If you aren’t running a 64-bit OS you will have no games to play on your PC next year. Well, not really no games to play but you will certainly be missing out on some of the latest offerings from EA as all new games coming out in 2013 running on DICE’s Frostbite 2 engine will require a 64-bit operating system to run. Frostbite 2 powered the assault on PC hardware last year in Battlefield 3 and judging by the visuals its easy to see why more power might be required for future titles. Frostbite 2 dev Johan Andersson broke the news to gamers, saying the following.
We’ll have Frostbite-powered games in 2013 that will _require_ a 64-bit OS, if you are on 32-bit, great opportunity to upgrade to Windows 8.”
In a a recent survey performed by Steam found that only 53% of gamers are running 64 bit systems so that’s a lot of upgrades that need to be done going into 2013. The Frostbite 2 engine is certainly up there as one of the best looking around, so it will be money well spent to treat your eyes to some of the highly detailed goodness that is to come in 2013.
Source : kotaku.com
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Lolzors~
Luckily I have a 64 bit OS
My 64bit Windows 7 was something like R30 more than the 32bit. Don’t see why people who consider their PCs to be gaming PCs still buy 32bit. Yes, I said buy. ‘Cause that’s the right thing to do!
It’s about time PC Gamers left the dark ages
There really shouldn’tbe any pc gamers who aren’t on 64-bit already anyway.
Only affects casual gamers who most likely don’t buy pc games anyway.
Agreed Jarrod! Win 64 is a must for the games that require higher specs! How can you even consider running a game on 3gig ram now-a-days
Agreed, it’s silly to use a 32bit OS with it’s RAM limitations.