ive spent alot of years playing with computers...but got out of it because LIFE became more important....

anyway i found this game interesting and wanted to play it,but by reading everything about the bugs a PC user gets or has,you have to become a CODER and mess with your computer to play a game.....not kewl at all...

im currently playing skyrim and wanted something even kewller but i dont think my laqptop has what it takes i get the typical i need a GPU that runs Dx11 ...my lappy runs dx11.... ati mobility 550v/hd...windows 7 16gigs ram .....can someone give a lame duck simple directions on how to gettr done...my warranty has long expired so im willing to play around..i just didnt realize one had to be a techy genisus to play a game these days....thnx for any info if any comes my way...you can PM me instrustions....i dont bite.....thnx again...NOBODY420

"Techy genius to play a game these days", hmm I think you've got it backwards because the user-friendlyness of PC game installations has become a lot better over time, the knowledge required to troubleshoot the average PC game today is nothing compared to how much you needed to know back during 1999-2008.

No, the main issue here is that you picked the wrong platform if you wanted a super-simplified experience. And PC games these days ARE extremely simplified, the only difference is knowing what to do when something goes wrong.

Sorry if I come off as a douchebag PC elitist but I'm actually giving consoles a compliment, because they allow you to just buy the game and play it...which is what you're after. Skyrim, Crysis 3, etc are all available on consoles.

If you're really wanting to get it working on your laptop then you need to try downloading the latest drivers for your GPU. Just google "AMD drivers" and find the ones for your specific model on the official site.

im there currently and it looks as though you gave me the best knowledge ....thank you very much ..ill post if it worked...there should be a perminante thread for us dummies...peace

well i downloaded the newest 2011 drivers and it failed to load still...getting the same error from the game..oh well maybe the next person will give the next step...thnx again

Your ati mobility 550v/hd runs DX10.1. That's your problem.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-550v.31270.0.html

or

http://www.amd.com/us/products/notebook/graphics/ati-mobility-hd-560v/Pages/hd-560v-specs.aspx

Well crap, I thought you were one of those peeps who had a DX11 card but couldn't get the game to install...serves me for not looking up your card, sorry

In that case your laptop trips over the very first hurdle, no DX11 = no Crysis 3.

And before you ask, no laptop graphics can't be upgraded

So that leaves 3 options:
> Buy a console
> Build (or buy) a desktop gaming PC with a DX11 GPU
> Skip Crysis 3

its actually a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650...but i get your point..ill be returning the game and finding something different...thank you both for your time..altho i get the new update installed and it sayd DX11 it clearly duznt cut the mustard...peace