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Batman Demands 12GB RAM For Windows 10 (steamcommunity.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Back in June, Warner Brothers removed Batman: Arkham Knight from sale after a lot of graphics and performance issues found on the PC version. Now, after spending five months trying to fix this mess, Rocksteady and Warner Bros re-released the game on Steam with some free Batman titles for those who acquired the launch edition. However, Warner Bros noted there are still a few caveats with Windows 10 users recommended to have 12GB of RAM to avoid paging issues: "For Windows 10 users, we've found that having at least 12GB of system RAM on a PC allows the game to operate without paging and provides a smoother gameplay experience." Some initial tests show no performance gains on the re-released version. Warner Bros claims that it's still working closely with its GPU partners in order to enable SLI/Crossfire for the game.
I'm going to pre-order Fallout 4 in a few day. Try and stop me, Batman! Hahahahahahahahahahaaaaaa
I'm a 3d artist, and I've worked in the games industry along with many others.
You're not wrong. But those days are over. Modern college graduates from art schools have what can only be described as rudimentary spelling skills. The management is run by MBA's who will tell you with a straight face that 9 women can have a baby in a month. The love of the game and optimization, is gone. No 1 person in any modern game company has the overall expansive INTJ masterminding that Carmack and others had back in the day. It's gone.
They made their own engines, which 90% of game companies have neither the time, patience, budget, or experience to do. It's easy to slap some shit into UnrealEd and get going, so easy in fact that it's a no brainer for most.
Even Quake 4 didn't live up to the dreamy cleanness that was Quake 3.
A AAA game will never be in a humble bundle, and any reasonable sale price will take place after the game has been superseded long ago by something else as the new hotness.
Of course, based on your description, it doesn't sound like you'd get a AAA game at all. Fair enough, but they are very pretty, and often a lot of fun. Good dollar to entertainment ratio? Debatable, but if I play a $60 dollar game for a good 60 hours or more, I'm certainly doing better than I would with a movie.
As for 0-day and preorders? Yeah, that's just the same sort of thing that gets people in line for big movies. They don't want it spoiled, they want to get in on the "moment", and they want the new hotness *now*. There's a social effect there where they have been waiting for it, and all their friends are waiting for it. That's the the only time I have bought a game even close to 0-day: when I am either playing it with friends, or I want to be at the same place in the storyline.
Obviously, this is less of a concern for me as I get older.