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LOL *NSFW* *The new Demote thread*

Discussion in 'General' started by adam_bagpuss, 8 Jul 2011.

  1. Malvolio

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    It's essentially a dev console, more than likely deployed because the final hardware SKU hasn't quite reached final production stages.

    So, what is demotivating about this: that pre-production hardware/software - as of yet not finalized or released to customers - crashes now and again? Or do you just have an issue with the amount of green that was used at the booth?

    I'd fully agree with you on that final point, but not the former.

    (and yes, I saw the same Reddit post. Pro-tip: the comments section or some contextualization do help wonders in preventing one from making a baseless assertion)
     
  2. CrazyJoe

    CrazyJoe Modder

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    There's another pic going around showing that it's being powered by Nvidia!

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  3. SuicideNeil

    SuicideNeil What's a Dremel?

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    Dude.

    If a company wants to show-case it's hardware, it should showcase it's hardware- not showcase it's software on a totally different hardware set up. That's the issue- irony must not translate well into foreign countries.... :worried:
     
  4. Pliqu3011

    Pliqu3011 all flowers in time bend towards the sun

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    Does this mean that the Xbone demos were completely fake, or that it's that easy to run an Xbone game on PC? (I doubt the latter, but it sure would be awesome news for ports in the future)

    Kind of a b*stard move of Microsoft though to show off the console's “graphical horsepower” using an SLI setup.
     
  5. Malvolio

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    I still fail to see how it's ironic to run a full-fledged dev kit at a trade show which exactly simulates the hardware (you know, because a dev kit kind of needs to do this) as a demonstration of the games it will have on offer. Guess actually being interested in the games and how they perform just isn't as sexy-cool as making fun of something which has no bearing on anything.

    Next you'll be telling me that every games console launch in history has a twinge of irony and deceit because none of the games on demonstration were on a real console.

    @Pliqu3011: This means none of that. The 360 was developed and demonstrated on a G5, but how many games did you see ported to apple? This is just par for the course and is as exact a demonstration of how the hardware will perform as possible, but just happens to be run in an emulator because production copies of the console were not ready for the launch (plus few, if any, of the games are finalized, thus need to be run on a dev kit).
     
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  6. Pliqu3011

    Pliqu3011 all flowers in time bend towards the sun

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  7. SuicideNeil

    SuicideNeil What's a Dremel?

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    [​IMG]

    I met him once :)
     
  8. Yariko

    Yariko What's a Dremel?

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    What... The...
     
  9. kenco_uk

    kenco_uk I unsuccessfully then tried again

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    So errr, you owe me a job and I'll start in 3 weeks.
     
  10. mars-bar-man

    mars-bar-man Side bewb.

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    How I often feel post-work. Oh, and pre-work.

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  11. RedFlames

    RedFlames ...is not a Belgian football team

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    ftfy
     
  12. AmEv

    AmEv Meow meow. See yall in 2-ish years!

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  13. Joey Propane

    Joey Propane What's a Dremel?

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    Haha, one of our mills in the workshop has a great safety warning label:

    "WARNING: Change speed keep machine is at low speed."

    We run it at high speed every day.:worried:
     
  14. kingred

    kingred Surfacing sucks!

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    The Xdone is on x86-64 architecture. Meaning PC wins again.
     
  15. SuicideNeil

    SuicideNeil What's a Dremel?

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    ferret141 Minimodder

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    I got halfway through and couldn't take more.
     
  17. Redbeaver

    Redbeaver The Other Red Meat

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    epic meme is epic.

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  18. Jaybles

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    The quote being wrong sure is demotivating.
     
  19. Redbeaver

    Redbeaver The Other Red Meat

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    works with the thread, no? :thumb:
     
  20. Alekoy

    Alekoy Ostekake!

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    Job interview-guy is clearly a real life troll.. :duh:
     

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