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Considering getting this one, have a couple of questions first to ease my troubled mind.
Is it subscription based, like WoW?
Have they sorted out out that awful unwieldy menu system?
Does Xfire work with it yet?
Cheers
Is it subscription based, like WoW?
Have they sorted out out that awful unwieldy menu system?
Does Xfire work with it yet?
Cheers
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It's a console. It's not all about the RAM. It doesn't work like a PC.
Turok 2 on the N64 had MASSIVE levels, and that only had 4MB of RAM.
Turok 2 on the N64 had MASSIVE levels, and that only had 4MB of RAM.
gerrid wrote:
> Stuff
Yes, this does allow for faster ram speeds however it doesn't add any extra ram therefore I can't see the bigger levels being possible.
> Stuff
Yes, this does allow for faster ram speeds however it doesn't add any extra ram therefore I can't see the bigger levels being possible.
Damarus wrote:
> A chopper and plane with an analogue stick? Especially the plane
> part, would be far too slow of a responce.
Obviously I meant land vehicles. Tanks work especially well on joypads.
> A chopper and plane with an analogue stick? Especially the plane
> part, would be far too slow of a responce.
Obviously I meant land vehicles. Tanks work especially well on joypads.
Damarus wrote:
> The 360 has a measily 512mb of ram. BF2 on the PC requires 2Gb to get
> the best out of it.
You can't compare it, at all. The 360 is designed to do one thing - play games, and it's optimised to do that. The GFX and the CPU are all linked directly, unlike a PC where you have the RAM slotted into the motherboard and bus connections to all the other parts.
Also remember the fact that the game is optimised for the single architecture of the console, rather than having to be compatible with hundreds of different setups, which inevitably means it runs slower than it could on everybody's computers.
> The 360 has a measily 512mb of ram. BF2 on the PC requires 2Gb to get
> the best out of it.
You can't compare it, at all. The 360 is designed to do one thing - play games, and it's optimised to do that. The GFX and the CPU are all linked directly, unlike a PC where you have the RAM slotted into the motherboard and bus connections to all the other parts.
Also remember the fact that the game is optimised for the single architecture of the console, rather than having to be compatible with hundreds of different setups, which inevitably means it runs slower than it could on everybody's computers.
Damarus wrote:
> Stuff
Yet the Xbox (and the 360) have custom hardware, as have all consoles. Halo was ported to the PC. It was appaling, and the game was already 3 years old. Most of the code was the same too.
> Stuff
Yet the Xbox (and the 360) have custom hardware, as have all consoles. Halo was ported to the PC. It was appaling, and the game was already 3 years old. Most of the code was the same too.
gerrid wrote:
> Driving vehicles would be easier, I suppose.
A chopper and plane with an analogue stick? Especially the plane part, would be far too slow of a responce.
> Driving vehicles would be easier, I suppose.
A chopper and plane with an analogue stick? Especially the plane part, would be far too slow of a responce.
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Well considering the 360 is more powerful than the best PC's around
> and everyone will be running it on the same hardware....
The Xbox 360 lacks a decent mouse/keyboard setup.
It is also designed to be run on a TV and will therefore look no where near as good as the PC version anyway.
The 360 has a measily 512mb of ram. BF2 on the PC requires 2Gb to get the best out of it.
And for the life of me, I can't understand the argument about people on different hardware setups. As long as you're game runs smoothly there is no difference other than one has flashier graphics. The only thing that really gives the player the edge, if any, is surround sound. However, this applies to both 360 and PC.
> Well considering the 360 is more powerful than the best PC's around
> and everyone will be running it on the same hardware....
The Xbox 360 lacks a decent mouse/keyboard setup.
It is also designed to be run on a TV and will therefore look no where near as good as the PC version anyway.
The 360 has a measily 512mb of ram. BF2 on the PC requires 2Gb to get the best out of it.
And for the life of me, I can't understand the argument about people on different hardware setups. As long as you're game runs smoothly there is no difference other than one has flashier graphics. The only thing that really gives the player the edge, if any, is surround sound. However, this applies to both 360 and PC.
Driving vehicles would be easier, I suppose.
blimmerfisch wrote:
> Joypad for FPS?
> Compared to mouse/keyboard?
Nostrome n52 from Belkin. best buy I've ever made for a long time.
> Joypad for FPS?
> Compared to mouse/keyboard?
Nostrome n52 from Belkin. best buy I've ever made for a long time.
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Well considering the 360 is more powerful than the best PC's around
> and everyone will be running it on the same hardware....
Whether it looks pretty or not isn't the case.
Joypad for FPS?
Compared to mouse/keyboard?
ESPECIALLY for BF2?
I really don't see it being even REMOTELY as good or as in depth
> Well considering the 360 is more powerful than the best PC's around
> and everyone will be running it on the same hardware....
Whether it looks pretty or not isn't the case.
Joypad for FPS?
Compared to mouse/keyboard?
ESPECIALLY for BF2?
I really don't see it being even REMOTELY as good or as in depth
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