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Nier Automata Steam Page/Pre-Order Live, releasing March 17th
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killatopak
Member
Can't you guys see?
The game is capped at 1080 yet they still recommend a gtx 980.
Wtf does this mean? Unoptimized as shit?
The game is capped at 1080 yet they still recommend a gtx 980.
Wtf does this mean? Unoptimized as shit?
GrayChild
Member
Most likely a gross overestimation of the optimal hardware required to run the game, just as it was with MGR.
Gta 5 reccomended a GTX 2GB 660
Ragnar Blackmane
Member
Think one day someone should collaborate some data why that is, I think the high profilleration of purpose built gaming PCs in Europe and the general affection of the European market for more niche Japanese games (including those with anime artsyle) definitely plays a role.
Still unsure whether or not I should get the game for my laptop or buy a Japanese physical copy to bring back home to my PS4, CPU is not a problem here but my GPU is the equivalent of a GTX 770 so I feel pretty uncomfortable with it being in the minimum requirements...
It should be noted that on the Pro it still drops frames in quite a few places, and this is at 1080p.
We don't know if it is due to CPU bottlenecking or if it due to poor GPU utilization. A 980 would put it in the same ballpark as the Pro's GPU.
A 980 is a good 20-30% more powerful than what's in the Pro.
GhostTrick
Banned
No, because it asks for a R9 380x which is the equivalent of the GTX 960. It's likely because of the 4GB of VRAM.
Go down a level and it is the 970, which they may be loathe to recommend due to memory issues. Both their recommended cards are 4GB.
We will know on launch day, or possibly a little before if we are lucky, but over inflated specifications are common, especially from Platinum.
Funyarinpa
Member
YESAre we all going to ignore the fact that a Wheatley Pod for the Steam version would have been fucking amazing. Someone please suggest this to Taro Yoko.
Yeah but all of their other games are still on Steam, Nier is the only one missing >~<
That's very nice of you but I will wait and see, they could add this later but if they don't I'll buy an international code from Green Man or something.
fvng
Member
yeah as i said in my comment this could work and i hope it does
if you try it please tell us how it goes since this is the only way i see to getting the game.
dr_rus
Member
There are 960s with 4GBs of VRAM.
GhostTrick
Banned
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
It's even more funny in Russia.
Twice the difference.
KT can fuck right off with its stupid pricing just like SQE.
DXLelouch153
Banned
stay away from Steam discussions, some asshole just named himself a spoiler and spoiled one of the endings, ill prob forget by the time i play due to selective memory, but im warning you guys
fvng
Member
Atelier Firis vs Nier regional price difference for Turkey. Nier 54$, Firis 24$.
I say to fuck off SE, will support TK. (hope for good port)
Is 24$ standard price for all new releases?
I realize our tastes might be different but I would rather pay double for a new Nier game than half for a generic Atelier game.
Standard, no. The publishers releasing USD$60 games tend to "fine-tune" their region-specific pricing (i.e. increase it).
TheSpoiler
Member
Okay but what about my FX4300 fam.
I don't see what the stupid pricing is here? Sophie was half of the original price because it was a old port. Firis is full price. I'm really not seeing the issue here. 18$ seems pretty damn fair for that.
KT can fuck right off with its stupid pricing just like SQE.
GhostTrick
Banned
I'd love to pre-order it, but I'm waiting for the physical version, which was confirmed by Square-Enix France. Not only price will be cheaper, but it'll be physical with a Steam code.
Is it confirmed anywhere that it contains a Steam code?
I can already preorder the physical version from GameStop IT or Amazon IT but it doesn't say if it comes with the preorder bonuses and if it has a Steam key.
GhostTrick
Banned
Same boat as me then ;P.
dr_rus
Member
Sure but if they were going off VRAM only they could've put 960 4GB in the requirements. As it stands now I think that it will just be badly optimized for NV h/w.
A Steam key is included; the only PC SKU on Squeenix's own store is the Steam version. I'll buy you a key myself if I'm wrong.
Visualante2
Member
30: no questions asked
35: sure why not
40: after dicking us around on the release date for weeks? I'm going to have to wait for a sale.
and that's the cheaper price too! crazy.
35: sure why not
40: after dicking us around on the release date for weeks? I'm going to have to wait for a sale.
and that's the cheaper price too! crazy.
