Microsoft's DirectML is the next-generation game-changer that nobody's talking about

AI has the power to revolutionise gaming, and DirectML is how Microsoft plans to exploit it

[Obscure_Observer]

Awesome.

I can´t wait for all the details, specs and features for next gen consoles to be revealed.

Besides teraflops, memory and clock speeds, I hope those consoles to have different, innovative, unique proprietary features and technology.

[CaptainHenry916]

Like innovative exclusives?

[Genkins]

even when games are not innovative on other platforms they are still praised.
plenty of remakes this gen have generated lots of praise. i'm up for a few good remakes.

[CaptainCook]

That doesn't make sense.

[Donnie81]

Give us a list of truly innovative exclusives released by other companies this generation. You might want to look up the definition to innovative before you make your list to. Because if not I’m gonna tear your answers apart. I can tell you this generation not many games have been really innovative

[DOMination-]

I really miss the days of Xbox and PS2 when there were plenty of third party exclusives on both consoles. Now it seems we are lucky to get three a year, even less if it's Microsoft.

[andydalum]

Now sure where you got confused by his comment but i'll explain. Innovative means something new but what he is saying is that a remake can still be just as good as a new game that innovates. I also hope some of these studios MS bought will deliver good exclusives. I think we are a couple years off before any AAA from them since i'm sure that those studios had things in the works already.

[sprinterboy]

Do you have, or will you have a compatible hdmi 2.1 buddy.
Gonna be a expensive layout initially lol, dam why is my awesome hobbies so expensive gaming, golf, karting astronomy lol

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[RazzerRedux]

I expect most games will start taking advantage of deep machine learning tech in the next few years. I've tested DLSS with Shadow of the Tomb Raider on my PC and it does give a 10 to 15 FPS boost in performance. I'd expect to see machine learning as well as ray tracing to be a focus when AMD launches their next group of GPUs.

[MarkyMark89]

Good luck with that, AMD can’t even handle basic firmware updates to current GPU’s . They are just to focused on the CPU market and rightfully soo, they are kicking Intels ass and don’t have much answers for Nvidia at this time. Last 3 GPU’s have all been overhyped then on release they undelivered.. Amd CPU Nvidia GPU ftw

[Father__Merrin]

The equivalent AMD cards are beating out the equivalent Nvidia cards apart from the 2080 series

[RazzerRedux]

@MarkyMark89

Good luck with what? Nothing you said had anything to do with ML or Ray tracing. I agree AMD cpu with Nvidia GPU is the way to go though.

@Father_Merrin

2070 Super still outperforms 5700 XT albeit at a higher price point. AMD still cannot match Nvidia overall in performance. They are still fighting the value battle.

[Fishy Fingers]

AMD doesnt provide the software, just hardware, so the age old driver argument is moot when it comes to AMD drivers in consoles

[MarkyMark89]

@Father__Merrin
People are only saving $50-$100 on average and losing out on a bunch of features due to AMD just lacking in that department. Anybody with their own checking account is not buying AMD GPU's it's that simple.. Lol most are running 10 series cards patiently waiting for 30 series to drop, due to price to performance on the current RTX line of cards..... Also, I didn't mention anything about Ray Tracing or ML because AMD has nothing concrete, its all pipeline shit while Nvidia actually has all these features working in the real world, currently. I mean look at the Radeon 7, the card was touted as the 2080 killer, it took 2 years, countless driver updates and specific game titles just to beat its performance... All while only saving you $100 and giving you a free space heater at launch, if you look around the internet, most people hate their purchase of the card. I don't pick sides, but I also don't have to budget build so it's different for everybody...AMD GPU's appeals to the market who has a budget. I will admit their budget beats out Nvidia any day of the week, but that just shows in the market share. AMD controls the budget GPU side and Nvidia controls the rest.

@Fishy Fingers
I have a powerhouse PC, with a pending GPU update this year if Nvidia decides to release 30 series cards. So, in all honesty, I could care less about an Xbox Series X or PS5. Mainly just hoping people like @RazzerRedux don't get their hopes up because AMD will constantly let you down on the GPU side of things.

[RazzerRedux]

"@RazzerRedux don't get their hopes up because AMD will constantly let you down on the GPU side of things."

Dude....stop trying to turn this into a AMD/Nvidia fight. This discussion isn't about that at all.

[Zeref]

they're working very closely with MS, MS has been a big part of their recent success

[SethBrundlefly]

It's like cloud computing, but with ML's! THE POWER OF ML'S!!! YEAH!

