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Assassin's Creed Odyssey will not work on CPUs that do not support AVX

DSOGaming writes: "Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has been officially released, however it appears that this latest open-world game from Ubisoft will not work on CPUs that do not support AVX. This basically means that the game will not launch at all if you are using an older Intel or AMD CPU that does not support it."

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Profchaos2440d ago

It's the first time my i7 870 2.93ghz first gen has been told it can't play to.

Oh well near ten years old isn't a bad run I was just about to build a new rig anyway

BVFTW2440d ago

Yeah, but that requirement might've be thanks to Denuvo and not because you lack of a good CPU. I supposed we'll have to wait and see if that is true 'cause your chip can still pack a good punch.

Sano642440d ago (Edited 2440d ago )

Well this sucks. My i7 980X six core cpu running at 4.2GHz with it's tipple channel memory handle virtual all current games at 1080p 60 when paired with my gtx 1070.

I'm 90% finished with my new PC build (8700k based) but will pass on this game out if spite, because I know my old rig is more than powerful enough to handle it.

starchild2440d ago

This attitude holds back PC gaming. You don't know that that CPU is powerful enough. You don't know anything about what the game engine is doing or how they're using the hardware. In any case, it's a very old processor and newer game engines have to move on at some point. Odyssey is one of the biggest and most complex game simulations I've ever seen. I could easily see why certain older professors would possibly need to fall by the wayside.

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Assassin’s Creed Is Coming To Reverse: 1999

In an unusual pairing, Assassin’s Creed Is Coming To Reverse: 1999.

Seth_hun39d ago

What the hell is Reverse 1999? :)

goken39d ago

Apparently it’s some Gacha thingy…

Kekewei39d ago

Why is it listed as today's hottest, nobody cares about it here...

Servbot4139d ago

Ubisoft buying their way to the top. They always have the shittiest advertisement ideas, like flooding videos and comment sections with obvious bots.

Garethvk38d ago (Edited 38d ago )

I think it is more of a global appeal versus a U.S. market.

Garethvk38d ago (Edited 38d ago )

Obviously they do or there would not be the hits on it. Even Google picked it up for their news feed.

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The Open-World Genre In Gaming Has A Quantity Over Quality Problem

More developers need to focus on what makes open-world games like Elden Ring and RDR2 pop, instead of focusing on needless map expansions.

KyRo286d ago

Open world games need a overhaul in general.

Go here - kill this target
Go here - fetch this
Clear this camp
Add dozens of filler side quests
Tack on a RPG skill tree
Finish up with a couple of hundred collectables

98 percent of open world games follow this game design and it's boring now after nearly a decade of following this same design.

anast286d ago

Maybe they know what it takes to make an engaging open-world, but they won't. For most publishers, managers probably get bonuses for finding ways to cut corners.

IAMRealHooman286d ago

yes. Every ubisoft like is overly large map. just to say it's huge with nothing in it.
Love'em or hate'em a yakuza game is a significantly smaller map, with a lot of side activities and absurd quest lines.trying the different restaurants in game can be enjoyable as they offer different buffs, do that or make traversal so good you wouldn't dare fast travel ie Spiderman

YourMommySpoils286d ago (Edited 286d ago )

Stellar Blade says hello.

The only quality game to come out this year.

exputers286d ago

While true, that one's not a full open-world. Pretty much like God of War Ragnarok.

YourMommySpoils285d ago

Not sure how everyone judges this. If that's the case, that would mean even The Witcher 3 isn't open world and just semi maps slowly unlocked.

jznrpg40d ago (Edited 40d ago )

Was with you until the only quality game part. Plenty of great games this year. It also came out last year

jznrpg40d ago

Some are great some are not. That’s the same for any genre. There are tons of Metroidvania’s, some are great some are not, souls games etc etc

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Ubisoft blames “technical error” for showing pop-up ads in Assassin’s Creed

A fullscreen pop-up ad appeared in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey for some players this week.

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Einhander1972566d ago

Technically, we wanted more money.

bradfh565d ago

Call of Duty already does this; Ubisoft and other game companies will follow suit and explore similar approaches.

Kaii566d ago

Congratulations, A technical error In displaying ads while playing.
EU consumer law needs to chew these assholes a new one.

TheColbertinator565d ago

At this point the entire EU commission must be bribed

Christopher565d ago

The big note here is the built in ad-displays during gameplay and not that they happened. Start screen, cool. Gameplay? That shouldn't ever happen.

Yi-Long565d ago (Edited 565d ago )

"Start screen, cool."

Uhm, no. Start screen very much NOT cool either. There really need to be new laws implemented banning these companies from shoving ads down out throats at every opportunity they see fit.

Crows90565d ago

For free to play which is a market of games needing monetization through different venues. In those games this stuff is fine by me. But when you pay ..20, 40 ,60, or $70 that's when it is not okay to any degree.

jznrpg564d ago

Start screen not cool either

walken7565d ago

They're testing the waters, vote with your wallets.

porkChop565d ago

That's not a technical error. An ad can't be displayed mid-game without you creating the code/tech to make that possible first.

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