Ghostbusters-insanly high req.

adamosmaki · Jun 18, 2009, 02:43 AM

ok i i wanted to try ghostbusters for pc ( since i liked the movies) but after reading in "yougamers" the minimum and recommended requirements i decided not to buy it. Why cant some developers put effort in pc ports. multiplatform devs like bathesda,bioware,dice put effort in the pc version and their pc ports are great. But there devs like rockstar ( gta4) and now terminal reality that all they do is a direct copy of the console version in the pc and then they complain about their games not selling well on pc
How do you expect to sell well if you have ghostbusters a game that looks worst than doom3 a 2004 game and have the following recommended req.
Cpu-Core2duo 8400!!!!
VGA-Ati 48xx or nvidia gtx260!!!
Ram-4gb!!!!
for crying out loud that has higher recommended settings even from crysis and it looks nowhere near crysis at medium let alone high
The funny thing is that they cut out online features for pc yet you need internet connection to play it!!!!!!!!! ( call me DRM )

**kris23** · Jun 18, 2009, 03:41 AM

lol i dunno what to say

Cow_160483 · Jun 18, 2009, 08:49 AM

Haha am laughing buts its not funny

lepel · Jun 18, 2009, 11:38 AM

God, they deserve not to get any sales from their PC port. Those requirements are just saddening.

BlueMak · Jun 18, 2009, 11:52 AM

Perhaps it runs under xbox 360 emulation...lol

Mr cairo · Jun 18, 2009, 12:26 PM

well thats off my list of games to buy then its back to a PS3 version from the look of it

Tipstaff · Jun 18, 2009, 12:32 PM

Sorry for the edit before hand, Z.

Attached is a box shot for the specs mentioned by the OP. What's interesting about the specs is that there was a forum post on the GB forums by the dev about the specs, and they were different.

Zardon · Jun 18, 2009, 12:34 PM

I think he got them from futuremarks "yougamers" site.

Haven't played the PC version so I can't really offer any feedback on the specs unfortunately.

BlueMak · Jun 18, 2009, 12:43 PM

adamos next time make sure you are not talking about the recommended reqs but the required. HUGE difference.

Tipstaff · Jun 18, 2009, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Zardon

I think he got them from futuremarks "yougamers" site.

Yeah.. when I was looking for the specs it dawned on me that he mentioned where.

Zardon · Jun 18, 2009, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueMak

adamos next time make sure you are not talking about the recommended reqs but the required. HUGE difference.

Get out of bed on the wrong side today mate?

adamosmaki · Jun 18, 2009, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueMak

adamos next time make sure you are not talking about the recommended reqs but the required. HUGE difference.

I Said that i'm talking about recommended and not minimum since with my experience in pc gaming since 1994-95 the minimum usually means nothing and in order to enjoy the game you need a machine that falls near or above recommended req.
But even if you look the min req. it still has higher min req. than games like crysis,Stalker,empires total war!!!! and it definatelly looks nowhere near them
But my biggest complain about the game is that it implements DRM that require ONLINE activation yet they removed the online features for pc
Also just to compare it with a game that comes also this year and it certainly looks better than this Dragon age origins by a dev that puts effort in the pc version ( bioware ). Dragon age origins min are core2 1,4ghz and an ati x850 or nvidia 6600gt and 1gb of ram and recc. are 1,6ghz core 2 nvidia 8800gt or similar and 2gb.
i'm sorry but some devs think that by putting a f****d version of their game on pc it will sell well and fight piracy?? on contrary it will get pirated more

nicnik · Jun 18, 2009, 01:59 PM

i can barely play it ! XD

BlueMak · Jun 18, 2009, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Zardon

Get out of bed on the wrong side today mate?

Yeah, I was upset not with the post but with myself for not checking the reqs on my own.

All is fine now.

Adamos, I understand you are upset (I am a huge Ghostbusters fan), so just don't buy the game for the PC. You don't give any money to them for creating such a high req game, you don't feel like an idiot for even trying to play the game on your pc and you save money for another game.

Unless you buy it for a console.

adamosmaki · Jun 18, 2009, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueMak

Yeah, I was upset not with the post but with myself for not checking the reqs on my own.

All is fine now.

Adamos, I understand you are upset (I am a huge Ghostbusters fan), so just don't buy the game for the PC. You don't give any money to them for creating such a high req game, you don't feel like an idiot for even trying to play the game on your pc and you save money for another game.

Unless you buy it for a console.

I'm not gonna buy it. I hope that gametap will put it on their games so i can at least try it there

Rayder · Jun 18, 2009, 05:22 PM

Requirements that high just sounds like sloppy programming.

