Dice: Games That Require a 64-bit OS are Incoming
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That's not really proof. C&C has been more or less a PC only thing and given the fact that games from DICE have developed on mutiplatorms with a console based audiance despite Crysis 1 being a PC exclusive for a while.gigastar said:
Still, I wouldn't hold my breath too long for C&C:gen 2 being a PC exclusive.
I'll believe it when I see it. The issue has never been the user base. The issue with 64-bit games has been a lot of legacy code Casts(converts) 64bit addresses into 32bit integers. Basically making it so any number that is over 31/32 bits converts to negative to to 0. If they've finally got their act together and cleaned up their bad coding habits then they should have 64bit apps available. It's been embarrassing that the Downloadable games don't have two version. One 64bit and one 32bit but If you code poorly then you can't do that. 64bit can give you a 20% performance boost, not just added ram capacity.
You're right though about Doom-Slayer. Going from 8gigs to 16gigs will have ZERO effect on Skyrim. One version has a 2 Gig limit because it is a 32 bit app using a signed integer to keep track of memory, and the other has a 4 Gig limit because it is a 32 bit app using an Unsigned integer to keep track of memory. There is no 64 bit version.
However, for anyone who has had their game improve performance, I have some 60$ gold platted HDMI cables that will improve your digital audio quality. Your Mp3's will sound 100x better ;p
Says the person who doesn't know how to make a ram disk ;PMatthew94 said:
You're right though about Doom-Slayer. Going from 8gigs to 16gigs will have ZERO effect on Skyrim. One version has a 2 Gig limit because it is a 32 bit app using a signed integer to keep track of memory, and the other has a 4 Gig limit because it is a 32 bit app using an Unsigned integer to keep track of memory. There is no 64 bit version.
However, for anyone who has had their game improve performance, I have some 60$ gold platted HDMI cables that will improve your digital audio quality. Your Mp3's will sound 100x better ;p
Also, almost all current CPU's for sale today (even some of the higher end atom processors) are 64bit CPUs, that does not mean that the operating system or the games are (or need to be) 64 bit, it just means the CPU could support them if they were.gigastar said:
lol, good thing i upgraded my pc last month. but i still will not get any DICE games because it has a ?A logo on it. and i stay far away from any games that have ?A written on it.
64-bit OS upgrades are the new DVD-Rom drive. People bitched and moaned when developers finally started putting games on a single DVD instead of 4-6 CDs, and the publishers pretty much had to say "Hi! We are sending this message from the 21st century. Please join us if you would like to continue playing games!"
Well? Welcome to the 2010s. Please join us.
Well? Welcome to the 2010s. Please join us.
I have had a 64 bit OS for about 5 or 6 years now. I would find it strange that PC gamers don't have such a system.
More RAM can certainly speed up load times if you have enough to set up a RAM disk. But that's probably not what he's talking about.Matthew94 said:
Windows 8 is coming out in only a 64-bit version, as far as I remember. So, as long as you upgrade when it works, or get a new computer, all will be good.
I see DICE's point, and I'm totally with them, however, I do think that we need to upgrade the console's first, so that they can match the current PC tech levels. The PS3 only has 256MB of RAM, and that actually is starting to cause problems. Serious Sam 3 is currently unable to be ported easily, because of the RAM problems. The reason Battlefield 3 can have more players in a match on PC is because of the RAM.
I see DICE's point, and I'm totally with them, however, I do think that we need to upgrade the console's first, so that they can match the current PC tech levels. The PS3 only has 256MB of RAM, and that actually is starting to cause problems. Serious Sam 3 is currently unable to be ported easily, because of the RAM problems. The reason Battlefield 3 can have more players in a match on PC is because of the RAM.
