I'll have to change to Vista eventually just to use DX10 and a viable 64-bit OS, no reason just to goto XP 64 and miss DX.

That being said, if their was a reason for me to switch to a Mac I'd probably consider it, but their hasn't been a single one. I build my own machines and understand how to tweak windows, combine that with tough internet protection (firefox 3 + noscript extension) and nothing will ever bring this thing down.

If you know how to work a PC it will run far more stable than any Mac, have a virtually limitless array of customizable features on every level (hardware level, os level, outer aesthetics), and do much much more. Price is a big tale to be told in this debate as well, why does everything they make cost MORE and do LESS? It's like buying through Alienware except the computer still sucks. Planning to spend about $1800 on a desktop this fall and it will no doubt be able to bend any mac over and "digirape" it. Linux...well that's a different story; I know that apple will tempt me one day and the switch will be made (especially with all the awesome surround ubuntu), but until then windows&pc are my tech deities.

Besides from a technical point of view, I absolutely DESPISE apple's marketing strategies. Blatently lying and herding consumers into a supposed "better" way of doing things just drives me through the wall; Masked behind a veil of hipster bullsh!t and sleek design.

The ipod is also the most grotesque consumer product I have ever run across, and this includes the penis pumps for old people they advertise late night on TV now. They force you to use their software, they convert your files into other formats without any say on your end, and like everything else apple is more expensive for no reason. For the record, I use a Creative ZEN Vision:W; Then again this whole drag music right from a folder on my PC to a removable drive might be too simple and foreign to itunes sheep.

Rant over, sorry :)

I prefer XP to Linux and Mac...

...but only because more websites go along better with XP and I don't want to have to WAIT for some idiot to get my games working perfectly on Linux. It's not worth it to a gamer.

Linux to get work done, Win XP to play. That could change with the new OpenGL, though, but I'm not betting my mother on it.

"Why haven't I switched to Macs? Plenty of reasons, not least of which being that I'm just too smart to switch to a Mac. That's right, I'm too smart for Macs."

So is he saying that he's too smart for BSD UNIX (the core of Mac OS X), or too smart for the Aqua UI? He talks about how he likes to customize and tweak Windows like it's not possible on OS X... Apparently he knows next to nothing about UNIX...

Personally, I would take Mac OS X (especially 10.5) over XP any day of the week. Just try doing some audio work (Cubase SX 3) on both platforms... Mac OS is just WAY more stable than XP...

Then again, I don't do any PC gaming... If I want to play a game, I fire up my PS3 or 360...

I am a BIG UNIX fan... I run OpenSuSE Linux on my work PC, support Red Hat Enterprise Linux for the server infrastructure at work, and run Mac OS X on my iMac at home.

Sounds like this guy is just a Windows fanboy... Sad, really... ;-)

how to deal with the "peer pressure" of using a different operating system? well, you could get rid of your way too nerdy friends for starters...

If you are doing any real work and want to get it done you get a PC platform. I've been using 3d applications for a while and they all crash way more on the mac's OS. Hell they crash so bad that you just get the pinwheel. I'm work station has been on for like 2 years and crunched way more stuff than a mac could hope to. The only reason I would get a Mac is for a that sweet ass laptop they make and the monitors that's about it for me. I hate using their OS. It's so feature less some time when it comes to what driver I want to use for displaying stuff in my view port and game support and even working with game engines. It's useless and more like a decoration than a PC. Linux is going to slow for a designer to use and those guys are not really keeping up.

Then on top of that most people don't have time to switch to another OS because some people on the net are mad at bill gates. We have deadlines to meet. I worked with Macs all the way through college and I'm not impressed lots of people feel the same way. Peer pressure will not pay the bills LOL. And most college students simply are not buying a mac because of game support and price. It's the older people who are for macs and the guys who just hate bill gates. Seriously there are way more people that exceed his monopoly. Also too his grip on the industry is not water tight and he knows it. Let some one else figure out how to squeeze more power out of my setup and I will switch like night and day.

You guys confuse utility with loyalty. We only need these OSs because they work. Some one will show up and when he does he will get to wear the head ache crown because people will always demand performance. Software is not designed to play well with every one on the PC. Why do you think lots of games and even software is not on the mac they simply seem unable to let people get to the core of the OS and make things really scream.

Firefox had a similar problem with apple. When some one shows up that deserves my purchase then I will by or even switch. So far vista rocks the only OS that lets me go with 16 gigs of ram if I want. You see I'm on XP right now and yes ME and lots of other releases from them sucked but they where made that way on purpose. Even most mac sets ups should not be dual booting vista that's like running windows server on a desktop with 256 megs of ram.

I don't hate linux and apple but they are more annoying than helpful right now. I've seen them all crash even linux. I mean I remember working at home when every one else was using the macs at school. I remember coming in to test out my projects with the presentation stations and talking to people that felt like they have to stay the whole night because their project crashed and erupted their data. LOL that's messed up man if you ask me. Before you ask I build my own PCs. The problem with macs are they are just as bad as Dells you will pay more but you don't get more. That's why my next laptop will be a powerbook. It looks great and emails internet and a core duo makes a good package I may try lunix out on that for the 26th time. Hey but you should get what you want people pressuring you into things is a bad sign any way.

