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[wazoo]

I have a question about vsync that I can't find on google

I know vsync matches your frame rate to the the monitors refresh rate to eliminate screen tearing. However if you increase graphical options, (high shadows, 16x Antialiasing etc.) with vsync still match the refresh rate?

What I'm trying to say is will vsync hard lock your frame rate to the refresh rate regardless of graphical options you have enabled?

It will prevent you to display more than 60 fps, it will also make sure that displayed frame matchs the monitor vsync.

If you display a frame, then fails to compute the next frame in 1/60th of sec, then nothing will be displayed (stutter) and the system will wait 1/60th more and so on.

 

[dex3108]

Are those cameras on the device?

Could it be a VR/AR combined device?

if not what a wasted opportunity

I think those are IR diodes. One thing is sure it will cost a lot of money like everything from HTC xD

 

[fluffydelusions]

This could be amazing...Atlis life for GTA V planned
http://www.twinfinite.net/2015/03/01/gta-v-pc-mod-altis-life-inspired/

 

[fantomena]

March will be a PC/PS4 month for me it seems.

 

[wilflare]

Sure, if you can find them to buy them. >.>

*grumbles about Shulk being as rare as hell in the UK*

I bought one from Amazon UK
#partoftheproblem

 

[Chariot]

lol, I just saw the blood pack dlc for Shogun 2. This looks ridiculous.

 

[salazar547]

some stuff that i already had from the weekly animu bundle

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[Zafir]

I bought one from Amazon UK
#partoftheproblem

Well, I'm meaning now where stocks all gone apart from random drippings. You effectively have to sit watching stock pages all day to even have a slight hope at getting one.

Really poor show by Nintendo.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

lol, I just saw the blood pack dlc for Shogun 2. This looks ridiculous.

Are you sure that's not the Carnage from Spiderman DLC?

 

[Bigby]

HTC is indeed Valve's VR partner.

Here

 

[PetriP-TNT]

HTC is indeed Valve's VR partner.

Here

Half Life 3, Smartphones only etc.

Holy crap it's hideous

 

[someguyinahat]

Sure, if you can find them to buy them. >.>

*grumbles about Shulk being as rare as hell in the UK*

Boy am I glad the old 3DS doesn't have Amiibo capability. I'd probably go nuts with those things. And yes, I know they're planning on making an adapter for the old one. I'm kinda worried.

In other news, turned on Steam just now and got myself a There Came an Echo booster pack! Neat! ...It's 3 Sylls. ...Neat. Sigh.

 

[shockdude]

I have a question about vsync that I can't find on google

I know vsync matches your frame rate to the the monitors refresh rate to eliminate screen tearing. However if you increase graphical options, (high shadows, 16x Antialiasing etc.) with vsync still match the refresh rate?

What I'm trying to say is will vsync hard lock your frame rate to the refresh rate regardless of graphical options you have enabled?

If your FPS would be above your refresh rate without VSync, it will equal your refresh rate with VSync. If your FPS would be below your refresh rate without VSync, it will be less than your refresh rate with VSync.
Be wary that in the latter case, the frame rate might lock to half your refresh rate, e.g. 30fps at 60Hz instead of 45fps.

Also be wary of the input lag that can result from using VSync. I made a thread to discuss VSync and input lag, and the thread has lists various VSync configurations and some possible input lag workarounds.

Spoiler

RadeonPro+"Lock framerate to refresh rate" is a magical input lag killer.

 

[yuraya]

HTC is indeed Valve's VR partner.

Here

Looks pretty cool.

Consumer version out before the end of the year.

 

[Tizoc]

Yo Milamber give this a listen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWwSVOo5K_k

 

[Atraveller]

lol, I just saw the blood pack dlc for Shogun 2. This looks ridiculous.

People will want to know what they paid for.

 

[Turfster]

I never asked for this

 

[dex3108]

I never asked for this

When i saw glitch part I expected to see G-Man XD

 

[MUnited83]

Social Justice Warriors steam keys available for Indie Gala Greenlight Bundle 4 available*

* Keys are available through Desura when the key from the bundle has been redeemed.

 

[GaussTek]

I never asked for this

So it's called "RE Vive" and not just "Vive" like many sites are reporting, right?

Edit. NVM, it looks like it's just a marketing thing...

 

[Atraveller]

Half Life 3, Smartphones only etc.

Holy crap it's hideous

Will people really care how the headgear looks? Weight is the more important issue IMO.

 

[Lomax]

I never asked for this

Yeah, I don't get it. It seems to be this foregone conclusion in the technology circuit that VR is the "next big thing" which is funny because if there's one thing history has shown us, it's that predicting the "next big thing" is basically impossible.

 

[robotrock]

this is blowing my mind

 

[alr1ght]

So how many VR headsets is that? Oculus, Morpheus, Valve's, Samsung's, Hololens. It's going to be a fanboy war.

 

[Parsnip]

massive chalice is nice and all but to me it's a "x-com clone" in which you don't have soldiers to attach to, which is imo just a pretty poor idea overall.

Supposedly the bloodlines/houses should be the thing to get attached to, but I haven't played enough of it to know if that works as well as soldiers in xcom.

Speaking of xcom, I installed it again and plan to play the long war mod. Anyone got any tips?

Has anybody else noticed that, in Unity, the woman who cries about her stolen item (when the game generates a thief for you to catch) is voiced by the exact same person who did the lines for the female beggar in the original AssCreed?

