BioShock for PC Patch

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We, the potential players of BioShock for the PC platform, are severely disappointed with your very appalling lack of video-card support, most notably for the ATI Radeon X800.

We believe this game could be fairly easily patched to run without needing the version 3 vertex and version 3 pixel shader. We also believe it is in the best interest of the company to ensure that as many potential consumers as possible are able to play such a magnificent game, for the reputation of the company, the 'word of mouth' advertising, and the sales numbers.

The alternative, for a lot of us, includes spending hundreds of dollars on upgrading our computer systems, sometimes requiring an entirely new system all together. The least a person can expect to spend is twice the cost of the game itself, which doesn't bode well for company or consumer.

To support our beliefs that this patch wouldn't be a difficult one, we submit evidence the following bulletin board thread on your own forums, authored by user, "ScottJG" :

http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5689

In this thread, he details how, in a matter of less than an hour, he manages to render the game significantly more playable, making a myriad of textures visible. If an unpaid consumer with no ties to the programming team can make this much radical progress on the same day the game is released, we believe that the original team who worked on it can make said patch a reality in almost no time at all.

A number of those of us who played the demo or the actual game itself on someone else's computer, or on the Xbox 360 game console are excited and anxious beyond words, so we believe hastiness at this time, is golden. Please make playing this multiple award winning, highly acclaimed game a budget friendly reality for thousands of us.

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  • Benjamin Spector
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    • Thank you for your time, energy, and consideration.
  • Dr Caelious Carolin
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    • FIX IT SO I CAN PLAY IT PLZ
  • Glen Alexander
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    • Played the demo, runs fine on my PC, but still waiting for a 1.1 patch before I buy.
  • Garry Elwood
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    • waited a long time for this game, and feel cheated that my video card, a radeon 9800xt, which is capable of playing S)T)A)L)K)E)R) at high spec will be completely useless on this game.
  • Alex UB
  • Dan Sexton
  • Binh Tran
  • Riccardo Tonelli
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    • Please release that patch!
  • riccardo
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    • i've only x700 128Mb, i can play only sm2.0, pls help us
  • Patrick OConnor
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    • I'm not giving you my email
  • Alex
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    • I already returned your game.
  • Michael Greenblatt
  • Tomas Danis
  • Matias
  • Niall Lawton
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    • Keep us happy - we'll make you happy!
  • Denis Pelletier
  • Matthew Rachansky
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    • I have a generic graphics card that only runs 2.0. While I know this isn't your fault 2k games, I hope that I can play it using my current hardware since I can't afford to buy a new laptop.
  • TheOptimus
  • Dave
  • Jack
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    • Yes SM2 thx
  • Tizoc
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    • I was going to buy this game, but now I am not. Unless official SM2.0 support is put out, 2K and Irrational is missing one more customer.
  • Robert Ladner
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    • I have a ATI X800 card plenty of power to run it just no SM3.0 support
  • SIMON
  • Marko Mancic
  • Patrick
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    • I'm not upgrading my card just for this game. Please fix this.
  • David Walker
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    • Fix it!
  • Jon Casper
  • PronixXx
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    • Signed
  • Mashood Khan
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    • I'm skint!
  • Arioch
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    • I have an Ati X700.
  • Axel Gembe
  • Luis Tovar
  • Ryan
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    • x800 is still good!
  • pepe potamo
  • Brandon Ritz
  • Gene Angel
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    • Make the hotfix - gaming is art not corporate business.
  • Derk Arts
  • Marc-Andre Beaulieu
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    • Radeon x850xt Platinum edition
  • Kurt Munro
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    • There's nothing in Bioshock SM2 can't handle. Dare I say HL2 has a better water shader? Bioshock's water sprays seem to be a bunch of sprites jumping around.
  • yannis michalet
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    • pleaze!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!sm 2.0 support!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Geoff Wilbur
  • Erika Froh
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    • I don't need the best graphics, 2K - I just want to play your game for the story.
  • Andrew
  • Jeff Mchugh
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    • Please fix ASAP!!!!!!!
  • Timothy Anderson
  • Gene Sperry
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    • a patch would be great. thx!
  • BLong
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    • Seriously.
  • Miha Voljc
  • Lance Vrantses
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    • oozz77@optushome.com.au
  • YMB
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    • no sm2=no sale