Starcraft 2 requirements released.

note that its not a 8800 Series card thats recomended, but any 8000 series card, which are cheap in the lower forms.

Minimum:
- Graphics:
Series GeForce 7/8 or Radeon 1000/2000 with 256 MB.
-CPU:
Pentium 4.
-RAM:
1 GB.

Recommended:
-Graphics:
GeForce 8000 or Radeon series 2000 with 512 MB.
-CPU:
Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2.
-RAM:
2 GB.

That's unusually high for a Blizzard game. Usually Blizzard games have recommended specs a generation behind the current one.mjarantilla

My video card and CPU are way too weak .

[QUOTE="mjarantilla"]That's unusually high for a Blizzard game. Usually Blizzard games have recommended specs a generation behind the current one.haris12121212

It's possible that Blizzard expects the game to actually run well on those minimum specs, unlike some other game developers who seem to think 15fps @ 800x600 resolution qualifies as "minimum."

note that its not a 8800 Series card thats recomended, but any 8000 series card, which are cheap in the lower forms.

Minimum:
- Graphics:
Series GeForce 7/8 or Radeon 1000/2000 with 256 MB.
-CPU:
Pentium 4.
-RAM:
1 GB.

Recommended:
-Graphics:
GeForce 8000 or Radeon series 2000 with 512 MB.
-CPU:
Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2.
-RAM:
2 GB.

cobrax75

where did you find this?

But, yes, this is unusually high for a Blizzard game. I somehow doubt it is true.

Also, if System Requirements are released that means that the game is a couple months from completion and everything is getting finalized. So... Starcraft 2 this July?

Blizzard also said that Shader Model 2 was all that was needed. So GeForce 6000 series should be included in that list of specs.

[QUOTE="cobrax75"]

note that its not a 8800 Series card thats recomended, but any 8000 series card, which are cheap in the lower forms.

Minimum:
- Graphics:
Series GeForce 7/8 or Radeon 1000/2000 with 256 MB.
-CPU:
Pentium 4.
-RAM:
1 GB.

Recommended:
-Graphics:
GeForce 8000 or Radeon series 2000 with 512 MB.
-CPU:
Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2.
-RAM:
2 GB.

horrowhip

where did you find this?

But, yes, this is unusually high for a Blizzard game. I somehow doubt it is true.

Also, if System Requirements are released that means that the game is a couple months from completion and everything is getting finalized. So... Starcraft 2 this July?

Just checked the official SC2 site. This is fake. The FAQ says nothing about the requirements being released.

This is 100% fake.

System requirements tend to be released near the end of the development cycle, and, as we all know, StarCraft 2 still has a ways to go in development.

And Blizzard has stated that StarCraft 2 will be playable on old hardware.

note that its not a 8800 Series card thats recomended, but any 8000 series card, which are cheap in the lower forms.

Minimum:
- Graphics:
Series GeForce 7/8 or Radeon 1000/2000 with 256 MB.
-CPU:
Pentium 4.
-RAM:
1 GB.

Recommended:
-Graphics:
GeForce 8000 or Radeon series 2000 with 512 MB.
-CPU:
Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2.
-RAM:
2 GB.

cobrax75

hmmm kinda high for a Blizzard game,...well good thing i just got for free a 7500 GeForce with 512MB, and i reach everything else :D !!!!

[QUOTE="horrowhip"][QUOTE="cobrax75"]

note that its not a 8800 Series card thats recomended, but any 8000 series card, which are cheap in the lower forms.

Minimum:
- Graphics:
Series GeForce 7/8 or Radeon 1000/2000 with 256 MB.
-CPU:
Pentium 4.
-RAM:
1 GB.

Recommended:
-Graphics:
GeForce 8000 or Radeon series 2000 with 512 MB.
-CPU:
Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2.
-RAM:
2 GB.

mjarantilla

where did you find this?

But, yes, this is unusually high for a Blizzard game. I somehow doubt it is true.

Also, if System Requirements are released that means that the game is a couple months from completion and everything is getting finalized. So... Starcraft 2 this July?

Just checked the official SC2 site. This is fake. The FAQ says nothing about the requirements being released.

[QUOTE="cobrax75"]

note that its not a 8800 Series card thats recomended, but any 8000 series card, which are cheap in the lower forms.

Minimum:
- Graphics:
Series GeForce 7/8 or Radeon 1000/2000 with 256 MB.
-CPU:
Pentium 4.
-RAM:
1 GB.

Recommended:
-Graphics:
GeForce 8000 or Radeon series 2000 with 512 MB.
-CPU:
Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2.
-RAM:
2 GB.

horrowhip

where did you find this?

But, yes, this is unusually high for a Blizzard game. I somehow doubt it is true.

Also, if System Requirements are released that means that the game is a couple months from completion and everything is getting finalized. So... Starcraft 2 this July?

Blizzard also said that Shader Model 2 was all that was needed. So GeForce 6000 series should be included in that list of specs.

