[QUERY] Regarding Shader Model Support

I'm currently running with a Radeon X800GT card, and as such don't have support for Shader 3.0.  Now I have seen posts mentioning that this is an issue that will be addressed come release, however I don't believe there has been any official word regarding it.  I preordered demigod back in September with the main reason for the purchase being the chance to participate in the beta, and it would be very appreciated if I could find out whether or not the final product will come with support, and if so which beta will bring it.

P.S. I know that with the release of the beta this is perhaps not the best time to bring this up, and I can understand their may be some wait in a response, but after spending an hour getting Beta 2 I figured there's no better time than the present.