Microsoft announcement june 18th - Page 5

Reality · 06-21-2012, 10:05 AM

I am also not sure how one would play Steam games on it. I am not aware of any game that use a touch screen. Or at least none of the 80 games I own on steam do. And I can vouch its near impossible to play PC games even on a laptop track pad.

Badrats Studio · 06-21-2012, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by calintz

in saying that - why weren't you excited about photoshop on android or ios? lol

Because it's not even a real Photoshop !

Or rather, it can't do what we need to do in our line of work

Having fully functioning Photoshop in tablet on the go (with a reasonable price tag) really sounds tempting for us as comic maker

KingOfSentinels · 06-21-2012, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Reality

I am also not sure how one would play Steam games on it. I am not aware of any game that use a touch screen. Or at least none of the 80 games I own on steam do. And I can vouch its near impossible to play PC games even on a laptop track pad.

It has a keyboard at the very least, you can play a lot of Indie games especially on just a keyboard, I'm playing Binding of Isaac right now and don't touch my mouse when playing, and with those USB ports I'm expecting the option of plugging in a mouse is perfectly viable if needs be. The cursor itself could just be controlled using the touch screen too so that's also an option.

eastx · 06-21-2012, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Reality

I am also not sure how one would play Steam games on it. I am not aware of any game that use a touch screen. Or at least none of the 80 games I own on steam do. And I can vouch its near impossible to play PC games even on a laptop track pad.

It has a USB port, so mouse, real keyboards, and controllers would all plug in and work fine with the high-end version.

spider-prime · 06-21-2012, 05:24 PM

not all games will work obviously, but the lower end games probably can easily. But I might be surprised and some higher end games can. But I doubt it. Unless they are going to make something so it will work, like a docking station with a 3d card port.

KingOfSentinels · 06-21-2012, 05:51 PM

Well the rumours are, even in the RT version, that it'll have a perfectly capable GPU to handle high-end games. You might not be maxing out Witcher 2 at 1080p and running at 60FPS constantly, or I seriously doubt you will, but it should at least be able to run any game you throw at it perfectly fine, and probably at good settings too. The Pro will likely be a beast too, they can't shove in an awesome Ivy Bridge CPU and not have the GPU match up. That'd be a crime!

And I forgot about controllers, this will work with the 360 controller I'm guessing? I think I'm definitely picking up one of these; everything sounds so good, I'm going to hate it when they announce the price.

spider-prime · 06-21-2012, 06:10 PM

even if the price is 600 dollars, I still see it the better choice compared to the ipad if it does let you install whatever windows can.

Reality · 06-21-2012, 06:28 PM

I would think if you are out to buy all these attachments there is no point in owning a tablet in the first place. Surely there are comparable laptops that would offer a similar package for the same price. Maybe even with stronger batteries.

spider-prime · 06-21-2012, 07:12 PM

But they can do like the transformer has and make a better keyboard for it with a battery built in and even a DVD drive and more ports. That is what I'm expecting.

I like the idea of a tablet, but the tablets out so far have all been crappy. yes even the ipad is crappy cause it's so limited and you shouldn't have to jailbreak things to get the most out of it.

eastx · 06-21-2012, 08:50 PM

Plugging in peripherals would just be to make life easier when you're at home or somewhere else that it makes sense to use them.

The high-end model will cost at least $1000, I bet.

calintz · 06-21-2012, 10:04 PM

it's better than an ultrabook - and they can go up to $1000 depending on specs, so i'm betting around $1000 also

Drunken Savior · 06-21-2012, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by spider-prime

But they can do like the transformer has and make a better keyboard for it with a battery built in and even a DVD drive and more ports. That is what I'm expecting.

Yeah, that's what I'm hoping for as well. The Transformer did nearly everything right, hardware wise for what I want it for.

Badrats Studio · 06-22-2012, 12:19 AM

Looks like RT version is just for entertainment and Pro is the real deal (especially if you want serious apps like Photoshop)

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/4615...-windows-8-pro

God if it's cost us US$1000 , no sold. They should sell it lower because they don't need to pay license for Windows

spider-prime · 06-22-2012, 02:52 AM

they said it was going to be reasonably priced. I'm just hoping that means under 600 dollars.

Reality · 06-22-2012, 01:11 PM

Maybe. Around $600 would bring great competition to the table. I would find surprising though if it did.

