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Just Cause 2 doesn't support Windows XP?
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The following comments relate to this news article:
article published on 24 February, 2010
A look at the minimum system requirements for the upcoming blockbuster Just Cause 2 shows that the title won't work on installations of Windows XP. This would represent one of the first high profile releases not to be supported by the still-popular Microsoft operating system. The requirements specifies that an operating system newer than XP is required, and provides a hint why.
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lissenup2
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24. February 2010 @ 19:31 |
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Originally posted by scum101:
josepher you are a retard.. win7 is the same spyware bollocks everything else they have made this decade is ..
upgrade at once by all means.. to FOSS operating systems.. give monopolies and their apologists and fanboys the finger..
hahahaha
josipher.. win7 fanboy and M$ sheep .. bend over joe.. Bill's coming..
Man......how you became a senior member boggles my mind. After this post and seeing your screen name......I'm surprised you can read. Usually the ability to read coincides with articulating sentences............................which you did not do here as it makes very little sense.
First, the original poster showed no indication about being a fanboy. So you made yourself look like an ass about that.
Second, and I will say this slowly since you're a Brit..................WINDOWS ISN'T SPYWARE. Never has been and never will be. Other apps are "spyware" so again.......lookin' like an ass..........or as you would say "arse".
Third.......never heard of FOSS operating systems so clarify your crypto talk or save it.
Fourth......who's an "apologist"? That would be one whom apologizes. Can't recall MS or any of their employees/reps being an "apologist".
Fifth...IF YOU DON'T LIKE MS...................THEN GO USE SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH 5 PERCENT OF THE REST OF THE WORLD.
Your knocking of MS means you're sh*t talking 95 percent of the computing population.
Good grief.........people like you clearly should never be in politics as you're irrational, a bad decision maker and not objective and should NEVER be allowed to make decisions for anyone else..........GOD help your kids.
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ddp
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24. February 2010 @ 20:08 |
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lissenup2, read this as is obvious you didn't read it before.
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knock it off everybody on the snide comments!!
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xnonsuchx
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24. February 2010 @ 22:05 |
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Originally posted by IPRFenix:
I find it both unfortunate and silly that directx 10 was never officially added/supported by XP. Because it is perfectly capable of running it. Unfortunately, without the official support it becomes a massive hassle / pain in the ass to hack it in. Not really worth the trouble.
It's especially stupid since DX10 was DEVELOPED UNDER XP...M$ just decided to ONLY put it in Vista (and higher) as a selling point to upgrade to a new OS. Almost anyone who works in Windows development at M$ can attest to that. Like Vista, Win7 is mainly 'selling' well because of brisk new computer sales (despite the economy)...there still aren't tons of people upgrading their existing OSes to it (though a bit more than w/ Vista).
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UkWizard
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24. February 2010 @ 22:05 |
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Windows 7 soon is the way for all, it's only a matter of time before xp is dropped but I can see xp lasting a few more years yet. As for the makers of this game, it does not surprise me, they are going down hill fast within the last few months
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24. February 2010 @ 22:09 |
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Originally posted by tucker001:
I think this is actually good its time for people with XP to move on, Windows 7 is superior to any version of Windows. This is nothing new that Microsoft is doing they have dropped support for 95, ME, and in 6 months they are dropping 2000. And guess whats next WINDOWS XP!!
agreed, it's time to move on people! There's no reason what so ever to dwell in the past's fears, and to stifle what's ahead for the future.
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ntense69
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25. February 2010 @ 00:26 |
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i don't see as this a surprise is phasing out xp gradually and everyone will have to go with vista or 7 shortly or the next os released who knows might be a work around for it
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vontratt
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25. February 2010 @ 00:29 |
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It is far easier to develop something with a tighter range of OS support. Let XP die OK?
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ivymike
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25. February 2010 @ 00:40 |
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"The game requires at least DirectX 10. Windows XP can only officially go as far as DirectX 9,"
IIRC, there is a modified unofficial hacked version of DX10 that works on XP.
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25. February 2010 @ 03:08 |
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Not interested in paying $120 for win7! XP works great and I see no reason for the headache's that come with incompatibility probs
Nothing against Directx10 btw. It works fine on my rig..
Think I'll just be passing on any game that decides to leave this huge demographic (XP) out to dry!
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xnonsuchx
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25. February 2010 @ 03:52 |
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Originally posted by ivymike:
"The game requires at least DirectX 10. Windows XP can only officially go as far as DirectX 9,"
IIRC, there is a modified unofficial hacked version of DX10 that works on XP.
Did you miss the last paragraph that said as much?
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scorpNZ
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25. February 2010 @ 04:22 |
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Originally posted by tucker001:
I think this is actually good its time for people with XP to move on, Windows 7 is superior to any version of Windows. This is nothing new that Microsoft is doing they have dropped support for 95, ME, and in 6 months they are dropping 2000. And guess whats next WINDOWS XP!!
Agree.
Windows 7 is terrific. There were plenty of upgrade deals when it came out, particularly if you were a student.
I'd wager many here who have chosen to stay XP don't have a legitimate copy of XP and are waiting for a "cracked" win7 to step up from the stone age.