[King_Noctis]

How are both techs in anyway remotely similar?

[frostypants]

They're just poking fun at MS track record with advanced software concepts.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

12 > 9

[sprinterboy]

Here we go again,the power of the cloud, I mean directML

[RazzerRedux]

Unlike the bogus cloud claims, this has real world applications in gaming and many games will be using it. The article wants to focus on DirectML, but deep machine learning is not proprietary to Microsoft at all. It is just their name for something the industry as a whole will be utilizing.

[sprinterboy]

Just winding you xbots up buddy haha, directML will be useful and cool dude.
and yes Sony will have something simlar

[Zeref]

except the cloud wasn't bogus. Look at Flight Simulator.

[RazzerRedux]

Obviously I'm talking about the claims that cloud could supplement local hardware processing for Xbox One and mitigate its power shortcomings. That was bullshit.

Flight Simulator isn't using cloud in that way and is a totally different use case.

[yomfweeee]

Microsoft revolutionized gaming twice this gen (Cloud and DX12) if we believe their mouthpieces... yet we know what really happened.... nothing.

[Gunstar75]

Is xcloud nothing? Seems pretty real to me and pretty good as well

[BeOpenMinded]

Didn't really believe it myself until I played atlas with my friend on his phone when he was on road trucking. I thought it it would be half baked but it's much farther along than we think.. or I actually thought.

[kneon]

xcloud is completely unrelated to how they initially talked up their use of cloud computing in gaming.

[SyntheticForm]

Hmm.

I have no idea what this is (haven't even looked at the article) but "machine learning" sounds to me like a way for software to better and more readily adapt to the hardware it's running on, taking a small percentage of the load off of the developer.

[RazzerRedux]

It really isn't about adapting to hardware. It is learning how to create images. The AI has basically learned to approximate what a would-be rendered image is going to look like. So instead of relying entirely on the rendering engine in the hardware, part of the work is offloaded to the AI who fills in some blanks.

It is kind of like buying a print of a Picasso painting instead of paying the enormous amount of money for an original

[AK91]

They said the same thing about the cloud too, I'm gonna have to see it in action to see if it truly is a 'game changer or not.'

[RazzerRedux]

To be fair, Microsoft isn't saying anything about DirectML. At least, not yet. The article says "nobody's talking about" this and he is right. Not even Microsoft is outside of their own technical documents and GDC tech talks. The author is making this all about DirectML but he could have easily given the article the title : "AI is the next-generation game-changer that nobody's talking about".

[BeOpenMinded]

Xcloud is legit, I'm stunned and surprised still as a reason for bringing it up anyway

[jznrpg]

What games look that jaggy? Next gen won’t for sure . Driveclub looked great without this and a crappy CPU

[OpenGL]

I don't think it's nearly as big of a game changer as the title suggests because PS4 Pro and Xbox One X already use a variety of upscaling and reconstruction techniques that allow games to look sharp at sub-native rendering resolutions. It's just an evolution of what we've already seen with techniques like temporal injection, checkerboard rendering, etc.

[InUrFoxHole]

Bend a knee to the mighty xbox

[Kaedro]

I'd say xbox fans are bending both knees to xbox

[Artemidorus]

And that's all will see for years, demo after demo. No games for ages.

[Father__Merrin]

Wait till DX12, wait till ESRAM, wait till secret sauce, wait till Direct ML. Where have I heard this before

[sprinterboy]

What's more annoying is waiting for a influx of hdmi 2.1 compatible 4ktvs? Isn't there like 2 models so far which our hugely expensive atm?
As far as I know we're not getting loads of hdmi 2.1 tvs this year either? Certainly not under the £2,000 mark.
Gonna be a expensive initial payment for nxt gen ie ps5 £500 plus, decent dolby atmos sound bar £500/1000 and a hdmi 2.1 4ktv £2,000 plus.
I make it around £3,000 to properly appreciate nxt gen straight from the off?
I have the ps5 and sound bar money saved already but dam I'm cutting it fine with the tv

[Kaedro]

Not gonna lie. That's VERY impressive.

[Android]

Remember the revolutionary Azure cloud infrastructure? Offering 3x the compute power for every Xbox console. I'm all for R&D and pushing new tech. Just don't hold your breath every time the word revolutionary is brought forward. That said, let's not forget the partnership Sony and Microsoft announced in May to collaborate on new cloud-based solutions which will include ai. With the increase in resolution and graphics, the use for software upscaling techniques is in high demand. Horizon was amazing on the pro. If they can improve on upscaling tech I'm game.