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[Alcoholikaust]

good I can make my 360 bound friends jealous....

...AGAIN!

 

[fresquito]

No GFWL and we have a deal. I skipped DS1 just because of that (since based Durante fixed ress and framerate).

And before anybody tells me how wrong I am, I've got four GFWL games and all them have had save corruption.

 

[Easy_D]

You're probably joking, but I really do hope they completely decoupled the rendering from fixed time slices this time around.

Wouldn't it be harder for them to make two modes, 30/60 rather than just doing what you said?

 

[Daante]

They are hitting ALL the spots with this one!

Shows that they REALLY have listened to feedback from the fans.

 

[EasyMode]

No GFWL and we have a deal. I skipped DS1 just because of that (since based Durante fixed ress and framerate).

And before anybody tells me how wrong I am, I've got four GFWL games and all them have had save corruption.

DSFix has a handy feature that will automatically backup your save file if you enable it. Every 25 minutes, with a history of 10 backups by default.

 

[Clevinger]

No GFWL and we have a deal. I skipped DS1 just because of that (since based Durante fixed ress and framerate).

And before anybody tells me how wrong I am, I've got four GFWL games and all them have had save corruption.

Durante fixed that too. lol

 

[SneakyStephan]

I'll bet my hat that the game will be capped at 60 hz lol...
Like some of those horrible ubisoft ports are (driver SF etc)

So if you have a 75-100-120 hz monitor you are forced to play at 60 hz.
(which for me and my 85hz native crt monitor is a nono)

 

[Hindle]

So the footage they showed was from the PC?

 

[angular graphics]

So the footage they showed was from the PC?

Yes, we have multiple confirmations.

 

[Hindle]

Yes, we have multiple confirmations.

Dam. The consoles will look way worse. I hope they make a scaled up version for the next gen.

 

[feel]

Good, hopefully modders unlock it to reach 120fps.

I think there won't be incredible texture work beneath the blurriness to be uncovered this time, they'll sacrifice that for lightning and cape physics and whatnot. The textures looked bad in the demo, surprised that was PC version (and it seemed to run choppy and at 20fps), might be because it's early and it's all temporary.

I'm not that much into 120 FPS, but if they somehow cap it at 1080p, sure. But I don't think that will happen.

I agree with this. I also see no reason to start totally from scratch.

Hopefully you get a 120hz monitor between now and then if you don't have one.

 

[fresquito]

DSFix has a handy feature that will automatically backup your save file if you enable it. Every 25 minutes, with a history of 10 backups by default.

So hot.

Durante fixed that too. lol

Thanks.

Will get the game as soon as I finish Witcher 2.

 

[Spongebob]

Good, the framerate for Dark Souls on consoles was really bad.

 

[Ingueferroque]

Best DS2 news so far. Do we know a release date? I'm expecting 2014..

 

[Grief.exe]

We will probably still need Durante.

If that was the PC version they showcased on IGN, then they were still using that very low res DOF effect from DS1.

Could have been stream compression, or they were running it on low settings because of optimization.

 

[EMT0]

It's like Christmas came early.

 

[Elixist]

great news, now lets hope the level design is just as eccentric.

 

[Risk Breaker]

Variable resolution on consoles?

Also, PS4 porting more and more feasible, probable and reasonable?

 

[SJRB]

Wow they need to release the boxart as a wallpaper pronto, it's awesome.

 

[Grief.exe]

Ok here is the source on that cover art, but what was his source?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkai...vealed-game-for-windows-live-still-a-mystery/

I doesn't seem to be listed in the article.

 

[Cramoss]

Boxart, no GFWL in sight.

Very cool boxart if true.

 

[LtOrange]

No next gen really deflates the hype for me. Never really enjoyed the PC experience of dark souls but if it my only option I will give it a go.

 

[angular graphics]

Ok here is the source on that cover art, but what was his source?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkai...vealed-game-for-windows-live-still-a-mystery/

I doesn't seem to be listed in the article.

I saw that boxart on a couple of foreign sites, around the times these previews starting hitting foreign sites (such as in the OP).

 

[1-D_FTW]

Variable resolution on consoles?

Also, PS4 porting more and more feasible, probable and reasonable?

Yes. It just makes no sense to announce it now. They won't have decent install bases till 2014. Plus you'll get some double dips this way. The odds of it not being released on the next gen consoles hovers at around zero percent. But from a business standpoint, it makes sense to go the route they're going.

