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Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Gets PC Requirements and New Trailer

Oct 5, 2010 07:49 GMT  ·  By
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit system requirements revealed
   Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit system requirements revealed

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit is set to thoroughly revive EA's racing franchise, bringing back some of its classic trademarks, putting high speed illegal racers on one side and the police on the other, and the game has now received yet another new trailer, as well as the PC system requirements.

The Need For Speed series has been in a slump for the past few years, but with last year's NFS Shift, things began to look up.

Now, Criterion Studios, the development team behind the acclaimed Burnout franchise, is trying its own luck at the franchise with the upcoming Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, set to be released on November 16 for the PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii.

As a treat for PC gamers, the studio has now revealed the official requirements for their platform, in order to ensure a worthwhile experience.

These are the PC system specifications for Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit.

Minimum System Requirements:

OS: Windows XP (SP3) / Windows Vista / Windows 7 CPU: Intel Core® 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ Memory: 1.5 GB Windows® XP / 2 GB Windows Vista® - Windows 7® Graphics: 256 MB DirectX® 9.0 compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 compliant sound card HDD: 8.0 GB Supported Peripherals: Keyboard, optional controller

Recommended System Requirements:

OS: Windows XP (SP3) / Windows Vista / Windows 7 CPU: Intel Core® 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 6000+ or better Memory: 1.5 GB Windows® XP / 2 GB Windows Vista® - Windows 7® Graphics: GeForce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4700 or better Sound Card: 5.1 sound card HDD: 8.0 GB Supported Peripherals: Keyboard, joystick optional (Xbox 360® Controller for Windows recommended)

Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: ATI® RADEON® X1950, HD 2000/3000/4000/5000 series NVIDIA GeForce ® 7 (7600 or better)/8/9/100/200 series.

The development team has also released a brand new trailer for the game, designed to showcase all of the features, from the racing as a illegal driver or as a cop, to the new Autolog online system. Check it out below.