AMD Mantle Delayed - BF4 Patch Re-Scheduled for Jan 2014

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 12/31/2013 01:00 PM | source: | 91 comment(s)

AMD issued a statement in which they say that their Mantle technology has been pushed into January 2014 and that there is no firm launch date. AMD showed a public demo by Oxide at APU13, so the API appears to be working and ready for launch.

“After much consideration, the decision was made to delay the Mantle patch for Battlefield 4. AMD continues to support DICE on the public introduction of Mantle, and we are tremendously excited about the coming release for Battlefield 4! We are now targeting a January release and will have more information to share in the New Year.“ – AMD PR

Here is a video of the Oxide Games presentation where they showed a live demo of AMD’s Mantle API.

The first AMD Mantle game patch is still going to be for Battlefield 4, so it is likely that EA’s decision to halt BF4 development in favor of fixing bugs could be part of the reason for the delay. AMD announced in September that the Mantle BF4 patch would be out in December, so gamers have been waiting for this patch for many months.

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#4734652 Posted on: 12/31/2013 01:23 PM

Called it ages ago

Loophole35
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#4734655 Posted on: 12/31/2013 01:25 PM

Vapor...... Still I'm curious to see this come on DICE get you **** together.

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#4734671 Posted on: 12/31/2013 02:03 PM

We all saw it coming, honestly.

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#4734674 Posted on: 12/31/2013 02:06 PM

is this the technology where ati fans expecting some kind of miracle from ati? like a new messiah

k googled. its like 3dfx glide i guess..well i hope it does good. good luck.

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#4734676 Posted on: 12/31/2013 02:07 PM

I don't mind it being delayed. As long as on release its implementation can be done so well that anyone who refuses to adopt it is literally shooting himself in the foot.

I'm just afraid Microsoft might do something to intentionally screw with Mantle if it turns out successful. Because it goes against their interest in monetizing their consoles by stagnating DirectX capability to make them look viable, and that exclusive next Windows DirectX bullsh!t.

PC gaming needs to take a big step forward even if it means leaving consoles in the lurch.

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