BF3 built primarly for DX11 XP and DX9 not supported!

http://bf3blog.com/2010/12/battlfield-3-wont-support-windows-xp/

read it and weep xp lovers. It's time to upgrade and leave outdated OS's behiend. You are holding PC gaming back. stop holding PC gaming back.

(JK about a few things)

Wasn't this already known? I'll upgrade to Windows 7 by the time BF3 comes out anyway, no big deal :P.

I want to know how their damage modeling and environment destruction will turn out.

hoping it's mind-blowing...because I'm a real sucker for destruction:P

could be an insta-buy just based on that.

I want to know how their damage modeling and environment destruction will turn out.

hoping it's mind-blowing...because I'm a real sucker for destruction:P

could be an insta-buy just based on that.

HavocV3

Wasn't this already known? I'll upgrade to Windows 7 by the time BF3 comes out anyway, no big deal :P.

DarkerKamikaze

I want to know how their damage modeling and environment destruction will turn out.

hoping it's mind-blowing...because I'm a real sucker for destruction:P

could be an insta-buy just based on that.

HavocV3

I wouldnt get to hyped for this just yet. It sounds like they might just lock out the DX9 features for PC gamers. I mean this is ment to be in development for consoles as well? and they will bring in more sales most likely combined. I guess we will have to wait to see what this turns out to be like. I hope its a beast of a game but not to beasty that it requires insaine computers to run it at full settings etc.

BF3 is the only game that will make me upgrade to Windows 7. Windows XP has been good to me, haven't spent a dime on a new OS in a long time and I still run all the games I want, and able to do everything I need to do on my PC.

I wouldnt get to hyped for this just yet. It sounds like they might just lock out the DX9 features for PC gamers. I mean this is ment to be in development for consoles as well? and they will bring in more sales most likely combined. I guess we will have to wait to see what this turns out to be like. I hope its a beast of a game but not to beasty that it requires insaine computers to run it at full settings etc.

o0squishy0o

Remember, the Frostbite 2.0 engine is being built for native DX11 (or DX10) while the Frostbite engine is the ones on the consoles.

[QUOTE="o0squishy0o"]

I wouldnt get to hyped for this just yet. It sounds like they might just lock out the DX9 features for PC gamers. I mean this is ment to be in development for consoles as well? and they will bring in more sales most likely combined. I guess we will have to wait to see what this turns out to be like. I hope its a beast of a game but not to beasty that it requires insaine computers to run it at full settings etc.

Wasdie

Remember, the Frostbite 2.0 engine is being built for native DX11 (or DX10) while the Frostbite engine is the ones on the consoles.

Good.

This is what my tax return will go to.

My last built PC in 2005 was for BF2, the next will be for BF3.

I just have to re-learn how to play shooters on PC again. I have gotten so used to shooters on the DualShock3

well xp users must be pissed . This is good news for high end gamers as xp has held back pc gaming a bit .

I wouldnt get to hyped for this just yet. It sounds like they might just lock out the DX9 features for PC gamers. I mean this is ment to be in development for consoles as well? and they will bring in more sales most likely combined. I guess we will have to wait to see what this turns out to be like. I hope its a beast of a game but not to beasty that it requires insaine computers to run it at full settings etc.

o0squishy0o

I will already have x2 5870's by then so im looking forward to seeing a true DX11 game. Hopefully I can max it out. If not we go trifire and hopefully my CPU doesn't bottleneck the GPU's.

Yeah this was pretty much known as Dice was excited about DX11 on PC, the cell (or something I cant remember) on the PS3, and they didnt really say there was anything special about the 360 :P.

well xp users must be pissed . This is good news for high end gamers as xp has held back pc gaming a bit .

dontshackzmii

Well I guess it's time to leave XP behind. :P

[QUOTE="o0squishy0o"]

I wouldnt get to hyped for this just yet. It sounds like they might just lock out the DX9 features for PC gamers. I mean this is ment to be in development for consoles as well? and they will bring in more sales most likely combined. I guess we will have to wait to see what this turns out to be like. I hope its a beast of a game but not to beasty that it requires insaine computers to run it at full settings etc.

savagetwinkie

1. SPU MLAA's existance on PS3 = incompetent HDR FP + MSAA. Workaround for RSX issue.

2. Log encoded HDR's existance on PS3 = incompetent HDR FP + MSAA. Workaround for RSX issue.

Onsomecases, the limitation is on the actual hardware.

