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- Alex2, on 10/10/2007, -10/+94I like how digg covers the launch of this game in a 24 hour period
ZOMG! DEMO LEAKED TO BIT TORRENT
ZOMG DOWNLOAD DEMO!
ZOMG! BEST GAME EVAR!!!!
ZOMG! only rated 9/10! WTF!!
ZOMG! THIS GAME SUXORZ! - Squeetard, on 10/10/2007, -27/+93Not a single problem with the demo or retail. Sorry about your guys trouble but you are getting a bit sensationalistic by saying it is widespread.
- Hermitwise, on 10/10/2007, -16/+68I love my 360 :3
- Squeetard, on 10/10/2007, -9/+5264 bit, there's your problem right there.
- hoodwinkedfool, on 11/08/2007, -6/+47Agh! Fun for five minutes- CRASH! Reload, adjust settings, fun for five minutes - CRASH! Reload, adjust settings, fun for five ...
- kiesow567, on 10/10/2007, -2/+37my wait time will be however long it takes me to buy a new pc
:( - JordanAustin, on 10/10/2007, -14/+40Am I the only person disgusted with the amount of disrespect on the forums?
I understand the game isn't working for several people, but CAPS all around? HERES THE TORRENT, HERES THE FIX, 2k FIX IT NOW, 2K SUX. People want to play a game a company busts it's balls to make, but they act like spoiled children in the forums, talk about a slap in the face for one of the best games of all time. - doublej42, on 10/10/2007, -1/+24x2 3800, 7600 gs, 1gb ram. First level (plane) runs fine, after that it's a nice crash
- EBFoxbat, on 10/10/2007, -4/+25This blows, hard. The quality control in the gaming industry has fallen through the floor in the past few years. ***** ports from xBox 360 to PS3, totally unoptimized versions, exceptionally poor Wii ports. It's ridiculous.
What's more, you don't even have an option to return a ridiculously crappy game to a store where you bought it.
Dieing for a PS3 baseball game I bought MLB 2K7. There are honestly better-looking upscalsed PS2 games. I paid $54.99 for it. I returned it and got $13 credit. It's criminal. I'm signing up for gamefly and NEVER buying a game until I thoroughly test it. I'd rather burn $25/month than $60 or $120.'
The only thing keeping me around is the Blu-Ray player in the PS3 (that and I still get giddy when I boot Linux on it- even though it's also not optimized for the Cell and pretty useless). I can't express my frustration enough with the gaming industy. Gets me almost as pissed as the BR/HD-DVD bantering. No Transformers on BR, FTW, HD DVD SUX0r, grrr. - benac, on 10/10/2007, -0/+19I lucked out. I was able to play for about 2 hrs with intermittent crashes (Yeah I call that "lucking out" at this point), Alot of people can't even load it. Now I can't progress any further because of the reboot crash.
It's an excellent game... when it works. - Joga5000, on 10/10/2007, -3/+17This is frustrating. I have the (one of many, apparently) widespread problems where when I try to run the game I immediately get a "bioshock.exe has stopped working" message. I've tried everything that's been suggested, but nothing works. Many, many people are having this problem, see some threads on the issue here:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=589531
and here:
http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=42
I have a Go 7950 GTX, beta 163.44 drivers, latest (August 2007) DirectX update, and 32-bit Vista. I pre-loaded the game via Steam. The demo runs perfectly - it's just the final game that can't even start before it crashes.
*sigh* - Elohir, on 10/10/2007, -1/+15I had a quick go last night, my waits aren't 10 minutes, but probably a couple of minutes at least. Far longer than I've seen on any other game. Hopefully it's just a patchable bug.
- Egoist, on 10/10/2007, -3/+17Because they *are* all spoiled children who do the same to every game that comes out. Has anyone ever seen a major PC game that didn't require downloading a patch after installing from CD because v1.0 barely runs?
I would have been more surprised if the game didn't have *any* problems. - iveywk, on 10/10/2007, -12/+25This is why I stopped PC gaming, that and the bi-monthly $1000 upgrades... Not that it matters, I'm sure my 360 will RRoD when I get it tomorrow.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13Into the ocean!
- gavroche, on 10/10/2007, -1/+14You need an ATI X1300 or higher, your graphic card is the problem.
