NVidia Recommended Graphics Card For Doom 3

Griffon4 writes "Nvidia announced today that they have been branded the recommended graphics card for id's forthcoming PC FPS Doom 3. Now I'm wondering: Recall a little over a year ago that Carmack said the Nvidia card at the time was just a slight bit more worthy than the ATI? Jump forward to today - are we getting a real recommendation based on id's own experience or just seeing the end result of a financial deal that benefits both?" Other possible factors (apart from NVidia simply being the better graphics card for Doom 3) include the alleged origination of some Doom 3 Alpha version leaks, unlikely to endear ATI to id, and, of course, ATI already having a major bundle deal in place with a certain other FPS.

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Re:Corperate Sponsorship At Work

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Exactly! I cant imagine Id (or Valve in the case of Halflife 2) not making their games suitable for other graphics cards. I dont think there'll be any difference in the performance.

Its a pure marketing ploy to generate revenues especially when the competition between Id and Valve is so intense now. Thats the only option they have and they will play that option.The other options though very much feasible(like making the game suitable for most graphic cards) wont even be considered because they wont make that much money and its too much time to invest effort in that.These are the days where time is as important as the game itself. Id and Valve have already delayed their game and cant afford to delay any further.

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[Bishop]

That is a good point.