Project Offset officially PC exclusive again.

since Intel bought the developer, a lot of people thought that the game was PC exclusive again...and yet their were still those that didnt believe it.

Well its officially PC exclusive again.

http://softwarecommunity.intel.com/videos/home.aspx?fn=1459&Category=Graphics

they dont directly say "its a PC exclusive" but they pretty much say directly that the game is not gonna be on consoles.

that does seem to be the case from that vid. he doesent say it directly but he is basically saying that hes not limited by consoles, which would indicate a PC exclusive. its not 100% confirmation but its definately evidence of it being a CP exclusive.

on another note...im chuffed that intel are getting game devs on board and i think more PC manufacturers should do it, especially the likes of AMD and nvidia. or even better, have the PCGA start getting devs to go PC exclusive so that the platform can finally have a dedicated first party...something that consoles have enjoyed for a very long time.

the only possible downside i can see from it is if they try to make the games hardware exclusive. eg project offset will only work if u have an intel CPU. that would be a disaster. i dont think thats going to happen though.

Intel has ulterior motives.

They plan to enter the discrete graphics card market of sub-$300 video cards. What better example than to bundle it with or show of a graphically demanding game? It certainly wont be Intel exclusive hardware.

They didnt buy the offset developers out of altruism.

Still, it seems pretty obvious that they were going to be PC exclusive since they were bought by intel a few moths ago. Intel has nothing to gain from puttin it out on consoles.

Intel has ulterior motives.

They plan to enter the discrete graphics card market of sub-$300 video cards. What better example than to bundle it with or show of a graphically demanding game? It certainly wont be Intel exclusive hardware.

They didnt buy the offset developers out of altruism.

Still, it seems pretty obvious that they were going to be PC exclusive since they were bought by intel a few moths ago. Intel has nothing to gain from puttin it out on consoles.

XaosII

Yeah, the consoles (PS3 and 360) hardware is made up of nothing but products that their competitiors developed, intel isn't going to support that.

cool, now i hope nvidia buys up crytek :Dnaval

Nah they should buy up someone better imo, something on the console side :P, Crysis and Far Cry are not worth it.

that does seem to be the case from that vid. he doesent say it directly but he is basically saying that hes not limited by consoles, which would indicate a PC exclusive. its not 100% confirmation but its definately evidence of it being a CP exclusive.

on another note...im chuffed that intel are getting game devs on board and i think more PC manufacturers should do it, especially the likes of AMD and nvidia. or even better, have the PCGA start getting devs to go PC exclusive so that the platform can finally have a dedicated first party...something that consoles have enjoyed for a very long time.

the only possible downside i can see from it is if they try to make the games hardware exclusive. eg project offset will only work if u have an intel CPU. that would be a disaster. i dont think thats going to happen though.

osan0

[QUOTE="osan0"]

that does seem to be the case from that vid. he doesent say it directly but he is basically saying that hes not limited by consoles, which would indicate a PC exclusive. its not 100% confirmation but its definately evidence of it being a CP exclusive.

on another note...im chuffed that intel are getting game devs on board and i think more PC manufacturers should do it, especially the likes of AMD and nvidia. or even better, have the PCGA start getting devs to go PC exclusive so that the platform can finally have a dedicated first party...something that consoles have enjoyed for a very long time.

the only possible downside i can see from it is if they try to make the games hardware exclusive. eg project offset will only work if u have an intel CPU. that would be a disaster. i dont think thats going to happen though.

lettuceman44

yeah it's the same architecture i think, they would have to go out of their way to make it not work on AMD chips right?

they will probably just design the game so it takes advantage of features only found on intel chips though.

[QUOTE="naval"]cool, now i hope nvidia buys up crytek :DMeu2k7

Nah they should buy up someone better imo, something on the console side :P, Crysis and Far Cry are not worth it.

hmm.. that is also a good idea as crytek is anyways is already making games on the pc

[QUOTE="naval"]cool, now i hope nvidia buys up crytek :DMeu2k7

Nah they should buy up someone better imo, something on the console side :P, Crysis and Far Cry are not worth it.

[QUOTE="Meu2k7"]

[QUOTE="naval"]cool, now i hope nvidia buys up crytek :Dmo0ksi

Nah they should buy up someone better imo, something on the console side :P, Crysis and Far Cry are not worth it.

I dont think they are independendt.

I would hope for someone like Valve...but thats obviously not gonna happen...so I would like someone like GSC game world instead.

[QUOTE="naval"]cool, now i hope nvidia buys up crytek :DMeu2k7

Nah they should buy up someone better imo, something on the console side :P, Crysis and Far Cry are not worth it.