- Ignignokt01, on 10/10/2007, -2/+15Actually, it seems like people having the problems are running XP. L2READ
And stop spreading the vista FUD about lowered game performance, the differences in all critical comparisons i've read from tech sites described a performance loss in 1-3%. THATS BARELY ANYTHING. God you guys need to stop bitching about an OS you've probably yet to use, or at least benchmark with. I'm running this game nearly maxed out on a LAPTOP running Vista, and i've had NO issues at all. - masterofgrond, on 10/10/2007, -6/+18Runs like a dream, no issues at all.
E6850
8800GTX
2gb OCZ platinum
Vista Ultimate 32 bit - CrankyHippo, on 10/10/2007, -1/+13ANYONE WITH A ATI CARD HEADS UP!
Sorry about the all caps, but i personally have the x800xl radeon and i too was having a problem with the textures and mouse not showing up. This happens in the full game not just the demo. Heres a Link to the 2k forum were someone is trying to fix it.
http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5689
This problem should have either been fully addressed or more clearly stated, if you have an ATI card that does not support Pixel Shader 3.0, then Bioshock will not run properly. So basically a big ***** middle finger to 48% of the users on steam. Get the word out, even with the new drivers still doesn't work - Hermitwise, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12It's okay, I have many towels.
- thebaron2, on 10/10/2007, -3/+14Who was it that was asking why you'd buy a game on the console instead of PC?
Here's a big reason. - therightclique, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12could this be because they just paid $50 for something that doesn't work AT ALL?!?!?!?!? yeah. probably. for a lot of people $50 is hard to come by. i make about $14 an hour and shelling out $50 is hard for me and a lot of people only make $8 an hour and still bought the game. they have a right to be angry when a game they paid a lot of money for is behaving like Windows ME.
- covertbadger, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12What a crappy comment. Obviously bioshock.exe *isn't* working, and that error message is a standard Windows one.
- odd8all, on 10/10/2007, -6/+17Looks beautiful, runs smooth, crashes every 5 minutes and have to reboot. WTF? Core2 Quad 6600 8800GTS 4gb RAM Vista Home Premium x64bit edition
- Meep3D, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11I am sure it runs so well on Ubuntu.
- ch4os1337, on 10/10/2007, -4/+13Same here dude. but its ever worse for me because you can fix it with the beta driver from both nvidia and ati but i have a 22inch monitor (1650x1050) and the beta drivers really ***** it up. like every other inch vertically is blurry so i have to play on my 19inch. which blows. so to fix it just get the beta drivers http://www.fileplanet.com/180063/180000/fileinfo/ATI-CATALYST-v8.401-Driver-Patch-(For-BioShock---XP) http://www.fileplanet.com/180035/180000/fileinfo/NVIDIA-Beta-Driver-v163.44-(Windows-XP-32bit)
- Hale, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11Funny how only gamespot on one test box saw this, and now you think it happens to everyone. Isn't it more likely that maybe their xbox was just overheating? Their description of "after a few hours" certainly inspires confidence.
- BugMeNot2, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9My load times are extremely quick--around 15 seconds--but the crashes are annoying the hell out of me. Every 30 minutes to an hour the game will hard lock my computer, forcing a restart.
Windows XP 32-bit / C2D E6600 / 2GB RAM / 7900GT 512MB - addictedd, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10that is really stupid, 512MB Ram? keep borrowing..
- Koldkompress, on 10/10/2007, -3/+12If you were spending $1000 every two months, maybe you're just going over the top.
You don't *Need* to be on the cutting edge, every single time. Doing that is a sure way of burning extra money. I wouldn't pay the extra $100-200 to get a 10% performance boost on a much cheaper card.
You can pick up a decent [Plays all the current games, maybe not on the highest setting] for $600-1500, which can last you for at least a year. - Vistrix, on 10/10/2007, -3/+12Do people even know they need to install the latest BETA drivers for both ATI & Nvidia?
Theres a reason why they delayed the demo. The beta drivers work perfectly with Bioshock. - darkedict, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9Is anyone else having problems with the xbox version? The game froze loading up, and then the DVD drive failed (unreadable disk error), and now the entire dvd drive is dead. sigh.
- adamantium, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9First of all. Use your monitor from your computer. You can connect via VGA. Second of all 1080P is BETTER than 1600 1200. 1080P is 1920 X1080. 1080P is about 2 million pixels and your 16 by 12 is 1.9 million
- BlackKnight6, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10yea right...I doubt your 8600GT is running "flawlessly" at 1900x1200 when my 7900GTX at 1680x1050 gets between 20-60FPS? Full of *****...
