<![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Dentists may not have to be as intelligent at lets say, anyone else in the medical profession but they have to be smart enough to use furthermore in the right context, or maybe not speak like trailer trash, or at the very least capitalize "I". No one reading this believes a word you say, yes post a picture of your huge house, nice car. You cannot because you have neither.

Muisee

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Mpalm.:

Might be the oddest series of comments ever on Kotaku. I backed up all my points and that's what you come up with? You are not worth stocking, hell, you are not worth the time it takes to write this post. However I am very bored and you have given me many a good laugh on here the last few days. Why stop now? Dentist? Now you claim to have been stalked? Have fun, the little world you live in must be a blast.

Muisee

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> In case you haven't realized, that was an apology. I feel kind of bad, i'm not a mean guy. But you seem like a fanboy and i felt like screwing with you. Don't take it personally, fanboys of all colors, shapes and sizes are quite bothersome to me. I still think your comment was a bit ridiculous, but if you really enjoyed those games more than the other consoles' exclusives then i'm somewhat shocked really.

Mpalm.

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Muisee:

You should really just move on. I'm going to stop replying to you, i'm afraid you may have taken a liking to me. I had a lot of trouble with a old fellow named Jebb who stalked me constantly for a period of six months. I had to change my name twice and live amongst woodland creatures for a long period of time. I do not need another strange stalker, such as yourself. Understand, this is a blog, and I disagree with you in every way, shape, and form. That will not change. Just give it up buddy :( I really feel bad. I apologize for giving you such a tongue lashing, i was simply trying to push you away. I cannot be in another relationship at the moment. It would be too much for me to handle. I've been hurt too many times by internet bloggers. I'm sorry, but this is going to have to end. I will always love you. Always.

Always.

Mpalm.

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Muisee:

You're no Dickens either, by the way. Furthermore, i never even stated i had a girlfriend or wife. Maybe your own wishes just came through your finger tips on that one? Maybe you were trying to say, "You don't have a girlfriend or wife jerk!" Hmm? Yes? Yes, i suppose that is what you were trying to say. Nice one, very "mature" indeed. That makes you sound very intelligent, because that's what you are! One intelligent fellow. Too bad you're wrong on that count too :( You just can't seem to catch a break can you? For exams, be sure to put the opposite answer of what you believe to be true. I simply could not fathom the consequences of you actually putting down the "correct" answers.

Mpalm.

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Muisee:

Believe what you'd like kiddo. Don't be angry that racing games suck, and that all your exclusives are shitty. Sometimes, these things happen.

Would you like a picture of my house or cadillac cts? Being a dentist does have its perks, believe it or not. Sorry i choose to not care much about brilliant poetic verses when typing on a blog to some annoying kid like you. I didn't realize you were grading me for grammar and content! Once again, it is you that cannot understand simple subjects. Those games are not comparable to the exclusives, end of story. SMG, Zelda, Super Smash, Metroid, Uncharted (Kotaku even felt this was one of the best games of the year), warhawk and hell, even zak and wiki are all more worthwhile games and your list cannot compete. You're basically saying you'd rather play a bunch of average games (yes, they are fucking average, whether you like it or not) instead of some spectacular games. May i ask what university you go to? I could use a good chuckle.

Would you like to buy my 360? You seem like you could use another. Get a hot threesome going or something. Have a ball!

Mpalm.

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> All of this is of course MY opinion. I had more fun with the full true list of exclusives on the 360 then the full list of exclusives on other consoles. Is that to say I had more fun with Forza 2 then SMG? No, of course not. Overall however tells a different story. Again, opinion, you cannot dispute that. My other point about lists being comparable, well when you look at the top 5, 10, and 15 true exclusives on each console, the average rating based on GameRankings.com is as follows:

Top 5:

Wii: 89.8

PS3: 87.4

360: 87 (without Halo 3, Mass Effect, and every other game on the PC)

Top 10:

Wii: 85.9

PS3: 83.9

360: 84.8 (without Halo 3, Mass Effect, and every other game on the PC)

Top 15:

Wii: 82.93

PS3: 80.6

360: 83.2 (without Halo 3, Mass Effect, and every other game on the PC)

That is a comparable looking list if you ask me, you can however dispute that all you like but that is factual information. If you look at more then fifteen games the 360s advantage is even higher, it does have more games because it was out longer but it still remains a close race at the moment. I also didn't count Halo 3 because it will be for Vista soon enough.

Muisee

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> University student, actually, thanks for asking. So now you get to decide what an average game is? No, again you are just embarrassing yourself. See if you can get your mind around this one, I named off a good list of games, your are comparing the single scores of these games to one or two games on another console. Yes, again, SMG is better then any of the games I listed, but after that what is there on the console? In my opinion (I shouldn't have to say that it is my opinion because of course it is but you seem to not understand the concept) that list of games is better then the full list of exclusive on the other two consoles. I had more fun with Forza, Saint's Row, Crackdown, PGR 1 and 2 then I had with just SMG. That again is my opinion, I couldn't careless if you do not agree with me or not.

You again prove how immature you are by generalizing racing games, I do not care if you do not like them, that doesn't mean they "suck" as you so eloquently stated. Forza scored high 80s and so did PGR 1 and 2, while SR and CD did not fair as well but that doesn't mean they are poor titles.

You can tell me all you want you are a big shot and can spend money like this, I simply do not believe you. I do not know if it is your grammar, your lack of understanding of simple subjects or what but you do not come a across as a person who I could ever take seriously. Now you pretend to have wife or girlfriend, you keep getting sadder every post. She is a lucky gal, your quite the man over the internet. Next post you will be telling me how hot she is and what she likes to do to you.

