I've heard a lot about the game being janky as hell when it first came out, but there have been a few patches, so I don't know the games current level of jank. I'm not in a huge rush to play AC3, and I've got enough other games to last for some time, but I would like to get to it eventually. Is it worth the $60 as the game is now, or should I just put that on the back burner and wait for a cheaper/better version some time next year?

I'd think waiting for a sale is a good decision. Depending on how fuzzed you are to play the multiplayer.

You don't have to worry about patches, it's a good port. It's only up to you if you want to pay $50 for it now.

I was thinking about getting the PC version as well but people with much better rigs than mine are complaining about major frame rate dips once you go to the open areas, so I think it's best to wait until they release a patch with addresses this.

Mine runs great. I had initial trouble with the multiplayer - the same issue a lot of people were having, but it seems to work well on my machine. The only trouble I'm still having is with the dang lock picking. I get the thing all the way to the left, and it still doesn't open.

Anyway - It's only $50, though, not $60. Still, if you aren't in a huge hurry, I'd be pretty surprised if Steam doesn't cut the price to $35 or so for their holiday sale around Christmas time. That'd be a good time to pick it up.

Oh and my basic specs:

CPU: Intel Core i5, 3.4 GHZ Ivy Bridge

GPU: ATI Radeon 6850 1GB

MEM: 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM

I run it on most of the highest settings, but a couple I turned down. Runs great.