News - Diablo III (3) specs, release date, multiplayer beta news

[beanbandit]

10 yearS? i have never played diablo 1 and 2? i dont play rubbish games

I'm glad no one takes you seriously.............

[j.o.s.h.1408]

I'm glad no one takes you seriously.............

alot of people do take me seriously. i was only bloody kidding for crying out loud.

[TooNice]

A game install is now substantially larger than a winXP installation. People need to optimise their code dammit.

Apple and orange. A modern game has substantially more media components (video/audio/texture for various quality etc.) than a full XP installation, and there is only so much you can shrink those. I am sure that with effort, and the knowledge someone could 'rip' the game into something 1/10th without making it look 90% worse the size, by re-encoding audio with lower bit-rate, do the same for textures etc.

But if I am going to buy the games (after price drops), I think that I can afford to pay another 60p of hard disk space to install it and play the way it was intended. Not that I doubt that the game isn't fully optimised, but I just don't think the size is going to halve without sacrificing anything.

Back on topic: the odd thing is, I was able to play Diablo/Hellfire after many years without getting tired of the graphics. In fact, I am quite tolerant when it comes to graphics of old games (very happy with SNES sprite based games). But I wasn't able to get used to D2's graphics. I am looking forward to the latest instalment though. Still, first things first: Starcraft 2!

[CaseyV9]

I am quite pleased at the system requirements of this game. It's good to see that the developers are bringing out a new game that will not require a monster to run it.
This looks like you could run it on a laptop. good seeing it's co-op. Still unsure if it will be a game I'll be buying though

[kalniel]

I am quite pleased at the system requirements of this game.

So you believe what was reported by a site which lets users generate news articles without any verification at all?

[Zadock]

I am quite pleased at the system requirements of this game. It's good to see that the developers are bringing out a new game that will not require a monster to run it.
This looks like you could run it on a laptop. good seeing it's co-op. Still unsure if it will be a game I'll be buying though

Its definitely the way to go if you want more people to buy your games I think... Best example are Valves games, most of those will run nicely on lower spec machines to. Its also nice to see that Blizzard have kept it cross-platform i.e. Mac and PC

[j.o.s.h.1408]

Its definitely the way to go if you want more people to buy your games I think... Best example are Valves games, most of those will run nicely on lower spec machines to. Its also nice to see that Blizzard have kept it cross-platform i.e. Mac and PC

there is a downfall for this. it means that nvidia and ATI have no reason to bother pushing technology anymore and the game devs as well.

technology in terms of graphics will just be on a stand still

[[GSV]Trig]

If those specs are accurate then its nice to see programmers working that bit harder to get it running on a "lesser" machine instead of just being lazy and saying you need 2x2Ghz CPU's 2Gb RAM and an uber gfx card, not that I'm suggesting thats what they would do of course lol

[CaseyV9]

So you believe what was reported by a site which lets users generate news articles without any verification at all?

Well, sounds believeable enough. It's still more 2d. Although saying that Titan Quest was a surprise.

And J.O.S.H, developers would do better make games scalable so poor little orphans can play as well. And card manufacturers also keep pushing there tech for other reasons, not just power. Like low energy using cards and stuff. They realised that there is a mid range and budget market as well
Like the 8800 GTS. That sold loads.

Although, sat there with your mighty i7 machine I guess you can enjoy games a their best you lucky git
Your system specs are high end. My PC is a mere calculator compared to that beast.

[kalniel]

Well, sounds believeable enough.

Does it really? Games are launched on Tuesdays in the US, and Fridays in Europe. The 24th is a Thursday.

What PC CPUs run at 1.4ghz? Do they mean it'll run on Atom? Or a P4 1.4ghz?

And the mutiplayer beta date.. 9/11... now, what else is that date known for..?

[CaseyV9]

Does it really? Games are launched on Tuesdays in the US, and Fridays in Europe. The 24th is a Thursday.

What PC CPUs run at 1.4ghz? Do they mean it'll run on Atom? Or a P4 1.4ghz?

And the mutiplayer beta date.. 9/11... now, what else is that date known for..?

I luv you

I still have not looked at the Hexus link to this site. I just read what Hexus posted. Which I guess there must be some relavence there.

I can't remember where I read elsewhere that think it'll be released around December. Another rumour.
And the CPU? I have E6300 Core 2 Duo in my PC. They run at around 1.86Ghz. I play Far Cry 2 just fine on it. And it'll have to make do until I have enough pennies for i5 or possibly i7.
And that is if I even bother. After I buy a Blu-Ray/HD drive it'll still be a sweet media PC.
Especially seeing how GTA IV looks on my 360 with my new monitor.

Hugs and kissess mate. Stop slapping dumb animals.

[beanbandit]

I still have not looked at the Hexus link to this site. I just read what Hexus posted. Which I guess there must be some relavence there.

Unfortunately Hexus have got this so wrong that its not funny. Steven has even put in his report that its been confirmed. Nothing has been confirmed, if it had the internet would have been alive with this news.

Until Blizzard make an announcement, its all BS.

[beanbandit]

Does it really? Games are launched on Tuesdays in the US, and Fridays in Europe. The 24th is a Thursday.

What PC CPUs run at 1.4ghz? Do they mean it'll run on Atom? Or a P4 1.4ghz?

And the mutiplayer beta date.. 9/11... now, what else is that date known for..?

Release days are not set in stone. Its down to the publisher to decide what day a game comes out. Friday just seems to be the favoured day for games with Monday being the usual release day for DVD's and CD's.

[Splash]

Just had an email from Gameplay to advise that the release date is set at 24th Sept. Not sure how true it is, but given that Blizzard typically make the big announcements around now it could be a possibility.

[CaseyV9]

Just had an email from Gameplay to advise that the release date is set at 24th Sept. Not sure how true it is, but given that Blizzard typically make the big announcements around now it could be a possibility.

Whoa, that came comes unexpected. When I am board I check out the D3 website waiting for them to reveal the remaing classes.

With Dragon Age being delayed until November I was thinking Borderlands.
Or maybe D3

[Splash]

I forgot to mention which year... 24 Sept 2010