Muisee

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Muisee:

Yeah i've heard of them, and yours are wrong. You're a university student? Community college does not count. You can attempt to seem intelligent by speaking condescendingly to me, but your attempts are futile (this is the interweb!).

Average, as in, you know, some sites gave it ... high 8s... some gave it mid 7s...some lower etc... game is a mid 8. Not a 9+, not a 9, mid 8. 9+ AAA, 9 great! mid 8, average. Nothing wrong with average, average is good! But not great. Good does not equal great. Sort of like that book God is not great, but this time we replace God with good. The rest of the games are lower than that, and thus somewhat lower than average.

Fine, you're saying they can all compare. Therefore, you're saying that games that score 9.5s on wii compare to a game that scores low 8s on 360. I found this to be a ridiculous statement, thus my post.

Racing games suck. No racing game is better than gran turismo. End of discussion.

Furthermore, I'll make this comparison more simple for you. You claimed i was so mad i got burned because i'm disappointed in the 360. Burned, meaning i'm so angry that i spent a few hundred dollars on a console. Meaning, i'd actually care that i spent such a low amount of money. Meaning, i might actually consider an investment of that magnitude to be of such grave importance that if i was disappointed i'd cry like a school girl. Meaning, you most likely consider the amount of money to be of considerable abundance. Meaning, you seem to consider that the console is made of gold and requires a trip through the jungle to acquire. Get it? You think that amount of money warrants an angry reaction if i am disappointed in the product. Get it? Made of gold? Gold = wealth. Jungle = difficult to obtain. Console = Gold + Jungle = Worth much and difficult to obtain (therefore) I am very angry that i am disappointed in my purchase? Understand? You aren't a medical student are you? How would you ever understand even the simplest of titration labs if you cannot understand such a simple statement. Poor kid. I hope your parents aren't funding you, they must be so ashamed. As much fun as it was listening to an 18 year old that think he's intelligent or something prove a poorly constructed point, i'd much rather drink acid or some other volatile liquid, so good day. Happy valentines day too, i hope you have someone that loves you as much as i do.

Mpalm.

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> From looking at Bioshock's sales, where it was a simultaneous releases, the PC version sold much less than the console version. Add in the 6-month console exclusivity and the relative ease of pirating a single player game, I don't see all that much in PC sales.

But in the end, a sale is a sale. Is the PC Mass Effect being published by EA or MGS? If by EA, then it's not surprising why it is only 6 months after the 360 version. They want to get it out ASAP to quickly recoup some of the big $ spent on Bioware.

kftgr

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Just because I like the list better doesn't mean I think the quality of the games are better for the generic gamer. Racing fan, and not a big fan of short action games, like Uncharted and HS. Other then SM what else is there? I have never liked MP, and Zelda was much better on the Cube. Opinions, ever hear of them?

Muisee

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Mpalm.:

You prove over and over again you cannot debate anyone. You go through the list of games as if you know anything about them, Motor Storm does not compare to Forza 2 and oh yes GT is coming! Viva Pinata is a highly regarded game, just because you do not like it doesn't mean it is not a good game. It seems you cannot understand that. Dead Rising is average? Compared to what, what do you compare to Dead Rising that makes it average. Just because you say it doesn't make it true, for you it actually might be vice versa.

I cannot comprehend your post? Hmm, funny seeing how I never said the 360 list was better then the PS3 or Wii list. I called them comparable, which they are if you look at all three lists objectively. You do know what comparable means, don't you? Did you read or is that too hard for you? How exactly am I making these consoles out to be made of gold, or whatever you went on about? I am a university student and could afford each one, what are you going on about, or do you not even know?

So not agreeing with a person that cannot rub two sticks together to find a point, that makes me a fanboy? No, actually it doesn't. You are just ranting aimlessly about a console you may or may not own, trying to act like a big shot because you may own all three, and a PC! Thanks for the laugh, continue posting so I can have another.

Muisee

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Muisee:

OK, lets take a look at this wonderful list of yours that is so full of amazing exclusives. You listed a few racing games that got decently high marks... but other than Gran turismo i've never played a racing game that i like. But hey, i guess some people really love racing games, but it's not like you can't get racing games on other platforms, right? (motorstorm, gran turismo soon). Ok, so you can't count those because racing games of equal or greater value have or are coming.

Next, Dead rising, it was fun, nothing spectacular, above average at best. If i remember correctly it received mid 80s.
Viva pinata? . . . no.
The others? You realize those games are very average games right? You realize that? Ok.

Ok onto my original point because you don't seem to be able to comprehend it. You claimed that those games, that you listed, right there, were better than any exclusive games on wii and ps3. Understand what you said. Those games, right there, that you, yourself, listed, right there, are better, than the wii and ps3 exclusives. You realize that super mario galaxy is better than all the games you listed combined right? Ok. You realize uncharted received higher reviews than all of those games, right? Ok.

So your point, that those games are all so much better, is a stupid one. As for me getting burned? What the hell, it's a 300-400 dollar system. You act like its made out of gold and takes a long adventure through treacherous jungles to get to. Honestly, if you have even a shitty job, you can easily afford all three systems, and a great computer. I feel like it's always the kids whose parents don't buy them more than one system that think owning a particular system makes you special or something. Btw, you're clearly a 360 fanboy, not sure if you realized that yet... just pointing it out. Take a look at your posts, microsoft has you on your knees buddy. So don't go around making false assumptions.

Mpalm.

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @InsolenceAndHeresy:

It's not being published by MS, so in all probability, no.

Also, are we going to see real screenshots soon? Or is the galleryPost('masspc', 6, 'Mass Effect PC'); all we get to see?

