@sellingthings: The input lag on most TVs isn't great but yeah, most system builds don't include stuff like a monitor or peripherals.

@motopram: I have an HDMI cable going to my TV in the next room.

I haven't used my optical drive since I installed the OS though. That drive has lived in 3 or 4 builds now & I've had no compulsion to upgrade.

@Vojtass: 100 hours in to Crusader Kings II I was still just coming to grips with the game, even after watching tonnes of LPs with experienced players. Civ is so much easier than CK II or EU IV.

@stat84: Best to just jump in. You'll make plenty of mistakes but keep going & get to more modern tech levels so you can make mistakes there too. On Prince difficulty you can probably still manage a victory, even as a newbie. Then begin your second playthrough, learning from all your mistakes feels great.

@Pyrosa: I completed both trees on my first playthrough so I can say, unfortunately not. Wait for the Game of Thrones mods to come...

@Fartman7998: Cultural Victory isn't too hard, that's how I won my first Civ VI game. Just build plenty of culture buildings, put points towards artists & musicians with the Great People wild cards & send archaeologists to collect artifacts.

There's not a lot of visual feedback from your cultural output but you can monitor it in the Victory Types tab.

@TigusVidiks: It's a little obtuse at first but the AI does have reasons for declaring war.

If you look at the Relationships tab in Diplomacy, you'll see a bunch of +/- modifiers. Depending on a number of factors, some of these might appear as "Unknown" but over time you'll learn that some leaders respect a strong navy, others like leaders on the same continent & things like converting cities has consequences too.

There are definitely a few bugs & a few balance tweaks to be made but I've put 28 hours in so far so I wouldn't call it unplayable.

@iandizion713: I'm not sure this is "partnering". Sony & Microsoft use AMD hardware, Nintendo uses Nvidia hardware.

Where did you get 4K streaming from? This article only predicts a 1080P screen max. It might be able to do a pass-through 4K stream for Netflix etc. but I don't believe they've advertised anything like that yet.

@jski: To be fair, there have been a number of changes in those advance copies, plenty of fine tuning has been done.

The opening turns in Civ are always fun but I'm a little concerned about how the mid-late game will turn out. I don't think the review in progress has anything to do with devious motives though. If you truly think that Gamespot is that corrupt then why do you bother coming here?

Hahahahaha! Skyrim! You've finally caught up with five years ago, Nintendo!

I'm sure there's some good stuff there but the fact that they're giving prime space in their trailer to a game from 2011 is hilarious.