Crytek would absolutely be worth it IMO, Crysis and Far Cry are fantastic games. I agree though, it would be much better to snap up (a.k.a. steal) a console developer LOL.

This is good news OP!! I'm all for taking advantage of the hardware that's available on the PC and not be limited by what consoles are capable of. Now let's just hope Project Offset isn't optimized well for Intel only --- Larrabee for example. Larrabee isn't scheduled for public release until late 2009 or 2010.

[QUOTE="mo0ksi"][QUOTE="Meu2k7"]

[QUOTE="naval"]cool, now i hope nvidia buys up crytek :Dcobrax25

Nah they should buy up someone better imo, something on the console side :P, Crysis and Far Cry are not worth it.

I dont think they are independendt.

I would hope for someone like Valve...but thats obviously not gonna happen...so I would like someone like GSC game world instead.

EA is never going to sell Crytek! Muahahahhahahaha.

EA is never going to sell Crytek! Muahahahhahahaha.

PS3_3DO

EA don't own Crytek.

[QUOTE="lettuceman44"][QUOTE="osan0"]

that does seem to be the case from that vid. he doesent say it directly but he is basically saying that hes not limited by consoles, which would indicate a PC exclusive. its not 100% confirmation but its definately evidence of it being a CP exclusive.

on another note...im chuffed that intel are getting game devs on board and i think more PC manufacturers should do it, especially the likes of AMD and nvidia. or even better, have the PCGA start getting devs to go PC exclusive so that the platform can finally have a dedicated first party...something that consoles have enjoyed for a very long time.

the only possible downside i can see from it is if they try to make the games hardware exclusive. eg project offset will only work if u have an intel CPU. that would be a disaster. i dont think thats going to happen though.

Heydanbud92

yeah it's the same architecture i think, they would have to go out of their way to make it not work on AMD chips right?

they will probably just design the game so it takes advantage of features only found on intel chips though.

well a game can tell what CPU its running on. so there could be a check in the game to see if its intel or not. if its not then the game would refuse to run. of course that kind of system would be cracked in 30 seconds or less but intel could still make that kind of effort and it would be very annoying and underhanded of them.

still, like i said, its highly doubtful that they will actually go to those kind of lengths.

[QUOTE="Heydanbud92"][QUOTE="lettuceman44"][QUOTE="osan0"]

that does seem to be the case from that vid. he doesent say it directly but he is basically saying that hes not limited by consoles, which would indicate a PC exclusive. its not 100% confirmation but its definately evidence of it being a CP exclusive.

on another note...im chuffed that intel are getting game devs on board and i think more PC manufacturers should do it, especially the likes of AMD and nvidia. or even better, have the PCGA start getting devs to go PC exclusive so that the platform can finally have a dedicated first party...something that consoles have enjoyed for a very long time.

the only possible downside i can see from it is if they try to make the games hardware exclusive. eg project offset will only work if u have an intel CPU. that would be a disaster. i dont think thats going to happen though.

osan0

yeah it's the same architecture i think, they would have to go out of their way to make it not work on AMD chips right?

they will probably just design the game so it takes advantage of features only found on intel chips though.

well a game can tell what CPU its running on. so there could be a check in the game to see if its intel or not. if its not then the game would refuse to run. of course that kind of system would be cracked in 30 seconds or less but intel could still make that kind of effort and it would be very annoying and underhanded of them.

still, like i said, its highly doubtful that they will actually go to those kind of lengths.

Intel wouldnt do this, it would hinder the games sales by quite a large margin.

That game looks good, I don't have a 360 or a good enough pc for this though so doesn't really affect me.Eddie-Vedder

EA is never going to sell Crytek! Muahahahhahahaha.

PS3_3DO

Crytek is independent. :|

[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

EA is never going to sell Crytek! Muahahahhahahaha.

dgsag

Crytek is independent. :|

I bet you that EA is going to buy Crytek soon.

[QUOTE="dgsag"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

EA is never going to sell Crytek! Muahahahhahahaha.

PS3_3DO

Crytek is independent. :|

I bet you that EA is going to buy Crytek soon.

no... Crytek is a private company that wouldn't be able to be bought out. Just like Valve. Cevat Yerli is also a fiercely independent CEO that does what he thinks is right and doesn't let anyone push him around.

Just look at what he did after Far Cry in dealing with Ubisoft. They had sold the IP to Ubisoft but Ubisoft wanted to keep a partnership with Crytek for future games. Yet, they also wanted to put the Far Cry IP on consoles. So, they made Far Cry Instincts. Yerli was very unhappy with that game so he just outright took his company straight to Ubisoft's main competitor(EA) and said "Here is our next game, if you want to publish it, here you go, just give us the funding."