ImmortalZ

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Muisee:

Most AAA exclusives* end up on the PC eventually.

Muisee

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Mpalm.:

I also own a Wii, that doesn't mean it has more then three really good games. Had a PS3, sold it because other then a few action games it couldn't keep my attention with two other consoles in the room.

Most people think those are garbage games? No, actually you are in the minority, they are rated quite highly if you cared to check instead of making up ridiculous points you cannot defend. Throw around flames as much as you like, because that makes you look like such a intelligent human being.

Maybe if you informed yourself you would have seen a trend and avoided buying a 360 if you are a PC gaming fan. Most Xbox 1 and 360 games go to the PC eventually, don't yap about it when you do not do the research and get burned.

Muisee

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Muisee:

Actually, to be honest, i'm more upset about my 360 purchase at the moment. Let's take a look at the recent top list of games on 360...

Bioshock... great game! But i got it for pc.
Orange Box... pc.
Gears of war, great game! But... ported to pc.
COD4, pc.
Halo 3... what an overrated game. I'm sure it will be ported to pc, won't buy it again and waste more money on it.
Mass Effect... great game! But.. now it's getting ported to pc.

Plus, i got so sick of paying the monthly fee for live for no reason at all i just cancelled it. Luckily, my launch console hasn't died... but i think when it does i won't bother getting it replaced. I already own a more reliable pc.

Mpalm.

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Muisee:

Uh.. yeah i have a ps3, and a wii, and a 360! Holy shit, someone can actually own more of these 300-400 dollar consoles? Holy shit! Your posts make you sound like a pathetic kid that humps his 360 every night. Garbage games? To me? Yes, just like they are garbage games to most people out there. I actually enjoy owning a ps3 very much, notice i mentioned the wii too in the last comment. Nothing to say about that? Maybe you're gonna bash that console? Maybe if i made a comment about 360 you'd start humping my leg? Idiot.

Mpalm.

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Mpalm.:

Garbage games? Maybe to you, sounds like you have PS3 and are mad about it.

Muisee

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @ganaeshd: Mass Effect 2: Elevators Unleashed

Milihpen

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> but the golden question:
Is it Vista only?
Lol.

InsolenceAndHeresy

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @magically_delicious: I had terrible stuttering when I had the game installed on my Seagate SATA harddrive 7400RPM 8MB cache or whatever it was. Then I installed it on my Samsung drive, exact same specs, problem almost gone. THEN I uninstalled Vista and reverted back to XP, problem completely gone...

P.S. I even run Windows AND GeoW from that very same harddrive, no stuttering now, think you need to diagnose your computer.

McKack

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Candlejack: I learned something new. Cool.

rainofwalrus

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Milihpen: The PS3 port will be Mass Effect 2, my friend. :D

ganaeshd

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @rainofwalrus [XBL]: Meh, not exactly. The GTS512 has got more shaderops, which however don't really pay off due to the equal memory interface on all G92's.

The GT is by the way always above GTS320/640 speeds. My BFG 8800GT runs @ 700/1950MHZ.

Jandlecack

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Muisee:

That's fine and dandy, but saying that the garbage games you listed are better than wii and ps3 exclusives is a bit ridiculous.

Mpalm.

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Just changing the inventory layout is not going to help the major concerns, such as not being able to compare effectiveness of equipped weapons and armor when shopping without a teammate, difficulty in managing inventory in the shops, etc...

Phantom_Photon

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @TychoCelchuuu: I like the pricepoint on the GTS... granted, I know you can flash the GT firmware and overclock it to GTS speeds, I'd rather pay 40-60 bucks to have a lab-monkey do it for me, not to mention 40-60 bucks is very cheap QA on a grakka "hack."

rainofwalrus

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @TychoCelchuuu: I hope you don't mean the GTS 640MB/320MB. If you are, then please don't give hardware advice to anybody ever again.

The GT rips through the GTS 640/320MB at ease. Only the GTS512 is a little more powerful, since both are based on the G92. While the GTS512 offers ~5FPS more on average, it costs at least 15-20% more as well.

Anyway, to quote an NVIDIA representative, a card like the 8800GT can only be put out on the market every couple of years once. It's comparable to the 9800PRO back then.

Jandlecack

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Tepoz: Not necessarily...I love me a good RTS, FPS & RPG on the PC, but I still try my best to merge the comfort of home entertainment with PC gaming - by hooking the PC up to my HDTV & 5.1 surround set, playing from the sofa with wireless mouse & keyboard.

This sounds horrible in theory...and is only slightly better in practice. :P

Just can't make any sense out of buying a new PC screen when I have a working 19" TFT, it's just that I'm used to my big screen which of course is superior in any field.

So yea...I usually end up playing fuckloads more on the PC with the TFT than the HDTV.

On the other hand, there is a fair share of games both exclusive & multi platform (including PC) that I would not want to play on any other system than my PS3. Partially because of the simplicity and comfort. Such as Overlord or The Darkness.

Anywho, Mass Effect is originally a game I'd much prefer on my big screen from a console but I am very happy to play it on the PC instead.

Jandlecack

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Mpalm.:

If you are counting true exclusives, I don't like any of the lists to be quite honest.

Muisee

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @beem: Your whole argument is based on the myth that all console gamers are PC gamers. They are two totally different markets and while they do intersect (such as myself) they are directed at different users. PC gamers primarily play with a mouse/keyboard sitting directly in front of a monitor. The PC gamer is usually the only person who plays on the PC and multiplayer consists of playing with others who have their own PC's. Console gamers usually play on a couch away from a television with a joypad. Console gamers tend to share their consoles with others in the household and primarlity play multiplayer games on a single television.

