Comments on: VGRequirements – Find System Requirements For Video Games http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/vgrequirements-find-system-requirements-for-video-games/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vadim P. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/vgrequirements-find-system-requirements-for-video-games/#comment-369630 Vadim P. Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:47:29 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=10787#comment-369630 The search feature seems a little wonky. I searched for 'Savage 2' and it was like 4th in the list. The search feature seems a little wonky. I searched for ‘Savage 2′ and it was like 4th in the list.

]]> By: Simon Slangen http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/vgrequirements-find-system-requirements-for-video-games/#comment-369377 Simon Slangen Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:25:06 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=10787#comment-369377 True, perhaps it'd be best that way. True, perhaps it’d be best that way.

]]> By: Charax http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/vgrequirements-find-system-requirements-for-video-games/#comment-369374 Charax Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:04:04 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=10787#comment-369374 But how much of that time is "Gathering the user's specs" and how much is "comparing user's specs to requirements", and how much more is "making recommendations as to what to buy/what drivers to upgrade"? Besides which, if VGRequirements were just to display the user's own specs (without comparing), they'd only need to collect the specs once each visit - your specs aren't going to change between viewing two different games, so they can be stored in a temporary cookie - you get a minimal delay when you first visit the site and everything else is as fast as it is now, with added utility. But how much of that time is “Gathering the user’s specs” and how much is “comparing user’s specs to requirements”, and how much more is “making recommendations as to what to buy/what drivers to upgrade”?

Besides which, if VGRequirements were just to display the user’s own specs (without comparing), they’d only need to collect the specs once each visit – your specs aren’t going to change between viewing two different games, so they can be stored in a temporary cookie – you get a minimal delay when you first visit the site and everything else is as fast as it is now, with added utility.

]]> By: JayVGR http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/vgrequirements-find-system-requirements-for-video-games/#comment-369359 JayVGR Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:59:47 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=10787#comment-369359 Hey Charax, thanks for the response and suggestion. We are working on several features in the background to appeal to those who are not particularly familiar with the specs of their machines. We went with this approach primarily because we were frustrated with having to dig through websites just to find information that should be readily available. More importantly we wanted to make it FAST, one search and have results show up immediately. Mobile users will be pleased to hear that in the next few weeks VGRequirements will begin to take full advantage of the mobile devices out there. Further feedback is appreciated. Thanks! JayVGR Hey Charax, thanks for the response and suggestion. We are working on several features in the background to appeal to those who are not particularly familiar with the specs of their machines.

We went with this approach primarily because we were frustrated with having to dig through websites just to find information that should be readily available. More importantly we wanted to make it FAST, one search and have results show up immediately.

Mobile users will be pleased to hear that in the next few weeks VGRequirements will begin to take full advantage of the mobile devices out there.

Further feedback is appreciated.

Thanks!
JayVGR

]]> By: Simon Slangen http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/vgrequirements-find-system-requirements-for-video-games/#comment-369343 Simon Slangen Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:11:58 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=10787#comment-369343 Hmmm... Perhaps, yes. But I know from 'Can You Run It' that it takes a rather long time to retrieve your own system specs. If you just want to quickly check the specs, and move on, I'd go for VGRequirements. Hmmm… Perhaps, yes. But I know from ‘Can You Run It’ that it takes a rather long time to retrieve your own system specs. If you just want to quickly check the specs, and move on, I’d go for VGRequirements.

]]> By: Charax http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/vgrequirements-find-system-requirements-for-video-games/#comment-369337 Charax Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:00:09 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=10787#comment-369337 So the site is just a list of minimum/recommended requirements? you can get pretty much the same thing from searching Wikipedia for the game - case in point: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_Raider_Underworld#Development" title="Tomb Raider Underworld." rel="nofollow"> What makes Can I Run It so useful is that it can scan and compare your hardware so you don't need to know your system by heart to use it. If VGRequirements is going to be useful to a wide number of people they should display a user's own system specs (even without CIRI's "extensive computated comparison") So the site is just a list of minimum/recommended requirements? you can get pretty much the same thing from searching Wikipedia for the game – case in point:

What makes Can I Run It so useful is that it can scan and compare your hardware so you don’t need to know your system by heart to use it. If VGRequirements is going to be useful to a wide number of people they should display a user’s own system specs (even without CIRI’s “extensive computated comparison”)

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