dudes...u dont got to get vista...someone down the line will find a crack for dx 10 to make it work with xp, and someone else will find another that will enable those other features. personally, i rather get 20bux than having to rake 450 out of my back pocket for an os that only gives a little eye candy. you can do the same with xp, with some progs. also, if vista requires so much, then, what will games do on it? i mean, cmon, if u got a system that can run bf2 on high on vista, imagine what it will run like with the same system running xp pro! also when vista is out, xp prices will DROP!!!