*** Splinter Cell: Conviction - Official Thread ***
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Chaos Theory, the series fell into decline after that masterpiece. That GT video wasn't inspiring either as the game looked to bright with really dull chunky textures
crossing it of the list for now ..
Someone in the US bought a copy 1 day before street date there & posted some info & screenshots.
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7211014258/m/8671019558
Supports plenty of advanced gfx options on PC & looks very sharp compared to the poor 360 version (which actually looks about 6 years old as the gfx are so bad + 360 still has poor FPS even with such poor gfx
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Uncompressed ultra HD screenies in here:
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7211014258/m/7751058658
http://www.samfisher.cz/sf2/main.php?sc=sc5&menu=pictures/CZ_Screeny&module=picture
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7211014258/m/8671019558
Supports plenty of advanced gfx options on PC & looks very sharp compared to the poor 360 version (which actually looks about 6 years old as the gfx are so bad + 360 still has poor FPS even with such poor gfx
)Uncompressed ultra HD screenies in here:
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7211014258/m/7751058658
http://www.samfisher.cz/sf2/main.php?sc=sc5&menu=pictures/CZ_Screeny&module=picture
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As much as I want this, Im completely with Jed. Was shocked how many times I saw "Im buying the for the 360, screw the DRM". That eventually leaves us PC gamers with no market!
Though fortunely, despite the bugs, BC2 has totally bucked the trend and gave PC gamers a new lease of life.
I agree with you, but if I were to play devils advocate here.. ubisofts DRM is like only being able to drive your car if you have the radio on. Sure, we all have radios in our cars and most of us usually drive around with the radio/cd player on anyway.... The moment you need to listen to someone giving you directions or you need to concentrate it becomes highly irritating.
It's more the principal I think that has made so many PC users get their knickers in a twist rightly or wrongly. Every game currently bought and installed on my PC is multiplayer and therefore requires it to be perma online. Their software clearly states this and having to be logged into Ubisoft would make no difference to me.
If this DRM does help stop piracy then it can only be a good thing in the long run, sadly it will affect some people without internet but if you work in an industry that loses millions in revenue each year from thieves then you would understand why they do it. The game will no doubt get cracked and work without the connection but if its worth playing then it's worth paying for.
But the point is it won't stop piracy, the only people who suffer are the people who buy it. That's the whole point, its arrogance and/or idiotic management if they think something like this will stop the 'crackers'.
Pirates can play it offline and get it free. Servers go down? Pirates can still play it, the person who forked out £40 can't.
£40 for a PC game ?? are you have a laugh do you seriously think a PC gamer would fork out £40 for any new game ?? Most PC games are available for the measly sum of £17 upto maybe £25, if thats too expensive they need to get a bloomin job damn slackers ^
^I understand what your saying, but Piracy IS theft however people try to cover it up but alas I don't want to digress. I know three mates who all bought AssCreed II and none have had a single problem playing the game. I doubt there will ever be a DRM that is 100% perfect, it's obviously a challenge for hackers to break it and claim some kind of status, but I'm all for companies at least trying to take a stand whilst wanting to make a living.
Hopefully this game turns out good and the multiplayer aspect worth playing, the DRM for me is not an issue but I'll only order when I have more info about it's playability.
For the future of PC gaming , i think its right to have this anti-piracy protection , PC gaming would soon die , just think , if you designed a game , would you want someone stealing it? and not paying?? We need to support the company`s , the only thing i disagree with is the price of some games , I will buy these top games , if i dont like it , i will sell it.....Simples
I agree with the above stuff about the rubbish DRM, but seeing as there're a good few threads already discussing that, has anyone given this a shot yet? Is the gameplay any good? Looks nice (except sam looks a bit weird straight on, guess they spent more time on the back of his head 
), so if the gameplay is decent then might be worth a shot once it's out on steam
), so if the gameplay is decent then might be worth a shot once it's out on steam
I agree with the above stuff about the rubbish DRM, but seeing as there're a good few threads already discussing that, has anyone given this a shot yet? Is the gameplay any good? Looks nice (except sam looks a bit weird straight on, guess they spent more time on the back of his head
It's not out until Friday and it also won't be on Steam in the UK.
= No sale.
Its not £40. Seen it for sale pre-order £24.99. Not a bad price, DRM is poor however its not the end of the world. I don't mind too much, however it is a pain if your internet connection goes down.. Should be allowed to continue to play once you've authenicated the game each time you load it... Once loaded, if the connection goes offline, you shouldn't be forced to quit the game...
PC version looks very impressive for a game based on Unreal Engine 2.5
Ubisoft have tweaked the shaders & other graphical touches to make it look pretty good. FPS is very smooth as well so far @ 1920x1200 with max everything including x16QAA DRM is a total non issue it takes seconds & your done plus unlimited installs & no DVD ever needed in the drive so finally they are starting to treat PC gamers like grown-ups
Game install is very smooth takes very little time & only uses 6.98GB with almost seamless & instant loading at all times as Ubisoft have created a way to preload or load the entire thing stream into memory so you never even notice 
However, Ubisoft still suck a little as the game needs to be patched to version 1.01 as it does not work properly with a gamepad at all right now & Ubisoft have already released a patch which fixes that plus several other issues as below:
ONLY PROBLEM IS UBISOFT HAVE NOT MADE THE PATCH AVAILABLE TO HARDLY ANYONE SO NO-ONE CAN FREAKING DOWNLOAD IT YET
Splinter Cell Conviction v1.01 Update
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* Voice chat
* Added DLC support
* Added multi-GPU support (Crossfire/SLI)
* Added ATI Eyefinity support
* Fixed graphic glitches when running in low visual quality
* Fixed Microsoft Wireless X360 controller not being detected properly with some drivers
* Fixed many disconnection problems in coop modes
* Fixed interaction buttons overlapping in certain resolutions/aspect ratios
* Low-end video card optimizations
* Various minor fixes