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3dfx on Voodoo4 Delay

by Steve Gibson, Sep 24, 1999 8:53am PDT
Related Topics – Delay, 3dfx

SharkyExtreme sent this quote from Brian Burke of 3dfx which several people have been forwarding around. Not quite sure who Brian originally sent this to since I've seen the entire email posted on a few sites but here you go. Word from 3dfx on the delay of the Voodoo4 Napalm:

"Some of 3dfx Interactive's executives have stated publicly that our next generation product may be delayed until Q1 and may not ship in Q4 in time for Christmas. Because of a few minor setbacks (that have been corrected), the Q4 date is admittedly very aggressive. With a technology product like this, it is not uncommon for unforeseen circumstances to arise in the final stages of product development. As a result, we are steering the public to expect our next generation product in Q1, because we believe this is the most probable result. We are standing by our statements that our next generation product will be head and shoulders above competitor's products and will solidify the technology lead for 3dfx. Additionally, our internal roadmap will maintain that lead for 3dfx well into the future"


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  • #16
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    By: knoftar x
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    Well, I\'m still using a TNT1 and skipped the TNT2U...I\'m pretty sure already that my next card will be the 64MB version of the G-Force 256. Price is not an issue this time and I\'ve waited long enough already. All I really want is to be able to run Quake 3 Arena at around 60 FPS in that high poly-count G-Force mode they\'re working on, in 800x600x32 or 1024x768x32 with all the graphic options turned to the max... Boy, that would be a fucking trip! And when HALO will be released I will check that one out too...oh man, I can\'t fucking wait..really!

    Sep 24, 1999 11:58am PDT
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    By: belzebutt x
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    #5, I hear ya. If the Voodoo4 doesn\'t have T&L and it\'s delayed until next year, I don\'t think 3dfx can so easily claim it will be by far the best product out there. So my theory is that they have either added T&L to the V4, or are just going to skip the V4 and put out the V5 super-chip.

    I don\'t know about other people, but I still believe 3dfx when they claim something about their product. Well, the truth will come out in the end anyway. I think I\'ll still buy the GeForce because having T&L it will last into the future and I can \"pass it on\" to the more needy :)

    And MX300 all the way, I was hoping Q3 would have A3D support, this is the one thing that finally puts the MX300 above the SBLive.

    Sep 24, 1999 10:31am PDT