Yup, it was pretty much the first thing I noticed.

 

[Chariot]

Are you sure that's not the Carnage from Spiderman DLC?

I would love a Carnage game.

People will want to know what they paid for.

There are even two of these things, one for the main game and one for Fall of the Samurai.

this is blowing my mind

Well, GTA V isn't actually out yet. It's no wonder that a game that just release has the edge over one that has yet to come out.

 

[Dongs Macabre]

Nice, got the NeoGAF emoticon on my first badge.

 

[GaussTek]

So how many VR headsets is that? Oculus, Morpheus, Valve's, Samsung's, Hololens. It's going to be a fanboy war.

And Nvidia's rumored one (probably showing up this week?). Also, Hololens is more AR than VR, and Samsung's is basically Oculus.

 

[Zeknurn]

This could be amazing...Atlis life for GTA V planned
http://www.twinfinite.net/2015/03/01/gta-v-pc-mod-altis-life-inspired/

If they can make it happen sure.

 

[Atraveller]

There are even two of these things, one for the main game and one for Fall of the Samurai.

And one for Rome 2, and very soon, one for Attila.

Never buy Total War games at launch.

 

[Sulla1980]

And one for Rome 2, and very soon, one for Attila.

Never buy Total War games at launch.

I just looked it up; 3 bucks for blood and gore!?

Hilarious value proposition.

 

[Deitus]

Nice, got the NeoGAF emoticon when I crafted the badge for There Came an Echo.

I also got a 50% off coupon for Cosmic DJ. Doesn't look interesting to me, does anyone else want it?

 

[ashecitism]

CEO Kaz Hirai @KazHiraiCEO · 3m 3 minutes ago

Valve to make a VR headset with HTC. HTC must clearly stand for “Half-life Three Confirmed”

:lol

 

[ExoSoul]

this is blowing my mind

With the amount of fan-oriented features Xeno has it's no surprise at all.

 

[wilflare]

everyone got their GAF emote on the first try except me
T_T

 

[Fox318]

this is blowing my mind

Damn.

 

[Turfster]

everyone got their GAF emote on the first try except me
T_T

I got 3 Farricks...

 

[lashman]

I got 3 Farricks...

that's just volvo's way of telling you to go Farrick yourself

 

[Water]

Yeah, I don't get it. It seems to be this foregone conclusion in the technology circuit that VR is the "next big thing" which is funny because if there's one thing history has shown us, it's that predicting the "next big thing" is basically impossible.

Predicting the next big thing far in advance is basically impossible. For VR, the fundamental value proposition is already good enough that just packaging the existing tech and software as customer products will get a lot of enthusiasts to buy in. There will at least be sustainable business around it, which means rapid iterative improvement. With that, mainstream adoption will inevitably come as well. I'm thinking somewhere between 2-4 years is a realistic timeframe.

 

[someguyinahat]

I got 3 Farricks...

Add me to your friends list and we'll help each other out.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/mallomar/

 

[iosefe]

I will trade Gun Monkey cards for There Came an Echo cards. After I get my three of course

 

[Turfster]

Add me to your friends list and we'll help each other out.

Already took care of it, thanks

 

[ModBot]

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Fairy Bloom Freesia -- MB-439C1F4E84696426 - Taken by darkchewie. 4 entrants total.
Revolver 360 Re:Actor -- MB-0864FADEBDCC1DE0 - Taken by Kuroyume. 24 entrants total.

 

[Milamber]

Yo Milamber give this a listen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWwSVOo5K_k

Huh!? How can a graphic novel have a sound track!? When Duck Tales comes back 2017, this better be the song used for the Life and Times of Scrooge if it ever gets animated, so help me god!

 

[shockdude]

Hypothetical question: Is it unethical to give away a game on ModBot and then try to re-win that same game on ModBot?

A few pages back I gave away Fairy Bloom Freesia, and for a moment I considered trying to re-win it, but then I remembered I also have a DRM-free copy of the game through Humble.

Spoiler

Also I probably wouldn't have gotten around to playing it anyways.

 

[lashman]

Huh!? How can a graphic novel have a sound track!? When Duck Tales comes back 2017, this better be the song used for the Life and Times of Scrooge if it ever gets animated, so help me god!

well good news for you then ... there's an entire album

 

[Milamber]

Huh, booster pack appeared...

Oh Steam, you really love me.

 

[Megauap]

Well, I'm almost at 1000 games on Steam so I think it's time to join the NeoGAF Steam Group. Can somebody invite me?

http://steamcommunity.com/id/uapuap

Spoiler

Friend requests are also accepted

Edit: That was fast!

 

[jediyoshi]

South Park Stick of Truth $13.60 on uplay
http://shop.ubi.com/store/ubina/en_...Truth/productID.284597100/categoryId.67755500

 

[Maniac]

So how many VR headsets is that? Oculus, Morpheus, Valve's, Samsung's, Hololens. It's going to be a fanboy war.

Hololens isn't VR, it's AR. Buuut Nvidia may just be making one too. And as long as the APIs are universally compatible (or there's a universal API) then it'll really depend on specs, weight and cost. We'll see what happens, but I'm intrigued. Regardless of what happens, we're sure to have a consumer version of VR this year, which is great news.

Can't wait to see VR just bomb.
I'm expecting a niche market at most.

That's... Surprisingly narrow-minded. Don't you want Dino Crisis VR!?

Really though, it'll be pretty darn big, but whether it'll be big within gaming remains to be seen.