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Has anyone been utilizing 64-bit vista or xp and had any success. Its just that with a little fore thought its likely that most PC's sold next year will have 6 gig ram as these systems will be based on intel new i7 core architecture that sport tri-channel memory controllers (2 gig modules per channel).
It certainly perks ones curiousity as to whether or not Blizzard are planning a pure x64 coded version of D3 or if they are counting on the x64 OS being capable of running in an emulated mode to support the game. This would really suck imo!
From my personal experiences, x64 has been a difficult transition to make if not solely due to poor video drivers currently provided by nVidia. I've also noticed that programs are a lot more stable if they are purely written for x64. Can someone else shed some light on this subject, I'm very interested in hearing your points of view and experiences about this transition and what you think the impact will be like for games shortly released. Thank you very much.
Do a little research - how big percentage of PC gamers is using 64bit OS? How many of them has systems with over 4 GB RAM?
And then you can guess - will Blizzard develop game natively for 64bit system to look "cool" in the eyes of few PC enthusiasts, or will they settle for 32bits just to sold few milion D3 copies more?
The Nehalems will be ridiculously expensive when released (the most expensive one is over 1k euro, methinks), do you really believe most people will own one next year? When few have quads right now?
Also, the i7 isn't going to be that much better than a clocked e8600... Although that is another matter
The Nehalems will be ridiculously expensive when released (the most expensive one is over 1k euro, methinks), do you really believe most people will own one next year? When few have quads right now?
Also, the i7 isn't going to be that much better than a clocked e8600... Although that is another matter
For the i7's specifically you may be correct teleportation, but lets not forget the many others too. The mainstream bloomsfield desktop is set to retail at $284 (probably US). Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_N...roarchitecture)
Certainly people have commented on what this will do to the prices of the current core processors on the market. There's also the issue that soon we will be getting some 4 gig ram modules which means people will have a minimum of 8 gig on their rig.
I guess what I'm really saying is that imo we have passed the point of being on the fence with 64 bit, we are now being pushed into it. That assumed (if you agree or not) it would be pretty stupid to be planning the release of a 32 bit game that a company would want to see people playing for another 5-8 years from its release date. Release date still pending.
Can't say I didn't tell you guys so. Looks like D3 will be another dated game like Half-life 2 on release. Pity really I was looking forward to it too.
Can't say I didn't tell you guys so. Looks like D3 will be another dated game like Half-life 2 on release. Pity really I was looking forward to it too.
No it won't be outdated or anything, you are just a minority of a minority that likes extremely high end graphics and geeky tech stuff, if you want a game that has crazy graphics, needs lots of ram and has 64bit support go play Crysis.
And 25% of Vista installations in USA being 64bit doesn't mean anything, it will always be the geeky minority that gets the latest tech world wide, and a gaming company would be extremely retarded if it caters to them and leave out the majority of gamers who have a 2 or 3 years old machines ... that's the most stupid thing to do.
not sure what the problem is i got 64 bit vista and 90% on my games work anyway.
Of course blizzard is going to make sure it runs on 64 bit machines, we know its going to replace 32 bit completely eventually so it only makes sense to have it 32 and 64 bit compatible
it will always be the geeky minority that gets the latest tech world wide, and a gaming company would be extremely retarded if it caters to them and leave out the majority of gamers who have a 2 or 3 years old machines ... that's the most stupid thing to do.
Other game companies do it. You know, those companies that whine about low sales and blame piracy.
Like Crysis, which actually sold badly because it wasn't worth playing unless you rocked two 8800s in SLI and the gameplay was nonexistent.
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