If PC gaming filled all gaming needs then console gaming wouldn't exist. Console gaming exists and it's expanding because it fills a need that PC gaming can't satisfy. Now, before all the anti-PC gaming people jump in, the same is true in reverse. PC gaming still exists for a reason and it's because console gaming hasn't been able to satisfy that need.

Tepoz

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @rennyf77:

I have a decent card in my computer, I am not against PC gaming. However console sales far surpass that of these ready made gaming computers and games on consoles sell loads more then the same game on Vista. This is just how the market works.

@beem:

You believe you understand the business more then a multi-national corporation? If this does start to harm there brand they will simply stop doing it, the X360 is still selling well and the games are the console are selling well. PC gaming is not in direct competition with the X360, like the PS3 is. Most people that play games like these play them on a console, price, ease, etc, console gaming is king at the moment. If you do not believe timed-exclusives work look up the numbers. They do work and MS knows that.

Muisee

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> I might swap an 8800GT for the GTS, but that's a pretty good build otherwise.

TychoCelchuuu

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @SumDum_Guy: It's getting hard to build a serious rig for under $600 these days... But here's what I built for you. And it smokes! Will play Crysis and Flight Sim X (actually more demanding than Crysis) on MAX settings. It will eat MASS EFFECT PC alive.

[secure.newegg.com]

rainofwalrus

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @wallapuctus: newegg.com and people who know just a little bit about building modern computers strongly disagree with your "$1000 upgrade" estimate. Are you still letting DELL kick you in your nuts?

rainofwalrus

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @alaren: If GTA4 comes out on PC, I think I'm selling my Xbox360!

rainofwalrus

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> As a few people have said before, you can't really use the Kotaku community as a measuring stick for the number of people with PCs that can actually run ME and other 360 games ported to PC later. The general public buys consoles because they want consoles, they want them hooked up to their new HDTVs, they dont know what PC specs mean and dont know how to upgrade. They have a low-to-midrange PC or even a Mac that they use for surfing the net and iTunes and whatnot. You people act like everyone who buys videogames has this capable gaming rig to complement their consoles and thats just not the case. Sure there are commenters on this site who will say "well, thanks MS, now I dont have to buy a 360" but I doubt that is representative of the general gaming populace. MS isnt stupid, if they thought this would hurt 360 sales in any significant way they wouldnt allow it. I don't think they are all that worried about the super hardcore PC gaming crowd not getting a 360 to play this game, its just not that many people compared to the regular, non-kotaku reading people buying consoles cause they want consoles and dont know a damn thing about PC specs and gaming rigs. And for the record, I am glad its coming to the PC cause its the best RPG I have played in a long time.

Gray665

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> [insert random pc specs must be insane comment here]

re: UE3 engine is smoke and mirrors, which runs on very old video cards surprisingly well.

If you have some old 6 series card, or whichever AMD counterpart, you're fine. Look at UT3, it runs on just about anything.

As far as loading times, hello 7200rpm hard drives, good buy loading from CD.

jynxycat

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Muisee:

Better than the wii and ps3 exclusive list? Are you kidding me? The games you listed suck, you should try again.

Mpalm.

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> I have no problem with the idea of sticking to consoles. But there are lots of games PCs can play that consoles simply can't do. Especially independent games. Hell, half the fun of a PC for me is upgrading it, case modding, overclocking, watercooling, etc.

Now that consoles have internet connections, they certainly became much more appealing to a lot of people.

Eldragon

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> I don't get all the gloating. Release every 360 game on PC and I'll still buy the console version. My PC is an old piece of crap, and I don't feel like shelling out $1000 every two years to keep up with PC gaming requirements.

I know that argument has been pulled out every time this comes up but some people just don't get it. That's why consoles are more popular. Cheaper and easier.

wallapuctus

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @SumDum_Guy:
Quad core is not very important right now. Most games don't even use 2 cores very well, let alone 4. I would advise not buying one unless you have money to burn. Get an AMD 6400+ or a Intel Core2Duo for a similar price. Get DDR2 ram, about 2 gig worth (But leave yourself room to upgrade to 4), and an NVidia 8800GT. you can probably get all of that for $700 or so.

Check out tomshardware.com's video card and CPU performance charts if you are unsure which models to get.

Long story short: You are better off buying a midrange computer for under $1000 now, and do it again 2 or 3 years from now, than buying a $2000 computer now and hoping its still top-notch in 3 years.

Eldragon

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Scazza: Actually the alliance of MS, Nvidia, and Intel (though the alliance between Intel and MS is defiently not something new.) formed because of the merger between AMD and ATI who are currently working on platform based PCs (basically PCs that have all of their parts designed to create a sort of synergy when used together).

mattjop1033

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> I hope it will be playable on Windows XP, since I just recently upgraded to Windows XP64 from Vista. I understand Microsoft's desire to get everyone onto their newest OS as quick as possible so they can stop supporting XP users, but I have no desire to move to a broken OS where I take an FPS hit because it wants to look pretty. At least not until they fix some of the problems. I'm hoping so much that Vista SP1 fixes all my issues so that I can jump to the newest OS again.

Milihpen

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @beem:
I've got to agree with this. I think I would have broken down and gotten a 360 by now if the majority of their exclusive content that I actually wanted to play wasn't being ported to PC. Bioshock and Mass Effect are the two games where, were they not available for pc, probably would've pushed me into getting a 360. Since my computer was in need of an upgrade and I would be spending money on it regardless, there was no point in getting a 360 as well.

