This one is driving me crazy. As an owner of an Xbox 360 and a PC with a DirectX 10 compatible video card I can’t decide which platform to get Bioshock on. The hype has reached such a high level this week that I just can’t wait to play it. I have already preordered the 360 version but now I’m thinking I should get the PC version instead. I like achievements and I like relaxing on the sofa but at the same time I want the best graphics possible with room for future expansion. If I can make my mind up I then need to choose between regular edition, steel case edition and bid daddy figurine edition. Ahhhh!
On no now it’s on Steam as well!
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I’d go with the PC. If for no other reason that this type of game is made to be played with the classic Keyboard and Mouse combo. I’ve not yet played an FPS (and i know that strictly Bioshock isnt just an fps) on a console that the controls have been as easy as the PC counterpart.
It also helps that i dont have an X-box
I hate pc controlls i like anlong sticks much better no affence. But i can still conect my 360 controller to my vista,well is tought cuz i can take my laptop on hoilday but i can play my 360 full screen on the couch,i get dircet x10 OR 1080i on a HDTV.
I get a better interface or suround sound.
I get a mouse over a lite weight controller with analog sticks some 1 help me pls
Don’t think about graphics, i played both versions, and both look great , couldnt see any differences.That all directX 10 thing is nothing more but a bullshit, pc doesnt have any details, effects or anythin, which are not available on x360.
Surely anyone who spells the word “offense” as “affence”, doesn’t deserve to have their opinion count.
to kevin, that was nasty, obviously your IQ is on the par with a rat
I’ve played both demo versions, PC and XBox and as my GFX isn’t DX10 I couldn’t enjoy all that glory. To be perfectly honest I cancelled my pre-order for PC version and ordered XBox one as the difference in looks between DX9 and XBox isn’t obvious. Anyway, I’ve had enough of PC and Win (it is like tamagochi), I am selling PC and buying macbook and big display, so I will have nice portable machine for all I need (graphic design web) and Xbox for playing games. And with the current life span of consoles and Mac I will safe loads of money while I spent on my PC in last two years over ¬£2500.
good luck with the game either on Xbox or PC, it rocks…I wish that Fallout 3 comes before Xmas, yes it does but next year:(
Hey guys
Ive played this game on my xbox 360 and pc, my pc has a high end graphics card in it (8800 GTX), and seriously i payed $3000 AUD for my computer thinking i would get outstanding results, well i can tell u the difference is not big, the xbox actually wins in some areas. Going into detail.. the pc has better lighting and textures, they are the main things. When i played the xbox version the graphics actually looked sharper, the shaders were really good and the edges were smooth. Buying my pc was a big mistake… could of bought a 1080i tv for $3000. But if your fussy and want the absulute max graphics well go ahead and waste your money.
Thx tommy
hmm…so even dx10 hardware doesn’t make so huge difference. That’s interesting. I can’t convince my flatmate to install this demo on his machine (8800gtx) because he plays it on Xbox. Well, looks like we’ve finaly received good game. I still remember feeling I’ve had playing both versions of system shock
Well, because Bioshock is a game that isn’t actually formatted to run on directx 10, the only thing that would make any DX10 graphics cards produce better graphics than other cards is that they are overall just faster cards, and have more stream processors than older cards do (older cards actually have what are called pixel pipelines which are inferior to stream proccessors). So just to clear things up, in the case of Bioshock, it isn’t the DX10 that will give it better graphics, it is the quality of the card that you have, and not its graphics platform.
I picked up my spanky new Elite yesterday, only to find that the independent I got it from had sold all their allocated copies of Bioshock. The demo has definately left me wanting more
Its sooo good
If you can tolerate the inaccuracy of the Xbox360 version and enjoy a game controller sure grab the 360. But this is a FPS, always best played with a precise KB and mouse not a dumbed down slow controller interface imo.
yes, it’s a bit hard to play it with controller. I’m playing both versions now;)
I purchased a computer to play this game for under $1000.00. I bought a windows xp system (refurbished) that had a dual core processor, 2 gig memory and 250gb hd. I then upgraded the power supply and bought a lower end 8800 off the internet for $199 on sale. For computer and graphics card and power supply, I paid about $850.00. Plays all the games I want with almost all the options on. So those that pay $3000 bucks, you seriously are wasting your money.
Don’t be Darf’d! I have played Bioshock on the xbox360 and the pc in both directx 9 and 10… DirectX10 acheiving better performance at highier detail settings. There are noticably more particles and smoke effects with more realisitic lighting and shadows in the DX10 version that make things look a bit spookier. You loose alot of atmosphere on the xbox360 as you not so in the game I feel (although this may change my perception on a 40inch flat screen). FPS have also been a bit weird for me on a gamepad as don’t get the totally immersive feel that you get from mouse aim, but i hear you can get used to it? Still this game really kicks the living shit out of some other FPS and movie based games a should be seen as a mile stone for whats to come (whatever system they are on). I hope the next releases follow in Bioshocks steps “Crysis”…
Halo lost me years ago!