B-but they say PC requires hours of modding to get games to work... /s

[Dusk]

TheWPCTraveler said:

Dusk said:

TheWPCTraveler said:

Dusk said:

bullshit. Less than a used PS3? Less than $200. You are entirely full of shit. Download in minutes? How fast is your internet? Yes, steam is simple, and cheap. That's part of the reason it's so popular. 

And here's the minimum requirements to get the game up and running:

 

• Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
• Processor: Dual Core 2.0 GHz or equivalent processor
• 2 GB System RAM
• 6 GB free HDD Space
• Direct X 9 compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM
• DirectX compatible sound card
• Internet access for Steam activation

I don't know how fast their internet is, but from the looks of it, it can run on a Bay Trail Atom tablet. Mind you, they can easily be found at sub-$200 price points.

Nope. 

I'm actually serious about this. I guess a tablet wouldn't cut it, so let's step up to some hybrid or a laptop. Asus is releasing a sub-$200 laptop (HP almost did so, but jacked up the price by $50). A T100, wouldn't cut it since it held its price for a year now (a price cut of only $10, it's quite popular), so let's step down to a hybrid like the Cherry Mobile Alpha Morph (which, because of exchange rate magic, and a price drop, has magically dropped sub-$200 despite taxes).

Add a cheap mouse to this (something that costs $10, at least), and you'd still stay within range of $200.

I'm serious as well man. You would certainly have to step up the processor as ARM and Atom's aren't in the same league as desktop or even most laptop processors. The problem with those that you are talking about with the $200 price tag won't have enough GPU oomph to run it, and if they do, they certainly won't do it well. Just the processor won't in that thing won't actually cut it not to mention the Intel graphics. Unless you are getting a used GPU for a desktop that isn't too old, or a relatively newish laptop with a mediocre GPU it's going to run it like crap. 

I have a i5 2.2 quad core with Nvidia 8400M, 8GM RAM and it doesn't run the game well. It was purchased about a year ago, not for gaming, and it was $500ish when I bought it. Certainly not a PS3 level graphics with any reasonable frame rate.