I think PC users have used to upgrade their hardware and software because of new games. I don't have problems with this. I got Win 7 with my new PC.

[QUOTE="o0squishy0o"]

I wouldnt get to hyped for this just yet. It sounds like they might just lock out the DX9 features for PC gamers. I mean this is ment to be in development for consoles as well? and they will bring in more sales most likely combined. I guess we will have to wait to see what this turns out to be like. I hope its a beast of a game but not to beasty that it requires insaine computers to run it at full settings etc.

savagetwinkie

what you think every console developer developes in machine codes while referring to the provided instruction set book for the GPUs??? lmfao

People still use xp? ;)

This has been known for months, and still doesn't mean that they'll do BF3 right.

Great now majority of the people won't get to play BF3.

I think the dinosaurs were still around when this news was reported.

MS killed DX10 by not supporting it for XP, its not the gamers fault that its an otherwise perfectly usable OS.GulliversTravel

The OS is rather outdated and not as much driver support.

Windows 7 runs just as good if not better in some areas and it has great driver support.

Great news, now we can see the PC version full potential, it's the only version I want to get after all.

It's good news, but the gameplay could still easily be consolized.

I'm also still waiting on my 128 player maps, which were originally going to be included in BF2.

great news, hopefully this will be like BF2, which was technically far ahead of the console games at the time. (in 2005 with the xbox, Cube, and PS2 gen):P

I will be buying this :)

Now the last time I played Battlefield 2 was around the time it came out, but you know what? I don't even know what about that game I liked...I truly just don't know, but I do know that I would head to my friends house unannounced just to hijack his PC to play it :P

Let's hope this turns out nicely :)

[QUOTE="mayceV"]

http://bf3blog.com/2010/12/battlfield-3-wont-support-windows-xp/

read it and weep xp lovers. It's time to upgrade and leave outdated OS's behiend. You are holding PC gaming back. stop holding PC gaming back.

(JK about a few things)

Brownesque

Just grab a cheap copy from your local school. $25 Genuine WIN 7 Ultimate ftw.

BF3 is the only game that will make me upgrade to Windows 7. Windows XP has been good to me, haven't spent a dime on a new OS in a long time and I still run all the games I want, and able to do everything I need to do on my PC.

CPM_basic

You're missing out. Windows 7 is amazing. I never had Vista, but upgrading to Windows 7 after XP was one of the best things I ever did. It was worth every penny.

Games actually ran faster in 7 with the same hardware I was using before the upgrade in XP.

great news, hopefully this will be like BF2, which was technically far ahead of the console games at the time. (in 2005 with the xbox, Cube, and PS2 gen):P

MIYAMOTOnext007

[QUOTE="mayceV"]

http://bf3blog.com/2010/12/battlfield-3-wont-support-windows-xp/

read it and weep xp lovers. It's time to upgrade and leave outdated OS's behiend. You are holding PC gaming back. stop holding PC gaming back.

(JK about a few things)

Brownesque

YES!!!!!!!! :)

Just got a DX11 card finally and man im enjoying it, hope more games use dx11 in the future (:

Tried Metro today in Dx11, wow.. its like a whole new game from when I was playing it in DX10/DX9.

I think PC users have used to upgrade their hardware and software because of new games. I don't have problems with this. I got Win 7 with my new PC.

Icarian

Little off topic but I see you are playing Drakensang, enjoying it? I found it to be a nice little under the radar rpg ;)

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Wasn't this already known? I'll upgrade to Windows 7 by the time BF3 comes out anyway, no big deal :P.

lawlessx

http://www.neoseeker.com/news/14494-battlefield-3-leaving-dx-9-behind-frostbite-2-engine-good-news-for-pc-gamers/

well xp users must be pissed . This is good news for high end gamers as xp has held back pc gaming a bit .

dontshackzmii

its like a whole new game from when I was playing it in DX10/DX9.

kozzy1234

Great now majority of the people won't get to play BF3.

ZombeGoast

BF2 didnt supporta 10 year old os either, in fact it didnt even support win 98.

win7 64 bit is lame , dont get it ,

get 32 bit version if you can but ya time to leave xp behind for vista or 7 , i like my vista better lol

win7 64 bit is lame , dont get it ,

get 32 bit version if you can but ya time to leave xp behind for vista or 7 , i like my vista better lol

mariokart64fan