You have not been paying attention, at all.
See Rise of the Tomb Raider or Need For Speed 2015 which also "recommend" a 970.
The Division also.
It's certainly not uncommon nowadays and it can absolutely be justified, with the right targets.
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You have not been paying attention, at all.
See Rise of the Tomb Raider or Need For Speed 2015 which also "recommend" a 970.
The Division also.
It's certainly not uncommon nowadays and it can absolutely be justified, with the right targets.
There's nothing baffling about 8GB of RAM and a 650Ti. =/
elcuervo75
Banned
PC game comes out with low requirements = consoles are holding us back!
PC game comes out with high requirements = un-optimized POS !
Why I hate the PC community. (I was a huge PC gamer)
The low end requirements are very reasonable for a game with these graphics.
PC game comes out with high requirements = un-optimized POS !
Why I hate the PC community. (I was a huge PC gamer)
The low end requirements are very reasonable for a game with these graphics.
God I hope you're joking, lol.
Rise of the Tomb Raider doesn't bring 980 Ti's and Titan's to their knees because it's a game with pretty good graphics that ran fine on the Xbox One that is badly "optimized".
I'm pretty sure you're a PC gamer too...some. Come on people.
As others have said, this is a rather embarrassing thread. It's absolutely possible that they're pushing the PC build to some insane levels.
4k textures, over 1080p+ (up to 4k or more), 60GB of assets, much higher shadow quality, (60fps instead of 30), advanced AA options, etc, etc. All of that and more is possible. They even included 4k recommendations guys.
Not to mention that minimum and recommended specs are often nonsense anyway, and the proof is always in the pudding. I'm guessing they'll probably release this during the MS event on thursday, when they do people can just see impressions of how demanding it is / isn't.
Way to generalize.
Nothing unreasonable about the min specs. RAM is cheap and more and more games have been taking advantage of it over 8GB. People whining just to whine, and even saying they don't care? Yeah ok for one that's disrespectful to game developers and two why would they want to intentionally sabotage their own game thus limiting sales...
Not sure if anyone cares about min spec when recommended spec is tagged for 1080p.
CrunchyFrog
Member
16gb ram and 60gb hdd space get the fuck outta here
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
So is the "I hate the ____ community (I once was ____)" the gaming equivalent of : "Some of my best friends are black"?
ebullientprism
Member
I am not mad about the specs (although all signs point to a shit port at the moment, you shouldnt need a 970 and 16GB RAM to 1080p an Xbox1 game) I am mostly sad about this being Win 10 store only.
I really wanted the MP on this to have some legs. And not being on Steam is a death knell for that.
I really wanted the MP on this to have some legs. And not being on Steam is a death knell for that.
RAM and HDD prices are horrendous where?
I bought 16gb of 1333 RAM in 2011 for 80€. Bought 16gb DDR-3 2400 recently for 98€.
Yes, they have said this last year. All these AAA Microsoft games are Windows 10/Store exclusive.
You got it wrong. LOL.
Acrylic7
Member
well shit. I didn't want to upgrade just yet.
Are people really that surprised? The days of 20GB HDD and 4GB RAM games are over.
Either upgrade or stay behind.
Also who doesn't have at least 2-4TB of storage? And it was inevitable that requirements would hit at least 12GB of RAM or higher this gen. As 8GB has been the norm for a while now.
MikeE21286
Member
These high required specs for Xbox One games is going to keep everyone playing on Xbox One lol
smokeandmirrors
Banned
i actually had no idea this was a thing. Gotta upgrade my gpu at some point but i am very interested in this. love me some Gears.
All signs = released specs?
That 650 Ti, 8GB of RAM, and and 6 Core AMD/2.7ghz i5 sure are rough.
FlyStarJay
Member
is it just the 1st game?
Dick Justice
Banned
Referring to the 1080p specs. 16GB RAM seems like overkill.
Yep, MS may be slick here. Xbox One...buy the game and boot up. PC yea that's cool but you'll need this hardware to appreciate it, no just getting by.
Mufausa The 3rd
Member
Part of me wants to upgrade to Windows 10 but then I see BS specs like this for a Win 10 exclusive game that I want and I have a GTX 970 too..
PetulantChild
Banned
I love all the people completely ignoring the fact that those are the recommended specs and gasping like a 970 is super expensive lol.
Also, people still don't understand that MS first party games going to PC are going to be W10 only on the Windows store?
Also, people still don't understand that MS first party games going to PC are going to be W10 only on the Windows store?
Ricky Ricardo
Member
I'm in.
Just deleted my GOW:UE from Xbox One, will be selling tomorrow and getting 8 more GB of RAM.
Just deleted my GOW:UE from Xbox One, will be selling tomorrow and getting 8 more GB of RAM.
Pathfinder
Member
You should upgrade soon before it becomes not free anymore.
Celcius
°Temp. member
This man is all in!
I'm hoping the 3gb of vram on my GTX 780 Ti doesn't hold me back on Ultra @ 1080p. I can disable AA if I need to though.
MikeE21286
Member
Probably misspoke slightly. Nobody wants to play at the minimum though
A layman's guess seeing Fable Legends go from console to PC. Straight port from console to PC see's loading assets a bit of a problem once they hit the PC architecture (studdering, framerate drops). Since the consoles have less but faster ram, you have to carefully manage how assets are loaded into the slower PC ram, OR, you just load it all in and not worry about it. To do it like the latter, it takes more system ram, former takes more modifications to the code base (defeating the whole code once, put on all platforms MS has been aiming for)
I could be way the fuck off though
Poodlestrike
Banned
I don't recall them announcing anything to that effect; I'd assume no, until proven otherwise.
Nostremitus
Member
So nobody wants to play on Xbox One level PC settings?
The minimum requirements are roughly what you need to have a PC capable of Xbox One level performance.
CrimsonEclipse
Member
I don't see much wrong with the specs...I mean they are not that much different from other recent high profile games.
Also, anyone who has been playing PC games for a while now should know that you should be okay playing theae games evev if you comp doesn't meet whats listed.
Shit I have a 680 gtx 2GB, and I played division fine on PC (yes every game is different). I just don't get the surprised responses.
Also, anyone who has been playing PC games for a while now should know that you should be okay playing theae games evev if you comp doesn't meet whats listed.
Shit I have a 680 gtx 2GB, and I played division fine on PC (yes every game is different). I just don't get the surprised responses.
Hehehe
SliChillax
Member
Might as well stick to Windows XP then. Seriously, people who refuse to upgrade for free to Windows 10 just baffle me. It's a much better OS than Win7, 8 or 8.1
Mad Season
Banned
Seems 16GB ram is starting to become the norm with newer games
DirgeExtinction
Member
Geez, I barely pass the minimum lol
Here we are in 2016 and people are still complaining about a mere 60 gb game install. Fucking lol.
These system requirements are reasonable.
vasametropolis
Member
670 here with 8GB of RAM... I'm skipping most titles like this to buy them later once I have a new computer. Not worth throwing it all on low for a variable framerate at 1080p.
I meant recommended. They are fine and within reason in 2016. We don't know what additional settings and effects They added to the PC version.
Now if it turns out nothing was added ok, then riot. Until that happens...
Ricerocket
Member
I dunno about 16GB of ram being common though. This is also a remake of an old game too...