This is just typical of my luck

"Land_Yacht_225" (nadenator) 09/27/2016 at 19:49 • Filed to: None

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I, like everybody else, just wanted to download Forza because it looks amazing. Because most driving games as of late have been disappointing and just too small. There hasn’t been enough variety in vehicles. And if there was, it wasn’t free roam, which is a feature I like immensely. In short, nothing has been Test Drive Unlimited 1 with both DLC car packs which still runs like clockwork on my 8 year old, Core Two Duo 2.1, NVIDIA 9800GT powered tower. I have wanted to play Forza since I found out that Forza 4 had the 1962 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3. But I am a PlayStation faithful with a Sony-superiority complex, so I refused to buy an Xbox. Well with Horizon it would seem I could finally have my cake and eat it too.

Well no, I guess not after all.

Years ago I was getting ready to go to college. I knew I needed a laptop and my aforementioned gaming tower, which I built myself, was already getting long in the tooth. So I decided to kill two birds with one stone, and buy a gaming laptop that would not go obsolete for a very long time. So, my current rig is a Toshiba Qosmio X870. Intel i7 quad core @ 2.4 gHz, twin 500GB HDDs, NVIDIA GTX 670M graphics, Harmon Kardon speakers, everything you could possibly want. And with those specs, it doesn’t meet recommended, but it’s sure as hell is above minimum.

Well, I bought the Ultimate Edition of Forza horizon a day late, and when it didn’t download, I assumed I had to wait for today like everybody else. Then somebody told me I needed to update windows to the new Anniversary edition first, which took me all day because it kept hanging up preparing for the installation until I sat down, watched it like a hawk, and was finally present when it prompted me to authorize the update despite the fact that codecs on some of my music wouldn’t be compatible with the new version of Windows 10. Whatever. I can change codecs later and I put everything on my Zune to play anyway. So I finally got the damn computer to update Windows, the school’s wired internet ripped through that 50GB download like butter in just over 14 minutes, it installed and...

Your PC does not meet minimum requirements in the following areas:

Graphics card does not support dx12 (Code:FH501)

Which is quite fascinating because !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

This is why I think of Microsoft as a necessary evil, better the devil you know kind of thing, and why I prefer console gaming by leaps and bounds to PC. Because PC doesn’t work. Ever. Steam was the first time I ever had games on my computer work reliably. But you have to go through Microsoft to get Forza and I should have known it wouldn’t work, and now I’m out $105.

Great.

End Rant.

wiffleballtony > Land_Yacht_225 09/27/2016 at 19:58

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As far as I’m concerned, I Microsoft hasn’t been a PC gaming producer since 2001 or so. Only because of Steam have they actually realized there’s money to be made. But they still suck at it.

Also, personally wouldn’t ever buy a laptop for gaming. And I wouldn’t buy a console either.

hike > Land_Yacht_225 09/27/2016 at 20:00

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Ask for a refund. I bought it earlier and it didn’t run in my computer because anniversary edition won’t work on my computer for the time being. Did a quick live chat and got a full refund.

Land_Yacht_225 > hike 09/27/2016 at 20:04

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With general Microsoft support or something more specific?

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Land_Yacht_225 09/27/2016 at 20:04

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update your graphics drivers.

Land_Yacht_225 > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 09/27/2016 at 20:06

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Yeah...that was the very first thing I did.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Land_Yacht_225 09/27/2016 at 20:11

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The system requirements are rather high for Forza Horizon 3. My 1 year old laptop with a 6700HQ and 960M doesn’t even meet the minimum requirements.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Land_Yacht_225 09/27/2016 at 20:17

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Could be worse...

djmt1 > Land_Yacht_225 09/27/2016 at 20:19

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Between Scorpio and the S, original Xbox Ones must be cheap on the used market. #Wink, Wink. Nudge, Nudge#

hike > Land_Yacht_225 09/27/2016 at 20:28

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Microsoft Store billing specifically. I got to it by going to my account and clicking for help regarding the purchase.

Land_Yacht_225 > hike 09/27/2016 at 22:11

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Done and done!

Nothing like a free game that doesn’t actually work, eh?

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Land_Yacht_225 09/28/2016 at 00:32

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Just get a Xbox already, even the One S is cheap and kind of better than the PS4 Pro.

Nauraushaun > Land_Yacht_225 09/28/2016 at 00:58

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I had a similar issue with Dark Souls. It was cheap on Steam (and expensive pre-owned on console), so I picked it up very excited to find out what the hype was about.

Didn’t run at all. Spent hours trying to get it to start. Failed.

Bought it on PS3 and it just worked. That’s what I get for adventuring into PC once in a while...

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Land_Yacht_225 09/28/2016 at 01:48

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I’ve heard from quite a few people that the PC version is having quite a few issues. Hopefully they get patched soon and maybe it’ll work for you

RPM esq. > Land_Yacht_225 09/28/2016 at 02:46

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This is shocking. You have a Zune?!

Land_Yacht_225 > RPM esq. 09/28/2016 at 08:41

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An oroginal 16 gig Zune HD.

I hate Microsoft less than I hate Apple.

Land_Yacht_225 > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 09/28/2016 at 08:43

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This is a categorically untrue statement.

You have insulted my console and I must throw down the gauntlet. FISTICUFFS!

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Land_Yacht_225 09/28/2016 at 09:43

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Facts, bruv. Facts

VonBootWilly - Likes Toyota, but it's still complicated. > Land_Yacht_225 09/28/2016 at 10:00

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After Games for Windows LIVE, and Microsoft always throwing away PC DLC content without even bothering to offer it for free.. I will not be bothered to buy the PC version. I don’t have any next gen console, so I’ll just play the original Horizon on my dusty 360. If Horizon 3 gets offered without all the BS on Steam, I’ll consider it (never going to happen)..

And I want to play this game. When I found out they included the GMC Van.

RorzA80 > Land_Yacht_225 09/28/2016 at 10:14

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Laptops do not qualify as part of the PC Master Race.

Sorry mate, you’re not one of us.

Land_Yacht_225 > RorzA80 09/28/2016 at 11:01

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It’s a PC, it’s specifically built for gaming, that sounds like PC master race to me.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Land_Yacht_225 09/28/2016 at 11:08

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Just get an XBOX man, forget the PS Master Race, come suck Microsoft’s dick with me. Also all the cool V12 owners have an Xbox.

LiFox > Land_Yacht_225 09/28/2016 at 11:33

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My PC works for almost anything. Sometimes things everyone else has trouble with.

And don’t give me that. I had Bloodborne crash 3 times on me on PS4. :/Consoles have issues too

LiFox > RorzA80 09/28/2016 at 11:34

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Only good laptops count. Also laptops that support external GPUs count too.

LiFox > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 09/28/2016 at 11:36

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It’s actually untrue.

Know what is amazing? 60fps.

144fps is best though. (Particularly with racing games.)

But that’s getting into a discussion about how the eye actually works and distance traveled per frame shown... Then getting into input lag discussion as well.

iRacing kinda makes you think of those things.

Land_Yacht_225 > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 09/28/2016 at 12:51

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Xbox is inferior. It always has been inferior. And you can take your Xbox S-for-Smug edition and shove it because the PS4 Pro is gonna blow you all back to the stone ages!

Coincidentally, I was just at gamestop pre-ordering Mafia III and the 500GB Xbones are only $220... 

Schaef_Camaero Z/28 > Land_Yacht_225 09/28/2016 at 13:22

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Zune users unite! I am still rocking my 1st gen Zune 30GB. I use it all the time, and it will be a very sad day when it stops working..

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Land_Yacht_225 09/28/2016 at 13:52

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I think you need to buy it. I was playing horizon 3 on mine last night. It was fun.

