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Obituary for 32-bit
05-21-2014, 08:59 AM
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I think that it is also worth noting that now we are seeing games that don't even support 32bit
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05-21-2014, 10:24 AM
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(05-21-2014, 12:24 AM)Tuco Benedicto Wrote: Virtually any single CPU on the market has been a 64 bit one for the last 10 years, at this point.
People who keep clinging to a 32 bit OS need to move on.
[nitpick]Core Duo/Solo ('06) and some Atoms('08) say hi.[/nitpick]
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05-21-2014, 10:42 AM
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Don't forget the first consumer grade 64-bit CPU - the Athlon 64. 2003 says hi.
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05-21-2014, 11:46 AM
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B-b-but my Prescott Pentium 4 Extreme Edition! Is it not extreme enough for you guys? :'(

RIP 8fps Wind Waker. /salute
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05-21-2014, 01:14 PM
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Why keep the Android 32-bit version around if 32-bit causes such maintenance headaches? The first ARM processors that are fast enough to emulate Gamecube at full speed are going to be 64-bit anyway, and within two years probably almost all high end smart phones and tablets will be 64 bit.
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05-21-2014, 01:40 PM
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The problem isn't 32-bit in and of itself. The problem is 32-bit x86. 32-bit arm is so radically different that it is entirely separate from x86_32 anyway.
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05-21-2014, 05:22 PM
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Streeter Wrote:B-b-but my Prescott Pentium 4 Extreme Edition! Is it not extreme enough for you guys? :'(

It is. P4E has supported 64 bit since the second generation (prescott), in 2004.
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05-21-2014, 05:46 PM
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Here on my office PC I can see the effect mentioned. It's a Lenovo with Windows 7 32-bit. I installed alongside it Linux Mint 64 bit, because it's actually a 64bit cpu.
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05-22-2014, 02:56 PM
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Do they make fruit free ARMv8 CPUs? Kinda hard to drop 32bit Android without them.
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05-22-2014, 03:12 PM
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If you are going to drop major features, I think you should try to do it after a major release, after you have a nicely working final 32-bit version you can be proud of. I thought your timing with dropping D3D9 was terrible in that regard.
The other thing that was handled badly last time was that you immediately changed a whole lot of other things for no reason (paths, constant names, etc.) that made it needlessly difficult for other forks, or to port features.
Also, warnings would be good.
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