[QUOTE="mo0ksi"][QUOTE="Meu2k7"]

[QUOTE="naval"]cool, now i hope nvidia buys up crytek :Dcobrax25

Nah they should buy up someone better imo, something on the console side :P, Crysis and Far Cry are not worth it.

I dont think they are independendt.

I would hope for someone like Valve...but thats obviously not gonna happen...so I would like someone like GSC game world instead.

[QUOTE="dgsag"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

EA is never going to sell Crytek! Muahahahhahahaha.

PS3_3DO

Crytek is independent. :|

I bet you that EA is going to buy Crytek soon.

EA is never going to sell Crytek! Muahahahhahahaha.

PS3_3DO

lets hope the pirates dont spoil itdoobie1975

Number 1. Take a look at the name of the site this is posted on.

Number 2. Even a noob can see that its edited footage.

Not saying consoles are better than PC, or Project Offset is console exclusive... but as far as this thread and the video you provided,

[QUOTE="Heydanbud92"][QUOTE="lettuceman44"][QUOTE="osan0"]

that does seem to be the case from that vid. he doesent say it directly but he is basically saying that hes not limited by consoles, which would indicate a PC exclusive. its not 100% confirmation but its definately evidence of it being a CP exclusive.

on another note...im chuffed that intel are getting game devs on board and i think more PC manufacturers should do it, especially the likes of AMD and nvidia. or even better, have the PCGA start getting devs to go PC exclusive so that the platform can finally have a dedicated first party...something that consoles have enjoyed for a very long time.

the only possible downside i can see from it is if they try to make the games hardware exclusive. eg project offset will only work if u have an intel CPU. that would be a disaster. i dont think thats going to happen though.

osan0

yeah it's the same architecture i think, they would have to go out of their way to make it not work on AMD chips right?

they will probably just design the game so it takes advantage of features only found on intel chips though.

well a game can tell what CPU its running on. so there could be a check in the game to see if its intel or not. if its not then the game would refuse to run. of course that kind of system would be cracked in 30 seconds or less but intel could still make that kind of effort and it would be very annoying and underhanded of them.

still, like i said, its highly doubtful that they will actually go to those kind of lengths.

Number 1. Take a look at the name of the site this is posted on.

Number 2. Even a noob can see that its edited footage.

Not saying consoles are better than PC, or Project Offset is console exclusive... but as far as this thread and the video you provided,

evilross

Ermm..this footage suggests that most likely Offset will be PC-only and the name of the site gives it a lot more credibility, after all it is an official site from Intel

I would say this will definitely end up in an anti-trust lawsuit where Intel will have to pay bucket loads of money.hamidious

How so? It's their hardware and their developer. There's nothing illegal here about that. Do you see anti-trusts lawsuits against Apple?

[QUOTE="evilross"]

Number 1. Take a look at the name of the site this is posted on.

Number 2. Even a noob can see that its edited footage.

Not saying consoles are better than PC, or Project Offset is console exclusive... but as far as this thread and the video you provided,

AdrianWerner

Ermm..this footage suggests that most likely Offset will be PC-only and the name of the site gives it a lot more credibility, after all it is an official site from Intel

My point is that this was posted from an Intel related site, using heavily edited footage, and never mentioned anything specifically about any game, or any system that was or was not being developed for.

My point is that this was posted from an Intel related site, using heavily edited footage, and never mentioned anything specifically about any game, or any system that was or was not being developed for.

evilross

[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"][QUOTE="dgsag"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

EA is never going to sell Crytek! Muahahahhahahaha.

AdrianWerner

Crytek is independent. :|

I bet you that EA is going to buy Crytek soon.

That game looks good, I don't have a 360 or a good enough pc for this though so doesn't really affect me.Eddie-Vedder

The videos from 2005 and 2006 were running on high on a 6800, and they still look better than, like, 99% of the new games.

