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Lost Planet PC demo dated News

Xbox 360 News by Robert Purchese

11 May, 2007

The PC demo for Lost Planet will be available to download next week, on Tuesday 15th May.

It will give you the chance to test out the better graphics for yourself, seeing why DirectX 10 and higher resolutions make a difference. We should probably also point out that you'll be able to play it in DirectX 9, too, so don't panic.

The full PC version is expected in June.

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition was released for Xbox 360 earlier this year. It's a third-person shooter that takes place far in the future on an inhospitable and frozen alien planet, where humans can only survive by using thermal energy harvested from the native race of insect-like Akrid.

You play as Wayne, a young gun after vengeance on a particularly big and nasty Akrid that butchered his father. However, you'll soon find out that laying waste to hordes of overgrown bugs using mechanoids and futuristic weapons isn't the only solution as the real enemy emerges.

Head over to our Xbox 360 review of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition for more information.

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DB2k
11/05/07 @ 14:24
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shouldn't this be in the PC section chaps?
JediMasterMalik
11/05/07 @ 14:37
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Yup, I'll download this and see how it runs.
Wayne
11/05/07 @ 14:51
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Anyone any idea what the minimum spec is?
miiiguel
11/05/07 @ 14:57
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Wayne: a 360.
skillian
11/05/07 @ 15:11
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^ A joke? A comment on the general shittiness of console to PC ports? I have no idea.

Anyway, according to here: http://www.totalvideogames.com/news/Lost...

Recommended Spec

Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB (XP)/2GB (Vista)
Nvidia GeForce 8600 or better
DirectX 9.0c or better

Minimum Spec

Pentium 4 HT
512MB (XP)/1GB (Vista)
Nvidia GeForce 6600
DirectX 9.0c

Seem ridiculously high to me, but I've never actually seen the game before. Either the game looks amazing, or they did a rush job on the port...
dudefella
11/05/07 @ 15:20
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I'll give it a spin, but I'm going to guess that it's horribly unoptimised for PCs, as that seems to be somewhat of a trend these days with console > PC ports
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11/05/07 @ 15:23
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Well, the game looks pretty decent in it's defence. It had some truly great moments in thye visual sector.

But Capcom ports are horrible crap so I wouldn't expect to much of this.
Dragul
11/05/07 @ 15:27
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a capcom pc game... a shitty port... both condictions on one phrase... what's the chance?!
Wayne
11/05/07 @ 15:50
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Thanks for posting the minimum spec.
Looks like I won't be playing it.
Mooks
11/05/07 @ 16:20
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2 points, In the UK Wayne is generally used to address individuals who drive Vauxhall Nova's and live in Council provided accomodation and is an arse name for a Hero. Second I have owned and completed the 360 version and I think most ppl will have owned/hired/completed it on 360 and won't care about a rushed console port.
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Lince
11/05/07 @ 16:28
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I have...

Win XP Pro
Core 2 Duo e6600
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7800 GT

do you think it would run as good as the 360 ver?
skillian
11/05/07 @ 16:33
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@ Mooks: Most people have completed it on 360? I would assume the PC port is aimed at people that don't have a 360... :/ And btw, I'd say a mook is more of an insult than a Wayne - at least De Niro would agree with me...

@Lince: It should do in theory, but Capcom's ports are often less than optimised. Trying the demo (or finding someone who has) is probably the only way to know for sure.
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Pablo2k5
11/05/07 @ 17:35
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Quote from Eurogamer... "It will give you the chance to test out the better graphics for yourself, seeing why DirectX 10 and higher resolutions make a difference"

DirectX 10??? I highly doubt the demo will utilise DX10!
Introspectre
12/05/07 @ 06:18
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"I have...

Win XP Pro
Core 2 Duo e6600
2GB
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do you think it would run as good as the 360 ver?"

No.
2ksuperior
13/05/07 @ 12:23
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I have everything needed for minimum spec!!!! sweet......... but my question is will this game run on 2.0ghz procesor???? i have 1 gb ram ge force 6600 and a shitty 2.0 procesor
Cadence
13/05/07 @ 12:28
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@2ksuperior - to quote Smash TV - good luck! Youuuuu'll need it!
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13/05/07 @ 12:33
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I can just imagine the framerate :D
UncleLou
14/05/07 @ 07:00
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DirectX 10??? I highly doubt the demo will utilise DX10!

It will, allegedly.

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