Future Frostbite 2 Games Will Require 64-Bit OS

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2012 seems like a good year to upgrade your operating system, according to DICE. Johan Andersson, a rendering architect for the studio's Frostbite 2 engine announced via Twitter that some games in the future will require a 64-bit OS. "If you are on 32-bit, great opportunity to upgrade to Windows 8," he added. It's not know what games he was referring to, but this could include any number of popular upcoming PC titles from DICE, Battlefield 4 or Bad Company 3, for example.

Source: Eurogamer.net

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[Artful-dodgeR]

About f**king time they started using 64-bit.

[Ash_Williams]

While it's a good idea, I'm not sure if they understand that they actually have to utilize the resources that 64-bit gives them over 32-bit..

[cyclobs]

about time tbh, 32bit should of been chucked 5 years ago

[Hellion]

Surely anyone playing these games has 4GB or more RAM anyway, therefore a 64bit Windows. I guess they'll run with less but that won't be the case for long.

[PinothyJ]

Nawww, no hat tip . And the link I gave you even mentioned the Steam Hardware survey where only 55.87% of users are using a 64 bit operating system.


In other news, bring on that maximum of 16 EiB of RAM…

[vcatkiller]

I'd already given up on EA anyhow, wouldn't matter if they decided the next Frostbite engine will need a PC powered by gerbils.

[exe3]

I agree that it's about time they started doing this. Though that means I'll have to upgrade from Vista 32-bit (unless there's a way to install the 64-bit version legit, if so please tell me, I have Vista 32-bit legit OEM from when my brother and mum bought this computer at Aldi) and I don't really wanna get a new OS for this computer, it's not good enough to deserve it imo.

[PinothyJ]

I agree that it's about time they started doing this. Though that means I'll have to upgrade from Vista 32-bit (unless there's a way to install the 64-bit version legit, if so please tell me, I have Vista 32-bit legit OEM from when my brother and mum bought this computer at Aldi) and I don't really wanna get a new OS for this computer, it's not good enough to deserve it imo.

A Windows 7 product key is valid for your Windows version and NOT your chosen Windows architecture. Whether or not this is the case with Vista you will have investigate for yourself.


So in short: some hope but you still have to find out…

[exe3]

I had heard something like that a while ago but even if that is the case I still don't have a 64-bit disc.

[cyclobs]

download / burn it. As long as you have a valid key and you get the same version it should be fine (providing your key will work on 64bit install)

[PinothyJ]

I had heard something like that a while ago but even if that is the case I still don't have a 64-bit disc.

As a product key is not associated with what is not the disc you could accidentally acquired a disc image from somewhere for your version of Vista and you will be ready to roll and rick…

[exe3]

The thing is though that as I said I have an OEM copy that came with my computer and my disc has never asked for a cdkey when i've reformatted. There is that Microsoft sticker at the back of my computer though. Does that mean I have to get some sort of OEM copy? Also was the cdkey hardcoded into the disc by any chance given that I didn't need to put the number in in the past?

[cyclobs]

The thing is though that as I said I have an OEM copy that came with my computer and my disc has never asked for a cdkey when i've reformatted. There is that Microsoft sticker at the back of my computer though. Does that mean I have to get some sort of OEM copy? Also was the cdkey hardcoded into the disc by any chance given that I didn't need to put the number in in the past?

most likely yes. But IIRC correctly you can still get that key from the sticker and install from a different disk.. you MAY just have to get the OEM disk rather then a standard disk..

Really i don't think it'll make much of a difference what CD you install it from. But i may be wrong on this..

OEM disks are usually pre-configured installs thus your CD keys / drivers and extras are pre-installed on the disk and install process

[Ash_Williams]

You can install whatever architecture you want so long as your using a legitimate key for Windows, XP and Vista both allow you to use a 32bit key on a 64bit installation.