SH-IV Graphic Capabilites ?

[Safe-Keeper]

Top end graphics is what sells. Gameplay and immersiveness is what keeps 'em coming back.

That might just be true, sadly.

And as to the ever growing urban myth about the state of release of Silent Hunter III, most of the "deficiencies in off the shelf playability" actually turned out to be deficiencies in people's systems or abilities to read the manual.

The game was pretty defunct when it came out, and many of the things in it were bugs.

With all due respect to the developers, who probably did all they could to get things right, I don't think it's my inability to read the manual that causes destroyers to so frequently run aground. The game has its share of faults, and had even more of them when it came out.

With over 15 years of experience with simulations I cannot remember one of this scope and magnitude that was in better shape out of the box.

That says more about the low standards than about the game, though, doesn't it? I enjoyed the unpatched Silent Hunter III, I really did, I also noticed that it needed patching.

I remember back in the old days when there was no such thing as "patches" and games were finished when they came out...

[TDK1044]

SH1V is going to be targeted at XP. The number of Vista based computers sold at the time of the SH1V release will be relatively small, even assuming Microsoft hits their current deadline. Upon the release of Vista, a lot of people will wait at least 6 months to observe the new OS before upgrading. Therefore, from a sales point of view, it would be total madness to make SH1V a Vista based game. If you're looking to sell 300,000 copies of SH1V, you go with XP. If you're looking to sell under 10,000 copies, you go with Vista. Easy decision. Silent Hunter 5 is a different story!

[enaceo]

I personally will wait about an year,maybe more untill upgrading to Vista.Like all it's predecesors,it will have a lot of bugs/problems/incompatibilites which need time to get sorted out.I mean it took about 3-4 years after XP was released untill software makers stopped supporting 9x series completely.

[TonyPiech]

Originally Posted by TDK1044

SH1V is going to be targeted at XP. The number of Vista based computers sold at the time of the SH1V release will be relatively small, even assuming Microsoft hits their current deadline. Upon the release of Vista, a lot of people will wait at least 6 months to observe the new OS before upgrading. Therefore, from a sales point of view, it would be total madness to make SH1V a Vista based game. If you're looking to sell 300,000 copies of SH1V, you go with XP. If you're looking to sell under 10,000 copies, you go with Vista. Easy decision. Silent Hunter 5 is a different story!

Why can't Ubi make SH-IV a VISTA and XP Sim? Microsoft is doing it with Flight Simulator X. It's to hit the shelves this October when all that's available is XP. When VISTA arrives, FSX will run on VISTA. Maybe Ubi isn't as big as MS, but it isn't a minor player in the video game market. I'll like to see the odds that SH-IV will hit the shelves in Q1 of 2007; it probably won't.

[CWorth]

My opinion is why should they create something for unproven technology.Neither Vista nor DX10 is even out yet.And we all know how screwed up M$'s first releases are.

So its best to wait and see how things turn out.That way bugs get worked out before Ubi needs to program for and then having to spend money and time fixing game glitches that occur due to said unproven technology.

[TDK1044]

I take your point, Tony, but making SH1V work for Vista and XP is not just a case of a few tweaks here and there. Ubisoft are very confident of a Q2 2007 release for SH1V (my guess would be April/May) and it'll be at least the Spring of 2008 before Microsofdt have ironed the bugs out of Vista and people start investing in that OS. SH1V will be an XP game...no doubt in my mind.

[Gizzmoe]

Originally Posted by TDK1044

I take your point, Tony, but making SH1V work for Vista and XP is not just a case of a few tweaks here and there.

Most games run just fine under Vista. I don´t see a reason why SH4 shouldn´t work...

[STEED]

Sounds like us folks need information on the specs of SH4, A.S.A.P before it hits the shops. Is it possible to see this information? :hmm:

[fredbass]

Originally Posted by TDK1044

I take your point, Tony, but making SH1V work for Vista and XP is not just a case of a few tweaks here and there. Ubisoft are very confident of a Q2 2007 release for SH1V (my guess would be April/May) and it'll be at least the Spring of 2008 before Microsofdt have ironed the bugs out of Vista and people start investing in that OS. SH1V will be an XP game...no doubt in my mind.

I'm sure Vista will need updates, but how bad the bugs only time will tell. Regardless, I'm willing to wager that when Vista comes out this coming Spring that it will sell like gangbusters no matter what. Sh4 will have to be fine for both Operating systems and just like XP, Vista will give us capabilities to play older games.

[Achtung Englander]

Originally Posted by TonyPiech

Why can't Ubi make SH-IV a VISTA and XP Sim? Microsoft is doing it with Flight Simulator X. It's to hit the shelves this October when all that's available is XP. When VISTA arrives, FSX will run on VISTA. Maybe Ubi isn't as big as MS, but it isn't a minor player in the video game market. I'll like to see the odds that SH-IV will hit the shelves in Q1 of 2007; it probably won't.

I think you will find that come 2007 they will announce Silent Hunter V and that will be Vista compatible

[TDK1044]

Originally Posted by Achtung Englander

I think you will find that come 2007 they will announce Silent Hunter V and that will be Vista compatible

I very recently had a conversation that leads me to believe that SH1V will run on Vista. It's not yet official though.