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liquid_gen · 11th Feb 2007, 15:15

I know that some games aren't playable (or at least not well) in Windows vista but will updates be made or something which will change this or will some games always be unplayable on vista? the reason i'm asking is because i have a tendency to lose or throw away OSes when new ones come out but it seems like i should keep XP so that I can play older games on it. Your thoughts?

Ramble · 11th Feb 2007, 15:39

At the moment I believe it's mostly a driver problem, the games themselves have been fine.
I know CSS was unplayable a while ago but now it's just fine. But if you give us a list of games that you play we can try and check them.

liquid_gen · 11th Feb 2007, 15:48

well i play a lot of games but there i often see old games that i havn't played in a long time and feel like playing them. So i just want to know if eventually all games will be playable on vista or at least most and what will determine whether games will be playable on vista

DougEdey · 11th Feb 2007, 15:55

There's a thread in PC gaming I think about peoples experiences.

Hazardous · 12th Feb 2007, 07:22

Don't "throw away" XP!

Use it to dual-boot with Vista, for any games which you can't run under Vista

bassboi72 · 12th Feb 2007, 10:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hazardous

Don't "throw away" XP!

Use it to dual-boot with Vista, for any games which you can't run under Vista

Thats exactly what I did...

Dual-booting Vista and XP Pro... as I fiddle with Vista and get accustomed to it, maybe i'll clean install vista as a whole, but for now, dual boot!

Buzzons · 13th Feb 2007, 12:24

Vista + VMware/virtualPC = win, no need for a dual boot

also, its more a "you can no longer use stupid copy protection" standpoint that MS has that is breaking games - hooza!

11th Feb 2007, 15:15	#1
liquid_gen Supermodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 287	Vista compatibility I know that some games aren't playable (or at least not well) in Windows vista but will updates be made or something which will change this or will some games always be unplayable on vista? the reason i'm asking is because i have a tendency to lose or throw away OSes when new ones come out but it seems like i should keep XP so that I can play older games on it. Your thoughts?

11th Feb 2007, 15:39	#2
Ramble Ginger Nut Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 5,402	At the moment I believe it's mostly a driver problem, the games themselves have been fine. I know CSS was unplayable a while ago but now it's just fine. But if you give us a list of games that you play we can try and check them. __________________ Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Ensign Ricky are beaming down to the planet. Guess who's not coming back.

11th Feb 2007, 15:55	#4
DougEdey I pwn all your storage Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 13,933	There's a thread in PC gaming I think about peoples experiences. __________________ Burnout: Paradise Stats!XBL: DougEdey Bindi PSN ID: DougEdey Twitter

12th Feb 2007, 07:22	#5
Hazardous Mod Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chester (UK) Posts: 2,614	Don't "throw away" XP! Use it to dual-boot with Vista, for any games which you can't run under Vista __________________ Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder

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11th Feb 2007, 15:48	#3
liquid_gen Supermodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 287	well i play a lot of games but there i often see old games that i havn't played in a long time and feel like playing them. So i just want to know if eventually all games will be playable on vista or at least most and what will determine whether games will be playable on vista

13th Feb 2007, 12:24	#7
Buzzons Mod Master Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,582	Vista + VMware/virtualPC = win, no need for a dual boot also, its more a "you can no longer use stupid copy protection" standpoint that MS has that is breaking games - hooza!