a new type of shilling - game developer locks content to specific Intel i7 CPUs [updated]

[Godlygamer23]

26 minutes ago, Syntaxvgm said:

they can go fuck themselves 

it's not only locked to intel customers, but intel's "best" customers

"fuck our customers that only bought an i5. You can wait 4 months, peasants"

Or the customers that are still on Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, Haswell, etc. 

[cesrai]

The only problem I have with this that it wasn't known in advance. It's fine with me that's it's a time exclusive. I would also like how they just optimized it to i7s from 5th generation and up.

[Godlygamer23]

2 minutes ago, LtRavens said:

Lmfao, but why though? 

I'm thinking that Intel offered them a deal, and they snatched it up. Intel might be just trying to encourage sales of the more expensive and newer Core i7 CPUs.

[zMeul]

5 minutes ago, ElfFriend said:

From an optimization perspective I can sort of understand it if they've got it optimized for those cpus first then I guess it's better if they share their progress with their users sooner rather than wait around until they have it working on all systems. That said this doesn't appear to be based on optimization.

no they didn't

there's nothing wrong with a 4790K compared with Skylake i7

 

and keep in mind, it means all Skylakes - from the 2 core 4 threads mobile ones (i7-6500U) to the 6700K

[Delicieuxz]

5 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

I'm thinking that Intel offered them a deal, and they snatched it up. Intel might be just trying to encourage sales of the more expensive and newer Core i7 CPUs.

It's certainly because they're being sponsored to have this restriction. Nobody would add a random gimmick that has nothing to do with their product, and which limits their product's appeal, and which is a marketing tactic for another business' product - unless they were receiving compensation for doing such.

[Godlygamer23]

4 minutes ago, Delicieuxz said:

It's certainly because they're being sponsored to have this restriction. Nobody would add a random gimmick that has nothing to do with their product, and which limits their product's appeal, and which is a marketing tactic for another business' product - unless they were receiving compensation for doing such.

But is this indicating Intel's loss in sales on the CPU side?

[suicidalfranco]

[Delicieuxz]

9 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

But is this indicating Intel's loss in sales on the CPU side?

It indicates that Intel is wanting more profit than their current products at their price-points are worthy of. Intel has exploited the lack of CPU competition for many years by creating low generational improvements, while increasing new-gen CPU costs for performance that can easily be had from previous-gen CPUs. Intel appears to me to want money without earning it. Now it's into playing tricks and using coercion to get people to spend money on products that aren't offering particular benefit.

 

If Intel wants better CPU sales, then they need to make something that offers more than existing products. And if Intel can't do that, then there's no reason why they should be receiving people's money. There are thousands of people walking around that I could give money to, but don't, because there isn't a reason for it. Intel is in the position of being one of those people, and, rather than understanding that that is the proper place for what they're doing, is resorting to manipulation to get their hands on money they haven't earned. That's no different than being a con-artists, and stealing money from people based on false premises.

[Guest Kloaked]

1 minute ago, Delicieuxz said:

It indicates that Intel is wanting more profit than their current products at their price-points are worthy of. Intel has exploited the lack of CPU competition for many years by creating low generational improvements, while increasing new-gen CPU costs for performance that can easily be had from previous-gen CPUs. Intel appears to me to want money without earning it. Now it's into playing tricks and using coercion to get people to spend money on products that aren't offering particular benefit.

Maybe they're worried about Zen.

 

 

Time to buy up AMD stock

[Delicieuxz]

I edited in another paragraph to my above post.

 

2 minutes ago, Kloaked said:

Maybe they're worried about Zen.

 

 

Time to buy up AMD stock

Maybe. Hopefully Zen is able to finally deliver some competition.

[MrRavens]

18 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

I'm thinking that Intel offered them a deal, and they snatched it up. Intel might be just trying to encourage sales of the more expensive and newer Core i7 CPUs.

I see. 

[AlwaysFSX]

3 minutes ago, Kloaked said:

Maybe they're worried about Zen.

 

 

Time to buy up AMD stock

shoulda done that months ago

[Guest Kloaked]

Just now, AlwaysFSX said:

shoulda done that months ago

Didn't have a job when their stock was at bubblegum prices.

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, LtRavens said:

I see. 

If that's the entire point of this deal with a developer, they might get a small increase in sales for people who want the latest and greatest without waiting, but largely, it's going to fail. 

[Syntaxvgm]

1 minute ago, Godlygamer23 said:

If that's the entire point of this deal with a developer, they might get a small increase in sales for people who want the latest and greatest without waiting, but largely, it's going to fail. 

I really see things like this, when intel and to some degree nvidia do it, is the enthusiast marketing team looking for new shit to do and look good to managers when they are already winning by like huge margins. 

[AlwaysFSX]

3 minutes ago, Kloaked said:

Didn't have a job when their stock was at bubblegum prices.

As I said, you only need one kidney. Could've sold the other and made enough to buy a kidney back by now.

[Guest Kloaked]

1 minute ago, AlwaysFSX said:

As I said, you only need one kidney. Could've sold the other and made enough to buy a kidney back by now.

True.

 

Hopefully their stock will skyrocket into the $90s like it did in 2000.

[Automobili3XF]

Hasswell Xeon here, they don't even care about us LOL

[Misanthrope]

It means intel is actually worried about Zen. I actually think it's positive if they're this fucking desperate to move i7s before Zen arrives.

[zMeul]

update: someone took it to the modding scene to unlock the previous locked modes

 

[Misanthrope]

2 minutes ago, zMeul said:

update: someone took it to the modding scene to unlock the previous locked modes

 

Oh shit, this means DMCA takedown is coming because fuck it: if intel is gonna be retarded about it they might as well be full fucking, mouth breathing, water headed, inbred scum retarded and not just a little bit.

[xboxonthego3]

Hmmmm... just bought this.... Luckily my laptop has a Skylake i7. But still... my i7 4790k would have no problems running this better than my i7 6700hq.

[AlwaysFSX]

7 minutes ago, Kloaked said:

True.

 

Hopefully their stock will skyrocket into the $90s like it did in 2000.

Hah, that's a pipe dream I think.

[NumLock21]

There was a game that will only work on. Kaby lake core i7, was it this one?

[Misanthrope]

2 minutes ago, huilun02 said:

Can't wait to see the first full game release that requires processors not yet available. I bet it'll sell really well. Fan fucking tastic. 

I bet it will be made by Capcom and it will  be preloaded months before it can even work regardless, in keeping with their in disc DLC tradition of course.