Posted January 11, 2015
low rated
ohh damn, looks like my commodore 64 wont run it in 1080p & 60fps :(. i wont buy it.
Coelocanth: But it wouldn't be for one game. You'd get hooked and rejoin the PC Master Race and start buying PC games again. Join us! We have cookies, all beautifully rendered in stunning graphical detail! 
jamyskis: Hardly. I've been trying to find a reason to really get back into PC gaming, but what my experience has essentially boiled down to is picking up the PC boxed version of a game, reading the back, finding "Steam required" or "Origin required" or "UPlay required", putting it back and buying the PS4 version instead. I don't buy digital unless it is VERY cheap, as in €5 or less.
I'm still waiting for DRM-free boxed versions of Divinity: Original Sin and Wasteland 2 - essentially the only two reasons for me to really return to PC gaming outside of playing the stuff I already have - but since those are unlikely to ever appear, those two will be bundle fodder for me 2-3 years down the line, and I have enough to play until then.
I'm not someone who goes apeshit crazy over 30fps vs. 60fps, 720p vs. 1080p, or various degrees of anti-aliasing. Sure, I can notice it in comparisons of screenshots, but when it comes to playing the games, like much of the civilised world, I rarely make a big deal out of it. I don't mod a great deal, with the exception of a few Elder Scrolls tweaks. So what is the essentially the difference for me if I game on PC? DRM. Which, to be frank, is something that I can do without given that I have the choice.
Enebias: So, basically, I'd say: if you surpass the minimum requirements, even if not by much, I would recommend to get it on PC. PC mater race crap aside, consoles will necessarily have lower resolutions, terrible framerate (all right, that is based on my perception of the average 30, yet as a former X360 owner I can state that in many games there have been many dives under that limit) and much worse textures, so I think that it would be hard to have a worse product on your computer than on a console. Just think about the comparison between TW2 on PC and Xbox 360: imo, even on the lowest settings, the PC won hands down.
Of course, when in doubt it would be better to wait until release and see how it actually runs on other people's machines before deciding.jamyskis: The thing is, the game being DRM-free at retail, I would have at least been willing to take that risk if my system was just a bit above the recommended specs. If the game didn't perform adequately, I could have at least re-sold it and cut my losses. The problem in my case though is that my GPU is exactly on the minimum line (an HD 7870), and my CPU is a Phenom X4 920, overclocked from 2.8GHz to 3.0GHz. I've tried overclocking to 3.2GHz, it overheats. That puts my CPU at a tack below the minimum requirements and puts into question just how conservative those requirements are.
It's good and possible that the specifications given there are for medium or high detail as opposed to ultra. If that's the case, I'd still go for the PC version and see how the PC develops from there on out. But as you say, short of CDPR releasing a demo or benchmark, it's better to wait until release to see how it runs on everyone else's machines. and there it goes again, how much does sony pay you for this hidden ad shit?
I'm still waiting for DRM-free boxed versions of Divinity: Original Sin and Wasteland 2 - essentially the only two reasons for me to really return to PC gaming outside of playing the stuff I already have - but since those are unlikely to ever appear, those two will be bundle fodder for me 2-3 years down the line, and I have enough to play until then.
I'm not someone who goes apeshit crazy over 30fps vs. 60fps, 720p vs. 1080p, or various degrees of anti-aliasing. Sure, I can notice it in comparisons of screenshots, but when it comes to playing the games, like much of the civilised world, I rarely make a big deal out of it. I don't mod a great deal, with the exception of a few Elder Scrolls tweaks. So what is the essentially the difference for me if I game on PC? DRM. Which, to be frank, is something that I can do without given that I have the choice.
Of course, when in doubt it would be better to wait until release and see how it actually runs on other people's machines before deciding.
It's good and possible that the specifications given there are for medium or high detail as opposed to ultra. If that's the case, I'd still go for the PC version and see how the PC develops from there on out. But as you say, short of CDPR releasing a demo or benchmark, it's better to wait until release to see how it runs on everyone else's machines.
Post edited January 11, 2015 by apehater
