
The news story also has some updated system requirements for the PC port of the open world action game. Micrsoft's Games For Windows web site previously posted up some preliminary info but this is apparently the official specs your PC rig will need to run the game:
Minimum System Requirements
OS: Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / XP - Service Pack 3
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4Ghz
Memory: 1.5GB, 16GB Free Hard Drive Space
Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900
Recommended System Requirements
OS: Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / XP - Service Pack 3
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz, AMD Phenom X3 2.1Ghz
Memory: 2 GB (Windows XP) 2.5 GB (Windows Vista)
18 GB Free Hard Drive Space
Video Card: 512MB NVIDIA 8600 / 512MB ATI 3870


? It actually requires the latest OS service packs to run??? I don't know if I've ever seen that before. No big deal for Vista considering how much of an improvement SP1 was. If your not on Vista SP1 yet, you should be. But XP SP3 seems very odd. I'm sure there are many people who haven't upgraded yet. I even have a spare computer or two that are still on SP2. I think there will be a number of upset people when the find out they need to install a 300+mb OS patch before then can play their new game.
...bysmittyPosted at 8:51AM on Oct 31st 2008 by bysmitty