W7 doesn't need to be cracked to work,chew wga or removeWAT see's to that..lmao
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Hard
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25. February 2010 @ 07:16 |
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Quote:
Originally posted by tucker001:
I think this is actually good its time for people with XP to move on, Windows 7 is superior to any version of Windows. This is nothing new that Microsoft is doing they have dropped support for 95, ME, and in 6 months they are dropping 2000. And guess whats next WINDOWS XP!!
Agree.
Windows 7 is terrific. There were plenty of upgrade deals when it came out, particularly if you were a student.
I'd wager many here who have chosen to stay XP don't have a legitimate copy of XP and are waiting for a "cracked" win7 to step up from the stone age.
lol, who needs to wait for a hacked copy? Anyone who knows where to look can already get a perfectly working one.
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avoidz
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25. February 2010 @ 08:15 |
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Originally posted by flyingpen:
I'm glad their not supporting a decade old operating system. Its time for people to move on from that sh*t OS.
XP was never sh*t. You must be under 20.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. February 2010 @ 08:16
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IguanaC64
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25. February 2010 @ 10:24 |
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Microsoft's licensing scheme is very unfavorable to those wanting to legally run Windows and build their own systems. I tend to upgrade my computer yearly. If you buy the cheap (OEM) versions of Windows 7, you are required by microsoft to purchase Windows 7 *again* if you upgrade your motherboard/CPU. So you end up paying 2x the cost of the "oem" version for a "retail" version if you want the ability to use the operating system on your new computer. The Home version is useless to me because I protect my files with user permissions to keep my kids from browsing to some of my movies that might have more violence or sex than I really want them watching. I also set up user shares so that my family can store their documents and not have everyone in the house casually browsing into their stuff. The argument that Windows 7 is cheap is only valid if you think $180+tax/shipping is pocket change ($179 is the cost @ Newegg for Home Retail). The average person does not. The average person has bills to pay/family to support.
So don't look at the cheap prices for Windows 7 unless you don't upgrade your PC or you're violating your OEM license. I prefer to spend my money making my PC faster/more efficient. Don't argue legality if you're violating your OEM terms.
DirectX10 was Microsoft's way to force gamers to buy a new operating system they didn't need because they identified gamers as single with a lot of disposable income and because they saw an opportunity to squeeze gamers for more cash. I can't speak for Windows 7, because I haven't had the opportunity to sit down with it, but I use Vista and have seen zero reason to use it over WinXP other than eye candy. This wasn't the case with Windows 9x to the Windows 2000 move. Win2k was a vastly superior product to Windows 9x. Win2k to Windows XP wasn't that big an upgrade and after a while there were plenty of cheap legal licenses of XP available...so it was ok to wait a few years to upgrade. Microsoft is upping the ante with DirectX10+ and I don't have any desire to reward them for it.
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xnonsuchx
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25. February 2010 @ 16:05 |
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Quote:
Originally posted by flyingpen:
I'm glad their not supporting a decade old operating system. Its time for people to move on from that sh*t OS.
XP was never sh*t. You must be under 20.
Well, pre-SP1 had some crappiness...just like 'Vista 7' was significantly improved w/ Vista SP1 from it's original incarnation.
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Win7Guy
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9. March 2010 @ 19:39 |
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trisunky
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24. March 2010 @ 15:23 |
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Originally posted by Josipher:
Originally posted by scum101:
josepher you are a retard.. win7 is the same spyware bollocks everything else they have made this decade is ..
upgrade at once by all means.. to FOSS operating systems.. give monopolies and their apologists and fanboys the finger..
hahahaha
josipher.. win7 fanboy and M$ sheep .. bend over joe.. Bill's coming..
well judging by the other comments we can see whos the real inept retard fanboy here blondie.
win7 is one of the most innovative systems microsoft has ever made. as the other posts seem to agree with me i think whats best for you is to crawl back into your little hole and play some tetris on your stupid linux
only a true retard will name people who use the windows platform retards.but i guess you already know all about that
win7 is one of the most innovative systems microsoft has ever made
This is one hell of a sentence
What exactly is innovative on this POS, when its build on the same core as winxp, only with added features stolen from other OSes?
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NeoandGeo
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24. March 2010 @ 15:28 |
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The only ones complaining about Win7 are the ones that don't use it. Enjoy your dwindling game supply. :D
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trisunky
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24. March 2010 @ 15:51 |
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i had win7, it was working well, but only for a while, i understand its not easy to make an os for so many configurations, but just take a look at linuxes, and on top of that, they are build for free (a big part of it) for me the biggest innovation was 30gb in winsxs and increasing, and i had it installed for 2 months or so, thats really dumb feature :)
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NeoandGeo
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24. March 2010 @ 15:53 |
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Luckily, most of us here don't fail at computing.
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NeoandGeo
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26. March 2010 @ 05:33 |
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What programs are you having problems with, and what Nvidia card are you using? You sound like a mad little edited by ddp complaining without any real merit.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 26. March 2010 @ 14:25
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ddp
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26. March 2010 @ 14:24 |
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NeoandGeo, watch the comments as it will not be tolerated. post edited.
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NeoandGeo
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26. March 2010 @ 14:29 |
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Owned. :D It would be easier if people would have sense before posting, then they wouldn't have to be disciplined in such an immature manner. :p
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