Hoax: Need For Speed Pre Video

Abyssul · 11/22/2009, 11:58 PM

Who here believe the Need for Speed video is a hoax? Too little support and too much counter evidence. (If that's a phrase hehe).

Point is that we don't need this added hype. The community will start demanding for this, when it probably is not even real.

Evidence:
Evidence: Need For Speed video was a Hoax | The Mx Web

Comments?

Kev1000000 · 11/23/2009, 12:01 AM

The App Catalog in the screenshots could very well be a different version than what we have. It could either be an internal version, or the out-of-beta version we'll be getting in a month or two.

I wouldn't be sooo sure that it is a hoax.

qst4 · 11/23/2009, 12:06 AM

What's wrong with "hype" and the community is already demanding for everything.

gage006 · 11/23/2009, 12:10 AM

The app divider missing is the only thing that makes me weary. The rest of the stuff can easily be explained by a different app catalog or different OS version.

hparsons · 11/23/2009, 12:13 AM

Why the need fora new thread on this?

gage006 · 11/23/2009, 12:14 AM

Agreed. Not to mention double posting it in the thread it DOES belong in.

RafRol · 11/23/2009, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gage006

The app divider missing is the only thing that makes me weary. The rest of the stuff can easily be explained by a different app catalog or different OS version.

You may want to check the App Catalog on your Pre, because when I checked mine, the App Divider was missing on mine as well at the bottom. Check out the attachment below. My Pre is 1.3.1 and all stock, no patches, tweaks, etc.

I can be as skeptical as the next guy, but I think that video has something going for it.

RafRol · 11/23/2009, 12:35 AM

hparsons: I couldn't find the original thread on this, unless you're referring to Derek Kessler's article.

krische · 11/23/2009, 12:53 AM

I don't understand why people think it is a hoax. We all know palm will add gpu support in the future. If they are going to do that, they will obviously work with a few developers for testing purposes.

Think of it this way. Remember when palm demoed Pandora months before the Pre's launch? Well they had to have been working with those developers months in advance. This is exactly what is going on here. Palm is adding gpu support like they said they would, and probably working with EA to have a "flagship" or "showpiece" app to demo when they announce it (CES I'm guessing)

gage006 · 11/23/2009, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RafRol

You may want to check the App Catalog on your Pre, because when I checked mine, the App Divider was missing on mine as well at the bottom. Check out the attachment below. My Pre is 1.3.1 and all stock, no patches, tweaks, etc.

I can be as skeptical as the next guy, but I think that video has something going for it.

Holy crap, you're right, I just looked. In this case, that whole article is crap and proves nothing. I'm a pretty definite believer now.

Complex Pants · 11/23/2009, 01:19 AM

If you check the other thread, you will see that I got the bottom most app to show up without any fog. The app catalog seems to present itself in different ways depending on the buttons you press to get around.

Stihl · 11/23/2009, 01:25 AM

Hey, there's also this awesome video of the pre playing the ps3 game little big planet. Totally check it out.

I wonder why the video didn't show the WebOS interface with that juicy gpu acceleration. Because there is none. Just a month ago the best case for graphical enhancement were css transforms. The accelerometer isn't even that responsive when it comes to polling.

kbritt31 · 11/23/2009, 01:32 AM

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mrloserpunk · 11/23/2009, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abyssul

Who here believe the Need for Speed video is a hoax? Too little support and too much counter evidence. (If that's a phrase hehe).

Point is that we don't need this added hype. The community will start demanding for this, when it probably is not even real.

Evidence:
[url= Need For Speed video was a Hoax | The Mx Web[/url]

Comments?

uh...so my app catalog is looking like the one on the video, with the last divider missing...but I know my pre is real

not sure on the video, but I wouldn't be shocked....just super excited!

KJ78 · 11/23/2009, 01:49 AM

the differences noted in the "evidence" may be real, but who is to say those aren't changes Palm intentionally made. I was a disbeliever until the source's track record was revealed.

FuManChuu · 11/23/2009, 02:13 AM

the lack of a divider is a dead give away.

All hoax, good find.

gage006 · 11/23/2009, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FuManChuu

the lack of a divider is a dead give away.

