Bioshock PC requirements ready

Urizen · Post by **Urizen** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:40 pm

[ Game -> Update ] - More info on <a href="#Bioshock">Game: Bioshock</a>

An <a href="http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/pcblowout.html" target="_blank">update</a> on the <a href="http://www.2kgames.com/" target="_blank">2kgames</a> website entitled "Bioshock PC blowout" has revealed the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for the upcoming game:

"Operating Systems:
Windows XP (with Service Pack 2) or
Windows 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 disc space: 8GB free space

Recommended 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"

The article includes some screenshots detailing the graphics options and the like, as well as a bit of promo talk:

"Rethinking the HUD from the ground up and retooling the controls to work perfectly with a keyboard and mouse, the PC version of BioShock deserves its own moment to shine."

The <a href="http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/pcblowout.html" target="_blank">update</a> also includes a podcast, which can be downloaded <a href="http://downloads.2kgames.com/bioshock/P ... _Ep_10.zip" target="_self">here</a>. In it, they... "discuss system requirements, graphics cards, and they talk about how they reworked the game from the bottom up to make it perfect for the PC".

Dreadnought · Post by **Dreadnought** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:00 pm

Wow...

PsychoSniper2 · Post by **PsychoSniper2** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:45 pm

I could run it easily.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:20 pm

They always go with intel and nvidia for recommendations.

TelemachusSneezed · Post by **TelemachusSneezed** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:39 pm

Hmmm, my laptop should be ok. AMD X2 + GO7600.

sonicm400000 · Post by **sonicm400000** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:17 pm

Hmmmmm Run Run atlhon 64 x2 6000, geforce 8, 2Gb ram.
quality game extreme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fallout 3

Koki · Post by **Koki** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 5:30 am

Urizen wrote:Important Note: Game requires Internet connection for activation

Hahaha, oh wow.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:32 am

Koki wrote:
Urizen wrote:Important Note: Game requires Internet connection for activation
Hahaha, oh wow.

That shit always pissed me off about Halo 2.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 12:57 pm

STEAM

DaC-Sniper · Post by **DaC-Sniper** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:00 pm

typical untermensch game. its Dark Messiah, but with guns.

Smiley · Post by **Smiley** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:15 am

Koki wrote:
Urizen wrote:Important Note: Game requires Internet connection for activation
Hahaha, oh wow.

Oh for fucks sake..

Look, just make a good game, and you wont have piracy trouble.
Yes, it's that simple.

As for the recommended requirements..
That's for running everything on "medium", right?

Urizen · Post by **Urizen** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:26 am

"How high a resolution can you play this game at with recommended specs for DX9 and DX10? What will the frame rates be?
Pretty much whatever your monitor and card support. For a really good frame rate we would probably recommend 1280x1024, though you could go higher if you prefer higher resolution to super high FPS.

Will the game run fairly consistently at 30 FPS on the recommended system specs with medium graphical settings?
Definitely, and probably higher."

Mechanurgist · Post by **Mechanurgist** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:33 am

Funny how I would have killed for good hardware to play games like this when I was a teenager, but now that I'm older and can afford anything I want I don't give a rat's ass anymore. Running everything in 1920x1200 kind of spoils you...

PsychoSniper2 · Post by **PsychoSniper2** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:09 am

Wolfman Walt wrote:
Koki wrote:
Urizen wrote:Important Note: Game requires Internet connection for activation
Hahaha, oh wow.
That shit always pissed me off about Halo 2.

Ok, Im not buying this game.

No matter how good it is.

FUCK big brother with my fucking PC.

What if I uninstall, then want to play it when I have no net ?

Companies liek this ruin gaming (regardless of if the game is good)

Thor Kaufman · Post by **Thor Kaufman** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:16 am

Chillax mangs, that's what cracks are for

PsychoSniper2 · Post by **PsychoSniper2** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:25 am

Thor Kaufman wrote:Chillax mangs, that's what cracks are for

I thought that's what you sent this in for.

PS: Fuck I love that movie. Especily the whole 'shoot badguy out of building with LAW' ending.

Dreadnought · Post by **Dreadnought** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:32 am

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:11 pm

Ragingboor wrote:

love

Not surprised.

SuperH · Post by **SuperH** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:23 pm

Dreadnought wrote:

What am I looking at

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:29 pm

I'm going to get this on my xbox360 and run it through my monitor so I can actually see the game and I run the system through my computer to get internet. It's basically going to be my second computer I guess, haven't played it in a long time though.