14 DAY TRIAL // Mass Effect 3 has finally received its official PC system requirements straight from its developer, BioWare, showcasing what specifications your computer needs in order to properly experience the role playing shooter.
We named Mass Effect 3 the most anticipated game of the year, largely because it promises to put a glorious end to the adventures of Commander Shepard, while once again providing a solid mix between a third person shooter and a role playing game.
As we heard yesterday, the demo for the game has finally received a release date, arriving for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on February 14.
The studio has now revealed the minimum and recommended PC system requirements, which need to be met in order to experience the demo, as well as the full game when it is released, at the beginning of March.
Minimum Spec:
CPU - 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU) RAM - 1GB for XP / 2GB RAM for Vista/Win 7 Disc Drive - 1x speed Hard Drive - 15 GB of free space Video - 256 MB* (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support) *Supported chipsets: NVIDIA 7900 or better; ATI X1800 or better. Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 9300, 8500, 8400, and 8300 are below minimum system requirements, as are AMD/ATI Radeon HD3200, HD3300, and HD4350. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required. Sound - DirectX 9.0c compatible DirectX - DirectX 9.0c August 2009 (included) Recommended Spec: OS - Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1, Win 7 CPU - 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU) RAM - 2GB for XP / 4GB RAM for Vista/Win 7 Disc Drive - 1x speed Hard Drive - 15 GB of free space Video - AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB or greater, NVidia GeForce 9800 GT 512 MB or greater Sound - DirectX 9.0c compatible Compared to other games of this generation, these requirements are pretty low, but don’t forget that Mass Effect 3 is still running on the same Unreal Engine 3 technology we’ve seen in the first and second games of the series, albeit with some improvements added over time.
Mass Effect 3 is out on March 6, in North America, and March 9, in Europe.