Those specs are really low. 2gb should cost less than $50, Geforce 8000 /w 512mb should be less than $100. Athlon X2, that's a last gen processor for PCs.

This is 100% fake.

System requirements tend to be released near the end of the development cycle, and, as we all know, StarCraft 2 still has a ways to go in development.

And Blizzard has stated that StarCraft 2 will be playable on old hardware.

Einhanderkiller

Blizzard said that the game was content complete at the end of last year... Anything from January onward has been and will be purely balancing. And if they finally stumble upon something they think is up to their standards(which is near perfection) they will put a release date on it and release.

its really not that high though, the minimum requirements are rather tiny.

[QUOTE="horrowhip"][QUOTE="cobrax75"]

note that its not a 8800 Series card thats recomended, but any 8000 series card, which are cheap in the lower forms.

Minimum:
- Graphics:
Series GeForce 7/8 or Radeon 1000/2000 with 256 MB.
-CPU:
Pentium 4.
-RAM:
1 GB.

Recommended:
-Graphics:
GeForce 8000 or Radeon series 2000 with 512 MB.
-CPU:
Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2.
-RAM:
2 GB.

EmperorSupreme

where did you find this?

But, yes, this is unusually high for a Blizzard game. I somehow doubt it is true.

Also, if System Requirements are released that means that the game is a couple months from completion and everything is getting finalized. So... Starcraft 2 this July?

Blizzard also said that Shader Model 2 was all that was needed. So GeForce 6000 series should be included in that list of specs.

Those specs are really low. 2gb should cost less than $50, Geforce 8000 /w 512mb should be less than $100. Athlon X2, that's a last gen processor for PCs.

they aren't that high but at the same time.. This is Blizzard. Not only that but they said the game should run on ANY GPU with Shader Model 2. That means GeForce 5 series and up should qualify. As for CPU, they said single core was all that is needed.

They haven't commented on RAM but 1.5GB is probably the likely final recommended spec and 1GB is the likely minimum.

That's unusually high for a Blizzard game. Usually Blizzard games have recommended specs a generation behind the current one.mjarantilla

its really not that high though, the minimum requirements are rather tiny.

cobrax75

what magazine and why would Blizzard give THEM the requirement announcement? It would have been on Blizzard's website first.

some Spanish magazine got it

cobrax75

Damn, that's too much for my PC. Blizzard games' specs aren't usually this high, what the hell... :cry:NWA_31

Blizzard games aren't even released that often. I mean, geez, it's been 4 years since WoW has been released. What was the game released before that? Warcraft III/TFT. :|

These specs are extremely forgiving, especially if you're a modern day PC gamer.

[QUOTE="mjarantilla"][QUOTE="horrowhip"][QUOTE="cobrax75"]

note that its not a 8800 Series card thats recomended, but any 8000 series card, which are cheap in the lower forms.

Minimum:
- Graphics:
Series GeForce 7/8 or Radeon 1000/2000 with 256 MB.
-CPU:
Pentium 4.
-RAM:
1 GB.

Recommended:
-Graphics:
GeForce 8000 or Radeon series 2000 with 512 MB.
-CPU:
Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2.
-RAM:
2 GB.

haris12121212

where did you find this?

But, yes, this is unusually high for a Blizzard game. I somehow doubt it is true.

Also, if System Requirements are released that means that the game is a couple months from completion and everything is getting finalized. So... Starcraft 2 this July?

Just checked the official SC2 site. This is fake. The FAQ says nothing about the requirements being released.

IT'S NOT FAKE

And translating the rest, it reads:

GPU: With the 9 series Geforce cards or the 3000 radeon series, the game will be playable at max.

CPU: It doesn't seem that the game will perform much better with better processors than the 3Ghz core2duo or athlon x2.

RAM: 2GB, but it will perform better if they are in dual-channel.

Peripherals: A laser mouse and a gaming keyboard will be very good.

The game is being developed for MACs and PCs.

For multiplayer, if you don't have ADSL, you'll be out, and it is recommended a 3GB ADSL.

Blizzard games aren't even released that often. I mean, geez, it's been 4 years since WoW has been released. What was the game released before that? Warcraft III/TFT. :|

These specs are extremely forgiving, especially if you're a modern day PC gamer.

Redmoonxl2

That's the thing: I'm not. :cry:

I just don't quite get could possibly require a minimum of 1GB of RAM in Starcraft II. As fun as it looks, it shouldn't be using that much power. 512MB RAM sounds more reasonable to me.

IT'S NOT FAKE

And translating the rest, it reads:

GPU: With the 9 series Geforce cards or the 3000 radeon series, the game will be playable at max.

CPU: It doesn't seem that the game will perform much better with better processors than the 3Ghz core2duo or athlon x2.

RAM: 2GB, but it will perform better if they are in dual-channel.

Peripherals: A laser mouse and a gaming keyboard will be very good.

The game is being developed for MACs and PCs.

