Should I play Splinter Cell, SC Pandora Tomorrow, and SC Chaos Theory on Windows 10 or PS3?

[KaimArgonar]

I have the PC versions, but I'm wondering if they're hard to get running on Windows 10. Ideally, I'd like to play them in 4k if that is possible. Or, if they don't run well, should I buy the PS3 editions since they're currently on sale?

[josh]

They run fine on Windows 10, and 4k is possible. For the first game and second game, you have to do a little bit of extra work to get the shadows looking proper, and installing the PS3 textures to make them look better. It's pretty simple, as it's just downloading files or a program and sticking the files in the right spot, or running the application to set up the shadows.

The first 2 games also lack modern day controller support and will require a 3rd party program like joytokey or pinnacle to get a controller to work. Even then, it's quite a bit of work researching how to do it and actually getting it to work, and they don't work 100% like the do on a console. If you're fine with m/kb, then that's a whole lot easier.

CT runs pretty well out of the box. You only have to change in game settings to really get it looking its best. You can install an optional widescreen patch (that changes fov and UI elements), or a 3rd party program (joytokey or pinnacle) to get the triggers working on a controller. Every button, except the left and right triggers, works on a 360 and One controller and can be assigned from the in game menu.

I'd suggest the PC versions since you can get a higher resolution and framerate.

[KaimArgonar]

Diposting pertama kali oleh josh:

They run fine on Windows 10, and 4k is possible. For the first game and second game, you have to do a little bit of extra work to get the shadows looking proper, and installing the PS3 textures to make them look better. It's pretty simple, as it's just downloading files or a program and sticking the files in the right spot, or running the application to set up the shadows.

The first 2 games also lack modern day controller support and will require a 3rd party program like joytokey or pinnacle to get a controller to work. Even then, it's quite a bit of work researching how to do it and actually getting it to work, and they don't work 100% like the do on a console. If you're fine with m/kb, then that's a whole lot easier.

CT runs pretty well out of the box. You only have to change in game settings to really get it looking its best. You can install an optional widescreen patch (that changes fov and UI elements), or a 3rd party program (joytokey or pinnacle) to get the triggers working on a controller. Every button, except the left and right triggers, works on a 360 and One controller and can be assigned from the in game menu.

I'd suggest the PC versions since you can get a higher resolution and framerate.

Thanks for your help. I'll probably see if I can figure out how to change the resolution and set up an Xbox controller and if I can't, then I'll get the PS3 version sometime.

[mikjames]

Valve really isn't pushing their beta controller configuration for some reason. Basically when the Steam controller hit the market the controller configuration tool was added to steam. It provides basically all of the same functionality of programs like Pinnacle and Joy2key with less hassle.

A few months ago they extended this functionality for Xbox one, 360, ps4, and even generic controllers. It's all there in the steam controller configuration menus.

You can either configure your controller to work as a traditional xinput device that is recognized as a 360/xbone controller by your games, or you can map the controller buttons to keyboard/mouse commands, you can even do a combo if the game supports it.

I really have no idea why Valve isn't pushing this functionality, I'd hate to see it removed due to assumed lack of interest by steam users. It really is more intuitive than pinnacle and joy2key, and it's built into the steam overlay, which means you can edit the controller config in real time while playing your games.

All you really have to do is setup Splinter Cell to recognize the left xinput joystick and then you can configure your controller with Steam from there. Someone made a controller configuration here but they really nerfed it somehow.

[KaimArgonar]

Diposting pertama kali oleh mikjames:

Valve really isn't pushing their beta controller configuration for some reason. Basically when the Steam controller hit the market the controller configuration tool was added to steam. It provides basically all of the same functionality of programs like Pinnacle and Joy2key with less hassle.

A few months ago they extended this functionality for Xbox one, 360, ps4, and even generic controllers. It's all there in the steam controller configuration menus.

You can either configure your controller to work as a traditional xinput device that is recognized as a 360/xbone controller by your games, or you can map the controller buttons to keyboard/mouse commands, you can even do a combo if the game supports it.

I really have no idea why Valve isn't pushing this functionality, I'd hate to see it removed due to assumed lack of interest by steam users. It really is more intuitive than pinnacle and joy2key, and it's built into the steam overlay, which means you can edit the controller config in real time while playing your games.

All you really have to do is setup Splinter Cell to recognize the left xinput joystick and then you can configure your controller with Steam from there. Someone made a controller configuration here but they really nerfed it somehow.

Wow, I never heard about that. Thank you for informing me!