To add to the furore surrounding Watch Dogs, AMD and Nvidia are having a go at one another over claims that the game does not run properly on AMD hardware.
AMD’s Robert Hallock started that battle when he said Nvidia’s Gamesworks programme – used by Ubisoft in Watch Dogs – is a “threat” to PC gaming.
Hallock said that taking part in the programme forces game developers to steer clear of AMD, which is detrimental to gamers using the hardware.
“Participation in the Gameworks programme often precludes the developer from accepting AMD suggestions that would improve performance directly in the game code – the most desirable form of optimization,” he said.
“This change coincides with NVIDIA’s decision to remove all public Direct3D code samples from their site in favor of a ‘contact us for licensing’ page. AMD does not engage in, support, or condone such activities.”
Nvidia has countered these claims, saying that they are “far from the truth”.
Nvidia director of engineering, Cem Cebenoyan, said his company doesn’t force anybody into confining agreements.
“I’ve heard that before from AMD and it’s a little mysterious to me. We don’t and we never have restricted anyone from getting access as part of our agreements. Not with Watch Dogs and not with any other titles,” he said.
“Our agreements focus on interesting things we’re going to do together to improve the experience for all PC gamers and of course for Nvidia customers. We don’t have anything in there restricting anyone from accessing source code or binaries. Developers are free to give builds out to whoever they want. It’s their product.”
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