John Carmack walks us through 80 gigs of textures!!

John Carmack walks us through 80 gigs of textures in his newest creation, Tech 5, the engine that powers Rage.

http://www.n4g.com/dev/NewsCom-56893.aspx#C345293

X360 owners is gonna suffer greatly if this technology catch on (which I'm guessing it will), whereas PS3 owners will enjoy upto 200GB (if i'm not mistaken) of content in a single disk.

it'll be swap fest if a game comes with 80GB textures.

X360 owners is gonna suffer greatly if this technology catch on (which I'm guessing it will), whereas PS3 owners will enjoy upto 200GB (if i'm not mistaken) of content in a single disk.

it'll be swap fest if a game comes with 80GB textures.

Mystery_Writer

25gb on blu-ray, actually. your mistaken.

John Carmack is genius.

This demo is impressive because it isn't about just graphics. It is about efficiency. How he created an engine that is multi-plat friendly and able to save a lot of money by not having to extend development time due to minor issues, while giving artists their freedom.

Now I wish Carmack can just focus on one system and pull out the maximum power of the console instead of focusing on multi-platform. Imagine what he can create if it went for pure power performance instead of efficiency.

i've seen this before. for 80 gigs, it doesn't look all that great.paullywog

true. i dont know the game looks like a mixture of doom and motorstorm... meh. i find crysis, killzone2, lair, gears, alot more impressive.

John Carmack is genius.

This demo is impressive because it isn't about just graphics. It is about efficiency. How he created an engine that is multi-plat friendly and able to save a lot of money by not having to extend development time due to minor issues, while giving artists their freedom.

Now I wish Carmack can just focus on one system and pull out the maximum power of the console instead of focusing on multi-platform. Imagine what he can create if it went for pure power performance instead of efficiency.

TriangleHard

80gigs is not efficient...

X360 owners is gonna suffer greatly if this technology catch on (which I'm guessing it will), whereas PS3 owners will enjoy upto 200GB (if i'm not mistaken) of content in a single disk.

it'll be swap fest if a game comes with 80GB textures.

Mystery_Writer

where the hell r u getting 200GB from? It's 50GB max.

[QUOTE="TriangleHard"]

John Carmack is genius.

This demo is impressive because it isn't about just graphics. It is about efficiency. How he created an engine that is multi-plat friendly and able to save a lot of money by not having to extend development time due to minor issues, while giving artists their freedom.

Now I wish Carmack can just focus on one system and pull out the maximum power of the console instead of focusing on multi-platform. Imagine what he can create if it went for pure power performance instead of efficiency.

Dabunzie

80gigs is not efficient...

Thats actually the point. Hes created a system able to take any exhorbitant amount of texture memory and make it a single unified texture.

[QUOTE="TriangleHard"]

John Carmack is genius.

This demo is impressive because it isn't about just graphics. It is about efficiency. How he created an engine that is multi-plat friendly and able to save a lot of money by not having to extend development time due to minor issues, while giving artists their freedom.

Now I wish Carmack can just focus on one system and pull out the maximum power of the console instead of focusing on multi-platform. Imagine what he can create if it went for pure power performance instead of efficiency.

Dabunzie

80gigs is not efficient...

I'm talking about game development. Carmack's engine saves money.

[QUOTE="Mystery_Writer"]

X360 owners is gonna suffer greatly if this technology catch on (which I'm guessing it will), whereas PS3 owners will enjoy upto 200GB (if i'm not mistaken) of content in a single disk.

it'll be swap fest if a game comes with 80GB textures.

Poop_Slash

where the hell r u getting 200GB from? It's 50GB max.

This is true. They've create quad-layer, 200GB Blu-Ray discs, but the PS3 can't read them. It maxes out at reading the 50GB variety.

[QUOTE="Mystery_Writer"]

X360 owners is gonna suffer greatly if this technology catch on (which I'm guessing it will), whereas PS3 owners will enjoy upto 200GB (if i'm not mistaken) of content in a single disk.

it'll be swap fest if a game comes with 80GB textures.

Dabunzie

25gb on blu-ray, actually. your mistaken.

[QUOTE="Dabunzie"][QUOTE="Mystery_Writer"]

X360 owners is gonna suffer greatly if this technology catch on (which I'm guessing it will), whereas PS3 owners will enjoy upto 200GB (if i'm not mistaken) of content in a single disk.

it'll be swap fest if a game comes with 80GB textures.

palaric8

25gb on blu-ray, actually. your mistaken.

The 200 GB discs can't be read by the PS3. It would require a new optical drive.

Edit: It has nothing to do with compression. The discs have more layers.

[QUOTE="palaric8"][QUOTE="Dabunzie"][QUOTE="Mystery_Writer"]

X360 owners is gonna suffer greatly if this technology catch on (which I'm guessing it will), whereas PS3 owners will enjoy upto 200GB (if i'm not mistaken) of content in a single disk.

it'll be swap fest if a game comes with 80GB textures.

mattbbpl

25gb on blu-ray, actually. your mistaken.

The 200 GB discs can't be read by the PS3. It would require a new optical drive.

Edit: It has nothing to do with compression. The discs have more layers.

whats the max the ps3 can read?

[QUOTE="mattbbpl"][QUOTE="palaric8"][QUOTE="Dabunzie"][QUOTE="Mystery_Writer"]

X360 owners is gonna suffer greatly if this technology catch on (which I'm guessing it will), whereas PS3 owners will enjoy upto 200GB (if i'm not mistaken) of content in a single disk.

it'll be swap fest if a game comes with 80GB textures.

