Are you f-ing kidding me? Really....DirectX 9......come the hell on. I'm still going to buy it but this makes me very disappointed. http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/20/skyrim-mostly-a-directx-9-game-pc-mods-could-make-it-to-conso/
I am probably just not going to go to sleep Thursday night. It comes out at 9:00 PM here in California and I've been waking up at 3:00 PM like a dick so I will most certainly be able to play for a nice 16 or so hours.
PC system requirements have been released for anyone interested. Recommended Specs * Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit) * Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU * 4GB System RAM * 6GB free HDD space * DirectX 9 compatible NVIDIA or AMD ATI video card with 1GB of RAM (Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or higher; ATI Radeon 4890 or…
I'm going based off of the Steam page which says it's released in 1 Day and 4 Hours from now (It's 5:10 right now for me). Maybe it's 1 Day, 4 Hours and 50 Minutes which would mean 10:00 Pacific Time but it's got to be either 9 or 10 Pacific Time based off of the Steam page.
So, from what I've seen so far, I'm expecting Oblivion with a slightly shinier coat of real-time shadows and dual-wielding. Mind you, I could totally be wrong - but whatever the result, it won't change the fact that reviewers will still pile on the 8/9 out of 10 reviews left and right like with any competently adequate…