Bioshock hardware requirements revealed [News]

News Reader · Post by **News Reader** » July 10th, 2007, 16:01

Bioshock hardware requirements revealed [News]
2K games has released the hardware requirements for the upcoming Bioshock. Handy for gamers who want to be ready for what is surely going to be this year's biggest game.

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Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 10th, 2007, 16:04

Specs seem reasonable, still worried the game will be eaten by its own hype though.

MrGreen · Post by **MrGreen** » July 10th, 2007, 16:31

Seems quite good, I'll comply with all of the higher standards when I upgrade soon.

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » July 10th, 2007, 16:32

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Minimum System Requirements:
CPU: Pentium 4 2.4GHz Single Core processor
System RAM: 1GB
Video Card: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 128MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600 or better/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550).
Sound Card: 100% direct X 9.0c compatible sound card
Hard disk space: 8GB free space

Recommended System Requirements:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor
System RAM: 2GB
DX9 GPU: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or better)
DX10 GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or better
Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-Fi series (Optimized for use with Creative Labs EAX Advanced HD 4.0 or EAX Advanced HD 5.0 compatible sound cards)

Post by **deject** » July 10th, 2007, 16:37

Yep, it'd rape the shit out of my desktop.

Post by **Grimmie** » July 10th, 2007, 16:56

After reading a review that said it was less stealthy stealthy super explorey, and more all out shooty.. I feel mildly deflated.

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » July 10th, 2007, 16:56

Game requires internet connection for activation

Oh, ffs. It'll be like HL2 in 10 years, means you can't install it and play it again.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 10th, 2007, 17:03

Grimmie wrote:After reading a review that said it was less stealthy stealthy super explorey, and more all out shooty.. I feel mildly deflated.

Yay, kinda. to me that's mostly a good thing, as I get bored of poncing about trying to find keys and magical crap to do stuff, downside, it'll probably end up as another average FPS.

buzzmong wrote:
Game requires internet connection for activation
Oh, ffs. It'll be like HL2 in 10 years, means you can't install it and play it again.

To be honest, if any of these systems are gonna last 10 years, it's gonna be steam, remember it's 5 years old already (christ, I remember the release)

Post by **deject** » July 10th, 2007, 17:05

buzzmong wrote:
Game requires internet connection for activation

Oh, ffs. It'll be like HL2 in 10 years, means you can't install it and play it again.

What? that makes no sense. Even if Valve disappears (which is highly unlikely for the foreseeable future) they have unlocking code ready for their games so you can play them without needing the Steam servers.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » July 10th, 2007, 19:15

Even if Valve didn't provide it I'm sure someone would sort it out a way to play all the Steam games without the Steam servers,

As for Bioshock; my PC is just about the recommended spec but I'm tempted to get the 360 version so I don't need to worry about it. From what I've seen it looks pretty playable with a pad, no super accurate/fast aiming, maybe.

Post by **FatherJack** » July 10th, 2007, 19:46

I suspect Valve are here to stay, for a mockup of their site in ten years time, simply crudely replace all references of HL Ep 2 with a 3.

Post by **deject** » July 10th, 2007, 20:11

Well, Gaben has said that he and is ex-Microsoft cronies are willing to personally fund their game development out of pocket. I think they're going to be around for quite a while.

Post by **Joose** » July 10th, 2007, 21:12

I still cant get used to reading the specs for a game that isnt out yet and finding I have better than the recommended spec. Its wierd.