That rumour was born from one of the devs saying back in August that the then-and-presumably-still-current plan was to use the configuration of the PS4 version as the utmost base of the PC version and perhaps scale down a few steps to account for older or otherwise less powerful systems. Platinum's two most recent PC releases (TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan and Transformers: Devestation), while lacking proper arbitrary resolution support, both natively support resolutions above 1080p, so I'm fairly confident Nier 2 will continue that trend if not improve upon it.
Funyarinpa
Member
No. Recent... sociopolitical conditions have caused the value of the Turkish Lira to plummet (there was a 5-month stretch where the $/TL rate broke records daily), so a $60 game comes around to 240 TL now. Steam does thankfully use an older exchange rate (I think it's 1.8, going by 10$ games, but not sure- it might be arbitrary) but Steam also has deals with the local distributor(s) so most AAA games get shafted to something between 220-280 TL. That said, the minimum wage is about 1400 TL here, so that's still quite a lot to pay for a game here (and as a result, local bestsellers are always games that can be played for 100s of hours).
Pretty much. (Didn't know you were from Turkey too
)It's the publishers that are responsible for the inconsistency as they have full control over the pricing of their products and the recommended prices Steam spits out are entirely based on the nominated USD price -- e.g. Steam would recommend the same prices for a USD$60 game from an indie studio and, say, GTA6. In other words, it's not Valve's responsibility to ensure that publishers aren't stepping on the toes of any distributors/retailers they're affiliated with.
Pretty much. (Didn't know you were from Turkey too
Oh, I'm not. I just pay close attention to and (tend to) remember Steam-related things, haha.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
It's 5 months (almost half a year) old now and it's note like it was released 1 or 2 weeks after console version (released Nov 6 last year). Anyway, I see no reason to buy the game for twise as much money now, better to buy Gust bundle with 2 games for even lower price.
Sure, but his point is that, unlike Nier 2, Firis actually uses Valve's recommended region-specific pricing. It may be priced high for a belated port, but no particular country has been given the short end of the stick.
fvng
Member
No. Recent... sociopolitical conditions have caused the value of the Turkish Lira to plummet (there was a 5-month stretch where the $/TL rate broke records daily), so a $60 game comes around to 240 TL now. Steam does thankfully use an older exchange rate (I think it's 1.8, going by 10$ games, but not sure- it might be arbitrary) but Steam also has deals with the local distributor(s) so most AAA games get shafted to something between 220-280 TL. That said, the minimum wage is about 1400 TL here, so that's still quite a lot to pay for a game here (and as a result, local bestsellers are always games that can be played for 100s of hours).
Pretty much. (Didn't know you were from Turkey too
ah thats really interesting, thanks for filling me in. i could see how that's frustrating
Nah. The western version of Atelier Firis is releasing at the same time in PS4, PC and Vita. You can't expect localizations to release at a discounted price.
It's not even a belated port, it's getting released at the same time the western PS4 and Vita versions do.
Oh yeah, totally forgot about GMG, it's up on their site atm with preorder bonus.
Except for Bethesda because they're assholes. They indeed tend to increase it from the low default regional price but only Bethesda have the audacity to make straight conversion.
A Steam key is included; the only PC SKU on Squeenix's own store is the Steam version. I'll buy you a key myself if I'm wrong.
You just made me preorder the physical version of the game lol!
Thanks
Yappadappadu
Member
Well, I hope that's the new standard, then.
FFX HD still has standard button prompts. Will have to check whether there's any mod that adds Playstation button prompts for that one.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
Well, I guess I really should thank them for a much lower price tag but..., Gust bundle is a much better deal I think even though Sophie is not the best game in the series.
Yep, you're right.
Exentryk
Member
There is. I was playing X-2 HD with PS icons, and that mod works for X-HD too. Find the mod thread from Kaldien.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Woo! Now I don't have to get a PS4!
I have a 4GB R9 270X and I'm not worried. My CPU is also an ancient Phenom II X4 955 and I can still run all sorts of new games just fine. It often requires going to medium shadows and maybe lighting, but the games are still gorgeous to me. Many devs have become way more skilled at scaling graphics tech with consistent art aesthetic, so you only lose the hyper real subtlety by running medium settings. I'm certain this will be prettier on my PC than Zelda will be on my Wii U.