LX

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> galleryPost('masspc', 6, 'Mass Effect PC');

Spolodaface

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> These are nice, it is so great to see this game coming for PC, the only 360 exclusive game I want :)

Come to my PC little guy, I'm waiting for you!

Irenicus-the one and only

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Diesel_Power: ...and just in case you missed it, I have a 5 year old mobo with AGP. I'd rather not spend the $ on another AGP card and spend $ that will put me in a situation thats no better than I am right now.

SumDum_Guy

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Diesel_Power

@Saxboy:

Ok - show me where I went wrong. I need a new video card, a new mobo, 1 gb ram, new CPU, and new power source. I'll assume my 5 year old case is still good. And I typically like to buy quality stuff - so "mainstream"/recognized brands. Like you, I'd like to have a quad core and at LEAST 256mb VRAM, although 512 preferred. My pricing took me over $700. And I also need a new license for the OS - transferred my old one to my folks.
Help me out and show me the error of my ways.

SumDum_Guy

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> edit: I guess i'm a closet PC gamer but its just for nostalgia (i.e. Myth , Dungeon Keeper , C&C Red Alert ).

Nexus6

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> I'm glad i'm not a PC gamer anymore. Its relieving to know that I don't have to update my pc to play a particular game. My old gaming rig became an economic black hole which is why i'm perfectly happy with a 360 and a ds as well as a laptop that can run Medieval: Total War. Its nice to see Bioware going back to its roots but don't forget the converts.

Nexus6

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @SumDum_Guy: I just built a new Quad-Core system for $400 dollars - the same price as a gimped PS3 or a non-gimped 360. It's not a rat race if you upgrade smartly.

Saxboy

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @SumDum_Guy:
I like how people blow the whole "upgrading your PC" out of proportion.

Insert a new video card and an extra stick of ram after owning a gaming PC for 4 years and you just gave it another 2 years of life. 6 years total, thats more lifespan than a console.

Unless your a benchmark junkie you don't need to spend money on upgrading your CPU and power source.

Diesel_Power

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Sweet, Bioshock and Mass Effect both on PC now. Now to await Mass Effect's min spec.

KeithCourage

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> PC Port in "We've actually put some thought into it" shocker!

Bitkari

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @SumDum_Guy: ...and if I have to give up a few cool titles (like World in Conflict), so be it. There's more than enough on the console to keep me busy.

SumDum_Guy

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Yes! My time, my brothers time, and all my friends time has come! PC RPG's for life!

Good think this will take less time to port than Jade Empire...

Terru

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @beem: Don't think your argument takes into account those that don't want them for the PC. I for one have exited the rat race of trying to keep up with hardware updates just to be able to play. My video card died. But to get a replacement that would also allow me to play the latest and greatest, I'd need a new PCI-E video card (obviously), a new mobo because the old VC was AGP and you all should know where that currently stands in the market, new memory, and while I'm at it, a new CPU and probably new power source. For the price of the VC alone, I got my console. So even if I know its going to be ported to the PC - not a factor.

SumDum_Guy

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @beem: Too true.

Samicham85

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Muisee:
If you don't think that M$ releasing their 360 (or console) killer apps for PC hinders the sales of the console, then you really need to re-examine how the idustry works. If M$ were to announce today that all of their 360 published titles would be shortly accompanied by PC counterparts (ports), then be assured that the sales of the titles on the 360 would dwindle significantly. M$ knows this, which is why they've used the bait & switch card on so many occasions.

Sure, you can say Bioshock sold like hotcakes on the 360 & PC. But it probably would have moved even more copies on the 360 (if not all together) had it been a geniune exclusive (the same applies to ME). Take into considering heavy pirating for PC gaming. The timed exclusive card is fading off with M$ and consumers are starting to catch on to their bait & switch pratices. To the point where they'll hold off on getting a 360 so-called exclusive with the thought of it eventually showing up on PC with superior content. Who the heck wants to pay sixty bucks for a half-assed game? I sure as heck wouldn't.

Don't even give me that crap about time-exclusives not being a big factor for the 360. If they weren't, M$ wouldn't have been putting so much emphasis on titles like Halo 2, Jade Empire, ME, and Gears being genuine exclusives that would never see the light of day on PC.

So to all of you saying that M$ releasing 360 exlcusives on PC won't have an effect on the system now or in the longrun, need to seriously open your eyes. Heck if M$ really wants PC to be considered a viable format, then what they should be doing (rather than using the 360 as a subsidiary for it) is releasing unique titles specifically for that format.

beem

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Looks the same to me, except subtle PC-friendly UI changes.

justhesh

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Muisee: really? who says pc gaming is having a hard time staying alive? maybe you should ask some of the etailers who are having a hard time selling excellent mid range graphics cards like the ati 3870 and 3850's....oh wait, they're not having a hard time selling those cards.

rennyf77

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @NessD12:
So the PC version of Gears of War and Unreal Tournament 3 don't have those issues? What about Bioshock? I thought it was a problem with the Unreal Engine, not 360...

Demaar

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Bootes:

Might not be a great looking list but I like it better then the Wii and PS3 list at the moment. Watered down? FPS and RTSs I agree with, not a huge fan of them so I couldn't careless. Most other games play better on consoles or just as well. There is a reason console gaming is taking off while PC gaming is having a hard time to stay alive.

Muisee

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> level 21 and no spectre training? this isn't a world i want to live in.

seantime

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Well Well i was waiting for the *Mass Effect hits Pc* news an here it is. From day one when mass hit 360 i said it was going to PC while every 360 fanboy said i was dumb or wrong cause *bioware said its 360 exclusive* Guess i was right.

