Vista may still be experiencing some hiccups - especially where game audio is concerned. Sound technology company Creative has just announced the beta release of a new app, Creative ALchemy, which brings proper surround sound back to 'older' games like F.E.A.R, Rome: Total War and WoW - all of which allegedly revert back to basic stereo when running on Vista systems. According to Steve Erickson, vice president of audio at Creative:
"The result of Microsoft's removal of the hardware audio abstraction layer for Vista will confuse many gamers. Many people who have experimented with popular legacy games on the Vista beta release have been unable to experience multi-channel audio, with Creative and other sound cards, and even with motherboard audio. This is not something that a driver update can fix."
This isn't the only problem PC gamers have encountered. Final Fantasy XI remains a tricky ride on Vista - the last word from PlayOnline was that the company has been working with Microsoft to resolve incompatibility issues.
Any Vista owners out there care to share their experiences?
