News > Bioshock Costs More Than You Think. PC Requirements Announced
July 10, 2007
Bioshock is one of the most hotly anticipated games of the year, so the game's system requirements are something that gamers should probably take note of. The PC version will require a pretty beefy system to deliver the full experience, which means that it's upgrade time for lots of gamers.
Here are the requirements:
Operating Systems: Windows XP (with Service Pack 2) orWindows Vista
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 spaceRecommended System Requirements:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor
System RAM: 2GB
Video card:
DX9: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or better)
DX10: 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)Important Note: Game requires Internet connection for activation
So, are you already set, will you go out and buy some components, or will you settle for the Xbox 360 version?
*Eddie R Inzauto - Senior Editor, GameWad.com