Judas · Jun 18, 2009, 05:29 PM

xbox360... triple core..... super modified x1900xtx style gpu....very little to no ram worth mentioning....

and there is no major visual difference from xbox360 to pc?

Those are fairly wild recommendations.. but i think i'll reserve full judgement until i see both in action.

***craig5320*** · Jun 18, 2009, 05:30 PM

Didn't think the PC version was out til October anyway with the 360 version? in the UK at least. Maybe the specs will change.

Dark Lord · Jun 18, 2009, 11:36 PM

the pc version is out right now. up for sale on steam for 29.99. maybe the uk is different like you said.

***craig5320*** · Jun 19, 2009, 12:04 AM

Yea Play have it here for the UK in October: Play.com (UK) : Ghostbusters: The Video Game : PC Games - Free Delivery

doesn't show up in Steam for me either.

**MIG-31** · Jun 19, 2009, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by craig5320

doesn't show up in Steam for me either.

It's only available on steam for the US at the moment.

(I posted the Steam announcement in gaming news 2 days ago.)

IvanV · Jun 19, 2009, 12:34 AM

Those are some wild recommended specs! Still, there's quite a gap between minimum and recommended (8400 and 260) so if there's a demo, it may be worth checking out. Also, it's probably worth looking at the feedback from the early buyers. If it's a straight port, then resolution is probably the only important graphics option, and if an 8400 (and Intel G45) can do at least 800*600, then your 8800GT ought to go at least as far as 1680*1050.

BlueMak · Jun 19, 2009, 02:05 AM

so many months between european and american release. I guess the stupidity of some people is without limits. Guess what the piracy level of ghostbusters PC will be.

CDsDontBurn · Jun 19, 2009, 02:15 AM

i saw this for the 360 at walmart last night. i would have bought it if i had the funds to do so

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nicnik · Jun 19, 2009, 01:47 PM

so it's another lazy port with next to no improvements for pc?

SeraphicSorcerer · Jun 19, 2009, 02:14 PM

Honestly I think its freaking time for a multiplatform disc, I think these companies have had their cake and ate it to long enough, If I buy a game for xbox 360, I should be able to also have the PC version if I so desire, for a minimal fee, or a free digital download. I got the game for PC, and my freaking WII plays it better. Yes it looks better on the PC. but thats not the point, it runs better on the WII. I have more then enough system.

comp_ali · Jun 19, 2009, 03:14 PM

you don't have to , As the matter with the crappy ports you could use emulators to run almost all versions of the game on the pc , it would probably be better than the PC game itself lol. And no multiplayer for the PC so it won't differ.

Jun 18, 2009, 02:43 AM	#1
adamosmaki http://pcvideogaming.blog Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cyprus Posts: 61 Rep Power: 18 System Specs	Ghostbusters-insanly high req. ok i i wanted to try ghostbusters for pc ( since i liked the movies) but after reading in "yougamers" the minimum and recommended requirements i decided not to buy it. Why cant some developers put effort in pc ports. multiplatform devs like bathesda,bioware,dice put effort in the pc version and their pc ports are great. But there devs like rockstar ( gta4) and now terminal reality that all they do is a direct copy of the console version in the pc and then they complain about their games not selling well on pc How do you expect to sell well if you have ghostbusters a game that looks worst than doom3 a 2004 game and have the following recommended req. Cpu-Core2duo 8400!!!! VGA-Ati 48xx or nvidia gtx260!!! Ram-4gb!!!! for crying out loud that has higher recommended settings even from crysis and it looks nowhere near crysis at medium let alone high The funny thing is that they cut out online features for pc yet you need internet connection to play it!!!!!!!!! ( call me DRM )

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Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,658 Rep Power: 187 System Specs	Re: Ghostbusters-insanly high req. Sorry for the edit before hand, Z. Attached is a box shot for the specs mentioned by the OP. What's interesting about the specs is that there was a forum post on the GB forums by the dev about the specs, and they were different. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick. Last edited by Tipstaff; Jun 18, 2009 at 12:44 PM.

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Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Re: Ghostbusters-insanly high req. I think he got them from futuremarks "yougamers" site. Haven't played the PC version so I can't really offer any feedback on the specs unfortunately.

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BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,248 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	Re: Ghostbusters-insanly high req. adamos next time make sure you are not talking about the recommended reqs but the required. HUGE difference. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

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Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Re: Ghostbusters-insanly high req. the pc version is out right now. up for sale on steam for 29.99. maybe the uk is different like you said. __________________

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*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,282 Rep Power: 428 System Specs	Re: Ghostbusters-insanly high req. Yea Play have it here for the UK in October: Play.com (UK) : Ghostbusters: The Video Game : PC Games - Free Delivery doesn't show up in Steam for me either. __________________

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