Didnt care for it on 360 but now thats its on Pc i cant wait to try this one, now just waiting for the inevitable *halo 3 to pc* news before yr end an my my solid *no need for a 360 cause all there good games hit pc* mentality will be even stronger :).

theblade

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Dangeresque:

Oh? You and what army?

I don't mean to be an ass, but it's EA against you :P

ImmortalZ

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Muisee: Viva Pinata is already out on the PC. Dead Rising is supposedly coming. Microsoft lost the PGR developers. Saint's Row is only 360 exclusive because of how old it is, 2 is coming and will be on the PS3. GTA is better anyways. Crackdown isn't that great either. That's a pretty crappy looking list of supposedly 360 exclusives.

I agree that timed exclusives do make a difference though and the 360 has plenty of those. Although I still don't care about many of them. I'll take World In Conflict, Dawn of War, Starcraft, Unreal Tournament, Team Fortress 2, etc over watered down overpriced console stuff.

I realize some of the games I listed are available on consoles, but it's not the same experience when there's no new maps, barely anyone to play with, etc.

Bootes

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Also, I forgot to mention that I can't wait for a hot coffee alien sex scene mod.

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Project Thanatos: It burns great knowing that we got the game early, and it was exactly how developers wanted it, and didn't have to wait 6 months and drop 1000+ to play the game at full speed... Feels great...

Put it this way, PC gaming has gotten to the point where MS, Nvidia and Intel have to form an "alliance" to raise PC gaming awareness... PC gaming is not what it used to be. Keep dreaming people...

Scazza

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Looks like the hotkeys are going to eliminate the use of the pause/selection tactic... Also looks like it might be a bitch to navigate the conversation wheel with a mouse. Wonder how its going to work.

Scazza

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Project Thanatos:

Monday cannot come soon enough. How does it feel to already have played one of the best games of all time? Pretty darn good thank you very much.

Muisee

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @PirateThom:

Even without these so called exclusives (even though they are to consoles and timed exclusives anyway) that statement is far from correct. Forza 2, Dead Rising, PGR 3 and 4, Viva Pinata, Crackdown, Condemned, and Saint's Row can all compare to the full Wii, and PS3 exclusive list. Just because M$ down the line releases these games on Vista (making them more money to create and market other games) that does not effect X360 sales all that much. Timed exclusives have proven to be very effective within the industry and the people that really wanted to play ME bought a 360 for it, they did not wait months and months for it to be ported on a PC. Of course now that there is the option more people will pick it up, be honest, were many of these gamers really ever going to pick up a 360 if they haven't already?

Computer gaming is far from what it once was, if they thought this would harm their brand they simply would not be doing it. I agree with you, Halo 3 will be on Vista in a matter of time, think that is going to hurt M$ at all? No, if it did they wouldn't do it. The Xbox 360 brand has never been stronger, now if they could fix the RroD everyone would be set...

Muisee

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Meh, I've already been able to play through the game 3 times, so yay for PC owners? Really, I don't think MS will lose many console sales from this at all. I mean Kotaku isn't really a great gauge for it but, a very small population of PC owners will probably be able to actually run this game. And if people have waited this long they prolly weren't gonna buy a 360 for ME anyways.

WickedSack

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> 360 ME owners... how does it burn so?! Mwahahaha.

Project Thanatos

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Roflcopter_Down: Wants you to follow HIM!:
@Spampy:

Yeah. :/ Just open the gallery from the main page instead of in the article.

Dudemeister

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> I'm not angry that they're porting it to Pc, that was to be expected from the start. I'm just wondering if my PC can handle it. Or where Dragonage is. And how much I'm going to be jealous of the reworked inventory system.

WasabiJoe

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Yon gallery, she ist broken!

Spampy

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @PirateThom: Why would I care whether a game is exclusive or not? I could either buy a 360 or upgrade my PC. Either way costs money and I chose the 360.

dowingba

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Great news! I was seriously considering buying a 360 just to play this game.

titletk

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> If they keep on coming out with these games on PC i'm never gonna have to buy an Xbox. Thanks for saving me money EA! Yeah thats right i actually thanked EA. Never thought that would happen.

Balance_In_Life

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Ashley Williams with PC visuals!!!

Oh Captain...My Captain... :)

Need I say more?

TiKiMaN1

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> One, I am happy that this game is being ported to the PC because it feels perfect for mouse and keyboard. The modding community should be able to have a ball with this game's exploration system - imagine how many new star systems can be added! and possible LAN!? (far stretch, but I hope..)

On a side note,
I will be disappointed if they don't release a DLC pack on the 360 that also fixes the issues that are being addressed on the PC port. A new decryption mini-game and inventory upgrade is obviously an easy addition, but I feel as though a texture pack to reduce pop-in needs to be included in my proposed DLC pack as well, or in a separate available patch. With DLC requiring hard drives, there would no long be the issue of forcing the game to being streamed exclusively from the DVD.

Arttemis

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Soooo..... when is dead rising coming to the PS3 or to the PC? XBOX exclusive never means that I think...

rezak

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> I'll be getting this! I was about to buy a 360 to play this game but I was hesitant because this is the only game I wanted to play on the 360. Now I have to wait and see what the system requirements are.

mexfreak86

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Yet another reason patient people don't need an Xbox 360.

Padriac

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Not bad.

Allen750

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Omg. I love the way the inventory looks, and the + and - buttons for the skills. Hotkeys don't look half bad either. Can't wait to try this out and see the mods for this game. :D

Dudemeister

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Like I said in the other article I'm not bothering playing my 360 version anymore can't wait for this!

FtGF

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> galleryPost('masspc', 6, 'Mass Effect PC');

Awesome.

Roflcopter_Down: Wants you to follow HIM!