If it is good then they only need to show it to you once and your sold. If you not sold then well maybe it did not meet their standards. Standards are very very high my friend.

This is not a good thing. This is wrong on so many levels. It’s a VIDEO GAME not real life. It’s ridiculous to think there is a sliver of “disenfranchised” gamers out there that are calling the shots for Ubi.
By Ubi pandering to the sjw’s and whatnot, they’ve set themselves up for this. And mark my words, it won’t stop.
I haven’t finished this masterpiece that is Odyessy yet (truly loving it), but this is about continuing bloodlines yes? Need both genders for that.
This is Ubi’s story to tell, not the gaming community’s.

Just caved harder than Donald Trump on the border wall.

"your character has a child from a heterosexual relationship..."

Umm...is there any other kind of relationship which can result in procreation???

No there is Not.

Oh but excuse me! I don't mean to sound racist or sexist or homophobic or intolerant or whatever-have-you by relaying scientific biological fact. I know that Lunatic Leftist Feelings supercede reality and rationality and facts. 🙄😏

I'm sorry but what exactly is controversial about a woman having a child? Even if she was lesbian, there was no medically assisted insemination in ancient Greece. How about that mission that forces Alexios to be gay? Pure hypocrisy.

I fail to understand the need to pander to such a minuscule demographic. How many of the LGBT community are gamers compared to heterosexuals? Ridiculous

sjwism needs to die already

Keep pandering, they'll keep whining.

Jesus christ. Somebody just wipe this planet out.

This is what happens when humanity lives in an era with no real struggles. Bitching over miniscule things like this.

Controversial = heterosexual lol

Please someone explain it to me; what is so controversial in having a child and starting a family?

I remember mass effect 3 having two seperate modes, one being the action mode where there were no player choice and the other being the RPG mode where there were player choice.
Maybe ubisoft should implement this feature in thier future titles. I for one don't like this forced RPG nonsense in assassins creed, I want assassins creed to have a consistent story...a canon story, not this whole "make your own story" crap. I tried but no matter how I looked at it, a branching storyline just doesn't work in a decade old franchise when introduced in the 10th part.

Good.

Player choice is a major part of Odyssey and they sold it on the back of freedoms around relationships and sexuality.

To force a player to follow a hetero path, at odds with their character choice, is insulting and lazy.

Stupidsm strikes again.
Bottom line Ubisoft doesn’t know how to tell a story anymore or worse is afraid to stick to one.

You can’t please everyone. Someone is bound to be offended.

I don’t care about the gender or sexual orientation of a character. What I do care about is to stick to your story, stick to a direction.
It used to be that AC games were a created protagonist’s story.
Now it has to be everyone’s story, therefore noone’s.

The game is fun, but lore used to be an important element in AC & with stuff like that it’s losing its soul, imo.

What about our heterosexual rights? Is this the new standard that the entertainment industry always giving in when those people complain to get their opinion through? This is part of the reason why the right is getting more popular, and gays are getting punched in the face

So game developers are forced to change the story they created due to community backlash? Would film makers reshoot an entire film and release it over again for the same reasons? Stand up for yourselves developers. If people don't like your stories, thats on them.

These disgusting SJW's and progressive leftists are just a festering infestation.

It's almost turning into a plague now. Ubisoft is simply doing more damage by giving in to these idiots.

God forbid people ever find out that kids are produced from male and female interaction.

The world would surely end.

Ugh how our society has come to...

Ubisoft is weak, like so many of these multi-national corporations.

f***ing retarded

What the hell? Accept that the game has a story! If you want complete control, please play a storyless game. I don't ever hear someone complain about heterosexual sex in movies (or gay either for that matter)

So basically Kassandra and Alexios who are part of a scripted single player story with clear start and ending should have no direct heir of their own bloodline against the game's story and lore because LGBTWTFBBQ players cry and feel entitled?

Don't do it. Stop giving in to non gamers.

Controversy?

Wow is this really a thing ? um go humanity you bastards.

Ubisoft and the SJW subhumans are disgusting.

If it were a Christian issue, Ubisoft would have Google delete them from the internet.

It’s just a game — Lighten the F up.

Of course they cave to the vocal minority outrage mob. Ubisoft always caves to these people, which is a mistake. You give them an inch, and they will repeatedly demand a mile. Stop pandering to these lunatics.

In the game, you drive a sword into a person’s face and rip it out through the back of their skull... What are we debating again?

Ridiculous!!

people are still playing this series? wow!

Ubipandering.

Make your game the way you want it don’t give in .Though it was a stupid choice to begin with or lack of choice

This is why making it appeal to every orientation doesnt really make sense if your end goal is to have a Child be bore. Tell the story the way you want to tell and stop making it appeal to EVERYONE.

And so the "progressives" keep digging that hole deeper and deeper.

apologizing for nothing was the biggest mistake you made with this.

Jesus the steps people take for the LGBT community(mostly their white Knight protectors) is borderline insane.

Sad that now straight people are considered controversial the only way to have children is with a woman and the men in the picture.

Welcome to the 21st century where everyone gets offended by anything. My character is bi and I dont care. Depends on my mood.

We lived in some sad times this world is coming to an end