October 23 2009

PC System Requirements

Hand sculpted "Ghost" statue by Joel Emslie

Official system requirements released; Hand sculpted "Ghost" Statue and new screenshot released.

While yesterday had none, today we got multiple updates!

Steam updated

New ingame screenshot released

Steam updated their website » with a new in game screenshot and information on Modern Warfare 2. As Steam is an official partner with Infinity Ward/Activision, you will be able to enjoy Modern Warfare 2 with all benefits that Steam brings; including Steam Cloud:

[..] Steam Cloud, a set of services for Steam that stores application data online and allows user experiences to be consistent from any PC. [..] Upon logging into Steam from another PC, these settings will be brought down from the Cloud and automatically leveraged by the game. Any configuration changes on this second machine are then synced to the Cloud for future sessions.

So we can expect there to be no more problems with your settings/progress in Modern Warfare 2 after jumping online at a friends house, reinstalling the game or worse...

Thanks @iFollowTVStuff »

Hand sculpted statue of Ghost

Ghost; hand sculpted statue

Joel Emslie, lead character designer at Infinity Ward, hand sculpted a statue of Modern Warfare 2's most popular new character "Ghost". Via twitter @fourzerotwo » let us know it's not even painted yet, but already looking great (understatement)!

Nothing has been said about what the future holds for this statue. Either Joel was very bored at work (though that would be close to impossible at Infinity Ward, right?) or maybe we got a preview of a new limited edition statue that I know so many would want to own?

Modern Warfare 2 System Requirements

One big perk for gaming on PC's is the fact that you can upgrade hardware when needed. This allows the game not be be limited to the hardware as it is on consoles, giving Infinity Ward the opportunity to make the game look even better as it does on consoles. Of course they can't go too far, leaving those with somewhat older hardware in tears... So if you're wondering if your computer will be able to run Modern Warfare 2 without any problems, this is the list of the minimal required (not recommended) hardware.

OS: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported)
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+ processor or better supported
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT or better or ATI Radeon 1600XT or better
DirectX®: Microsoft DirectX(R) 9.0c
Hard Drive: 12GB of free hard drive space
Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Internet: Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity. Internet Connection required for activation.
Co-op/Multiplayer Hosting: To host Co-op or MP matches, a 2Ghz dual-core or better processor is recommended.

Source: Kotaku »
Thanks: Tiko 135 »