Dirt 2 played great on a modest dual core and 4870 for me at max (DX9) settings and I suspect Dirt 3 will be similar, so if you have something similar or better go for the PC version.
" It could work if they start porting over XBLA/360 exclusives that you can't get anywhere else on PC but if they're just gonna compete with Steam then it's bound to fail. "
Spot on. If they really want to compete in this space they need exclusives you can't get on the other services. Fable III looks to be one of them, but why not port over some of the year old XBLA or 360 titles. Things like Shadow Complex or Forza 3 have already tapped out the 360 userbase, why not offer them to the PC crowd and use them to grow your DD marketplace. Have the retail keys tie the game to your GFW store account similar to Steamworks to get retail purchasers looking at your store as well. I get that you do not want to diminish the selling points of your console, but you do need something to get people to use your service instead of the well established services that already exist.
The sponsored quests are fine. I do feel that all game sites should be trying to get more ads from places like Best Buy rather than using ads from companies whose products are being reviewed.
@stoodspoon: You can build a solid gaming PC for that much but you will need to build it yourself. I promise it's way easier than it may seem. There are plenty of guides that will walk you through all the steps as well.
@HitmanAgent47: Agree with this 100%. If you are going to game on the system get the best card you can that makes sense within your budget. Even if it is overkill in many games you can use the extra power for higher AA levels and possibly even enabling supersampling for pristine image quality. A high end card like the 5870 will last you past whatever the next GPU generation is saving you any real need to upgrade then.
Guess this is the reason that Fable 3 is getting a PC version. They needed some big time exclusive content to help push this latest attempt to break into the PC DD market.
I am all for more competition in the DD space myself. Leads to better sales and lower prices from all of the major DD sources. I like Steam, but would never want it to be the only game in town.
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