Mirror's Edge PC delay down to PhysX - bit-tech.net Forums

Bindibadgi · 20th Nov 2008, 11:21

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/11...own-to-physx/1

EA and Nvidia have confirmed that the delay of Mirror's Edge for PC is down to the full integration of PhysX physics effects into the game

Mentai · 20th Nov 2008, 11:26

Even as a nvidia card owner I completely disagree with this move, they should have released now and patched later. Ah well, perhaps now isn't the best time to release games anyway, too much to play

Jamie · 20th Nov 2008, 11:47

You aren't missing out on much, just hours spent running into and looking at walls.

stephen2002 · 20th Nov 2008, 11:47

From the looks of the trailer it really adds to immersion of the game instead of being a total gimmick.

Mo_ · 20th Nov 2008, 11:54

They wasted money on advertising! In central london billboards are covered with Mirrors Edge..

Dominatorbuster · 20th Nov 2008, 11:55

I totally disagree about releasing it now. If you release the game without the patch and complete it, the wow/excitment factor is lost when you patch it, if you play it again. This can applied to a lot of games, take Far Cry 2 for instance. Completed it with the latest patch for the first time, now if a new patch comes out that adds some FX then that's hardly going to make want to do the whole thing again. Sure I may have a quick look, but that's all, the excitment/anticipation/new game factor has gone, no patch will get that feeling back. One of the reasons why i hold of buying games for a bit, enjoy it the way it's supposed to be, wait till stuff is fixed, one of the reasons why i haven't bought Football Manager 2009. Do you think those playing fm2009 will have the same joy when the final patch is released, doubt it. Waiting will usually mean you'll get the game cheaper too.

wuyanxu · 20th Nov 2008, 11:57

oh well, already got Left 4 Dead to last me until GTA4, and then Mirror's Edge, pretty good timing

ChaosDefinesOrder · 20th Nov 2008, 11:58

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Quite frankly, why not just release it now so everyone can play it and then offer a patch for Nvidia folk later? Remember FarCry 1.3 adding HDR for Nvidia GeForce 6 hardware? A five month delay is just ridiculous and anyone who will have wanted to play it, will have already done so on a console, especially if they own ATI hardware because it won't make a blind bit of difference for them. As much as we love funky visuals, cool eye candy and real physics, we love playing games more.

Couldn't agree more. There is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON to delay the entire game for months for what is essentially a patch for a select bunch of hardware!

Still, this is tempting me towards a GTX 280 rather than a 4870X2 when I upgrade my PC at the end of the month...

[USRF]Obiwan · 20th Nov 2008, 12:06

It's a game for burglars,suicidal and paranoid people, they always run away (for something) and with M.E. they can get even more paranoid and jump from large buildings and drop dead...

Personally I like to face people/aliens/monsters and shoot them in the head/tentacle/other parts or blow them or the whole place up with big guns and other devices of mass destruction. I would feel completely helpless without any kind of weapon available in M.E.

tranc3 · 20th Nov 2008, 12:45

I mean, im excited to see real time rips and tears, wind ect. the wind effect was really nice in grid, but seriously what the heck, my xbox 360 died on me so i get stuck waiting that much longer, i guess i'll be waiting. might do the ps3 version, since seems kinda like it'll be better on console free running games seem to play better on that personally. it'll be funny to see how my 9600 gso will hold up on this game.

HURRY UP EA/DICE!! on second note, take your time and a lot of it, i'd hate to see a good game get rushed out and ruined with bad gimmicky physics.

Dominatorbuster · 20th Nov 2008, 12:49

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Obiwan]It's a game for burglars,suicidal and paranoid people, they always run away (for something) and with M.E. they can get even more paranoid and jump from large buildings and drop dead...

Personally I like to face people/aliens/monsters and shoot them in the head/tentacle/other parts or blow them or the whole place up with big guns and other devices of mass destruction. I would feel completely helpless without any kind of weapon available in M.E.

I'd suggest you vary your gaming pleasures or you'll get game boredom syndrom. There's more to gaming than just point/shoot/reload/point shoot reload. Most FPS games do exactly the same thing but with different environments, but just because you're in a forest in one game and a city in another, you're essentially doing the same thing, point/shoot/reload/point shoot reload. I enjoy a good FPS game if it has something new to offer, L4D offers me that atm but i like to vary my gaming from fps to pop cap games and everything in between.

With food you need a balanced diet, the same can be said with games, if you don't alter your balance of games then you're missing out and you know what happens if you eat crap all the time.

Bindibadgi · 20th Nov 2008, 12:49

Addendum: Mirrors Edge PC will be available in January, not March.

One month is fine

Baz · 20th Nov 2008, 12:54

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Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

Addendum: Mirrors Edge PC will be available in January, not March.

One month is fine

whoops!

kenco_uk · 20th Nov 2008, 12:59

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Originally Posted by Dominatorbuster

With food you need a balanced diet, the same can be said with games, if you don't alter your balance of games then you're missing out and you know what happens if you eat crap all the time.

I'd suggest more cheesecake in your diet.

WildThing · 20th Nov 2008, 13:01

Yeah ok, its a shame the PC version is delayed (although this happening more and more these days), but on the whole I think this is good news. For once they are paying more attention to the PC and putting some effort into the port.

ChromeX · 20th Nov 2008, 13:14

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Originally Posted by Mentai

Even as a nvidia card owner I completely disagree with this move, they should have released now and patched later. Ah well, perhaps now isn't the best time to release games anyway, too much to play

Y'know its kinda funny in a way. Usually EA just release games no where near complete THEN patch them. However, now they've got a new feature to add they're gonna delay until it finished. EA, I dont know...