All hoax, good find.

Did you even read the thread? Or look on your own phone and notice there is no divider.

dchamero · 11/23/2009, 04:14 AM

Even if it is real, it will be useless because..., imagine the size of the app, and remember the size limitation of the applications partition....

And don't tell me about the move partition patch, because even though anyone can do it, I can bet that the majority of users will not.

So, they should fix that problem before releasing anything like that....

theweaselslayer · 11/23/2009, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RafRol

You may want to check the App Catalog on your Pre, because when I checked mine, the App Divider was missing on mine as well at the bottom. Check out the attachment below. My Pre is 1.3.1 and all stock, no patches, tweaks, etc.

I also notice your buttons in your screenshot are opaque, not transparent. That was being touted as proof of the NFS shot being a hoax. Interesting...

spud101 · 11/23/2009, 07:33 AM

I don't even get why people are focussing on the shots of the app catalog. That could be shopped just to accompany the "real" video. Although I personally still think the video is fake as well.

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11/23/2009, 12:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Kev1000000 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Troy, MI Posts: 704 Likes Received: 5 Thanks: 43 Thanked 228 Times in 76 Posts	The App Catalog in the screenshots could very well be a different version than what we have. It could either be an internal version, or the out-of-beta version we'll be getting in a month or two. I wouldn't be sooo sure that it is a hoax. __________________ Developer of: fDealert ff\|ff PowerNapff\|f Catchwords ------------------------------------- Discuss my apps in my developer forum
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gage006 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 547 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 50 Thanked 53 Times in 41 Posts	The app divider missing is the only thing that makes me weary. The rest of the stuff can easily be explained by a different app catalog or different OS version. __________________ Twitter
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hparsons Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 8,357 Likes Received: 316 Thanks: 2,130 Thanked 1,765 Times in 1,131 Posts	Why the need fora new thread on this?
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11/23/2009, 12:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
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krische Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 422 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 16 Thanked 119 Times in 55 Posts	I don't understand why people think it is a hoax. We all know palm will add gpu support in the future. If they are going to do that, they will obviously work with a few developers for testing purposes. Think of it this way. Remember when palm demoed Pandora months before the Pre's launch? Well they had to have been working with those developers months in advance. This is exactly what is going on here. Palm is adding gpu support like they said they would, and probably working with EA to have a "flagship" or "showpiece" app to demo when they announce it (CES I'm guessing) __________________
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11/23/2009, 01:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
Complex Pants Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,648 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 114 Thanked 243 Times in 163 Posts	If you check the other thread, you will see that I got the bottom most app to show up without any fog. The app catalog seems to present itself in different ways depending on the buttons you press to get around.
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Stihl Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 744 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 63 Thanked 137 Times in 76 Posts	Hey, there's also this awesome video of the pre playing the ps3 game little big planet. Totally check it out. I wonder why the video didn't show the WebOS interface with that juicy gpu acceleration. Because there is none. Just a month ago the best case for graphical enhancement were css transforms. The accelerometer isn't even that responsive when it comes to polling.
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11/23/2009, 01:49 AM	#15 (permalink)
KJ78 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 859 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 58 Thanked 30 Times in 24 Posts	the differences noted in the "evidence" may be real, but who is to say those aren't changes Palm intentionally made. I was a disbeliever until the source's track record was revealed.
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11/23/2009, 02:13 AM	#16 (permalink)
FuManChuu Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 479 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 10 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts	the lack of a divider is a dead give away. All hoax, good find. __________________ Just waiting for the day my Pre has contacts grouping, and a "speed dial" for text messaging
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11/23/2009, 04:14 AM	#18 (permalink)
dchamero Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 73 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 32 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Even if it is real, it will be useless because..., imagine the size of the app, and remember the size limitation of the applications partition.... And don't tell me about the move partition patch, because even though anyone can do it, I can bet that the majority of users will not. So, they should fix that problem before releasing anything like that....
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spud101 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 826 Likes Received: 66 Thanks: 78 Thanked 96 Times in 53 Posts	I don't even get why people are focussing on the shots of the app catalog. That could be shopped just to accompany the "real" video. Although I personally still think the video is fake as well.
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