Xp Game Advisor

AeaAea Join Date: 2003-10-09 Member: 21552Members
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Microsoft is at it again, but will gamers really want this, or will we get an influx of newb?

<img src='http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/images/using/games/gameadvisor/SystemScanResults_Zoomed.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

Here it tells you your pc sucks, the microsoft way =)


<img src='http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/images/using/games/gameadvisor/OpeningScreen_Zoomed.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Browse Games, Buy Games...

<a href='http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/games/gameadvisor/default.mspx' target='_blank'>Check it for yourself</a>

I'm displeased that microsoft is now creating a gaming website, <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • JimmehJimmeh Join Date: 2003-08-24 Member: 20173Members, Constellation
    I can't use FireFox? No thanks.
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  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    How dare they create something useful and not put a pricetag on it <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • AeaAea Join Date: 2003-10-09 Member: 21552Members
    Yea, it only works with ie, and myie2 works as well (tested it) as always Microsoft thinks IE is the only standard, and requires you to use it, yet there's just one script in there that does anything special :/
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  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    edited July 2004
    hm, it's a partnership with futuremark, which is promising... <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    I like that they have a game category called "life simulation"...

    what's the most system-intensive game on the list? wanna see how my computer stacks up <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    I think I just pwned Microsoft....
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  • JefeJefe Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15734Members, Constellation
    what is this
    oh.jpg 93.9K
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  • WirheWirhe Join Date: 2003-06-22 Member: 17610Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I can't use FireFox? No thanks.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Exactly what I thought, but of Mozilla 1.7 -like I would go back to the crappy and slow IE (ironically, only using it to patch Windows).
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited July 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Jefe+Jul 9 2004, 05:02 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jefe @ Jul 9 2004, 05:02 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> what is this <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well no duh. You have an X800 graphics card, a 2.0GHz(?) 64-bit processor, and an arseload of RAM. With that rig you probably have better than 'recommended specs' on +95% of all the games they list.
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    WTH Jefe I haet joo. Give me your x800, fool.
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    You have the x800 pro........

    /me envy
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  • Ashaman_JoeAshaman_Joe Join Date: 2003-11-11 Member: 22559Members, Constellation
    Pffft, only Windows XP. Nice try Microsoft, but no cookie. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • PulsePulse To create, to create and escape. Join Date: 2002-08-29 Member: 1248Members, Constellation
    Because some people have said some rather ridiculous things about this game. (although it's probably the second most system intensive game on the list right next to Far Cry)
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  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    Ok.. since you all have such nice computers I thought I would share what my work computer has on it, since we just ghosted a nice version of XP pro :-)

    Processor: Intel Pentium III 598Mhz
    Graphics Card: Intel i810e
    Memory: 126MB
    Free Disk space: 2.99GB
    Operating system: Microsoft windows XP

    They have me on the 2nd bar from the left if I do the battlefield vietnam system check. lol :-)
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  • JefeJefe Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15734Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Dragon_Mech+Jul 9 2004, 05:23 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Dragon_Mech @ Jul 9 2004, 05:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Jefe+Jul 9 2004, 05:02 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jefe @ Jul 9 2004, 05:02 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> what is this <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well no duh. You have an X800 graphics card, a 2.2GHz 64-bit processor, and an arseload of RAM. With that rig you probably have better than 'recommended specs' on +95% of all the games they list. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I just wanted to gloat

    I'm done for now
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    <!--QuoteBegin-Aea+Jul 9 2004, 12:20 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Aea @ Jul 9 2004, 12:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'm displeased that microsoft is now creating a gaming website <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Umm...

    Ever heard of <a href='http://www.zone.com' target='_blank'>zone.com</a>? It's pretty much dead now, but back in 96,97 it was the enforced method of multiplayer for all ms published games, and also any developer they struck a deal with satan with, LucasArts for Jedi Knight 1. Man am I glad that's over. :X
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  • SalvationSalvation Join Date: 2003-11-21 Member: 23300Members
    ph33r my dell -.-

    i can't run really any new games, i need to get a new one soon <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Marik_SteeleMarik_Steele To rule in hell... Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9466Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Jul 9 2004, 10:27 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Jul 9 2004, 10:27 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Aea+Jul 9 2004, 12:20 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Aea @ Jul 9 2004, 12:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'm displeased that microsoft is now creating a gaming website <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Umm...

    Ever heard of <a href='http://www.zone.com' target='_blank'>zone.com</a>? It's pretty much dead now, but back in 96,97 it was the enforced method of multiplayer for all ms published games, and also any developer they struck a deal with satan with, LucasArts for Jedi Knight 1. Man am I glad that's over. :X <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    JK1...such beatiful memories. Unfortunately, MS's gaming zone was so bogged down that it restricted play to 4 players even for games like JK1 that supported as many as 16, so CTF (which should've been more popular than it was) never got played.

    As for this game system scan thingy, it's made in part by Futuremark, notorious for horrible benchmarking programs like 3DMark (horrible as in it doesn't scan accurately). It tells me my machine is well above the recommended requirements for UT2k4 and somewhere above the minimum requirements for Far Cry. I have a GeForce2, so it's rather obvious this system scanner needs..."improvements."
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  • PulsePulse To create, to create and escape. Join Date: 2002-08-29 Member: 1248Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Marik_Steele+Jul 9 2004, 08:59 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Marik_Steele @ Jul 9 2004, 08:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> As for this game system scan thingy, it's made in part by Futuremark, notorious for horrible benchmarking programs like 3DMark (horrible as in it doesn't scan accurately). It tells me my machine is well above the recommended requirements for UT2k4 and somewhere above the minimum requirements for Far Cry. I have a GeForce2, so it's rather obvious this system scanner needs..."improvements." <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    What are you talking about? As long as your Geforce 2 is a TI, that reading is accurate.

    It's nice to know that I'm not the only one here who played Jedi Knight multiplayer. I never played CTF because of the four player limit at the Zone, but quite a few neato mods were made for it.
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    The whole 'must use IE' screwed this one over for me. IE can't open on my computer if you want it to.
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  • SillyGooseSillyGoose Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14572Members, Constellation
    edited July 2004
    just what Ive always wanted, whenever I go to see if my comp is up to snuff, It tells me that I should get an nVidia card. No thanks, Ill use my 1337 hacking skills and read the minimum system requirements on the box.
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  • sheena_yanaisheena_yanai Join Date: 2002-12-23 Member: 11426Members
    lol... this system cant be accurate because my computer cant run tron2.0 or unreal2 or farcry with good framerates or without graphical errors , and the advisor says i am a mile ahead of the minimum system spec . ive tested farcry on different systems with a radeon 9200.. it wont run without "disco mode" . but it is dico mode with 70 frames per sec..lol

    the system can not work because the advisor is using the minimum and maximum sys specs given by the game puplishers... and we all know how precise they are.
    M$ does not benchmark every game for this advisor..this would be to costy ,to timeconsuming...and btw they are to lazy for that anyway
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