06-21-2012, 10:05 AM	#61
Reality Sin and Punishment Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 14,153	I am also not sure how one would play Steam games on it. I am not aware of any game that use a touch screen. Or at least none of the 80 games I own on steam do. And I can vouch its near impossible to play PC games even on a laptop track pad. __________________ Outpostnine is that 1%.

06-21-2012, 05:24 PM	#65
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06-21-2012, 05:51 PM	#66
KingOfSentinels Kossy Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Engrand. Posts: 5,714	Well the rumours are, even in the RT version, that it'll have a perfectly capable GPU to handle high-end games. You might not be maxing out Witcher 2 at 1080p and running at 60FPS constantly, or I seriously doubt you will, but it should at least be able to run any game you throw at it perfectly fine, and probably at good settings too. The Pro will likely be a beast too, they can't shove in an awesome Ivy Bridge CPU and not have the GPU match up. That'd be a crime! And I forgot about controllers, this will work with the 360 controller I'm guessing? I think I'm definitely picking up one of these; everything sounds so good, I'm going to hate it when they announce the price. __________________ Currently Playing 'Too lazy to keep updating'

06-21-2012, 06:10 PM	#67
spider-prime NOW IN CINEMAPHONIC QUADROVISION! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: I hated going to weddings cause all the grandmas would poke me saying "you're next, you're next". They stopped saying that when I did it to them at Funerals. Posts: 20,405	even if the price is 600 dollars, I still see it the better choice compared to the ipad if it does let you install whatever windows can. __________________ Join the Spider-Prime and His Amazing Friends Steam group!

06-21-2012, 06:28 PM	#68
Reality Sin and Punishment Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 14,153	I would think if you are out to buy all these attachments there is no point in owning a tablet in the first place. Surely there are comparable laptops that would offer a similar package for the same price. Maybe even with stronger batteries. __________________ Outpostnine is that 1%.

06-21-2012, 07:12 PM	#69
spider-prime NOW IN CINEMAPHONIC QUADROVISION! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: I hated going to weddings cause all the grandmas would poke me saying "you're next, you're next". They stopped saying that when I did it to them at Funerals. Posts: 20,405	But they can do like the transformer has and make a better keyboard for it with a battery built in and even a DVD drive and more ports. That is what I'm expecting. I like the idea of a tablet, but the tablets out so far have all been crappy. yes even the ipad is crappy cause it's so limited and you shouldn't have to jailbreak things to get the most out of it. __________________ Join the Spider-Prime and His Amazing Friends Steam group!

06-21-2012, 08:50 PM	#70
eastx The Fighting Bomber Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lake Jackson, TX USA Posts: 4,570	Plugging in peripherals would just be to make life easier when you're at home or somewhere else that it makes sense to use them. The high-end model will cost at least $1000, I bet.

06-21-2012, 10:04 PM	#71
calintz thank you based god Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,943	it's better than an ultrabook - and they can go up to $1000 depending on specs, so i'm betting around $1000 also

06-22-2012, 12:19 AM	#73
Badrats Studio Hate it or Love it ヽ(•̀ω•́ )ゝ✧ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Medan, Sumatera Utara, Republic Indonesia, South-East Asia Posts: 3,978	Looks like RT version is just for entertainment and Pro is the real deal (especially if you want serious apps like Photoshop) http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/4615...-windows-8-pro God if it's cost us US$1000 , no sold. They should sell it lower because they don't need to pay license for Windows __________________ "That was my best friend. And you've just killed him !" - quote from Superman / : Public Enemies PSN ID : Rezqiano-INA Currently Playing : Eternal Sonata [PS3]

06-22-2012, 02:52 AM	#74
spider-prime NOW IN CINEMAPHONIC QUADROVISION! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: I hated going to weddings cause all the grandmas would poke me saying "you're next, you're next". They stopped saying that when I did it to them at Funerals. Posts: 20,405	they said it was going to be reasonably priced. I'm just hoping that means under 600 dollars. __________________ Join the Spider-Prime and His Amazing Friends Steam group!

06-22-2012, 01:11 PM	#75
Reality Sin and Punishment Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 14,153	Maybe. Around $600 would bring great competition to the table. I would find surprising though if it did. __________________ Outpostnine is that 1%.

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