4D Graphics and the PS3 - Blu-ray Forum

ps3andlovinit · 08-23-2007, 12:52 AM

http://www.ddj.com/hpc-high-performa...ting/201800372

That said, programming the PS3's eight Synergistic Processing Units (SPUs) can be quite challenging from time to time, but there is definitely a lot to gain from the architecture, and ProFX on PS3 should run impressively fast. (We should get confirmation on that by the end of the year or so

A very cool side effect of the PS3's architecture is that ProFX should be able to continuously stream textures -- using one or two SPUs to compute the textures to be given to the GPU to be displayed, that's a huge bonus for adding rich content to games without having to stream that content from the BluRay or overloading the sole GPU of the machine.

You should see more graphically impressive games than ever with that kind of combination.

halon · 08-23-2007, 01:03 AM

I've watched the demos and it's just simply...amazing! With graphics like this and a TV tuner, probably not until 2009 for the US, the PS3 is right behind sex on my top 5 list

Shin-Ra · 08-23-2007, 01:17 AM

I bet someone's already making a PlayStation Store downloadable game using tech like this, if not a full-blown game yet.

ps3andlovinit · 08-23-2007, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shin-Ra

I bet someone's already making a PlayStation Store downloadable game using tech like this, if not a full-blown game yet.

This is what "crazy" Ken was talking about .. and here we now have a developer saying "damn those SPU's" are ideal for this kind of stuff

mainman · 08-23-2007, 02:31 PM

Solid Snake's Camo in MGS4 is also 4D (Procedural rendering).

Metal Gear Mark 2, in which you see Otacon in the screen, that is also 4D. Otocan is not CG in that image, but he is rendered real-time.

The game Africa and PSN home will also use 4D.

ps3andlovinit · 08-23-2007, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mainman

Solid Snake's Camo in MGS4 is also 4D (Procedural rendering).

Metal Gear Mark 2, in which you see Otacon in the screen, that is also 4D. Otocan is not CG in that image, but he is rendered real-time.

The game Africa and PSN home will also use 4D.

Oh jesus I hope don't have to dust my apartment or wash the windows in Home.

WeApOn · 08-24-2007, 03:04 PM

I know I've seen a 4D thread somewhere before, but I couldn't find it. If a mod could combine the two, that'd be great. Either way, here's a great article:

http://www.psu.com/4D-Graphics--A-Re...--a1063-p0.php

Apologies if this was posted in the first thread.

08-23-2007, 12:52 AM	#1
ps3andlovinit Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007	4D Graphics and the PS3 http://www.ddj.com/hpc-high-performa...ting/201800372 That said, programming the PS3's eight Synergistic Processing Units (SPUs) can be quite challenging from time to time, but there is definitely a lot to gain from the architecture, and ProFX on PS3 should run impressively fast. (We should get confirmation on that by the end of the year or so A very cool side effect of the PS3's architecture is that ProFX should be able to continuously stream textures -- using one or two SPUs to compute the textures to be given to the GPU to be displayed, that's a huge bonus for adding rich content to games without having to stream that content from the BluRay or overloading the sole GPU of the machine. You should see more graphically impressive games than ever with that kind of combination. Last edited by ps3andlovinit; 08-23-2007 at 12:53 AM. Reason: cleaned up spacing

08-23-2007, 02:31 PM	#5
mainman Senior Member Member since:Jan 2006	Solid Snake's Camo in MGS4 is also 4D (Procedural rendering). Metal Gear Mark 2, in which you see Otacon in the screen, that is also 4D. Otocan is not CG in that image, but he is rendered real-time. The game Africa and PSN home will also use 4D. Last edited by mainman; 08-23-2007 at 02:33 PM.

08-24-2007, 03:04 PM	#7
WeApOn Special Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Rhode Island, USA	4D Graphics: A Reality Only For Playstation 3 I know I've seen a 4D thread somewhere before, but I couldn't find it. If a mod could combine the two, that'd be great. Either way, here's a great article: http://www.psu.com/4D-Graphics--A-Re...--a1063-p0.php Apologies if this was posted in the first thread.

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08-23-2007, 01:03 AM	#2
halon Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Pennsylvania 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:18 Blu-ray reviews:4	I've watched the demos and it's just simply...amazing! With graphics like this and a TV tuner, probably not until 2009 for the US, the PS3 is right behind sex on my top 5 list

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Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	I bet someone's already making a PlayStation Store downloadable game using tech like this, if not a full-blown game yet.

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