BioShock PC demo due tomorrow

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According to The Cult of Rapture, 2K Games' official BioShock site, the PC demo will be released at 7.00pm (EST) on Monday. For Australian readers, if our time zone conversion skills are functioning properly, this converts to 9.00am on Tuesday 21st of August.

This leaves plenty of time to get the washing up done and start looking a little bit pale and sickly at work today. Honestly, you don't look well. Probably (cough) best to stay home (sniff) tomorrow, yes?

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21 Comments

Marka

4 years ago

Great, now I can compare performance to see wich version I will be getting.

tootie_kicks

4 years ago

Any idea how big the demo will be?

ObsoletE

4 years ago

tootie_kicks wrote

Any idea how big the demo will be?

if you're a member of fileplanet (or the IGN network in general) you can pre-load the demo, as stupid as that sounds.

it's 1.84GB.

Cerebral

4 years ago

Time to see what my X1950 Pro can do!

thebigm

4 years ago

Cerebral wrote

Time to see what my X1950 Pro can do!

Time to see my system crawl to a halt

(Until I get the right resolution / detail choice.. damn my minimum specs).

Marka

4 years ago

ObsoletE wrote

tootie_kicks wrote

Any idea how big the demo will be?

if you're a member of fileplanet (or the IGN network in general) you can pre-load the demo, as stupid as that sounds.

it's 1.84GB.

Darn, that will take me like 10 hours Im going to need to find somewere that supports resumable downloads because I know I will get cut of at least once in that time period.

the doag

4 years ago

I have what i consider to be a relatively basic pc. What is the easiest way to determine whether my computer has the appropriate specs to be able to handle this game?

Juztin

4 years ago

sweet, wonder if Bigpond will be hosting it tomorrow though @ that time, already using 80% of my monthly downloads

Marka

4 years ago

the doag wrote

I have what i consider to be a relatively basic pc. What is the easiest way to determine whether my computer has the appropriate specs to be able to handle this game?

Mimimum specs are P4 2.4 GHZ 1GB Ram and a 6600/X1300 or better. I doubt mimum specs would lead to an enjoyable experience.

/nthony

4 years ago

Preloading isnt a bad thing. Im downloading it now and this way Ill be able to play it first thing tomorrow instead of waiting 11 hours while it downloads.

Fileplanet is a bitch, but if you wait in a que you can still download it without being a subscriber.

Should have also noted that both ATI and NVIDIA have patches planned for then as well which improve Bioshock performance.

Aftershock

4 years ago

Reckon it will be on steam? The full version is anyway, so im hoping the demo will be too.

Frozencry

4 years ago

1.84 GB ftl. I may download though, just so I can have a game that actually PUSHES my system a bit

thebigm

4 years ago

Frozencry wrote

1.84 GB ftl. I may download though, just so I can have a game that actually PUSHES my system a bit

You mean all that crashing isn't pushing your system

Frozencry

4 years ago

thebigm wrote

Frozencry wrote

1.84 GB ftl. I may download though, just so I can have a game that actually PUSHES my system a bit

You mean all that crashing isn't pushing your system

If Bioshock doesn't work, I shall promptly hit my computer really hard with a sledge hammer. Many times.

The crashing makes no sense!

dc0079

4 years ago

Sweet, will download it to see if my computer can handle it well enough.

Passa

4 years ago

Frozencry wrote

1.84 GB ftl. I may download though, just so I can have a game that actually PUSHES my system a bit

Depending on your ISP, you should be able to pick it up quota free. Telstra will mirror it on GameArena, Internode will mirror it on Internode Games, iiNet will mirror it on GamersHell etc etc.. so the size shouldn't be a problem as a PC demo, unlike 360 demos

I too it seems like everyone else will decide what system to buy it on purely depending on how it runs on my system. If I can't max out the settings then I'll just get it for 360 personally, I don't want anything to detract from the experience..

Puddingfork

4 years ago

Passa wrote

Frozencry wrote

1.84 GB ftl. I may download though, just so I can have a game that actually PUSHES my system a bit

Who says Max PC settings are the same as what XBox does
alot of games on PC and consoles on max settings look better on the PC version

Marka

4 years ago

puddingfork wrote

Passa wrote

Frozencry wrote

1.84 GB ftl. I may download though, just so I can have a game that actually PUSHES my system a bit

Who says Max PC settings are the same as what XBox does
alot of games on PC and consoles on max settings look better on the PC version

Developers said the 360 version is the equivilent of the PC version maxed in DX9. PC in DX 10 will obviusly look better.

Newbie

4 years ago

Is the PC demo out yet? I have yet to find it.

A13x

4 years ago

Yep, its up for download now, see this thread for more details:

http://palgn.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=20172

Newbie

4 years ago

Thanks mate, didnt see that thread.

View as forum topic

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