The reason I bought my $2500 M17x: a $59 game

I guess it's always true that games are the ones that drive PC sales. At least for me, the upcoming release of Battlefield 3 was the reason I bought my M17x R3 GTX 580m and 3D screen.

Couldn't wait any longer, so i bought Battlefield Bad Company 2 on Steam, and I was in complete awe at the graphics. It's just amazing to play this game on full HD 1920x1080 with max effects/settings on and in 3D. Can't wait for Battlefield 3 which has better graphics.

Cost for this experience: Priceless

note: I'll buy the retail copy instead of download. Screw greedy EA for not allowing it to be on Steam and instead trying to push it down our throats on their new buggy digital service)

 

man those 3d thing always give me a headache after 30mins !

 

You still need origin to play it EAs got everyone trapped in a corner

 

We'll see. I mean I know there are certain things that can not be discussed on the forum-but we'll see.........

 

I love 3D when it's not giving me a headache.......BUT sure i can imagine how wonderful it is to play fps in 3D especially BATTLEFIELD......

 

For me, i guess im more into the campaign than multiplayer, so signing up for origin is not needed. I do want to have all my games in one place like steam

 

Me too. I ave never played ANY game online except for C&C Generals and Zero Hour. All about campaign for me too.

 

Same here. I only ever play the single player.

 

It will be on Steam. It just isn't for preorder. Usually the ending week that the EA game is out it will end up on Steam.

 

Really? campaign? I thought it choked to be honest. In all fairness i only done about 2 hrs of it but multiplayers is what makes BFBC2. Well im my humble opinion anyway.

 

Still stuck with my 460m

Gonna try to upgrade

 

Ha , Ive still got my gtx 280m after a recent refresh. Was the 260m before. Still runs all my games tho and , no I dont play tetris.

 

Unfortunately, i doubt it will

Origin Dickery: Battlefield 3 not coming to Steam -Destructoid

 

I pre-ordered bf3 and after a week or something EA sent me an email with a code that let me get a free game as a thanks for the pre-order. Options were Medal of Honor, Dead Space 2, and Mass Effect 2. I thought that was kinda nice.

 

There's no doubt that BF3 will push loads of extra PC sales.

Oh, and if you want to improve your experience further, I'd recommend dripping an extra $100 on G35 headphones (or more on a true surround sound speaker setup). Bad Company 2 (and no doubt the upcoming BF3) sounds absolutely awesome with a good surround sound setup.

Still hoping I'll be able to get an M17x R3. I've got no doubt that BF3 will push my comparitively ancient machine to the absolute limit, if it works at all.

 

And to think, a $800 desktop can run BFBC2 at max settings, at 1080p. Except for the fact it isn't very portable. But if you use your laptop at a desk anyways, I don't see why one wouldn't build a small-form-factor computer for 1/3 of the cost.


Did you use any of the dell coupons?

 

amen brother!

3d is great. I have the 460m and love the 3d! I only buy 3d movies now. I think old 2d movies should be removed from the shelf. Soon enough people will be like, do you remember 2d blu-ray movies and 8-track players? I'll say, I can't believe I had 2d movies!

Jeff aka 3d enthusiast

 

3D is now and will forever be a gimmick in my mind...

Once we upgrade to volumetric displays none of this stuff will matter anymore

 

I was lucky enough to be an Alpha Tester/Player for BF3.

Even though the code was early and no nVidia driver magic specific for BF3 (yet), It was entirely playable at full resolution and high settings with my 460m. Could never do 3D at those settings though. FPS was 30 on average.

FYI, I was not able to use 3D with any game when I had to use a scope as a sniper due to focus issues. I think I posted this with my COD experience way back...

 

They said the same thing about Crysis 2, but in the end it was the Crysis 2 developers that pulled it from Steam.

We will see

 

Ahem, you can get BF3 from ea/origin for $45 instead of paying full retail price.

 

Eh.. no thanks.. when their service fails, i would like to have a physical copy of it.

 

$800 plus the price of a monitor... I can throw my gaming rig in a book bag when I need to and be on my way, but that's neither here nor there.

If a 460m gets decent frame rates in bf3 then my 5850 should do well, especially on a 900p screen

 

You still have to deal with origin just to play the game though.