@smcaudata: Are you by any chance a mind reader? Because those were my EXACT thoughts. :O Anyway, I agree with everyone here opposed to DRM. Glad to see people are making a stand, or at least being vocal about it.

From the article: --"..A well-equipped PC beats both consoles easily--of course, that same PC also costs three to four times more than either of the consoles."-- Really? So that PC you're using costs anywhere from $1200-$1600? I'm sorry, but this is completely wrong and misleading. The PC you guys are using can be had for around $800. For 3-4 times the cost of consoles, you get a Core i7 rig with 2 GTX 280s.

londonrider said: ----"I agree that this *marketing trick* is not from Crytek. The point is that the game is NOT looking better on Vista, and it is NOT faster, but they make Crysis to look better on Vista with such artificial limitations like disabling Very High Quality on XP. And, yes, I know about that *crack*, I *updated* the settings and I was playing around graphics all evening long. The last point- directx9c vs directx10. Directx10 is not about any additional effects. It is for handling larger amount of data- like 2x larger textures, better streaming of more sound effects, etc. The point is- no current hardware can handle what Directx10 is able to handle (so, yes, the future is in the hands of DirectX10). But at the moment there is no use for it. But those morons from Microsoft are using every dirty trick to attract users to their Vista"---- Couldn't have said it better myself.

Why in the world would anyone buy a card thats meant for something that didn't even come out yet?? So far there are no true dx10 games, so you don't really know how these current cards would perform in true dx10. From the benchmarks around the net, it is clear that ALL these cards start choking in games patched to dx10, so what would one expect from true dx10? If they choke now, man I don't even want to see how they would perform when the true dx10 games start to come out. I say just wait for the next generation of cards from both nvidia and amd, by then they both should have learned from their mistakes, and should be making cards that will wipe the floor with current cards.

Not impressed... this game might just be the most overhyped game in history. I admit I am no Halo fan (played through the first one and IMO it really wasn't that good of a game, never touched the second and probably will pass on this one too), but I did expect a lot more out of halo 3, you know with the hype and all. Anyway, I'll leave my final call until the full game is out.

why do ppl keep insisting that pc graphics are better?! for most ppl they're not!! most ppl have low-end to mid-range gfx cards that dont outdo consoles in graphics or performance! only a select few who have enough money for a $600+ gfx card with a 19"+ lcd screen have those advantages. (and lets not forget the high-end processors and what not). the pc has the POSSIBILITY to be better with the right upgrades and a pocketfull of money. so to me.. ps3 being $600 is practicaly nth compared to what u have to shell out on a pc to get better performance.