DOOM 3: Requirements means Higher End Systems Only??

[caz67]

Hi Guys.

I just read an article, with some unbelievable news.

It seems that, the upcoming release of DoomIII, will only be for highend systems.

Does that mean, we all have to upgrade to min specs to play???

Doom3.

It appears to be a rumour only, but we will have to wait and see.

 

[Budman]

It appears to be a rumour only, but we will have to wait and see.

That's the only sensible thing you said.

Wait till it's out then we will see,games nowadays come out too early & patches always make it perform better after (as should from the beginning).


wait till it's out.

 

[MDE]

Update: After reading this information, we asked id software for confirmation and they have replied saying that the information that appeared in the article is totally false and a fabrication on the magazine's part.

It's pure BS.

 

[caz67]

I did mention that it was just rumours!!!

But it still leaves you wondering doesnt it???

 

[MDE]

IMO rumor!=fabrication.

 

[AIWGuru]

Obviously a fabrication. Those specs list Pixel Shader 1.1. That's a direct X spec. This is an Open GL game.

 

[AIWGuru]

I wish they would stop shipping games that take 4-6 cds on CDs. Use a DVD for chrissake. I mean, we don't ship games with 2500floppies because some people don't have CDroms.
Shipping on DVD exlusively could help curb piracy since not all people have DVD burners.
Incidentaly, this happened when CD games were first launched. Cd burners were rare.

 

[PliotronX]

Originally posted by: AIWGuru
I wish they would stop shipping games that take 4-6 cds on CDs. Use a DVD for chrissake. I mean, we don't ship games with 2500floppies because some people don't have CDroms.
Shipping on DVD exlusively could help curb piracy since not all people have DVD burners.
Incidentaly, this happened when CD games were first launched. Cd burners were rare.

Yup, I was excited when I heard Far Cry was to be DVD only, but that quickly turned to anger when they decided DVDs would only be available in Europe while the US would see 5 disc CD miniature collections. When a single scratch could render the whole game unusable, it'd not a wonder why people back up now more than ever. When a DVD drive costs less than a new game itself, people without DVD drives (and game publishers) have nothing to whine about.

 

[Algere]

Originally posted by: AIWGuru
I wish they would stop shipping games that take 4-6 cds on CDs. Use a DVD for chrissake. I mean, we don't ship games with 2500floppies because some people don't have CDroms.
Shipping on DVD exlusively could help curb piracy since not all people have DVD burners.
Incidentaly, this happened when CD games were first launched. Cd burners were rare.

Writable DVD drives are now sub-$100 so won't be much long b4 dvd (re)writing becomes commonplace

 

[AIWGuru]

Originally posted by: Algere

Originally posted by: AIWGuru
I wish they would stop shipping games that take 4-6 cds on CDs. Use a DVD for chrissake. I mean, we don't ship games with 2500floppies because some people don't have CDroms.
Shipping on DVD exlusively could help curb piracy since not all people have DVD burners.
Incidentaly, this happened when CD games were first launched. Cd burners were rare.

Writable DVD drives are now sub-$100 so won't be much long b4 dvd (re)writing becomes commonplace

Yep. But they're not commonplace yet. Just like when CD burners weren't quite common yet.

Of course, the AVERAGE consumer doens't have much incentive to upgrade to a DVD burner. The drive to make a mixed CD appeals to a lot of people. not so much with movies. There are a lot of common users who barely can pirate software. This would make it that much prohibitive IMHO.

 

[MDE]

I hope they realize that one DVD is probably cheaper than three or four CDs. I'm going to buy the UT2004 Special Edition just because it's on a DVD (the free headset helps too).

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: MonkeyDriveExpress
I hope they realize that one DVD is probably cheaper than three or four CDs. I'm going to buy the UT2004 Special Edition just because it's on a DVD (the free headset helps too).

Agreed. They should have switched to DVD a loooooong time ago. Next it'll be blu-ray discs or something.

 

[Bovinicus]

I could care less what kind of media the game is released on at this point. They just need to release the damned game already!

 

[AIWGuru]

Originally posted by: Bovinicus
I could care less what kind of media the game is released on at this point. They just need to release the damned game already!

You COULD?

 

[Tango57]

The Doom3portal I think gives a more realistic idea of what the system requirements for the game will be. Doom 3 system requirements

 

[AIWGuru]

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1821&p=22
wow, a geforce fx 5200 Ultra plays this game at over 30 fps 1024x768.
All nvidia cards rape ATI's cards in this game. The ancient FX 5800Ultra is faster than ATI's best offering. VERY Surprising.

 

[MDE]

Nvidia has always spanked ATi in OpenGL preformance.

 

[MichaelZ]

Great for all the TI users whom don't plan on upgrading for a while yet.

On the DVD issue, oh god please make them release games on DVD. I just got Splinter Cell last week and finally got around to playing a game today. Very well made game and has a nice concept. Downer was another 3 CD's just like UT2003, frustrating as hell. Far Cry is a 5 CD collection? *raises brow*

people without DVD drives (and game publishers) have nothing to whine about.

Agreed.

 

[sirspotticus]

john carmack told me to buy doom III and put it in a lock box not to be opened before the year 2020. By then we should have computers that will meet the minimum requirements to the play the game. Someone please post this stunning information on their gaming website so that others can plan appropriate hardware upgrades when the time comes.

 

[Davegod]

Update: After reading this information, we asked id software for confirmation and they have replied saying that the information that appeared in the article is totally false and a fabrication on the magazine's part.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: Davegod

Update: After reading this information, we asked id software for confirmation and they have replied saying that the information that appeared in the article is totally false and a fabrication on the magazine's part.

You're a quick one .

 

[Brian48]

Bah, I'm not worried about D3 all that much. I think it will play well on most systems. It's all the new games based on the new D3 engine that will follow shortly after it's release that really put your machine to the test.

 

[Bovinicus]

Originally posted by: AIWGuru

Originally posted by: Bovinicus
I could care less what kind of media the game is released on at this point. They just need to release the damned game already!

You COULD?

Yes. "I could care less" is a well-known figure of speech...

 

[Vernor]

Why release on DVD only and lose potential customers ?


Untill DVD burners have been 50$ for a while, there's no point

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: Bovinicus

Originally posted by: AIWGuru

Originally posted by: Bovinicus
I could care less what kind of media the game is released on at this point. They just need to release the damned game already!

You COULD?

Yes. "I could care less" is a well-known figure of speech...

And it means that you DO care about something.

I couldn't care less may have been the actual phrase you were looking for, meaning you care the least amount possible about the medium, but do want the game.
There have been threads in OT about this.

And multi-CD games are excessive, most new games seem to come on 2 discs or more, it sucks. But it does mean easier backups can be made.