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The Witcher 3 Official thread
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Pitbull
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Reading this thread I'm scared now buying the codes from anywhere but steam.
I'll probably only play on the weekend though. I feel like crying thinking I have to pay R 900 for a PC game...
Maybe just rather buy ARMA3 and wait for the price to go down a bit.
I'll probably only play on the weekend though. I feel like crying thinking I have to pay R 900 for a PC game...
Maybe just rather buy ARMA3 and wait for the price to go down a bit.
Pitbull
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But it costs 2x as much.
I prefer PC gaming, but let's be honest a PS4 at R 6k is way better price wise than a R 12k PC. But it's about what you can afford to get your fix.
Gog is safe or you can get a retail box version from takealot for R499 that includes a gog key.
Alternatively download the torrent so long which will activate with the paid versions tomorrow as it's drm free and try it out before you decide.
Fatality07
Senior Member
Started the torrent on Friday, super super slow only at 30%.
was hoping it finished before launch as i will receive my physical copy tomorrow or wed from takealot.
It's up to you. Personally, I have no problem buying from G2A. Their Shield service guarantees a successful purchase. I've never once been swindled.
PC gaming is significantly cheaper than console gaming. Sure, the initial layout tends to be higher, but you make up the difference very quickly.
I wouldn't have a slow PC if I wasn't a gamer, so for me the cost is really just the graphics card. But even if you have to deviate substantially from your spending habits you'll benefit.
Just a recent example: you can preorder Arkham Knight on PC for R335. It's R760 on Takealot for consoles. That's R425 saved on a single game. In fact almost all new games have a difference of at least R300 between the platforms. Then consider the amazing Humble Bundles, the low G2A prices and Steam sales and you'll realise that most PC games are cheap as chips. Plus no online subscription fees.
I've experienced first hand how big the difference is - my disposable income increased quite a bit when I switched from PS3 to PC. The fact that it's also a superior gaming experience is just the cherry on top. And don't forget the tremendous benefit of also having a nice PC to use for non-gaming purposes.
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Electric
Honorary Master
I normally get my keys minutes after purchase.
Many of the sites did state that the keys will be available at release and not before.
It's not because they're off physical copies, these are generated codes.
Pitbull
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True, however again it's about what people can afford.
To chuck out R 12k in one go is just too much for some people. They are happy to pay R 6k once off and then a game or 2 a month within budget. As opposed to splashing R 12k in one go. Some people also just prefer console gaming. We grew up playing PC games and kids these days grow up playing console games. Maybe the platform we grew up on stays with us?
My laaitjie loves PS3 even though he has a PC. He plays CS:GO from time to time but that's it.
You've got the wrong torrent, mine will be done in an hour or so.
True, however again it's about what people can afford.
To chuck out R 12k in one go is just too much for some people. They are happy to pay R 6k once off and then a game or 2 a month within budget. As opposed to splashing R 12k in one go. Some people also just prefer console gaming. We grew up playing PC games and kids these days grow up playing console games. Maybe the platform we grew up on stays with us?
My laaitjie loves PS3 even though he has a PC. He plays CS:GO from time to time but that's it.
As much as I'll always belong to the PC master race, my days of dissing console peasants is long past
My brother has a PS4 and XBone, and the enjoyment I've had playing on those with him, is just as great as that which I've derived on my PC.
Ultimately, I'm saying that to agree with your point. Sometimes it doesn't even come down to "captial" outlay. It's just a stronger want for a console than a PC...
As happy as I am that the game is one day away, I probably will only start playing on the weekend sometime
Pitbull
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As much as I'll always belong to the PC master race, my days of dissing console peasants is long past
My brother has a PS4 and XBone, and the enjoyment I've had playing on those with him, is just as great as that which I've derived on my PC.
Ultimately, I'm saying that to agree with your point. Sometimes it doesn't even come down to "captial" outlay. It's just a stronger want for a console than a PC...
As happy as I am that the game is one day away, I probably will only start playing on the weekend sometime
Same here. Neglected my family this whole weekend with the PC build
I'll have to spend time with them, earn brownie points so I can game the WHOLE WEEKEND 
Zewp
Banned
Even without consoles you'll find this happening, though. Go have a look at the occasional Steam hardware survey. Most PC gamers don't have these beastly PCs people seem to think they do. Those who have top-end gaming rigs are actually in the minority.