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Why do people complain about the load times on the 360 version? I thought for the size and detail of the Citadel, those were some fast load times.

Texture popping was a problem, but it never lasted more than 5 seconds, and it definitely didn't take away from the amazing game that Mass Effect was.

Callidux

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> I had no idea this was coming to PC. I just created a new character with a speciic plan in mind. Maybe I'll wait on this one....

Hickeroar

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @dowingba: It's not about the "technically inferior" version or even which you prefer playing, it's the fact that Microsoft's "big three" this year aren't exclusive (trust me, Halo 3 will be ported to PC). It's kind of a kick in the teeth to own a 360 and not have any games that are exclusive to that platform. PC owners have big games that are exclusive, PS3 owners have big games that are exclusive, Wii owners have games that are exclusive.

PirateThom

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> I bet the reasoning for the PC conversion rather than other consoles is because of Microsoft's deal with Bioware pre-EA and their push on Games for Windows.

Also, my XPS M1210 Dell Laptop can't run this, so I'll just have to stick with the 360 version.

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @NessD12: The only time you notice texture pop-in is immediately after loading a level. After a few seconds, depending on your PC, the textures are loaded in. Its rendering method that allows for a ton of detail without dragging down performance due to the game caching all the textures on to memory.

Its the main reason why UT engine games are so PC friendly.

Zharay

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Galleries broken...

Crippl3

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @SmilingPolitely: The shorter load times might be what pushes me towards the PC version if released. I just want to know the system requirements.

zoesch

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @NessD12: I wasn't complaining. Mass Effect (and the UE3 engine in general) is absolutely gorgeous. I really don't mind the texture popping at all, as it allows us to see the rendering passes of the engine and the various states of content BioWare created. Watching Wrex go from low-poly base mesh to incredibly detailed normal mapped monsterness is quite fun. And now, thankfully, I'll be able to simply turn off the normal maps with a console command! Not to mention mod the game itself. I can't wait to take apart the assets for this title.

Atheist Jew

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @magically_delicious:

"there's stuttering throughout due to the game trying to stream off a hard disk instead of a dvd..."

DOES NOT COMPUTE!

@symphony_of_the_night:

"i remember when i first saw it on x360 that i couldn't play it because the popping was annoying like hell. In PC i could play ,and end it without problems"

I swear, different three-sixtahs run games better/worse then others, my last current three-sixtah ran the both Gears and MA pretty smooth, pop in wasn't that bad at all for either of em, especially the 50+ hours (I know, wtf right?) I spent with MA. Yea, maybe I have more patience with such things then others, or maybe seeing the games run differently on different units, one "friend's" three-sixtah especially stands out, which ran MA pretty darn smooth, smoothest I'v ever seen it run. Load times were a smidgen quicker then on my last unit, and texture pop in was almost nill, fucking hell?

Bando

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Dangeresque: Actually, basically everything added to the PC would be unimportant to console players except for the redone inventory menus and some graphics issues which are both patchable but really not a big deal. No extra content on the PC.

Samos42

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Atheist Jew: Yes but it's so minor you won't really notice. The ut3 engine is full of problems but i really really doubt texture popping is gonna be an issue in mass effect. Maybe a little bit it'll be almost non-existant. It's always only for a second if that at the beginning of levels in ut3 and gears.

NessD12

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> PC gamers deserve this. Good things come to those who wait.

Diesel_Power

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Finally! I'll get to play through the whole game. I couldn't stand the 360 controls...

loud

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @mva5580: I consistently prefer playing the slightly-worse-graphics console versions of games where I've played both versions. Obviously it's my opinion vs yours but I'm sure I'm not alone here.

For instance: I bought the PC version of KoTOR before I even had an Xbox. Didn't get too far in it, but then I played a friend's version of KoTOR on his Xbox and I soon afterwards decided to buy an Xbox and log ridiculous time into the Xbox version of the game even though it was technically "inferior".

dowingba

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> I hope my E6420 Core 2 Duo @ 3.00Ghz + 8800 GTS + 2gigs ram will max this =\..

Katorok

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> For both these guys
@XbhaskarX:
@NessD12:
and anyone else wondering about texture popping:

It's an issue with the Unreal 3 engine, not the hardware running it. Every Unreal 3 game to date has suffered from texture popping. This means the PC version will suffer from it as well, unless they've miraculously patched the engine since the release of Mass Effect. If you don't think you have the problem, well, you do. You just need to be observant. This is a common problem with UE3. Other games it may or may not happen due to vidcard RAM or other issues, but it is a native problem of UE3.

Atheist Jew

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> I find it slightly odd that just last night, I was explaining to a friend of mine who was considering buying a 360 for Mass Effect that it's not worth it since the game would likely be getting a PC port. I get home from work this afternoon, and bam. Looks like I was right.

Archaotic

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @dowingba: LOL. Wrong.

Easier? Yes

BETTER? Hell no.

mva5580

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Will this run on XP or just Vista?

CFStang

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @PirateThom: Because playing the games on a console is better than playing them on a PC.

dowingba

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @giovonti: They make a lot more money off of a copy of Vista, which many people are upgrading due to DirectX10 (I know there is a hack for XP) for gaming. Gaming in some ways is Windows saving grace. I know more than a few people that would run Linux, or purchase a Mac if they weren't gamers.

homernoy

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @giovonti: then again, if there's less and less games on the PC, people could become interested in mac os X instead, so microsoft must help that platform too; I just wish the games came out at the same time.

QC8472

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @giovonti: Yeah I was thinking that too... But then it comes back to the fact that you need an amazing computer for that...

