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X-Fi's Features Being Tapped?

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Any info on upcoming games that take advantage of the X-Fi's 127 voices, X-RAM on some models, OpenAL, and extra processing power? Battlefield 2 is the main game I hear mentioned that utilizes certain features. Surely there's more on the horizon.
 
TBH I stuck with my audigy 2 and I'm glad of it. However I know at least one game that will use some of the X-Fi's features and that is Quake Wars: Enemey Territory. Unless I just imagined it :(
 
BF2 works pretty well with it, I turn it to max settings (I have the Fatality card)
Quake4 also makes use of the X-Fi very well.

The Audigy series just does not compare to the X-Fi in these games, and thats a pretty obvious conclusion for anyone who goes from an Audigy to X-Fi (Mine was an A2ZS, now X-Fi)
 
BBA said:
BF2 works pretty well with it, I turn it to max settings (I have the Fatality card)
Quake4 also makes use of the X-Fi very well.

The Audigy series just does not compare to the X-Fi in these games, and thats a pretty obvious conclusion for anyone who goes from an Audigy to X-Fi (Mine was an A2ZS, now X-Fi)
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Neither of those games use the X-RAM. I would like to know of any games slated to use the X-RAM. And I do not believe either of those games use anything that is not already supportted in the Audigy 2.
 
m1abram said:
Neither of those games use the X-RAM. I would like to know of any games slated to use the X-RAM. And I do not believe either of those games use anything that is not already supportted in the Audigy 2.
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That was the point I was trying to make with ym comment on the other post
 
m1abram said:
Neither of those games use the X-RAM. I would like to know of any games slated to use the X-RAM. And I do not believe either of those games use anything that is not already supportted in the Audigy 2.
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excellent question. Considering the large amount of time that the X-Fi has been around, isn't it surprising that nobody is talking about x-ram anymore?
 
I was pretty sure Quake 4 and BF2, were the only games to even utilize the X-ram on the X-fi chips, however it only increases performance slightly even in these games 2% max in most places.

I have not however seen any games slated to use it, seems to be still a gimmick for now. Since creative themselves aren't even hyping upcoming games with it.
 
I switched mainly for music ( its a LOT better than the ZS ) but im sure we'll see some games that take advantage this year
 
still happy with my ZS here. i dont even know i hav eit most of hte time it slips my mind. but yea that x-ram seems like a gimmick. its a good idea just not really pushed. now aegia came out with something cool and needed. x-ram? no one really needs that.
 
xfi makes my music sound so much crisper now, i freaking love listening to music now. SO much im thinking about buying a sennheiser hd595 :eek:
 
i would think that any game supporting the Doom 3 engine will take advantage of OpenAL. So, ET:QW and Prey....

Also, if BF2 used X-Ram, couldnt one assume that 2142 will as well?
 
jester1176 said:
i would think that any game supporting the Doom 3 engine will take advantage of OpenAL. So, ET:QW and Prey....

Also, if BF2 used X-Ram, couldnt one assume that 2142 will as well?
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Still a pretty small list, I just find it strange Creative is not even marketing or pushing it anymore
 
perhaps X-ram is too hard to code for, or is was just "hype" and not really worth it for developers to code for... ?
 
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