**The one and only Official BioShock Thread**- now with added **SPOILERS**

Was round mates today he has the demo on 360 - I am certain my PC can make it look better than his 360 though - he has a 23" hdtv running through DVI on his xbox and I didn't think the game looked as good as some of the HD videos I have seen over on Gametrailers - cannot wait for the DX10 effects!
 
Apparently some more info on STEAM vs DVD authentication -

Originally Posted by Jason2K

Hi guys,

To answer some questions raised here:

1) You will not be able to use Bioshock retail keys with Steam. The two versions use two separate authentication systems, and are not compatible. You can probably move save files between the two, although I haven't tried it.

2) Pre-loading is pre-loading, and that's all it is. You won't be able to access any of those files until the unlock (which is noon pacific time on the 21st).

3) We did not have any ulterior motive in announcing today. We can't make these kinds of announcements until the deals are finalized and the announcement is agreed upon by all parties involved, and that meant we couldn't announce until this morning. There are a lot of people involved in a deal like this, and these things take time.

4) I know a lot of people dislike Steam (personally, I think it's the greatest thing ever). Fortunately we are not forcing you to use it. The game will be available at retail, over Direct2Drive and Steam on launch day. The retail version doesn't use Steam at all, so if you don't want to use Steam, don't buy it over steam. You have plenty of other options.

Hope that clears some things up!
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http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showthread.php?p=90743#post90743

Damn was kind of hoping to get my retail version entered into steam :(
 
BTW just to squash any fears about needing an 8800 to run this game with everything on here's a manual extract from the...manual :p

Extract:
An Important Note Regarding Graphics and Having the Best Possible ExperienceBioShock uses some of the most advanced rendering techniques availabletoday for special effects and to achieve real-time performance for a greatgame playing experience. The game was largely developed and tested onNVIDIAintended experience can be more fully realized on NVIDIA GeForce 8Series graphics hardware. On an NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or better you willbe able to turn on all of the NVIDIA special effect features at higher resolu-tions in the game.
 
mrk said:
BTW just to squash any fears about needing an 8800 to run this game with everything on here's a manual extract from the...manual :p

Extract:
An Important Note Regarding Graphics and Having the Best Possible ExperienceBioShock uses some of the most advanced rendering techniques availabletoday for special effects and to achieve real-time performance for a greatgame playing experience. The game was largely developed and tested onNVIDIAintended experience can be more fully realized on NVIDIA GeForce 8Series graphics hardware. On an NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or better you willbe able to turn on all of the NVIDIA special effect features at higher resolu-tions in the game.
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Typical TWIMTBP BS.
 
Jihad said:
I'll eat my hat if a wimpy 8600 can run the game with 4xAA at say 1280x1024 maxed. :p
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We'll have to wait until tomorrow so someone with a 8600 can play it on their 24" screen ¬_¬

I'll happily run it at 1680x1050 on a 8800GTS however :p
 
There was never an official release date for the demo anyways - I think they posted it thinking that it would probably come out then. It may still be released tommorow!
 
mrk said:
Check up for the PDF manual link and apologise for calling shens.
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I won't apologise for anything. I've read it for myself Im just saying its the typical TWIMTBP marketing rubbish you really shouldn't base much on it ;)

LOL at the demo man it's like a carry on movie this. Carry On BioShock :p . Complete joke.
 
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