8-Bit Sunset
Banned
Did they confirm this?
It that's true, then it sucks. What will happen if someone is playing the game @ 4k?
Does the video stream at 4k also? If it is only 1080p then wont it be a bit jarring.
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Quantum Break coming to Steam and Retail on 9/14
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Did they confirm this?
It that's true, then it sucks. What will happen if someone is playing the game @ 4k?
Does the video stream at 4k also? If it is only 1080p then wont it be a bit jarring.
Good, good. I care more about what this might mean for Scalebound than Quantum Break itself.
You and me both haha
vasametropolis
Member
They've fixed it up a bit, but it's still not a great performer right? That is unless some big patch is coinciding with this release.
Well, this is essentially a new version as they are porting it from UWP to x86/x64.
texhnolyze
Banned
Yup, this bodes very well with Scalebound day 1 Steam release.
vasametropolis
Member
Is this really more than just packaging though when it really comes down to it? It'll work with injectors and stuff, but I hesitate to think this is a major architectural code change. The image reconstruction / toggle and performance gap likely still remains right... unless this is a big overhaul. I don't see them gimping their Windows store release next to the Steam version.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
You think it'll be there day one? I'm skeptical but would love that.
For a BD-Rom? No, you don't.
I may just have to double dip... Or is it triple if I have the win10 version because of my Xbox one preorder?
Awesome game, got all the achievements (1000gs). Will probably buy day one just to support remedy and there awesome work.
Was waiting to play on PC through win10 after it had some stability updates.
Wonder if this game at 4k will be the crysis equivalent graphics benchmarker for how good your card is =P
Awesome game, got all the achievements (1000gs). Will probably buy day one just to support remedy and there awesome work.
Was waiting to play on PC through win10 after it had some stability updates.
Wonder if this game at 4k will be the crysis equivalent graphics benchmarker for how good your card is =P
ISee
Member
Wait, what?
I thought QB is a dx12 only game and that dx12 is win10 exclusive.
Did they implement a dx11 render path for steam?
It's essentially a port, just like a console to PC port.
Performance issues might indeed remain, though the game has been out for a while and maybe they'll do some more patching for the steam release.
Yes but for watching movies you do, which is why few buy blue ray players for PC.
Tizoc
Member
Look at it this way
Itll be 50% off when it does get its steam release some 3 months after being up on the win 10 store
RiotPelaaja
Remedy
You have to stream them, we cannot offer the download option that is available on the Xbox One unfortunately. Far from ideal, we know
8-Bit Sunset
Banned
That's pretty crappy to hear.You have to stream them, we cannot offer the download option that is available on the Xbox One unfortunately. Far from ideal, we know
Can you please explain why not?
Is it a Microsoft pulling the strings kinda thing?
Edit: 3 questions if I may
1) Do they stream at the same resolution as the game is set at?
2) Do they go up to 4k?
3) And will Steam workshop be supported?
You have to stream them, we cannot offer the download option that is available on the Xbox One unfortunately. Far from ideal, we know
I really hoped this would be fixed now as well. Is server load somehow a problem? (Hard to imagine it would be easier to serve streamed video than a download.) Would it help if you took a page from Blizzard's playbook and distributed the files with a downloader that is a custom one-purpose torrent client?
This isn't just a small matter of preference. The only connection my GTX 1080 -powered PC has to the Internet is a cellphone. I have no problem downloading 200GB of game installers or video over a weekend (my operator has no caps and I live in the middle of Helsinki), but I don't have reliable enough momentary bandwidth to comfortably stream high res video. I regularly get disconnects/interruptions even in Hearthstone matches. Since the videos are supposed to be an integral part of QB, no video download/caching = no buy for me.
What would Workshop do for this game?
8-Bit Sunset
Banned
Mods perhaps?
Woot DX11 support. Now I can hold on to my Fermi card a little longer.
I wonder if this means First Party titles are coming to Steam? Makes business sense for Microsoft Studios to publish second and third party titles but what about titles like Halo, Forza?
Also I hope those Win 10 Quantum Break Xbox codes can be imported into Stream
I wonder if this means First Party titles are coming to Steam? Makes business sense for Microsoft Studios to publish second and third party titles but what about titles like Halo, Forza?
Also I hope those Win 10 Quantum Break Xbox codes can be imported into Stream
legendaryskitch
Member
Very interested in the game now based on what I previously saw on YouTube. I'll definitely have to pick it up. Hopefully it runs a lot better than I heard the windows store version did.
dr_rus
Member
Yeah, on Twitter yesterday: https://twitter.com/RiotRMD/status/763402686230302724
Check the discussion below the twit.
8-Bit Sunset
Banned
ah well. That sucks, especially in this day and age.I'll still buy this day 1 though, to show my thanks and support for releasing it on Steam.
Just wish that could have been resolved. Thanks for the reply.
tioslash
Member
You can´t download the live-action episodes, no. You can play offline, but when you reach an episode you just won´t be able to stream it and then you are given the option to skip it to the next Act of the game.
Yeah, they're 4k. The game alone requires ~68GB on the PC; downloading offline versions of the cutscenes would push that up a further 75GB.
tioslash
Member
What I don´t understand is why didn´t they put an option to manually change the stream quality or at least allow some buffering. It does try to auto adjust based on the available bandwidth, but from my experience it does a terrible job.
You're not. The live show episodes were my favorite part of QB
Mufausa The 3rd
Member
The fact that Microsoft published the news on their own website shows defeat:
https://news.xbox.com/2016/08/10/special-edition-quantum-break-hitting-retail-and-steam-september-14/
Considering how long it has been in dev, seems more likely that it was originally DX11, and DX12 was shoehorned in.
Which is why I'm extremely curious about all kinds of performance stuff between DX11 and DX12 version.
sammyCYBORG
Member
Well that's absolutely retarded.
A game shipping without the cutscenes... just... what...
That's not how it works. It's not the cutscenes.
sammyCYBORG
Member
You know what I mean, the live action stuff is part of the story, and acts the same as a cutscene.
The story felt rushed and a little disjointed. I also didn't finish the game.
It does not act as a cutscene. You are free to choose if you want to watch the TV episodes or not.
sammyCYBORG
Member
You're just being pedantic now lad.
The live action scenes are integral to the experience, and not having them included with the game locally is ridiculous.
Omnii-chan
Member
Now I can finally play it.
JustSomeone
Member
The timeless edition is up for preorder on amazon.
electroflame
Member
It's got a 20% off Prime Discount, too. Makes it $32 before any tax and/or expedited shipping.
No Prime release day shipping as far as I can tell, though. Two-day shipping still applies.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
Don't you think the game is gonna have enough discs as it is? They could have given us the option to download the episodes, though, that's for sure.
Memorabilia
Member
Echoes my thoughts exactly. There's basically a snowball's chance in hell I'd ever consider buying a game in the Win10 store. Throw it on Steam = very good chance I'll pick it up during the next winter sale.