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Nvidia snags cross-platform tech to boost GameWorks PC project

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Nvidia is acquiring TransGaming technology designed to tie the disparate worlds of PCs, game consoles and smart TVs closer together.

The US chipmaker's acquisition, announced on Thursday, adds TransGaming technology to Nvidia GameWorks, a project designed to improve the gaming industry. The GameWorks team includes over 300 mathematicians, physicists and artists who develop software including PhysX, which improves the rendering of game objects and models. The deal is worth $3.75 million and is subject to regulatory approval.

Playing games specifically designed for a particular operating systems, such as Windows or Mac, on a different OS is not impossible, but often requires a level of technical knowledge and the use of emulators or virtual desktops. Nvidia's acquisition may indicate the firm wishes to increase compatibility between operating systems -- and should Nvidia become the backbone of cross-platform gaming, this could prove to be a lucrative future revenue stream.
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http://www.cnet.com/news/nvidia-snaps-up-transgaming-tech-in-4m-deal-launches-canada-office/

Good news and GameWorks is going to get bigger and better :)
 
GameWorks is cancer! Long live AMD!

*Frantic fapping noises*


All seriousness not entirely sure what this transition spells. Actually I do, it's pretty clear from Tegra etc that they're heavily invested in cloud gaming at the moment. NVIDIA do seem to have a one track mind, that's for sure.


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Maybe they can get some proper brains to program proper physics that doesnt tank performance for some idiotic fluid simulations.. Yes borderlands.. im looking at you!
 
What the hell does TransGaming technology even do? I don't see how great this is when I don't really know how this acquisition will improve Gameworks.
 
mahius said:
What the hell does TransGaming technology even do? I don't see how great this is when I don't really know how this acquisition will improve Gameworks.
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Nothing that you, as a pc gamer care about. It's a very small transaction of some tech assets to assist NV with its portable gaming initiatives, with small part of the tech that deals with portaging console ports which may (or may not be redundant) with NV's existing in house resources.
 
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I don't get why chip makers bother getting game production they should really focus there efforts on what there good at i.e. their core products. Developers, artists and game programmers know what they want from there game and will design there own tools to produce the desired effects without having to by of the shelf add ins.
 
Freddie1980 said:
I don't get why chip makers bother getting game production they should really focus there efforts on what there good at i.e. their core products. Developers, artists and game programmers know what they want from there game and will design there own tools to produce the desired effects without having to by of the shelf add ins.
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Using libraries can save masses of time and money.

I would rather have independent libraries that do the same, granted
 
Already confirmed AMD are making the next Nintendo console. Not sure what to make of the news regarding Gameworks though, generally I don't find proprietary stuff good news in PC gaming as it's easy to gimp competitors to make yourself look better.

Although it is a business and business exists to make money. I personally wouldn't buy anything with an Nvidia powered chip inside of it, other than a gpu, definitely not a tablet or a TV etc
 
SiDeards73 said:
Already confirmed AMD are making the next Nintendo console. Not sure what to make of the news regarding Gameworks though, generally I don't find proprietary stuff good news in PC gaming as it's easy to gimp competitors to make yourself look better.

Although it is a business and business exists to make money. I personally wouldn't buy anything with an Nvidia powered chip inside of it, other than a gpu, definitely not a tablet or a TV etc
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I find this quite perplexing how you start off by saying something which will totally un-effect you to something which may and you can't see how :p
 
The point is I won't support Nvidia if I can help it, I find them a greedy shady outfit and it doesn't sit well with me.

While I may have zero choice in the gpu market unless AMD has some kind of miracle turnaround soon, I do have choice in the tablet and TV market and to be perfectly honest I rarely use a tablet except at work and would never play any games on it other than peggle or something, and I just wouldn't bother playing a built in smart TV game when I can turn my xbone on instead lol.

I can see how some people would find this good news but I personally wouldn't buy a TV based on that chip was inside to allow me to play games, I'm more interested in picture quality etc. As most TVs now have dlna and USB ports etc I find I rarely need any other features especially not anything gaming other than a decent ratio and refresh rate for my console.

I'm kinda invested into windows also as I own a PC, xbone and windows phone and expect win10 to unify the lot together, next stop could be a Surface Pro4, but it would be to play games on that's for sure :)
 
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