Bethesda VP: Developing For PC is a "Headache"
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Actually no. They use file hosts and it's really easy to download and burn the disc. (NOT THAT I DO THIS MODS I'M JUST EXPLAINING THE PROCESS!)Yes bricking your xbox can happen but people just keep buying them until a mod chip works. It's just as easy.Kopikatsu said:
I guarantee that used games sales top piracy easily.
Edit: Important thing here is that bethesda just blamed PC drivers for "years of hard work coming off as buggy"
Edit: Important thing here is that bethesda just blamed PC drivers for "years of hard work coming off as buggy"
Aha, I have worse. Some guy tried to put his card in but it wouldn't stay in. It was the wrong size. He decided to WELD it on to his mobo. WTF?amaranth_dru said:
The best part is, he welded it on upside down
I love the way they are saying that developing for the PC is a headache, using reasons that have exited forever.
Hardware variations? The PC has always had varied hardware in comparison to consoles. This has always been the case. In fact it is better now than it used to be. We now have only 2 CPU makers instead of 4. 2 (3 if you have to count Intel) gaming GPU makers, instead of the 5 or 6 previously, each with their own language to talk to their cards.
The truth is today's PC's have, arguably, a lower level of variation than they have had previously.
These are just lame excuses by companies looking to move out of the PC market. Or excuse games that may lack polish due to most of the resources being used to make the console versions.
I understand why companies are doing this. I just wish they would be straight instead using lame excuses and myths, about the PC, to justify their change in focus....
Hardware variations? The PC has always had varied hardware in comparison to consoles. This has always been the case. In fact it is better now than it used to be. We now have only 2 CPU makers instead of 4. 2 (3 if you have to count Intel) gaming GPU makers, instead of the 5 or 6 previously, each with their own language to talk to their cards.
The truth is today's PC's have, arguably, a lower level of variation than they have had previously.
These are just lame excuses by companies looking to move out of the PC market. Or excuse games that may lack polish due to most of the resources being used to make the console versions.
I understand why companies are doing this. I just wish they would be straight instead using lame excuses and myths, about the PC, to justify their change in focus....
There is a difference between buggy game and game that won't play cause card is too awful to play game on. An how are pc's getting blame for 'buggy' games and piracy? Sure pc piracy gets all the attention but that doesn't mean consoles don't have it too. I can't remember last console game I was able to even put in that didn't have a obligatory patch. The advantage that consoles offered with put disc in and play is dead with need for patches to fix buggy games.
I have this same issue. It's rather funny when it happens. "You have a Nvidia GTX460 SE graphics card. It might not be able to run counterstrike. Would you like to continue?" Yeah...Kopikatsu said:
Wait; developing to be compatible with an evolving and varied range of computers is more difficult than developing for a standardised ancient gaming-box? REALLY? THIS IS SO SURPRISING!
You know what, making shoes for people wearing different colours is a headache. It just is. Everyone should wear black so that we can make our shoes more compatible.
Love you Bethesda. 2 hours 26 minutes.
You know what, making shoes for people wearing different colours is a headache. It just is. Everyone should wear black so that we can make our shoes more compatible.
Love you Bethesda. 2 hours 26 minutes.
I have the second best video card made by AMD, and it says that to me. I think it's a matter of our cards being too new. Especially because AMD is a steam partner.Kopikatsu said:
Much like your own comment? Console piracy requires modifications to allow for homebrew, which instantly makes it fifty times harder than "download torrent client, profit".stiver said:
OT: I'm not surprised. Thankfully, each component of a PC has two major suppliers (ATI/Nvidia, AMD/Intel, etc). Imagine the headaches that would be caused by four or five popular architectures.
It's pretty easy.Kopikatsu said:
Step One: Take your computer into a parts store and ask them to upgrade it within your price point.
Step Two: YAY!
If you insist on going manual (thus avoiding the store fee), you do the following:
Step One: Select a card. Look up the ATI/Nvidia lineups, and select a more recent card. (I don't know about the ATI lineup, but for Nvidia, pick something in the Geforce 400/500 generation, probably a 480 or 570. The 8000/9000s are old, despite being a higher number.)
Step Two: Google the card and check user reviews/price point. There are tons of hardware enthusiast sites that will tell you if the card is worth it.
Step Two Point Five: If you have a non-standard motherboard, check to make sure that it's compatible. If you have normal hardware/don't know, you can skip this. Also, if you buy a beefier card, make sure your power supply is adequate! If your power supply is less than 600W, try sticking to a less intense 540 or equivalent. The wattage should be on the power supply in your case, it's the big brick thing that hosts the cord you plug into the wall.
Step Three: Buy the card.
Step Four: Follow the pictures in the installation manual. Yes, there are pictures. It's almost impossible to mess up a card swap. For clarity, though, you find and remove the old card (assuming you even have one, it sounds like you use a chipset) by pressing the switches on the side (if there) and pulling out firmly. Take that to a computer graveyard later. Now check the motherboard connector on the side of your card to see which slot it will fit in.
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Connect all the relevant power cables, boot up your computer, and install the software that came on a disk with the card. Congrats, you changed your card quicker than it takes to make coffee.
PM me if you have questions or need help.
...What is this language you're speaking and where can I find a translation to English?lacktheknack said:
No, wait, I'll try to work this out on my own. 'Solder...video card...to motherboard...!'
Well, why didn't you just say so! AFK, going to pick up an arc welder and a video card!
(In all seriousness, I think I'll just pay the store to do it.)
Do you know how hard it is for computer science students to speak layman's English? ;_;Kopikatsu said:
I'll get it one day...