Ps3Solider

25gb on blu-ray, actually. your mistaken.

The 200 GB discs can't be read by the PS3. It would require a new optical drive.

Edit: It has nothing to do with compression. The discs have more layers.

whats the max the ps3 can read?

50 gig.

[QUOTE="mattbbpl"][QUOTE="palaric8"][QUOTE="Dabunzie"][QUOTE="Mystery_Writer"]

X360 owners is gonna suffer greatly if this technology catch on (which I'm guessing it will), whereas PS3 owners will enjoy upto 200GB (if i'm not mistaken) of content in a single disk.

it'll be swap fest if a game comes with 80GB textures.

Ps3Solider

25gb on blu-ray, actually. your mistaken.

The 200 GB discs can't be read by the PS3. It would require a new optical drive.

Edit: It has nothing to do with compression. The discs have more layers.

whats the max the ps3 can read?

50gb dual layer disk. (25gb per layer)

[QUOTE="Poop_Slash"][QUOTE="Mystery_Writer"]

X360 owners is gonna suffer greatly if this technology catch on (which I'm guessing it will), whereas PS3 owners will enjoy upto 200GB (if i'm not mistaken) of content in a single disk.

it'll be swap fest if a game comes with 80GB textures.

mattbbpl

where the hell r u getting 200GB from? It's 50GB max.

This is true. They've create quad-layer, 200GB Blu-Ray discs, but the PS3 can't read them. It maxes out at reading the 50GB variety.

I c, sorry I thought the PS3 will be able to read the new 200GB blu ray discs when they come out.

80GB's of textures? That alone would take 4 Blu-ray discs... :|foxhound_fox

Can someone sig this?

um bluray disks are 50gigsen_V

Actually PS3-games so far have been on 25GB blu-ray discs.

Can someone sig this?XenogearsMaster

[QUOTE="Ps3Solider"][QUOTE="mattbbpl"][QUOTE="palaric8"][QUOTE="Dabunzie"][QUOTE="Mystery_Writer"]

X360 owners is gonna suffer greatly if this technology catch on (which I'm guessing it will), whereas PS3 owners will enjoy upto 200GB (if i'm not mistaken) of content in a single disk.

it'll be swap fest if a game comes with 80GB textures.

Cali3350

25gb on blu-ray, actually. your mistaken.

The 200 GB discs can't be read by the PS3. It would require a new optical drive.

Edit: It has nothing to do with compression. The discs have more layers.

whats the max the ps3 can read?

50gb dual layer disk. (25gb per layer)

thats really good. i dont think we will surpass 50 gigs (with compression) for at least the next 7-10 years.

My hard drive is only 80 gigs. :(

Hurray compression!

[QUOTE="XenogearsMaster"]Can someone sig this?foxhound_fox

It has been said that compressed it would fit in 25 GB

That was what 80GB of Textures look like?

Fission Mailed.... :|

It looks no better then Halo 2 HD... oops I mean Halo 3.

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]80GB's of textures? That alone would take 4 Blu-ray discs... :|XenogearsMaster

Can someone sig this?

more liek, someone sig you lol!

80gb=4 ps3 25gb blu-ray discs.

It has been said that compressed it would fit in 25 GBxBALOx

[QUOTE="XenogearsMaster"]Can someone sig this?foxhound_fox

There's no 50GB Blu-ray discs available?

Cryengine 2 i think still looks better than Rage in some spots

however Rage is equally impressive imo

R-Dot-Yung

Crytek Engine 2 is way stronger and promise to deliver even on old hardware. No needs for 80 GB's...

360 version 2 disk!!! next gen here is everyoneelementz28

It arrived last December with Blue Dragon on 3 discs in Japan. :|

[QUOTE="XenogearsMaster"]

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]80GB's of textures? That alone would take 4 Blu-ray discs... :|Dabunzie

Can someone sig this?

more liek, someone sig you lol!

80gb=4 ps3 25gb blu-ray discs.

80Gb also = 18 4.7Gb Dvd-disc, what's your point ?

[QUOTE="palaric8"][QUOTE="Dabunzie"][QUOTE="Mystery_Writer"]

X360 owners is gonna suffer greatly if this technology catch on (which I'm guessing it will), whereas PS3 owners will enjoy upto 200GB (if i'm not mistaken) of content in a single disk.

it'll be swap fest if a game comes with 80GB textures.

mattbbpl

25gb on blu-ray, actually. your mistaken.

The 200 GB discs can't be read by the PS3. It would require a new optical drive.

Edit: It has nothing to do with compression. The discs have more layers.

X360 owners is gonna suffer greatly if this technology catch on (which I'm guessing it will), whereas PS3 owners will enjoy upto 200GB (if i'm not mistaken) of content in a single disk.

it'll be swap fest if a game comes with 80GB textures.

Mystery_Writer

dont forget, more layers= more $ you have to spend.

80GB's of textures? That alone would take 4 Blu-ray discs... :|foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="Dabunzie"][QUOTE="XenogearsMaster"]

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]80GB's of textures? That alone would take 4 Blu-ray discs... :|tranhgiang

Can someone sig this?

more liek, someone sig you lol!

80gb=4 ps3 25gb blu-ray discs.

80Gb also = 18 4.7Gb Dvd-disc, what's your point ?

Blu-Ray holds up to 4 layers at 25GB each, which makes it able to hold up to 200GB....1 disc is plenty, welcome to the wave of the future!ItsBriskBaby