AGEIA PhysX - useless?

Max_87 · 24th Jul 2006, 10:22 PM

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread....ht=Lowrider007

ROFL!

I pity those who spend $300 for this paperweight

PsYkHoTiK · 24th Jul 2006, 11:43 PM

Yea, those cards are a waste of money.

I like Havok Physic's method which is to use the space cycle of the GPU. You don't really need anything dedicated to calculate how many times a rock will bounce...

Olle P · 25th Jul 2006, 05:34 AM

Without even reading that review it's easy to conclude that just about no software products make proper use of the physics processor at the moment.

Since so few processors are sold you can't write wide market software (like games) that require it's presence. A good solution would be to do multiplayer games where only the server/host is required to have it, and the clients/players just benefit from the computed results.

Cheers
Olle

Chai · 25th Jul 2006, 08:24 AM

I read that there's going to be a game which only works on system with the card installed.

goldfries · 25th Jul 2006, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Chai

I read that there's going to be a game which only works on system with the card installed.

ouhh. that'll be a game that won't sell well.

ZuePhok · 25th Jul 2006, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

I read that there's going to be a game which only works on system with the card installed.

hahahaha that developer must be very

hahgahahahahaha

can close shop now and give me all the $$$

Papercut · 25th Jul 2006, 03:44 PM

Only Microsoft could pull off something like that

Chai · 25th Jul 2006, 03:49 PM

Hahaha...Reminds me of the 3dfx days...

PsYkHoTiK · 25th Jul 2006, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

I read that there's going to be a game which only works on system with the card installed.

They just commited marketing suicide....

Sure people are gonna drop $300 bucks to potentially play a $50 tops game.

jamotto · 26th Jul 2006, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PsYkHoTiK

They just commited marketing suicide....

Sure people are gonna drop $300 bucks to potentially play a $50 tops game.

Unless, it happens to be the next version of Quake.

24th Jul 2006, 10:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
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