UncertainGod · 20th Nov 2008, 14:17

Should have just been patched in later.

Sheiken · 20th Nov 2008, 15:50

I don't get it? What is the story behind the game? Run?

C-Sniper · 20th Nov 2008, 16:46

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Originally Posted by Sheiken

I don't get it? What is the story behind the game? Run?

It's a parkour style game. Check the first impression article on it: http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/...irror-s-edge/1

HourBeforeDawn · 20th Nov 2008, 17:13

there are sooo many other physics engines out there that are software base and do a better job then PhysX they should use the alternatives instead so that there is less of an issue because it seems like anytime a company has to deal with nVidia whether its hardware or software based there is always delays and headaches ~_~

20th Nov 2008, 11:21	#1
Bindibadgi Richard Swinburne bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Omnipwntent Posts: 28,226	Mirror's Edge PC delay down to PhysX http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/11...own-to-physx/1 EA and Nvidia have confirmed that the delay of Mirror's Edge for PC is down to the full integration of PhysX physics effects into the game __________________ Made you look, made you stare, made you clicked this in your underwear! Den of Geek!

20th Nov 2008, 11:26	#2
Mentai Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 491	Even as a nvidia card owner I completely disagree with this move, they should have released now and patched later. Ah well, perhaps now isn't the best time to release games anyway, too much to play Last edited by Mentai; 20th Nov 2008 at 11:35.

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20th Nov 2008, 12:06	#9
[USRF]Obiwan Ultramodder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,218	It's a game for burglars,suicidal and paranoid people, they always run away (for something) and with M.E. they can get even more paranoid and jump from large buildings and drop dead... Personally I like to face people/aliens/monsters and shoot them in the head/tentacle/other parts or blow them or the whole place up with big guns and other devices of mass destruction. I would feel completely helpless without any kind of weapon available in M.E. __________________ Mascleta: "The most accurate simulation of thunder, humans can simulate..." The answer is 42, so... whats the question again? If you know what 'Peek' and 'Poke' represents, then you are probably as old as me.

20th Nov 2008, 11:47	#4
stephen2002 Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 182	From the looks of the trailer it really adds to immersion of the game instead of being a total gimmick.

20th Nov 2008, 11:54	#5
Mo_ Did this world come by chance? Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bedford Posts: 75	They wasted money on advertising! In central london billboards are covered with Mirrors Edge..

20th Nov 2008, 11:55	#6
Dominatorbuster What's a Dremel? Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 5	I totally disagree about releasing it now. If you release the game without the patch and complete it, the wow/excitment factor is lost when you patch it, if you play it again. This can applied to a lot of games, take Far Cry 2 for instance. Completed it with the latest patch for the first time, now if a new patch comes out that adds some FX then that's hardly going to make want to do the whole thing again. Sure I may have a quick look, but that's all, the excitment/anticipation/new game factor has gone, no patch will get that feeling back. One of the reasons why i hold of buying games for a bit, enjoy it the way it's supposed to be, wait till stuff is fixed, one of the reasons why i haven't bought Football Manager 2009. Do you think those playing fm2009 will have the same joy when the final patch is released, doubt it. Waiting will usually mean you'll get the game cheaper too.

20th Nov 2008, 12:45	#10
tranc3 It's a series of tubes!! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: VA, USA Posts: 1,390	I mean, im excited to see real time rips and tears, wind ect. the wind effect was really nice in grid, but seriously what the heck, my xbox 360 died on me so i get stuck waiting that much longer, i guess i'll be waiting. might do the ps3 version, since seems kinda like it'll be better on console free running games seem to play better on that personally. it'll be funny to see how my 9600 gso will hold up on this game. HURRY UP EA/DICE!! on second note, take your time and a lot of it, i'd hate to see a good game get rushed out and ruined with bad gimmicky physics. __________________ Project: Cool Master Centurion 267 [AMD Kuma 7750 2.77 \|Asus M3N78-EM\|mushkin 4x1GB DDR800 \|WD Caviar 500GB\|GeForce EVGA GTS 250 512MB\|OCZ StealthXStream 600]

20th Nov 2008, 12:49	#12
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20th Nov 2008, 13:01	#15
WildThing Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Derbyshire, UK Posts: 225	Yeah ok, its a shame the PC version is delayed (although this happening more and more these days), but on the whole I think this is good news. For once they are paying more attention to the PC and putting some effort into the port. __________________ Asus M2N-SLI DELUXE ¦ AMD Athlon64 6000 ¦ Gainward GS 4870 1GB ¦ 2x2GB OCZ DDR2-800 Reaper ¦ Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB ¦ Auzentech XFI-Prelude + Creative T7700 7.1¦ Enermax Liberty 500W ¦ CM690 case ¦ Samsung 22" 226CW ¦ Vista x64 SP1

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20th Nov 2008, 17:13	#20
HourBeforeDawn a.k.a KazeModz Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cali, USA Posts: 1,785	there are sooo many other physics engines out there that are software base and do a better job then PhysX they should use the alternatives instead so that there is less of an issue because it seems like anytime a company has to deal with nVidia whether its hardware or software based there is always delays and headaches ~_~ __________________ Current Rig: RubyRED • Lian-Li A05B • (2) Swiftech 220 Radiators • (2) D5 Variable Pumps • (2) Res • and a whole lot of modding • Retired Rig: Project F.E.A.R. • TT Lanbox Lite • Swiftech H2O-120 • Q6600 G0 OC@3.6ghz • 2900XT • 4gb SuperTalent Memory •