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Deputy · 03-08-10, 10:26 AM

As of the end of February 2010, Windows XP is the most widely used operating system in the world with a 58.4% market share, having peaked at 76.1% in January 2007. Support for XP from Microsoft will go on until 2013. I have it on all my comps as either standard XP or XP 64 bit. No way I will "upgrade" to any other OS until XP expires, and maybe not even then. I have NO doubt that WAT will be hacked quite quickly. Microsoft continuously underestimates the intelligence of it's users.

Considering software is still being written to XP, I doubt very much there is a worry about software compatibility. It takes a LONG time for an OS to be backwards incompatible with software. Heck, I have SH3 running on two comps with 64 bit operating systems and it runs super fast. What WILL be necessary to upgrade is HARDWARE. Games are being written to more and more advanced hardware specs and that's where the upgrading will be needed. That is, if you BUY those hardware-intensive games. With the hardware I have right now I can run the most hardware-intensive games at at least medium settings. But I don't really have any interest in those games. Most are 1st person shooters.

As to SHV, I think Ubi's "master plan" is to sell the game to as many people as possible that will buy it for it's current $50 price. When they reach a certain profit point, they will come out with a patch that will eliminate the need to be online to play. The hacks that are out there right now are all flawed because they don't give full functionality to the game.
Of course, it's still early and a new hack may come out that does give full functionality. You never know. But it's costing Ubisoft money to run those online servers and it's just a matter of time before the expense of running the servers outweighs their usefulness in preventing piracy. Plus we've already seen where the servers crashed and THAT does not make for happy users. The negative feelings from loyal SH3 and 4 users certainly isn't helping Ubi's cause. I have no doubt there are some that are so peed off about the online situation that they won't buy SH5 no matter if Ubi takes the online requirement out or not. And I sure don't blame them.

03-08-10, 10:26 AM	#14
Deputy Watch Officer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 344 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	As of the end of February 2010, Windows XP is the most widely used operating system in the world with a 58.4% market share, having peaked at 76.1% in January 2007. Support for XP from Microsoft will go on until 2013. I have it on all my comps as either standard XP or XP 64 bit. No way I will "upgrade" to any other OS until XP expires, and maybe not even then. I have NO doubt that WAT will be hacked quite quickly. Microsoft continuously underestimates the intelligence of it's users. Considering software is still being written to XP, I doubt very much there is a worry about software compatibility. It takes a LONG time for an OS to be backwards incompatible with software. Heck, I have SH3 running on two comps with 64 bit operating systems and it runs super fast. What WILL be necessary to upgrade is HARDWARE. Games are being written to more and more advanced hardware specs and that's where the upgrading will be needed. That is, if you BUY those hardware-intensive games. With the hardware I have right now I can run the most hardware-intensive games at at least medium settings. But I don't really have any interest in those games. Most are 1st person shooters. As to SHV, I think Ubi's "master plan" is to sell the game to as many people as possible that will buy it for it's current $50 price. When they reach a certain profit point, they will come out with a patch that will eliminate the need to be online to play. The hacks that are out there right now are all flawed because they don't give full functionality to the game. Of course, it's still early and a new hack may come out that does give full functionality. You never know. But it's costing Ubisoft money to run those online servers and it's just a matter of time before the expense of running the servers outweighs their usefulness in preventing piracy. Plus we've already seen where the servers crashed and THAT does not make for happy users. The negative feelings from loyal SH3 and 4 users certainly isn't helping Ubi's cause. I have no doubt there are some that are so peed off about the online situation that they won't buy SH5 no matter if Ubi takes the online requirement out or not. And I sure don't blame them.