>>> http://www.racesimcentral.net/
>>> It has come to light in a recent interview that Forza Motorsport,
>>> Microsoft's direct *** on Sony's Gran Turismo castle of amazement,
>>> runs at a measly 20 frames per second: an unthinkably slow refresh
>>> rate.
>>> Indeed, according to Michael Johnson, product manager at Microsoft,
>>> although only 20 frames will be achieved, ".because of the
>>> anti-aliasing and other advances, controlling the car recreates the
>>> experience as if it were 180 frames per second," so the scribes at
>>> Gamerfeed report. Quite.
>>> Johnson, who (did we mention this already?) is the product manager for
>>> Forza at Microsoft, claims that ". the game offers much more detailed
>>> control than anything that has been seen before."
>>> As do you, we look forward to seeing the "the anti-aliasing and other
>>> advances" that makes 180 frames out of 20. Really, we do.
>>> ----
>>> Look's like they've gone overboard with the eye-candy.
>>I'm not worried in the least. You sure you aren't just looking for a
>>response on this, acting like a kind of newbie-troll? Your message sounds
>>suspiciously trollish.
>>I'm just curious about this, since I run a class on how to be a troll. If
>>you need some pointers, go to
>>www.beatrolltoday.com :)
>>Alanb
> Well, shoot the messenger if you like, but if Forza is sacrificing
> framerate at the expense of graphics it ain't good news. 20 FPS is
> pathetic and their commitment to eye-candy makes me wonder what their
> commitment to underlying car-physics is.
> I'm hoping for a Gran Turismo killer as much as anyone, but the
> framerate compromise doesn't give me hope.
It's a good thing to never get your hopes up too high. Still, the game is a
few months from release so anything can happen. Having a game run at 20fps
may mean nothing. MS is not going to release a game, a greatly anticipated
game, in which the frames make the game unplayable or not as good as it
could be.
There's got to be a reason. And while there are reasons, there will always
be those who aren't happy unless they are complaining about things, whether
they know squat about the issue or not.
Alanb
