Rage Factor: 9/10Windows is a a lot more stable since the heady days of Windows 95 and Direct X is friends with most hardware, but occasionally there'll be one jigsaw piece in your elite gaming machine which has some sort of driver issue with a game.Just as a boss appears, or even before the game begins, a critical error will inevitably pop up across the menu screen.
Whatever it is, Device Manager will be a reluctant friend for a few hours.Compatibility issues are as old as PC gaming itself, and they don't seem to get better over time.
If you've ever experienced an stubborn problem that you can't solve after spending weeks reading websites and forums, downloading a game to a console and playing it off-the-bat with no issues almost makes you want to turn into a filthy casual.
Almost.