Pitbull
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+1
I have been playing with a Core 2 (2.4) and a 9600gt card for years.
Only upgraded because I could hardly play anything any more. I would suspect most people (myself included) only upgrade when it's really REALLY necessary.
Nvidia reported over $1b in revenue for the first quarter, with a 50% increase in gtx series graphics cards.
The point here is that developers that develop cross platform need to cater for both consoles and a wide range of pc's. A smart developer will take advantage of each platform's hardware, eg: GTA V looks better on PC than it does on console, if you have a PC capable of running it on ultra.
The issue with Witcher, allegedly, is that they've downgraded the pc version much like Watchdogs. CDPR haven't provided anything contrary to this, and naturally people are up in arms about this. The result is that instead of gaming news and discussion on the net being about how amazing ultra Witcher3 looks, it's about how crap it looks. Granted not everyone is up in arms, but this is the general consensus.
It really doesn't need to be a console vs pc debate, IF there was some kind of downgrade or the pc version looks exactly the same as console, the blame is squarely on the developer.
The point here is that developers that develop cross platform need to cater for both consoles and a wide range of pc's. A smart developer will take advantage of each platform's hardware, eg: GTA V looks better on PC than it does on console, if you have a PC capable of running it on ultra.
The issue with Witcher, allegedly, is that they've downgraded the pc version much like Watchdogs. CDPR haven't provided anything contrary to this, and naturally people are up in arms about this. The result is that instead of gaming news and discussion on the net being about how amazing ultra Witcher3 looks, it's about how crap it looks. Granted not everyone is up in arms, but this is the general consensus.
It really doesn't need to be a console vs pc debate, IF there was some kind of downgrade or the pc version looks exactly the same as console, the blame is squarely on the developer.
Pitbull
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Agreed,
Why downscale on a PC version if you can just downscale it specifically for the consoles. Or doe you think it affects their overheads to have 2 versions? Seeing as they are already being populated as 3 different versions. Pc, PS4 and XBone.
From rumours going around MS/Playstation do not want the console version to look vastly inferior to the pc version...
Pitbull
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But I don't get that... PC and console games can't and should never be compared to each other Gfx wise... This all started with the PC vs console crap we see on this very same forum I suppose
So the people who are always posting PC vs consoles... YOU'RE THE CAUSE! Heathens!Exactly. In the case of Watchdogs they had already the higher fidelity graphics and shaders already developed (they showed it at E3), but then hid them in the pc release so you couldn't use them, until modders found it out and exposed it.
From an overhead point of view, it's down to settings. For console you have lower resolution textures, smaller draw distance, less objects, no AA, etc etc but the inverse for PC. I can see how, say something like ambient occlusion could be more overhead, if you have to add those kinda effects to your engine but never use it in a console version.
If you really want to don on your tinfoil hat for a moment, one could argue that the PS4 was released a year or so into the Witcher's development. Presumably they had a devkit version prior to that, but initially development was done before CDPR had one. When the consoles did launch, a lot of the gamedev community was taken aback at how lackluster the specs were. One could argue that CDPR had to scale back the witcher a lot more than they expected.
OrbitalDawn
Ulysses Everett McGill
You don't need the expansion pass at this very moment. Are you going to run through the 100+ hours of gameplay that quickly? Just get the cheaper one and wait for the expansions to get cheaper, which they will.
It's still 10% off on Steam, and if you get the previous ones (which are crazy cheap atm) then you get further discount.
True, however again it's about what people can afford.
To chuck out R 12k in one go is just too much for some people. They are happy to pay R 6k once off and then a game or 2 a month within budget. As opposed to splashing R 12k in one go. Some people also just prefer console gaming. We grew up playing PC games and kids these days grow up playing console games. Maybe the platform we grew up on stays with us?
My laaitjie loves PS3 even though he has a PC. He plays CS:GO from time to time but that's it.
Other thing to consider is, would you not still have a PC, even if you didn't game on it? I would definitely, for example. So the R12k vs. R6k comparison doesn't really make sense in that light.