Posted May 6, 2008 2:27 pm PT

PC gamers got it later, but 360 gamers got jipped big time. I'm sure it'll take an ass load to run the game, but you guys get a fixed inventory system, an improved HUD, the $5 DLC for free, and I'm sure the framerate is more solid and the pop in is much less of a problem. Plus, the 360 version, which came out in November, is $50 or $60 today, but the PC version is $40 if you pre-order, and many places are just having it start at $40.

Wow, we got ****ing jipped. I'd be happy with a light patch that fixes the inventory system, but we don't get ****!

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Posted May 5, 2008 9:36 pm PT

Good news D long live pc!

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Posted May 5, 2008 9:16 pm PT

um.good news. Long live PC D

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Posted May 1, 2008 10:51 am PT

that's the first time I heard about Dead Space game but i would like to see some cool preorder items related to Mass Effect instead

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Posted May 1, 2008 7:36 am PT

Man...... i really i need to upgrade my pc

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Posted May 1, 2008 6:18 am PT

GR8!

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Posted May 1, 2008 5:59 am PT

@MSG-Deathscythe
I feel you. I had a 360 for about a month. I ditched it because of hardware failure fears AND the fact that MOST OF 360's GOOD GAMES ARE PC BOUND ANYWAY. The idea of having an extra clunky box laying around (I own a PS2 and GameCube-looking to score a Wii) with $60 games is just impractical. I have a GeForce 8800, but a single core CPU and Vista (meh) means knocking down the visual settings on some PC games. Small price to pay. The PC versions are $10 to $20 cheaper and the PS2 has plenty of cheap goodies. Hell, there's still a mountain of great PS2 games I haven't even played yet - on top of the games that'll still be coming out for 2 more years.

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Posted May 1, 2008 3:03 am PT

i was playing mass effect on my 360 when it RRODd on me for the 2nd time of 3. if i knew all "360 EXLUSIVES" will all be released on the PC then i would not have bought that crappy RROD360. Lost Odyssey is the only 360 game that has not been released on PC (that i like), when that time happens, then it's official: RROD360 is only a platform to release BETA versions of games.

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Posted May 1, 2008 2:21 am PT

Hope the Collector's Edition comes for the pc as well...

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Posted May 1, 2008 12:21 am PT

If Bioware are to be believed stan112, then you shouldn't need a top end rig to get pleasure out of this game... Let's hope we PC users get a demo so we can judge our rigs worthy for the full release

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 6:50 pm PT

Nice, was planning on getting it for the PC as well, but this is even better. $40+Bring Down the Sky+Better Performance which was my biggest gripe for the 360, definitely a must buy now.

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 4:29 pm PT

awesome. i payed 65 dollars for the game and 10 dollars for the Bringing Down the Sky "mission", and now it's coming out for the PC for 40 dollars AND they get the add-on for free along with better everything? awesome to the MAX. oh well, atleast i have a PC that will be able to run this full power now.

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 3:54 pm PT

@acummuta
Thanks for the heads up. My CPU is a (crappy) Celeron D 3.33GHz. The 3.33GHz is nice, but the FSB is only 533MHz. My rig runs UT3 pretty good. At max settings I get 40-50fps on UT3. And that's dealing with (resource hog ass) Vista. I may or may not have to turn down the visual settings in Mass Effect. But I've decided I'm getting it.

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 2:26 pm PT

$40 for one of the best RPGs of 2007? How can I resist this offer?

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 1:45 pm PT

Bioware did a great job with the first KotOR and i'm so looking forward to Mass Effect. Bring it on!!!

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 9:02 am PT

Wow! Hope that my PC can handle this thing. Bioware is a master in role-playing field

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 8:27 am PT

Sign me up!

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 8:20 am PT

Including "Bring down the sky" is a very nice touch. Bioware has always made great games (and I've bought all their PC games), and they seem to put their customers satisfaction very high on their internal agenda: Excelent support, various freebies and high quality.

I hope the EA deal does not change that.

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 8:04 am PT

It still sucks that EA now owns Bioware.

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 6:57 am PT

release it

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 6:48 am PT

maybe increase the framerate and fix the bugs and i'll buy it! would be well worth a replay on my high end rig!