Saith17

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> The main question is this though. Are we going to be able to play it on Windows XP? Or does this mean I have to buy a 360?

OmegaUltima

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Tell me again, why buy a console when all of its best games are on another platform?

PirateThom

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @weasl: 3 gigs of ddr2 800 ram, e6600 2.4, 8800 gtx.

pretty damn sure my computer isn't the problem.

magically_delicious

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Isn't sorta funny that MS shoots themselves in the foot by releasing their exclusive games on PC too? Well at least as far as demand for the xbox goes. It allows people to play the games they want to play without having to get an xbox.

giovonti

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @magically_delicious:

Doubt it's the game it's probably your PC doesn't have enough RAM or Vid memory, or possibly you need to simply defrag. I had that issue playing games like Oblivion on my old PC when i pumped up the vid settings beyond what it could handle. It would run fine up until when it would need to cache in new stuff and then it would just crap itself

weasl

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @jackal888:

Hey, at least theres enough marketability in 360 games to give them a PC port. The 360 has games people *need* to play, and can be done easily on a PC.

Komrade_Kayce

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @alaren: No reason to think they won't, every other GTA has come out on PC. Might be a few months after, but it'll come.

MICROSOFT: Forza Motorsport 2 PLZ?!

mva5580

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Maldron: T-T

Furious_Liver

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @magically_delicious: i didn't patch it and didn't have the problem. In fact , i remember when i first saw it on x360 that i couldn't play it because the popping was annoying like hell. In PC i could play ,and end it without problems

symphony_of_the_night

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Wow, they have screens already? Looks good.

@madhotch:
I want to know that too.

shiwasu

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Dangeresque: Seconded. There also better be some sort of patch to fix the inventory selection that coincides with the PC release.

sanyo

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Ares19: Look we found a fanboy in our flock. Where is the banhammer when we need it?

jackal888

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> It saddens me that this game was essentially the reason I purchased my 360. So much for exclusivity.

Crimsonblade53

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @homernoy: maybe the patch fixed it... I'll play through it again

magically_delicious

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @magically_delicious:
I have Gears for PC and do not have that issue at all. I know some have, so I am not saying it is untrue. Just don't state that it like it happens to everyone who plays the game. Also I run it on the highest settings in DX10 with 4x Antialiasing (only choice) and it rocks. Period.

homernoy

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @magically_delicious: I never had that problem and I finished it on PC. Maybe I didn't notice it.
Knowing that it's EA who's publishing it I'm guessing there's no chance of it coming out on Steam.

MoeB

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> The more people Mass Effect is available to, the better. Seriously one of the all time best RPGs I've played.

(I own both the PC and Xbox versions of KoTOR and they're pretty darn similar graphically but the controls are miles different. THe PC one plays more like a point-and-click game whereas the Xbox one plays...like an Xbox game.)

dowingba

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> as long as they dont port it to PS3 or Wii Im OK

AURELIUS

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Glad to see they are changing things to make it more PC friendly, I hate it when developers get lazy and port games just to make some quick cash.

Dark_Jon

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @PXShaman: lol...

in gears of war pc, there's stuttering throughout due to the game trying to stream off a hard disk instead of a dvd...

you have no idea how awful the stuttering in this game could be...

magically_delicious

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Sweet, I was hoping for a PC port. If they port GTA4, I may never have to buy a 360.

alaren

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> So Xbox360 has become the beta testing ground/seed money for developers? Gears of War/Lost Planet/Mass Effect what else will have a less than perfect Xbox game yet go on to improve it on PC?

jackal888

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @Furious_Liver: Take that, mid-range consumer!

Maldron

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> This is a definite buy, even though I already own it on 360.

BloodStainedVendetta

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Can't wait for alien boobies on the PC... err... I mean yay for saving the universe, again.

tnx3

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> The one of Ilos looks GREAT.

HigglyPiggly

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Sys requirements?

madhotch

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> I bet the Mako handles just as shittily when using a mouse/keyboard. :/

Besides that, here's to hoping for much shorter load times (or, in Mass Effect's case, shorter elevator rides) on top of the noticeably improved graphics.

SmilingPolitely

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Hoho I'll definitely be picking this up, seeing as how I missed out on the 360 version. Not because I don't have a 360, but because I'm poor. Hopefully I'll be less poor in the future, but thats unlikely since I'd like to get a PS3 for Disgaea 3 in the near future. Damn you current gen prices. ):

Furious_Liver

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> I'd like a solid Mod system like NWN, but I guess that would be asking too much. Hopefully the long elevator rides get killed off to. I was holding off getting this for 360, because I remember back in the day playing Kotor on the Xbox and then on the PC, and it was almost night and day. This and Fallout 3 this year make it RPG heaven for me.

drifter13

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> I was hoping for an eventual PS3 port, but I'll take a PC port. :D Do want.

Milihpen

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> Looks rather nice!

I wonder though if they will include any extras for the pc version?

Witzbold

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> The texture popping will not be a real problem really on PC since the hard drives will be used and will all be pre loaded.

I say it won't be a real problem because on UT3 (which runs same engine) I have texture popping, but that is only when I start up the game, and then after that no matter were I go, I don't have it.

PXShaman

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> @XbhaskarX: Gone. It's a pc.

NessD12

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> I envy the equipment selection menu a bit, but the rest are basically what you'd expect with the control switch. They'd have to be retarded not to include things like hotkey support.

Moonshadow101

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> What about all the texture popping issues?

XbhaskarX

]]> <![CDATA[Mass Effect PC Screenshots]]> If they make any additions to the game and don't make them available for download over Live, there will be hell to pay.

Dangeresque- Got temp banned and learned his lesson! (Crazy!)

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