Deus Ex: Human Revolution to support 3D, DirectX 11 and more

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  Aw. I was hoping for "shiny" DX11 support. But I can deal with dull, I guess. : Conan
  • haha, I wonder if these posts will be the gateway to post editing. It will be both a glorious and horren... : one random winner
  • Sadly, it was supposed to say "full" as it does in the post; however, I cannot edit the Chatty summaries.... : XAVdeMATOS
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  Only five monitors? What a crappy console port. : Haxim
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    No sale unless there is 6 monitor support. : dlr(2)
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      Agreed. You kinda need this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMbHZ8Mn__g : Epsilon Sector
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        I take that back. You need THIS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6Vf8R_gOec&feature=related 24 monitor... : Epsilon Sector
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          Too much dead space. : EruditeCaveman
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            Yeah, I'd rather have this: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.10150170023379394.314884.1761412... : Haxim
            • Holy shit! Ok, I concede. That wins :D : Epsilon Sector
            • haha, i'd need binoculars to read from one side to the other : Veegeezee
• ahhh my 3d tv will be happy ^^ : Dark Drakonis
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  "the addition of DX11 and AMD-specific features" Wow. I remember the last time that happened to nVid... : HisDivineOrder
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    I remember the last time that it happened to AMD users as well. It goes both ways and its shitty both way... : TheDaFox
    • I don't know about you, but tesselation (in my opinion) is the most important technology games should int... : Epsilon Sector
  • PRETTY SURE that is fixed now http://gamegpu.ru/plugins/content/jumultithumb/img.php?src=Li4vLi4vLi4vaW1h... : ajvitaly
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  Basically, buy it on PC if you want the full experience : MisterPhoton
  • As it fucking should be. : foxxo
  • Guess 2011 tech is better than 2004 tech. : Marrbe
  • Does the "full experience" include being delay, lots of DRM, and not recieving all the DLC the console ve... : baron calamity
• Cool, at least its something sounds good. : valcan_s
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  The summary on the news page says "dull" support for DX11 instead of what probably should be "full" suppo... : dpgagnon
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    truth in advertising : MamiyaOtaru
    • Kind of like how they state support for "multicore cpu's" but only state performence increases from singl... : Epsilon Sector
• Do we know if it is going to use Steamworks or GFWL or gamespy? : Dr_Cube
• Will it support DX11 out of the box? or will there be a patch that will come out 5 months later like all ... : Modulus
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  What did I do now? : Nixx2004
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    Not that there is anything at all wrong with Epsilon Sector's post, but these kind of questions and deman... : Khakimon
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      I agree, there is a tremendous amount of hardware and possible configurations to deal with. We're talking about DX9, DX10, DX10.1, and DX11 cards from 2 separate brands, 2 separate types of drivers and compatibility issues with people who do and don't update their drivers regularly, potentially resulting in crashes. Then there are at least 4 or so different brands for just dedicated sound cards, excluding integrated, or using a Radeon for hardware accelerated sound. Programming for multiple cores is far from simple, and if I recall correctly, Intel, AMD, Microsoft, and a few other companies are attempting to put together a computer language that makes writing programs for multiple cores in an efficient manner is underway. Otherwise, it is truly difficult for a programmer, who has done single core code, to figure out how to write code for 2 or more processors, then on top of that, doing so in a cost effective manner.
      
      As for consolization, that term is being thrown all over the place with different meanings that often get confused, myself included. It can either mean "dumbed down", which usually means the removal of features that were perhaps present in previous versions of the game, was designed initially for a console, then rapidly ported to a PC with no optimization for either graphics or controls. This results in even a powerhouse of a PC, which has hardware credentials that 'should' be upwards of 5-20 times faster than a console with current generation hardware, to running horribly since the software for the game was optimized for a very specific design of hardware. Think about it like this. You're a human, and you need to run a mile to get to your destination...no traffic, etc. It takes you 5 minutes to run that mile. Now you've upgraded to a car, but because it's not optimized (has no gas), you have to push your car the whole mile, which takes you 3 hours. If your car was optimized, you could have traveled that mile in 20 seconds. The unoptimized controls results in significant input lag due to mouse movements being interpreted through the eyes of a "joystick" like that on console controllers. This results in the feeling of not having precision, lag, and feels very tacky since all optimized games, or when you're simply moving your mouse around in circles on your screen while browsing Shacknews results in near instantaneous response, give or take a millisecond or so depending on whether you're using a wired or wireless mouse. Now, if anyone asks, for example, why most PC gamers disliked Halo for the PC, the primary reason isn't necessarily that it wasn't a fun game, but that it was unoptimized for both the hardware, and the controls, making even very fast computers play the game terribly, and the controls feeling "unnatural."
      
      The other "type" of consolization, which is actually a good thing, is called "streamlining". This process simply benefits all users by making everything more accessible, but is not connected with the removal of features or complexity.
      
      This is probably my most civil post on consolization, so take pictures :) ...I'm usually hot headed when "discussing" this.

      May 08, 2011 3:52am PDT
      I agree, there is a tremendous amount of hardware and possible configurations to deal with. We're talking... : Epsilon Sector