- xxpor, on 10/10/2007, -14/+22Is anyone else besides me having 10+ min wait times at the load screen, even for the small levels?
- koan, on 10/10/2007, -6/+14"getting a bit sensationalistic by saying it is widespread" So your theory is that despite lots of people reporting issues, and you not getting any, that it isn't widespread.
So you have drawn your conclusion based on a sample set of 1, and dismissed any evidence that opposed your theory.
You should be a scientist in the pharmaceutical industry. - BigSax, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10I was coming here to be a dick and say something about how glad I am I have the 360 version, you pretty much have that covered. Kudos.
- Ignignokt01, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8I'm not. And I'm running this on a laptop, dx10.
- JeremyBanks, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9You're complaining that they are making an overall judgment based on so few cases, but you're defending it based on but two.
- Koldkompress, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7People are reporting problems with the retail version, not the demo.
- MalDON, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8oc'd probably your problem. Don't modify your stuff then complain.
- Scruffydan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7I have only played the Demo, but i could not get it to load with the current NVIDIA drivers. However with the beta drivers everything runs smooth.
Before you complain about crashes, please try the beta drivers - Gir53457, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7If any of the Vista Trolls have been paying attention, most of the problems are coming from people running rigs with XP and 7K series NVidia cards that didn't get a driver update or ATI cards.
- GliTCH82, on 10/10/2007, -2/+9That sucks man, and it would be funny if it wasn't sad. What the hell are you doing on this page anyway, torturing yourself?
- salboacha, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Its ok we saved 10$ and will get a patch in a few days, im not having probelms though so i just saved 10$.
- TheYipster, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Actually shinynew, squeetard and brufleth, there are a lot of misconceptions about x64.
First, you'll find that you need a 64-bit OS for 4 gigs of RAM, not just for more than 4. 32-bit Windows maps memory in a way such that component memory (like the memory in your video card) is mapped to a single 4 gig address space before system memory. So if you put 4 gigs in of RAM in a system running 32 bit XP or Vista, you'll find you'll have 4-gigs minus the amount of video memory you have, sound card memory, etc.
Second, in the world of Vista, x64 is just as mature and stable as the 32-bit edtion, if not more so due to a newer and better codebase. XP-64, being an odd duck based on Server 2003 with poor application and driver support, is a different story. However, 32-bit apps certainly don't need to be recompiled to run just as well on x64 as the do on 32. Even if you don't have a single 64-bit compiled app, x64 makes perfect sense if you're running 4 gigs of RAM, because the OS will be able to use it all to manage background tasks and to apply it to processes such as Superfetch. I've recommended Vista x64 to anyone with a high end system w/ 4 gigs of RAM, and I've never heard of people having any issues from that x64 recommendation (usually, if there are issues, they're due to running Vista vs XP, but Vista itself has matured greatly over the last 10 months.)
I've run Vista x64 since building my rig in march, and I must say I'm quite pleased, having no major issues with any games or apps. Starting with the 158.45 drivers, gaming performance has been on par with XP, and with the exception of the 163.13 drivers (163.44 are much better,) driver-stopped-responding issues are a thing of the past. Let's see: Stalker, no problems. FSX, no problems. FEAR, no problems. Prey, no problems. C&C 3, no problems. Supreme Commander, no problems. HL2, aside from some acknowledged driver issues, no problems. Bioshock, except for the widescreen and AA issues, of which 2K I'm sure will fix, no problems.... 4 hours played and the only crash was due to Trillian interrupting the game... turned it off, no problems.
E6600 @ 3.6ghz / evga NF-68 nforce 680i / 4 gigs PC-64000 RAM @ 4-4-4-12 / 2x nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX in SLI / Dell 2407 widescreen
Mark. - isuisorisuaint, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7on a 360 i played for 3 hours straight last night (first night playing) and didn't run into a single issue...except i suck...tough game
- JoCliMe, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7I'm not sure how widespread it is, but I got the demo and attempted to play it on my laptop (it crashed after the first cutscene) Tried it on my desktop and it worked wonderfully.
- Price, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Actually I CAN differentiate 30 from 60fps. Quite easily actually.
Not that 30fps is bad, of course. - UberC, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8Until you get the 3 red lights
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