#CALL OF DUYTY BLACK OPS 1 FOR PC 720P#
#CALL OF DUYTY BLACK OPS 1 FOR PC 1080P#
#CALL OF DUYTY BLACK OPS 1 FOR PC PC#
#CALL OF DUYTY BLACK OPS 1 FOR PC PS3#
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In last year's Modern Warfare 2 tech comparison we talked about how enabling 'extra' quality textures gave the player a bump in detail level for the PC version over the console game. While the detail difference between the console games and the PC version is substantial at 720p, the game takes on a whole new dimension at higher resolutions where the improved artwork is really allowed to shine.

#CALL OF DUYTY BLACK OPS 1 FOR PC 1080P#

Using a Core i7 PC running at 2.66GHz, combined with the might of an NVIDIA GTX480, we were able to run the game at 1080p with all settings at maximum, including a whopper 16x MSAA (!). The absolute bottom-end baseline these days is effectively 1280x1024 - the default res for a bog standard 5:4 LCD display.

#CALL OF DUYTY BLACK OPS 1 FOR PC 720P#

Of course, the PC is capable of going way beyond 720p resolution. Over and above the benefits of the resolution increase, we also see other elements you might consider to be staples of the PC experience: shadows have more samples, lighting appears to be operating to a higher level of precision and particles are more generously applied throughout the levels.

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Also noteworthy is that a large percentage of the rendering bugs that are found in the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions are mostly gone in the PC game. It's clear that the PS3 game runs at the lowest resolution out of the bunch, but it is equally apparent that the bump up to Xbox 360 resolution isn't anywhere near as noticeable as the almost generational leap towards native 720p. It also allows us to better put the differences between the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions into context, in terms of their differing sub-HD resolutions and the impact on the quality of the overall presentation. Loading up the PC version, we have the opportunity to carry out a 'what if?' experiment - we can use the top-end textures and run the game natively at 720p to get some idea of how Black Ops would look if the consoles had just a little bit more memory and processing ability. Since then, we've also noted comments online from Treyarch staff, talking about how difficult it was to cram everything onto DVD. We also discussed the COD games' firm commitment to sub-HD rendering resolutions to make this possible, with the Xbox 360 game running somewhere in the region of 1040ењ†08 while PS3 is closer to 960x544.

We talked in the Black Ops Face-Off about a 'perceptual 60FPS' - how the console games are far smoother and more responsive than the typical 30FPS shooter, but still operating with a fluctuating performance level. There is gamepad support built into the PC version of Black Ops, effectively making the controls identical to the Xbox 360 version, although there are some minor annoyances, like having to switch back to the mouse just to select options in the pause screen. Aside from the visual improvements, the ability to play with mouse and keyboard adds an additional dimension to the gameplay, obviously increasing your accuracy substantially over playing with the joypad. The best thing about it is that it allows the game to be played without any of the compromises made for the console versions. Assuming you have a suitably meaty machine, Black Ops PC delivers an unbeatable experience. Indeed it's safe to say that we'd managed to save the best until last. Happily, this third playthrough was in no way a chore. Having played through both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, we approached our third playthrough somewhat wearily, a touch burned out after all the effort put into last week's PS3 vs. We await any substantial official response from Activision/Treyarch.Call of Duty: Black Ops on console is a great game and in many ways the PC release is significantly better. It is still possible to play the Zombies mode offline. Standard multiplayer is not affected, as Call of Duty: Black Ops uses community dedicated servers to run as normal:

#CALL OF DUYTY BLACK OPS 1 FOR PC WINDOWS#

Thisis clearly shown on the status page of Activision's online services, where the Call of Duty: Black Ops 1В isn't even listed as a game to select (even though it is being sold on Steam).В The status page even shows that all lights are green on the Windows front despite the Zombies servers being down for 3 days. This 9 year old game, especially the PC community within it, are clearly not a priority forВ ActivisionВ who are not scrambling over themselves to fix or respond to this issue. Commenters are suspiciousВ that Activison have shut down the servers intentionally to make way for their newer games, but failed to communicate this to the playerbase. The chilled response from Activision/Treyarch is not surprising, given that Call of Duty: Black Ops was released in 2010, making the game 9 years old.

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