[QUOTE="Heydanbud92"][QUOTE="lettuceman44"][QUOTE="osan0"]

that does seem to be the case from that vid. he doesent say it directly but he is basically saying that hes not limited by consoles, which would indicate a PC exclusive. its not 100% confirmation but its definately evidence of it being a CP exclusive.

on another note...im chuffed that intel are getting game devs on board and i think more PC manufacturers should do it, especially the likes of AMD and nvidia. or even better, have the PCGA start getting devs to go PC exclusive so that the platform can finally have a dedicated first party...something that consoles have enjoyed for a very long time.

the only possible downside i can see from it is if they try to make the games hardware exclusive. eg project offset will only work if u have an intel CPU. that would be a disaster. i dont think thats going to happen though.

osan0

yeah it's the same architecture i think, they would have to go out of their way to make it not work on AMD chips right?

they will probably just design the game so it takes advantage of features only found on intel chips though.

well a game can tell what CPU its running on. so there could be a check in the game to see if its intel or not. if its not then the game would refuse to run. of course that kind of system would be cracked in 30 seconds or less but intel could still make that kind of effort and it would be very annoying and underhanded of them.

still, like i said, its highly doubtful that they will actually go to those kind of lengths.

[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"][QUOTE="dgsag"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

EA is never going to sell Crytek! Muahahahhahahaha.

horrowhip

Crytek is independent. :|

I bet you that EA is going to buy Crytek soon.

no... Crytek is a private company that wouldn't be able to be bought out. Just like Valve. Cevat Yerli is also a fiercely independent CEO that does what he thinks is right and doesn't let anyone push him around.

Just look at what he did after Far Cry in dealing with Ubisoft. They had sold the IP to Ubisoft but Ubisoft wanted to keep a partnership with Crytek for future games. Yet, they also wanted to put the Far Cry IP on consoles. So, they made Far Cry Instincts. Yerli was very unhappy with that game so he just outright took his company straight to Ubisoft's main competitor(EA) and said "Here is our next game, if you want to publish it, here you go, just give us the funding."

[QUOTE="horrowhip"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"][QUOTE="dgsag"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

EA is never going to sell Crytek! Muahahahhahahaha.

HuusAsking

Crytek is independent. :|

I bet you that EA is going to buy Crytek soon.

no... Crytek is a private company that wouldn't be able to be bought out. Just like Valve. Cevat Yerli is also a fiercely independent CEO that does what he thinks is right and doesn't let anyone push him around.

Just look at what he did after Far Cry in dealing with Ubisoft. They had sold the IP to Ubisoft but Ubisoft wanted to keep a partnership with Crytek for future games. Yet, they also wanted to put the Far Cry IP on consoles. So, they made Far Cry Instincts. Yerli was very unhappy with that game so he just outright took his company straight to Ubisoft's main competitor(EA) and said "Here is our next game, if you want to publish it, here you go, just give us the funding."

get a smaller publisher? self publish? wouldn't be that hard for them to get funding with the reputation and success they have had so far.

[QUOTE="hamidious"] I would say this will definitely end up in an anti-trust lawsuit where Intel will have to pay bucket loads of money.AdrianWerner

How so? It's their hardware and their developer. There's nothing illegal here about that. Do you see anti-trusts lawsuits against Apple?

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"]

[QUOTE="hamidious"] I would say this will definitely end up in an anti-trust lawsuit where Intel will have to pay bucket loads of money.hamidious

How so? It's their hardware and their developer. There's nothing illegal here about that. Do you see anti-trusts lawsuits against Apple?

What is illegal and covered by anti trust laws is preventing other companies from making their games for your hardware, That's what got MS into trouble, not putting their own software in, even exclusively, but making it difficult for other companies to use theirs with WIndows

there's nothing anyone could do to Intel if they would make Offset exclusively to their own hardware. If they could get to court for that it would also mean the end of all console manufactuers, as that's exactly what they are doing.

[QUOTE="naval"]cool, now i hope nvidia buys up crytek :DMeu2k7

Nah they should buy up someone better imo, something on the console side :P, Crysis and Far Cry are not worth it.

I disagree. I think nVidia should buy them as well and basically force them PC exclusive.

[QUOTE="dgsag"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

EA is never going to sell Crytek! Muahahahhahahaha.

PS3_3DO

Crytek is independent. :|

I bet you that EA is going to buy Crytek soon.

That would be unfortunate...

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"]

[QUOTE="hamidious"] I would say this will definitely end up in an anti-trust lawsuit where Intel will have to pay bucket loads of money.hamidious

How so? It's their hardware and their developer. There's nothing illegal here about that. Do you see anti-trusts lawsuits against Apple?

but intel coudl argue that there treating there CPU as sony/ninty/MS treat their console..and are thus just making a game exclusive to the hardware. a game they have bought and paid for. unless we want to start to argue the merits ofthe console market and how games are locked to platforms (which would be an interesting debate)...intel would be legally untouchable. its not like intel are preventing them from getting at an esential piece of software that AMD couldnt function without, nor are they preventing, or trying to prevent, amd from making an amd/ati exclusive game.