I think he mostly hopes for something like REYES for games, which would improve quality somewhat (motion blur and DOF look nice), but that's probably never going to become part of the fixed-function pipeline. That's why he's calling for a "back to software" approach.
WRT Larrabee, I agree with you, and I wonder if the scientific market can recover their development costs.
WRT Larrabee, I agree with you, and I wonder if the scientific market can recover their development costs.