MS making dedicated Graphics Department for Xbox 360.

Rumor is MS is making some sort of graphics department with engineers who will make sure every game pushes system...

http://www.gameguru.in/microsoft-xbox-360/2010/06/firebird-studios-dedicated-graphics-department-for-xbox-360/

That's silly. You dont have to "max out" a system with every game you make. Some of the best gamesI have played and still play are older games.

If they really just want a "OMG lookie at the graphics!" game, just make another shooter or action adventure game with small areas and bloated texture/polygon counts. Then we can stand around and go "hay this is the best looking game ever.... I'm playing in a 10x10 room but hay, it looks great!"

That's silly. You dont have to "max out" a system with every game you make. Some of the best gamesI have played and still play are older games.

If they really just want a "OMG lookie at the graphics!" game, just make another shooter or action adventure game with small areas and bloated texture/polygon counts. Then we can stand around and go "hay this is the best looking game ever.... I'm playing in a 10x10 room but hay, it looks great!"

FragTycoon

Makes sense. Sony's had the ICE team doing this kind of thing for a few years now aparently. Although I would have thought MS would have something like this already.

Makes sense. Sony's had the ICE team doing this kind of thing for a few years now aparently. Although I would have thought MS would have something like this already.

Narcadox

lol, i totally beleive that, after hearin about the custom engine for Halo reach, Halo reach will be the new gfx king, MS will destroy Sony's games with its new tech., MS shall use the DX 10 features of the x360 GPU.....etc

i bet if any one of these rumors delivers, the first two were proven wrong already, we shall see about the others.

lol, i totally beleive that, after hearin about the custom engine for Halo reach, Halo reach will be the new gfx king, MS will destroy Sony's games with its new tech., MS shall use the DX 10 features of the x360 GPU.....etc

i bet if any one of these rumors delivers, the first two were proven wrong already, we shall see about the others.

2mrw

Rumor is MS is making some sort of graphics department with engineers who will make sure every game pushes system...

http://www.gameguru.in/microsoft-xbox-360/2010/06/firebird-studios-dedicated-graphics-department-for-xbox-360/

to people that say this is dumb, I think M just doesn't want to fall behiend in graphics in terms of sony vs MS. it'd make the 360 look bad, beside a I doubt the studios will suddenly get lazy about the game now that graphics are there. only good can come from this, I was really bummed about MS's closing down studios. now they oen 3?343 firebird and a natal dev. MS actually seems to be pumping money behiend its game division now.

That site seems to be inferring an awful lot just from looking at two employees job descriptions on linkedin... :?

to people that say this is dumb, I think M just doesn't want to fall behiend in graphics in terms of sony vs MS. it'd make the 360 look bad, beside a I doubt the studios will suddenly get lazy about the game now that graphics are there. only good can come from this, I was really bummed about MS's closing down studios. now they oen 3?343 firebird and a natal dev. MS actually seems to be pumping money behiend its game division now.

mayceV

Considering how long it takes to make a sizable game, there wouldn't be a noticeable change for at least two years anyways.

That's silly. You dont have to "max out" a system with every game you make. Some of the best gamesI have played and still play are older games.

If they really just want a "OMG lookie at the graphics!" game, just make another shooter or action adventure game with small areas and bloated texture/polygon counts. Then we can stand around and go "hay this is the best looking game ever.... I'm playing in a 10x10 room but hay, it looks great!"

FragTycoon

Rumor is MS is making some sort of graphics department with engineers who will make sure every game pushes system...

http://www.gameguru.in/microsoft-xbox-360/2010/06/firebird-studios-dedicated-graphics-department-for-xbox-360/

Bus-A-Bus

lol, i totally beleive that, after hearin about the custom engine for Halo reach, Halo reach will be the new gfx king, MS will destroy Sony's games with its new tech., MS shall use the DX 10 features of the x360 GPU.....etc

i bet if any one of these rumors delivers, the first two were proven wrong already, we shall see about the others.

2mrw

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Rumor is MS is making some sort of graphics department with engineers who will make sure every game pushes system...

http://www.gameguru.in/microsoft-xbox-360/2010/06/firebird-studios-dedicated-graphics-department-for-xbox-360/

gamewhat

[QUOTE="Bus-A-Bus"]

Rumor is MS is making some sort of graphics department with engineers who will make sure every game pushes system...

http://www.gameguru.in/microsoft-xbox-360/2010/06/firebird-studios-dedicated-graphics-department-for-xbox-360/

[QUOTE="FragTycoon"]

That's silly. You dont have to "max out" a system with every game you make. Some of the best gamesI have played and still play are older games.

If they really just want a "OMG lookie at the graphics!" game, just make another shooter or action adventure game with small areas and bloated texture/polygon counts. Then we can stand around and go "hay this is the best looking game ever.... I'm playing in a 10x10 room but hay, it looks great!"

delta3074

umm.... thats just wrong...

do I need to post some screens of Dragon Age on my rig?

[QUOTE="Bus-A-Bus"]

Rumor is MS is making some sort of graphics department with engineers who will make sure every game pushes system...

http://www.gameguru.in/microsoft-xbox-360/2010/06/firebird-studios-dedicated-graphics-department-for-xbox-360/

gamewhat

wow... people are so deluded.

[QUOTE="delta3074"][QUOTE="FragTycoon"]

That's silly. You dont have to "max out" a system with every game you make. Some of the best gamesI have played and still play are older games.

If they really just want a "OMG lookie at the graphics!" game, just make another shooter or action adventure game with small areas and bloated texture/polygon counts. Then we can stand around and go "hay this is the best looking game ever.... I'm playing in a 10x10 room but hay, it looks great!"

moistsandwich

umm.... thats just wrong...

do I need to post some screens of Dragon Age on my rig?

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[QUOTE="delta3074"]completely agree, there has been far too much emphasis on graphics this gen and not enough on gameplay, dragon age has some of the worst graphics for an RPG this gen, but it's the best RPG of this gen IMO, a ****ce example of how games are better when you focus on gameplay over graphics, mass effect 2 comes on 2 disks and has brilliant graphics, but it doesn't touch dragon age.delta3074

umm.... thats just wrong...

do I need to post some screens of Dragon Age on my rig?

ah okay.

The only reason I see for something like this, is MS' devs are having problems creating engines specifically for the 360, otherwise, this really isn't needed, games don't need "OMG GRAFIX KING!!11!!eleven!!" to be a great game and I'm a big PC Gamer.