What did Sony mean by 4-D graphics?

[QUOTE="DAZZER7"]I've seen a few people here trying to define what 4D gaming is! I would just like to ask the cows, do any of you still think that 'procedural texturing' as some have put it, can only be done on a PS3?LibertySaint

Liberty, you're not a cow, that wasn't meant for you ;)

[QUOTE="LibertySaint"][QUOTE="DAZZER7"]I've seen a few people here trying to define what 4D gaming is! I would just like to ask the cows, do any of you still think that 'procedural texturing' as some have put it, can only be done on a PS3?DAZZER7

Liberty, you're not a cow, that wasn't meant for you ;)

Although it is time but I mean most of the effects of time happen over a very long period of time. Which won't happen during an 8 hour game, unless its just 8 hours spent watching paint dry.dipper145

[QUOTE="dipper145"]Although it is time but I mean most of the effects of time happen over a very long period of time. Which won't happen during an 8 hour game, unless its just 8 hours spent watching paint dry.LibertySaint

But seriously it wont come in handy in many situations, a lot of the demos of "4D" or dynamically generated textures (whatever you wonna call it..) take place in the time period of years, unless there are games that you can maybe speed up time really fast or things like that it seems like a waste of processing power to me, even if like you said 2 minutes realtime might = 2 hours game time there still wont be huge differences in the environments. For most games all that would be needed is the old way of loading new geometry and textures when you enter a new location that you haven't being to in maybe 2 years game time, like what fable 2 is supposed to have and many other games.

I guess sony figured 4D sounded better than 3D...... Like MS figured Xbox 360 sounded better than Xbox 2.....

Though on Sonys behalf they just looked stupid.

i cant wait for 5DRigga911

Atleast 4D (growth and decay) IS possible..its kinda dumb to have just say something that doesn't even make sense..atleast 4D on console CAN make sense..ya know ..if stuff were to change through time...