Official StarCraft II System Requirements for Mac OS X Posted

Blizzard Entertainment has posted the official system requirements for the Mac version StarCraft II, the studio’s highly anticipated sci-fi real-time-strategy (RTS) video game. Unfortunately for those using a three-year old Mac, the game may not perform as expected - the recommended spec is 4GB of RAM and GeForce 9600M GT or better.

A post on the official Blizzard Support site reads “The system requirements for the StarCraft II are as follows,” with the developer beginning to list PC specs for those waiting to install the game on a Windows machine. PC users can head over there directly and have a look at what they’ll need to pack in order to have a decent experience with the game. Mac users can skim through the specs listed below and hope to have a match.

Mac Requirements

Mac Minimum System Requirements:
· Mac® OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.2 or newer
· Intel® Processor
· NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI Radeon® X1600 or better
· 12 GB available HD space
· 2 GB Ram
· DVD-ROM drive
· Broadband Internet connection
· 1024X720 minimum display resolution

Mac Recommended System Requirements:
· Intel® Core 2 Duo processor
· 4 GB system RAM
· NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT or ATI Radeon® HD 4670 or better

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is the sequel to the 1998 video game by Blizzard Entertainment, StarCraft. Developed for concurrent release on Windows and Mac OS X, StarCraft II is split into three installments: the base game with the subtitle Wings of Liberty, expansion pack Heart of the Swarm, and expansion pack Legacy of the Void.

StarCraft II is set in the 26th century in a distant part of our galaxy, and revolves around three species: the Terrans (human exiles from Earth), the Zerg (a race of insectoid genetic assimilators), and the Protoss (a species with vast psionic power). Wings of Liberty will have a specific focus on the Terrans. Focusing on the Zerg and Protoss are the expansions Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void.