can be used as an extension of the memory and reduce a lot of CPU workload needed normally for decompression. Allows the machine to render a lot more on the screen quickly.
Yes, and both machines do it because it's one of the most obvious benefits of an SSD. It's not a differentiating factor like some of the other things I pointed out.
Yeah I know the PS5 does it as well. Just stating regardless, it's a big new feature that will have positive implications next gen.
Microsoft made a lot of fancy names for a tech which both consoles (and PC RDNA2) support.
They even talk about SSD like a memory extension a lot.
But this is a very old concept: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_memory
They even talk about SSD like a memory extension a lot.
But this is a very old concept: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_memory
Virtual memory is new for gaming. On PC it's a fallback, on consoles it's going to be a tool.
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unless they are doing a universal launch. Jim Ryan of Sony has already hinted that they are. Plus, PlayStation Japan tweeted about a holiday 2020 launch. If that’s the case, they’ll have to start manufacturing well before June.
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Virtual memory is new for gaming. On PC it's a fallback, on consoles it's going to be a tool.
PS5 and Xbox Series speculation |OT11| Cry Havoc and Let Slip the Dogs of War [NEW NEWS, NEW THREAD - CHECK OUT THE STAFF POST] OT
unless they are doing a universal launch. Jim Ryan of Sony has already hinted that they are. Plus, PlayStation Japan tweeted about a holiday 2020 launch. If that’s the case, they’ll have to start manufacturing well before June.
Great read, thank you !
I get the impression that the Velocity Architecture might be a bit more than that.
The backbone of the Xbox Series X’s ultra-fast storage technology is coming to Windows
Microsoft confirms that DirectStorage, part of the Xbox Series X Velocity Architecture, will arrive on Windows 10 gaming PCs in the future.
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It's an assemblage of hardware and software tricks. At its core, it's a NAND cache. Without that, everything else would be pretty lame on its own. They count on the orders of magnitude of bandwidth differential a SSD can deliver.I get the impression that the Velocity Architecture might be a bit more than that.
The backbone of the Xbox Series X’s ultra-fast storage technology is coming to Windows
Microsoft confirms that DirectStorage, part of the Xbox Series X Velocity Architecture, will arrive on Windows 10 gaming PCs in the future.