For multiplayer, if you don't have ADSL, you'll be out, and it is recommended a 3GB ADSL.

vash47

how do you know the magazine isn't making stuff up?

It seems so fake it isn't even funny. Because who uses a magazine to release system specs? Specifically a spanish magazine.. It MAY have been true if it was a popular US magazine or a Korean Magazine but a no-name Spanish magazine? I REALLY doubt it.

[QUOTE="Redmoonxl2"]

Blizzard games aren't even released that often. I mean, geez, it's been 4 years since WoW has been released. What was the game released before that? Warcraft III/TFT. :|

These specs are extremely forgiving, especially if you're a modern day PC gamer.

NWA_31

That's the thing: I'm not. :cry:

I just don't quite get could possibly require a minimum of 1GB of RAM in Starcraft II. As fun as it looks, it shouldn't be using that much power. 512MB RAM sounds more reasonable to me.

1GB is reasonable... Considering some videos and screenshots have had over 100 units on screen at once... With even more running around elsewhere. It will require 1GB of RAM.

[QUOTE="Redmoonxl2"]

Blizzard games aren't even released that often. I mean, geez, it's been 4 years since WoW has been released. What was the game released before that? Warcraft III/TFT. :|

These specs are extremely forgiving, especially if you're a modern day PC gamer.

NWA_31

That's the thing: I'm not. :cry:

I just don't quite get could possibly require a minimum of 1GB of RAM in Starcraft II. As fun as it looks, it shouldn't be using that much power. 512MB RAM sounds more reasonable to me.

Time to spend a hundred or so bucks to get caught up then.

As for why Starcraft 2 will require 1 gig minimum, keep in mind this is not Warcraft 3, with a low focus on unit numbers. Blizzard promised the same scale in Starcraft 2 as in Starcraft 1, and they seem to be delivering on that promise. It's not going to be easy to limit the sheer number of units on screen if they want to mimic what they did in Starcraft 1.

[QUOTE="Redmoonxl2"]

Blizzard games aren't even released that often. I mean, geez, it's been 4 years since WoW has been released. What was the game released before that? Warcraft III/TFT. :|

These specs are extremely forgiving, especially if you're a modern day PC gamer.

NWA_31

That's the thing: I'm not. :cry:

I just don't quite get could possibly require a minimum of 1GB of RAM in Starcraft II. As fun as it looks, it shouldn't be using that much power. 512MB RAM sounds more reasonable to me.

Ram is extremly cheap, as in 20-40 dollars cheap.

That's unusually high for a Blizzard game. Usually Blizzard games have recommended specs a generation behind the current one.mjarantilla

I seriosuly doubt these specs are real

A very uncommon spanish magazine getting the real specs for the game before every other source as well as months before release?

No

Since when do Blizzard release the specs out of your ass ? The game is not even in Beta stages.

The only requirements for Starcraft 2 for now are skills/strategies and tactics.

Since when do Blizzard release the specs out of your ass ? The game is not even in Beta stages.

The only requirements for Starcraft 2 for now are skills/strategies and tactics.

Etherninty

and Shader Model 2(which includes GeForce 5 series and up). That is the only official thing they have announced.

That's unusually high for a Blizzard game. Usually Blizzard games have recommended specs a generation behind the current one.mjarantilla

[QUOTE="mjarantilla"]That's unusually high for a Blizzard game. Usually Blizzard games have recommended specs a generation behind the current one.Riki101

How about you THINK NEXT TIME.

Why would Blizzard release the system requirements for their game 6 MONTHS before release? Maybe 6 weeks but 6 months? Are you joking? So your point is rendered useless by the fact that Blizzard wouldn't release specs until the game was almost gold. So either these specs are unnaturally high for a Blizzard game or they are fake because the game isn't near release anyway.

And Blizzard has previously said that all the game will require is Shader Model 2... And now I sound like a broken record because I have to repeat myself 200 times.

[QUOTE="mjarantilla"]That's unusually high for a Blizzard game. Usually Blizzard games have recommended specs a generation behind the current one.Riki101

I didn't mean GeForce 7 to GeForce 8. I meant a full generation, as in 2-3 years. Just as an example, when I bought WarCraft III, which came out in 2003, I could run it fairly well on a laptop with only integrated graphics and 128MB of RAM that I bought in early-2001. Now, granted, I turned most of the specs to low or minimum, but it still looked great.

By that note, I should be able to run StarCraft II pretty well on 2003/2004-level technology, with either 512MB or 1GB of RAM and a GeForce 5 or 6. And that's exactly what Blizzard claimed when they said that gamers would only need Shader Model 2.0 (circa-GeForce FX) and a decent single-core (probably at least 2.0-2.4GHz) to play the game.

Hm, I agree with other people, these are unusually high minimum specs for a Blizzard game. Blizzard games are famous for their accessibility to all gamers regardless of what computer they own, but this seems like it'll be excluding some people who can't meet that bar, like me. :(