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 6:47 am PT

I game on both the PC and 360, and I can not reccomend this game enough for my PC-playing brethren. If you like action RPG's at all, this game is a huge steal for $40.

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 6:26 am PT

already pre-ordered it and I am buying a new graphics card just so this game will look its best on my pc.

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 6:22 am PT

I love the new business model from the top-developers:

First
Make a fantastic XBOX 360 game that will sell like hotcakes.

Then
Work another half a year where you iron out, all the small mistakes. And then pump up the graphics to PC style.
And if we still have time, build in the extra content we didn't have time to use the first time around.
And if we still have time: do some extra content from new ideas.

Then push the button (in the development system) that says "compile to PC"

I love it....

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 5:39 am PT

Hey nate1222, the game IS an RPG...yes. But its also a shooter game throughout. Granted, its not Crysis where you need a high end machine to run at it's best. I suppose its possible that the 360, with a patch, could run the game at a smooth 30fps, but it doesn't. So unless that fix is in the PC version, you'll want to run a machine that is at least more powerful than the 360 console. Even more so if you plan on running higher resolution.

Otherwise, as with all PC games, I'm sure they'll be different settings where you can lower the resolution, or simply turn off some of the bells and whistles.

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 5:35 am PT

Geez you guys. All I asked was if this game was going to have gamerscore points...not only did no one answer, but you gave me a negative review. How is that question not relevant? If you are a gamer who has a gamer card (even the free silver one), you can get points for getting achievements in the game.

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 4:40 am PT

@theclaw135
You don't need 60fps for good animation, especially in a RPG. 30fps is standard for movies. For most of cinema history, 24fps was standard. This game is so awesome (I had it on 360 - but I've ditched 360 altogether) that it does NOT need all that system pushing crap.

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 4:34 am PT

What about system requirements? I have a sigle-core CPU, GeForce 8800 and 2GB RAM. I'm hoping that'll pull it.

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 2:13 am PT

I don't play PC games anymore, but I will an exception for this one

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 12:50 am PT

I'm waiting to see confirmation if this is locked at 30FPS or not. I won't buy it unless it'll run at 60FPS.

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 12:29 am PT

#1 on my shopping list, now that I bought GTA4

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 12:27 am PT

I knew Mass Effect would come to the PC, but not so fast. Oh well, mods are worth it.

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Posted Apr 29, 2008 11:32 pm PT

I want this game si bad !

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Posted Apr 29, 2008 11:10 pm PT

sounds good. Too bad my laptop went flatline. Id still prefer to play it on the 360. Id like to have some of the inventory stuff fixed, but whatever. I played it for the story.

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Posted Apr 29, 2008 10:45 pm PT

GREAT! im so glad i bought the s**tty version for 360 because it was "exclusive!" thanks bioware!

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Posted Apr 29, 2008 10:20 pm PT

The PC version should be better then the 360 version.
Everything is!

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Posted Apr 29, 2008 10:09 pm PT

Does anyone know of any stores doing the preorder discount yet?

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Posted Apr 29, 2008 9:58 pm PT

$10 off??? Buhdass.

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Posted Apr 29, 2008 9:48 pm PT

My PC is so old I crashed it trying to run Battlefield 2... haha.

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Posted Apr 29, 2008 9:02 pm PT

Will this have gamescore points like Gears of War did?

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Posted Apr 29, 2008 9:00 pm PT

It sounds nice, but I have it on the 360

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Posted Apr 29, 2008 7:11 pm PT

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Posted Apr 29, 2008 7:09 pm PT

can you imagine, when GTA IV will come for PC it will receive something like 10.5 out of 10. PC releases always have more content, are better tweaked, and cheaper. We just have to wait longer and resist the hype

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Posted Apr 29, 2008 7:02 pm PT

I alrdy preordered! I loveee my PC :p

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Posted Apr 29, 2008 7:00 pm PT

Wootage, 40 bucks.Not bad at all.

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Posted Apr 29, 2008 6:52 pm PT

Nice, who needs an xbox when you have a good computer!

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Posted Apr 29, 2008 6:36 pm PT

I will be pre-ordering this game.

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Posted Apr 29, 2008 6:08 pm PT

enticing, i haven't purchased a pc game in so long though

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