Addendum - Software Developers Embrace Upcoming AMD Platform

“BioWare is committed to delivering truly amazing next–generation gaming experiences.  Our future title “Dragon Age™” is an excellent showcase of what we can deliver by combining our BioWare Eclipse Engine™ with its multi-core design philosophy with the power of an AMD four-core, multi-socket architecture,” said Trent Oster, director of technology at BioWare Corporation.
“Cakewalk is excited to see AMD’s plans to add significant computing power to desktops. Multiple socket architectures supporting four available CPU processor cores means that professional quality audio solutions, formerly available only to high-end audio studios, can be available to everyone,” said Ron Kuper, CTO, Cakewalk, Inc. “The ability of SONAR 5 to take advantage of AMD’s Direct Connect Architecture means that audio enthusiasts, DJ’s and musicians can create, mix and author original material without worrying about the constraints and limitations of their computer.”
"Now that AMD is planning a four-core, multi-socket architecture, Havok’s HydraCore™ physics technology will be able to tap into a set of programming resources for PC games that we have never been able to take advantage of before,” said Jeff Yates, VP of product management at Havok. “This new architecture will allow us to deliver more performance and ultimately more creative freedom to today’s top game developers who rely on Havok to enhance their game-play experience.”
“The future of gaming is multi-core, and with BioShock we have aggressive plans for an impressive multi-core future,” said Chris Kline, lead programmer, Irrational Games. “Because of architectures like Direct Connect Architecture from AMD, we can now develop games with visuals, physics, AI, and audio that were not possible before.”
"Now that AMD is planning a 4-core, multi-socket architecture, we are able to process more gaming threads simultaneously and greatly increase our frame rates as well as lowering the requirements on the OS to allow it to continue processing important system level functions,” said Mark Caldwell, executive producer at Midway Home Entertainment. “With Rise & Fall we saw an improvement of 10 frames per second (FPS) and a 30 percent reduction running the OS on a two-core system, and 15 FPS and more than 75 percent reduction on a four-core system."
“Nero 7 Ultra Suite applications support multi-core environments and our digital media enthusiasts can look forward to experiencing the true advantages offered by products like the upcoming AMD 4x4 enthusiast platform,” said John Tafoya, Vice President of Nero Inc. “Those who require the highest performance multi-core digital media applications can expect increased performance and time savings with the first multi-socket and multi-core desktop platform powered by AMD Althon processors. The 4x4 enthusiast platform is expected to offer excellent performance for our customers who demand nothing short of the very best.”