 

[H_Prestige]

Yes. It just makes no sense to announce it now. They won't have decent install bases till 2014. Plus you'll get some double dips this way. The odds of it not being released on the next gen consoles hovers at around zero percent. But from a business standpoint, it makes sense to go the route they're going.

Fucking Namco

 

[Bedlam]

Boxart, no GFWL in sight.

I love this boxart! Hopefully they don't change it to some generic American action shot crap.

 

[Jawmuncher]

I think I might jump on the PC for Dark Souls 2.
Was at first thinking about the base, but then again the PC base seems pretty die hard as well. So i'm sure there would be plenty of players available.

 

[SteveWinwood]

Did they hire durante yet?

 

[SJRB]

I think I might jump on the PC for Dark Souls 2.
Was at first thinking about the base, but then again the PC base seems pretty die hard as well. So i'm sure there would be plenty of players available.

PC is hacked to hell though.

 

[Jiraiza]

Here's hoping the PC population isn't nonexistent when I get the game like it was for Dark Souls, :|.

 

[Firehead]

?

Naaaaah.

 

[Max]

WONDERFUL NEWS

 

[Windom Earle]

Will buy on PC, hopefully the online won't be shit this time.

 

[Amir0x]

oh man! A perfect framerate day 1 PC Dark Souls II in my dreams comes true!

 

[Jawmuncher]

PC is hacked to hell though.

Ahhh forgot about that. Remember people mentioning that.....hmmm I wonder what to go for then.

 

[Seance]

No next gen... Gotta go with PC version again. Loved DS at 1080p60 but the multiplayer is pretty awful. I hope From support the PC thus time.

 

[Crawl]

?

Yes. Either that or I want a gordon freeman branded crowbar in DS2.

 

[jaosobno]

the frame rate will not fall under any circumstances

Finally, no Blightown-like mess in DS2!

 

[MNC]

Fucking awesome. People do listen ;-;

 

[jim-jam bongs]

I think I might jump on the PC for Dark Souls 2.
Was at first thinking about the base, but then again the PC base seems pretty die hard as well. So i'm sure there would be plenty of players available.

PC is hacked to hell though.

Wait to see whether it's GFWL or something else, it's definitely hacked to hell but that's not necessarily the case if they move to VAC or something like that.

Naaaaah.

Aw. Yiss.

 

[Amir0x]

Fucking awesome. People do listen ;-;

Some of the best game design and gameplay in the business AND they listen to consumer complaints

From Software *swoon*

 

[kayos90]

Oh damn. I didn't know Durante got hired. lol.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Some of the best game design and gameplay in the business AND they listen to consumer complaints

From Software *swoon*

Spoiler

they still got some work to do on armored core

 

[Dragon1893]

A decent PC version would be a godsend, let's hope they deliver.

 

[jaosobno]

Any rumors about release date? I've heard something I don't like: 2014 (was hoping it will be Q4 2013.). That sucks cause I'm selling my PS3 this year and diverting that cash to PS4.

Meh, I guess I'll be getting PC version (which makes me a sad panda cause I'll be missing out on the trophies).

 

[Thoraxes]

Hell yes.

 

[Zaventem]

lol what if the game is running on UE3

Don't joke, Dark Souls 2 already has a UE3 look to it.The Colors look really gears of warish.

 

[Shtof]

There better be next gen versions incoming as well.

 

[Momentary]

It wouldn't make sense to release a game like Dark Souls II, who's series isn't a 10,000,000 seller per iteration, on next gen console due to the fact that there won't be as big of a user base as what's out now. It wouldn't make since for them to fork out extra money for dev kits and waste resources for a game that's not a major system mover even though Dark Souls is a cut above whatever launch titles they've announced so for for next gen systems.

Edit: wrong "sense"

 

[Zaventem]

It wouldn't make since to release a game like Dark Souls II, who's series isn't a 10,000,000 seller per iteration, on next gen console due to the fact that there won't be as big of a user base as what's out now. It wouldn't make since for them to fork out extra money for dev kits and waste resources for a game that's not a major system mover even though Dark Souls is a cut above whatever launch titles they've announced so for for next gen systems.

I think they want people to double dip.You'll probably see the "prepare to die" version on next gen consoles.Besides why would you miss out on the early community?