Sort of.
Well, Carmack said that when he was researching on new techonlogies that the engine he wrote was similar to the Xbox. Looks like we're going to have "High Quality" graphics on the Xbox.
9800 Pro as it says in my sig.
After looking up what OEM meant (I never heard of the abbreviation.), I believe that buying a new system with ATI technology and the offer not available to OEM cards is clashing with each other, meaning they cancel each other out. Meaning, I should get a HL2...
I looked at the "Send Half-Life 2 to me" section, and under Product it said "Other." That could mean MY card.
EDIT:
I did not get an OEM version! It came with my new PC! I'm still qualified because I bought a new PC with ATI Technology.
I'm going to ask my dad later on today (it's 12...
I did not buy my PC. My dad did. He did it as a surprise, because I wanted a PC upgrade for Christmas, and he decided to do it a bit early. The ATI 9800 PRO is the only ATI card for the Dimension 4600. I remember seeing the "Free HL2" signs on all of the ATI graphics cards in Best Buy, but that...
After looking at this link (https://www.atihl2offer.com/halflife2Notify.asp?type=system), I saw that it said "Activation Key Code". I don't have one! I didn't get any coupon or whatever when I got my Dell Dimension 4600, but I qualified for getting HL2 free because I bought a system with ATI...
HL2 will probably make me design a map with a bunch of Combines, barrels, and wood planks. And the only weapon I'll have is the Manipulator. Can't wait to see the results of that :stare: