News - XFX takes gaming to another level with optic implants

[HEXUS]

XFX to create gaming experiences that are seamless to real life with all-new cybergenetics technology.

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[Roobubba]

I have a mixture of amusement and mild confusion. Amusing marketing ploy, but confused as to whether they think this is really marketing that's specifically pro-XFX or more generally pro-AMD/ATI

Roo

[cobhc]

Also, talking to someone about it today, when nothing will happen till 2118 is useless, as unless there is some huge advances in medical technology by then, even a 1 year old is unlikely to still be alive. I personally find this amusing and mainly a huge marketing ploy.

[MrRobin]

Erm.. is it April 1st?

[PetrolHead]

Surely a windup..

''Although already taking applications,''

''Users can apply today to talk to a cybergenetics professional to determine implant compatibility''

For 2118, yeah great I will see you then

[[GSV]Trig]

2118, what use is that, this tech will be mainstream well before then.
tbh I really can’t see this having any "gaming" application, it’s more likely to be able to "override" what the eye is seeing as far as environmentally, you could instead of walking to work down a crappy looking street (after all in 2118 we'll be in the aftermath of WW4) you could use the eyefinity system to render textures on existing surfaces, so you could be walking down a pre apocalyptic street with blue skies..
Would also be useful if it had some sort of gamma correction, for use in low light environments.

[shaithis]

It's blatently a joke, just don't understand what they hope to gain from it....especially as it isn't april 1st...

[Arthran]

Am i the only one who read the info and realised it was talking about eyefinity, its a play on words etc so that they can show off the new 5 series ati cards and the eyefinity features

[Mogglewump]

LOL

[Roobubba]

It actually seems that others have missed the point of it too - it seems that the point of the article is to highlight what the new ATI boards are offering with large single-screen resolutions for multi-monitors and so on. Shame they got it so wrong!
The article is meant to be written in the future about how it was in the past (present!), but the emphasis is wrong, I feel!

Roo

[Saracen]

XFX expects to install its first optic implants in the year 2118, and users can today apply to talk to a cybergenetics professional about implant compatibility ....

Well, personally, I'm much more likely to agree to a cybernetic implant than I am to buy a graphics card from XFX ..... and timewise, I'll certainly get the implant before the card.

[Agent]

It’s an XFX, so what happens when it inevitably goes faulty? Do you have to wait 3 weeks while your old eyes are RMAed?

[CK_1985]

I can see what they were trying to do, but for me it really hasn't worked - they obviously liked the idea and tried to make the product(s) fit, when it's usually much more effective to do it the other way around.

Besides which, it's advertising a completely ludicrous product ("Eyefinity", not the 5870), but that's a whole different matter!

[jim]

It’s an XFX, so what happens when it inevitably goes faulty? Do you have to wait 3 weeks while your old eyes are RMAed?

At least you would finally find out why it takes three weeks...

[Xabi]

At least you would finally find out why it takes three weeks...

[Disco]

It's been a good bit of advertising for XFX just before it releases the new ATi cards.