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DuckieHo · 10-18-07

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Originally Posted by aakar

The issue is the damn features which programmers tend to put into games;i.e. SM 2.0-4.0. Its ridiculous to expect the average customer to have high end cards. Just look @ Splinter cell DA, I bought it and there were a lot of complaints that. How do you expect people to have SM 3.0 when it was only about 1-1.5 years old @ the time of release.

It's pretty ridiciulous not to require new hardware over time.

There is a marketing forumla used for game development requirements. I can't remember it exact but is like:

Sells made / ( (total possible sales) - (sale not made) - (sales not wanted)) = a ratio of like .2

The sales not wanted is the part where hardware requirements are made.

DuckieHo · 10-18-07

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Originally Posted by {LSK} Otacon

Hardly makes a difference?

How about for those of us who dont have much money, but go out and spend it all on a top end graphics card and expect it to last a year or 2 at least and be able to play with all the eye candy of games.

If DX10.1 does in fact include new features that our DX10 cards cant produce then im losing eye candy!!! And damnit i want my graphics!

You want.... but you don't need. I am sure your lovely 6800 may have lasted a long time. However, I am 100% sure you were not maxed out on eye candy for the 1-1.5 years of its use.

abe_joker · 10-18-07

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Originally Posted by aakar

dude relax man...if crysis can run I am sure that a game in 2-4 years time will run

The 10.1 is very minimal hardly makes a difference.

then why the heeeeeckkkkkk they put a hardware upgrade!....wouldnt the this freakin 8800GTX handle that?!

{LSK} Otacon · 10-18-07

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Originally Posted by DuckieHo

It's pretty ridiciulous not to require new hardware over time.

Yes, TIME!! As in wait for us to build up some bank before you start shoveling out new features.

Do you know how long iv had this 8800? I bought it over this past summer. And look, its already gonna fall victim to a new era.

{LSK} Otacon · 10-18-07

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Originally Posted by DuckieHo

You want.... but you don't need. I am sure your lovely 6800 may have lasted a long time. However, I am 100% sure you were not maxed out on eye candy for the 1-1.5 years of its use.

Umm yea actually i was. The 6800 was an amazing card, either that or the games sucked. It actually played FEAR close to max, that was the only game it had trouble with. Everything else was a breeze thank you.

FilthySanchez08 · 10-18-07

Will the 8800GTX and the 2900XTs support DX10.1? or will it only work on the new GTSes, the GT, and the 2950 (3x00 series?)

{LSK} Otacon · 10-18-07

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Originally Posted by FilthySanchez08

Will the 8800GTX and the 2900XTs support DX10.1? or will it only work on the new GTSes, the GT, and the 2950 (3x00 series?)

It will work on all. But youll be missing all the fun and exciting features they decided to put into it but crap that nothing supports yet.

Stupid

MS

DuckieHo · 10-18-07

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Originally Posted by abe_joker

then why the heeeeeckkkkkk they put a hardware upgrade!....wouldnt the this freakin 8800GTX handle that?!

Cause there are new API calls that current hardware doesn't have logic for.

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Originally Posted by {LSK} Otacon

Yes, TIME!! As in wait for us to build up some bank before you start shoveling out new features.

Do you know how long iv had this 8800? I bought it over this past summer. And look, its already gonna fall victim to a new era.

The 8800GTS is already 1 yr old. Not anyone's fault that you bought a 6 month old card already.

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Originally Posted by {LSK} Otacon

Umm yea actually i was. The 6800 was an amazing card, either that or the games sucked. It actually played FEAR close to max, that was the only game it had trouble with. Everything else was a breeze thank you.

Try Oblivion (released in Spring 06).

aakar · 10-18-07

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It will work on all. But youll be missing all the fun and exciting features they decided to put into it but crap that nothing supports yet.

Stupid MS

chill dude,take a chill pill you can't do anything about it...its business

aakar · 10-18-07

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The 8800GTS is already 1 yr old. Not anyone's fault that you bought a 6 month old card already.

what he is saying is that, the 8800gts was out before any dx10 games were out.

EDIt

so he is expecting the his 8800 to last longer because, hardly anyone has implemented this new API.

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