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Half Life 2 - now 64 bit

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Valve announcement

"The first 64-bit Valve games released will be native 64-bit versions of Half-Life 2 and Lost Coast, and have been developed to take advantage of AMD Athlon? 64 FX processor-based systems - the ultimate 64-bit gaming platform for PC enthusiasts.

The 64-bit versions of these games are being offered to all Half-Life 2 owners via Steam?, Valve?s online platform for delivering games and digital content directly to users around the world"
 
Originally posted by: arcenite
So is there anything special you have to do?
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It looks like it will be available to current HL2 owners for download on Steam. Of course you will need a 64bit OS and CPU to run it...
 
Originally posted by: Viditor
Originally posted by: arcenite
So is there anything special you have to do?
Click to expand...

It looks like it will be available to current HL2 owners for download on Steam. Of course you will need a 64bit OS and CPU to run it...
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Is XP upgradable to 64bit for free od do you have to buy a whole new OS???
 
Originally posted by: Opteron Guy
Originally posted by: Viditor
Originally posted by: arcenite
So is there anything special you have to do?
Click to expand...

It looks like it will be available to current HL2 owners for download on Steam. Of course you will need a 64bit OS and CPU to run it...
Click to expand...

Is XP upgradable to 64bit for free od do you have to buy a whole new OS???
Click to expand...

No what I mean is, I don't see "HL2 - 64" on my steam download list. So did it update automatically or...?

Also opteron guy, for a game to support x64 does not require the OS to.
 
Originally posted by: arcenite
Originally posted by: Opteron Guy
Originally posted by: Viditor
Originally posted by: arcenite
So is there anything special you have to do?
Click to expand...

It looks like it will be available to current HL2 owners for download on Steam. Of course you will need a 64bit OS and CPU to run it...
Click to expand...

Is XP upgradable to 64bit for free od do you have to buy a whole new OS???
Click to expand...

No what I mean is, I don't see "HL2 - 64" on my steam download list. So did it update automatically or...?

Also opteron guy, for a game to support x64 does not require the OS to.
Click to expand...

If it's not on the list yet, then my guess is an announcement of the upcoming download (you might try asking Valve about it...). The announcement is dated 12/22, so you should probably keep an eye on your Steam download list...
Another possibility is that it recognises that you aren't running XP64 so it doesn't offer it as an option for you.

for a game to support x64 does not require the OS to
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To run a program in 64 bit, you must have a 64bit OS and drivers. However, you can run a 32bit program on a 64bit platform...

For OGuy, I don't believe it is a free upgrade anymore, unless you have an OEM computer with WinXP Pro, AND they have that agreement with MS...
 
Originally posted by: Viditor
Originally posted by: arcenite
Originally posted by: Opteron Guy
Originally posted by: Viditor
Originally posted by: arcenite
So is there anything special you have to do?
Click to expand...

It looks like it will be available to current HL2 owners for download on Steam. Of course you will need a 64bit OS and CPU to run it...
Click to expand...

Is XP upgradable to 64bit for free od do you have to buy a whole new OS???
Click to expand...

No what I mean is, I don't see "HL2 - 64" on my steam download list. So did it update automatically or...?

Also opteron guy, for a game to support x64 does not require the OS to.
Click to expand...

If it's not on the list yet, then my guess is an announcement of the upcoming download (you might try asking Valve about it...). The announcement is dated 12/22, so you should probably keep an eye on your Steam download list...
Another possibility is that it recognises that you aren't running XP64 so it doesn't offer it as an option for you.

for a game to support x64 does not require the OS to
Click to expand...
To run a program in 64 bit, you must have a 64bit OS and drivers. However, you can run a 32bit program on a 64bit platform...
For OGuy, I don't believe it is a free upgrade anymore, unless you have an OEM computer with WinXP Pro, AND they have that agreement with MS...
Click to expand...

Thanks for the information.
 
So whats the big deal? I mean what is this going to do for you gaming wise? I am asking because I don't know.......n00bish you might say 😉
 
Originally posted by: PC Surgeon
So whats the big deal? I mean what is this going to do for you gaming wise? I am asking because I don't know.......n00bish you might say 😉
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It should increase performance... i.e. performance increase in Farcry 32-bit to 64-bit, a significant increase.
 
I'd wait for some benchmarks before getting excited. And WinXP64 is still a very un-friendly OS. I wouldn't recommend it yet. Driver support is still very poor.

 
The game automatically detects it and runs accordingly. i can actually see visual diference in my game as of now and im not running windows xp 64
 
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