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Land_Yacht_225 09/28/2016 at 14:18

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Zune lol.

Sorry for your troubles. Maybe getting a new GPU isn’t a bad idea if you can afford it right now, it’s sure a GTX 1080 will serve you a long time, especially with an i7.

Here’s a land yacht to make you feel better.

Land_Yacht_225 > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 09/28/2016 at 14:58

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I was wrong. The S is for sardonic and sarcastic.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > RorzA80 09/28/2016 at 15:18

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I uh, I beg to differ. It’s doing juuuust fine on Forza Horizon 3.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Schaef_Camaero Z/28 09/28/2016 at 15:47

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Mine is brown. Yours better be, too.

Schaef_Camaero Z/28 > PanchoVilleneuve ST 09/28/2016 at 16:33

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Lol. Nope, mine is black.

area man > Land_Yacht_225 09/28/2016 at 18:38

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I’ve never met a Toshiba laptop that was worth a damn, they just have this inherent suck in them somehow and it comes out in the worst moments (like you needing to play Forza). Honestly I would look into replacing the graphics card or the whole package - the 670M isn’t going to keep up with current releases much longer. I have an 860M in my 2 year old Acer gaming laptop and it’s already light years behind the current wave.

Land_Yacht_225 > area man 09/28/2016 at 19:33

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Coughing up $1,700 on a new Alienware 17 is what I’ve been trying to avoid.

I’m just gonna build a new tower.

area man > Land_Yacht_225 09/28/2016 at 19:58

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I wish I had done that

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Land_Yacht_225 09/28/2016 at 20:31

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1. Lol toshiba

2. lol “gaming laptop” and “not go obsolete for a very long time”

3. It’s very likely just you need to download the latest driver from NVidia’s website. I had a similar problem on my desktop with a GTX750ti

audicatt > Land_Yacht_225 09/28/2016 at 20:51

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I have never liked consoles. They seemed to be designed only to suck you in with the low starting price and then make you spend thousands of dollars on accessories, overpriced games, and paid online. Seems that Microsoft is trying to bring the most horrible part about consoles to PC.

So, I made the decision to switch to Linux. With Valve pushing SteamOS, Linux gaming is growing rapidly. No more dealing with Windows tracking you and selling your data, constant crashing, installing drivers and DirectX crap.

http://itvision.altervista.org/why-windows-10-sucks.html

Fuck Forza. It was a good game, ruined by Microsoft’s greed. At first it was an Xbox exclusive so they could sell more consoles, and now it’s a Windows 10 exclusive only because Windows 10 can make them just as much cash.

Land_Yacht_225 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 09/28/2016 at 21:03

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1. It’s the best, most reliable, and most durable computer I have ever owned.

2. Gaming laptops are not unicorns, the loc ness monster, or a new naturally aspirated V8 american luxury sedan. They exist. And it is capable of running recommended spec for a lot of new games. Civilization 6 for example, will run flawlessly. I am not the kind of person who spends $5,000 in parts to chase 60fps in 1080p.

3. You’re the second person to suggest that and you’re the second person I’m telling that I am not a moron and know to at least do that as part of my normal troubleshooting protocol.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Land_Yacht_225 09/28/2016 at 21:50

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1. That may or may not be saying much.

2. Not my point. Gaming laptop technology advances in a much different (read: faster) way than desktops. The fact that, compared to the desktop counterparts most gaming laptops are marginal at best when NEW they quickly get outmoded by new software technology that the rapidly-aging hardware can’t keep up with. In some cases you can get lucky and replace the discreet graphics, but I dunno if an older model like that can do that.

3. And we’re supposed to know your computer troubleshooting abilities by... magic? The long and skinny of it is that instead of buying a sports car and a comfy sedan you got a 2012 Nissan Maxima “4DSC”. Technically the company says it’s both, but it only cost slightly less than the alternative and is kind of a rubbish compromise. Not going to assume greatness from that.