"If you ask ATI, it will give you all kinds of reasons why Shader Model 3.0 is not that important as it all can be done in Shader Model 2.0b the one their hardware use. It is partly right - it will just be a bit slower with 2.0b then it is with 3.0 but from now on it won't be telling us how there won't be many Shader Model 3.0 games available"

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=18134

God they need to sort out there website, it's all over the place :hmm: . Anyhow, that sux :knife:

yes its down

nVidia starts making trouble
be aware Ati ....

please don't start flaming now ... just my 2 cent

Ati will not get beat that easily. I think ATI purposely disclude the ps3.0 feature so that their next card will sale like a hot cake. What a dishonour marketing strategy.

how can it be a marketing strategy to not include a feature?

i think other factors were playing in.. like die size/price of the chip and power consumption.

I am just guessing. Ati knows it can rival nvidia latest product without the ps3.0, that is why they excluded the ps3.0. This is to encourage people to buy their next faster graphic board with ps3.0

Again i'm just guessing. That is why i'm on nVidia side this time.