Minimum PC system requirements revealed for Crysis 2

Well, I don't mind if Crytek developes an engine that requiere nonexistent hardware (by this, I mean video cards)... it encourages Nvidia and AMD to create more powerful and efficient hardware.

I think those requirements are not lying, but don't forget that's the minimum not recommended. i think the recommended will be something like intel core i5 540/AMD Phenom II X3 CPU, GTX 260 or alike and 3GB RAM for Windows 7 =/

If the minimum graphics requirement is a GeForce 8800 GT, my guess is that the developers will probably recommend that you're running at least a GTX 275/285 or even a GTX 460 to enjoy the game at the highest settings.

Yep, picked up a Cray at a garage sale, and the workers are digging the trench for the upgraded power lines. Now I just need to find an old wind tunnel fan to install for cooling purposes.

Personally, I would like to see them change the name of the franchise. My first choice would be, "Douche Fest".

Should this happen, we would be treated to a few years of a new "internet meme".

People with nothing to add to the discussion, yet still possessing the desire and right to participate, would be able to post far and wide, "but will it run Douche Fest" **, in whatever new hardware discussion their mood should move them to visit.....:rolleyes:

**(Over a period of at least the next 5 years).

Forget you guys. While you're worrying about whether your hardware will slag trying to run the game at 1920x1080 max details, I'll be laughing while I own you online at 1280x720 med/high.

No you wont. We'll get a higher viewdistance and FOV then you will.

This is actually a good point. At some level the computer is only the play field, the players determine the outcome.

So then, let the man who is better at toggling his joystick, be victorious!

(Sorry, I just don't have the character to pass up an opportunity for an opening that large...:rolleyes: "Whoops, I did it again", (Britney Spears))

1. I thought crysis was to poorly coded and that is why it ran so poorly. 2. all three games of crysis 2 are not ported and being made separately.

Im with you dude.!!

I Think that my HD 5770 VapX + Athlon II X3 are ready for some overclock in order to gain some performace...IF the game look bad at 1600xXXX at med, if it looks good at med there's no nedd to worry about the high S#i%.

Minimum requirements, I remember when those mattered. Wait a minute, they still don't matter. People need to have at least two or three steps higher than that to actually enjoy what it was meant for. Recommended specs is more important IMO. Even then, that still doesn't mean max settings.

For Crysis 2 I'm guessing recommended would be:

OS: Vista/Windows 7
CPU: Intel Core i5 or AMD Equivalent
4 GB RAM
HDD: 20 GB
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 460 768MB or Radeon 5850 HD

Also I remember when they said they were developing with the GTX 580 in mind, so I'm wondering what the hell does that really mean?

That is true, however its kind of tough to put the kitty back in the burlap after the great graphics are put in front of you. Or are you saying that story-lines are suffering in place of graphics?

Can't and won't speak for SNGX1275, but I say yes, story-line has taken, not always but often, a distant second to eye candy. The Gothic series is a good example. Compare G4 to the others, especially, G1 and 2, and G4 has beautiful graphics but a shallow plot and characters.

Thief 1 and Morrowind can't compare to today's graphics but the plot and characterization out shine most of today's releases.

My thoughts exactly! (Well, from the looks of it: more or less all of our thoughts exactly...)

You can put a wheel from a 1970's Toyota on a modern Ford - and it'll still run, the real question is: how far? And: how fast?

And it's sure as bacon going to look *very* bad...

Not to surprised by this considering the developers wanted a game with boarder reach when it first came out and it looks like they might have achieved this. However I'm more worried about how the gameplay changes will affect the overall game. Playing the demo I really felt weak in comparison to the original, and not all super-soldier. But this could just be a 360 thing and I'll wait and see what the PC demo brings to the table.

i will play it with my ati 4350. hope 1024x768. i will oc it.

I think you were kidding, but I was interested if you could get off the starting line with 80 SPU's

http://www.anandtech.com/show/2630/5

You seem to have forgotten Metro 2033, which actually looks better than Crysis does.

Thanx for the link. At last I have someone I can feel superior to, what with me being the proud owner of a 9500GT. (And my card is is a GDDR3 version, so there)!