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[sanhora]

16+4GB for 1080p is absolutely ridiculous. That combined with Windows store means I'll be skipping this.

 

[Generalpsyduck]

Again, they want people to adopt Windows 10.

But whyyyyyyyyy

Spoiler

what does Microsoft have to gain from that?

 

[iamsirjoshua]

Lol no.

I always thought a 650 Ti was right about the range of the Xbox One/PS4. Could someone explain as to why the minimum specs listed are not close to what the consoles are running?

 

[digitalrelic]

Just release the damn game already. This was supposed to be out months ago. By the time this actually comes out the hype will be gone, if it's not gone already.

 

[Sintoid]

So much for DX12 improving efficiency.

A lot of secret sauce is needed

 

[Dr Dogg]

They have predicted the effect Brexit will have on the the £


We're fucked!!

It's alright at that price I'll buy us both a copy! My XO copy must have been a steal as I got it for £20 in Tesco, that or the PC version is supercharged by 3900%.

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

16+4GB for 1080p is absolutely ridiculous

Why? You don't know what the settings are.

 

[Kezen]

I always thought a 650 Ti was right about the range of the Xbox One/PS4. Could someone explain as to why the minimum specs listed are not close to what the consoles are running?

The 260x is a bit stronger than the Xbox One GPU. Fair to say you'll bet a very similar experience barring texture quality with the minimum specs.

The recommend ones seem to target 60fps with higher settings at 1080p.

 

[Zedox]

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
OS: 64 bit Windows 10 – version 1511
Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.7Ghz or AMD FX 6-core
Memory: 8 GB RAM (2 GB VRAM)
Graphics: Geforce GTX 650 Ti or Radeon R7 260x
Hard Drive: 60 GB available space
DirectX 12

That's basically an Xbox One. What are people up in arms about?


Edit* Ok, people are blind or don't expect the PC build to have any nice features or options beyond the X1 build. (palm to forehead)

Shhhhhh. Stop making sense.

Because if you can't run the game on max settings then it is unoptimized. It doesn't matter what those settings are.

I like you.

 

[undu]

But whyyyyyyyyy

Spoiler

what does Microsoft have to gain from that?

People using their store means they get a cut for every purchase in it. It's the Steam/Play/App Store model

 

[Nzyme32]

It's alright at that price I'll buy us both a copy! My XO copy must have been a steal as I got it for £20 in Tesco, that or the PC version is supercharged by 3900%.

With those recommended specs, that supercharged PC architecture better pay off!

 

[cyberheater]

What's the betting that 8Gb runs just as good as 16Gb on the same system?

 

[Generalpsyduck]

People using their store means they get a cut for every purchase in it. It's the Steam/Play/App Store model

I ment making me use Windows 10

 

[shortsFortallPeople]

60GB tho?

1080p campaign video cutscenes likely the reason for most of that bloat.

Specs seem a bit high-ish but the Gears campaign only ran at 30 fps on xb1 so perhaps they're thinking 1080/60 with those specs. Still, it doesn't seem right.

 

[Warxard]

I ment making me use Windows 10

You're using their newest OS

WHICH is important

 

[cripterion]

I appreciate they're having recommended specs for 4K now. Probably was the same for QB specs then?
I'm in! Just fucking wish I didn't have to play this from an app.

 

[dragonelite]

I ment making me use Windows 10

So we developers can finally stop supporting ancient browsers...

 

[Bits N Pieces]

Got the wrong game. That makes it even worse.

lol

It makes your first comment even worse

 

[jbug617]

It was confirmed that the game supports 4K and unlocked frame rates.
http://wccftech.com/gears-war-ultimate-unlocked-frame-rate-devs-explain-dx12-async-compute/
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-the-making-of-gears-of-war-ultimate-edition

We have put significant effort into making the Windows 10 version a showcase at 4K, geo and textures were re-authored with 4K in mind so the visual fidelity will really scale up on higher end hardware. We plan to uncap the frame-rate and will ship with a built-in benchmark mode. For anti-aliasing we’ll support MSAA and FXAA.

 

[Kezen]

The only intriguing bit in those specs is the 16gb. Gears of War is not exactly massively complex. How could it possibly "need" 16gb for a premium experience.

I think 8gb of total installed RAM is going to be sufficient.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR 1920X1080P

OS: 64 bit Windows 10 - version 1511
Processor: Intel Core i5 @3.5GHz+ or AMD FX 8-core
Memory: 16 GB RAM (4 GB VRAM)
Graphics: GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon R9 290X
Hard Drive: 60 GB available space
DirectX 12

What a fucking joke.

 

[Dictator93]

What a fucking joke.

Why is this a joke?

Why is PC gaf being completely embarassing in this thread?

 

[Dr. Zoidberg]

But whyyyyyyyyy

Spoiler

what does Microsoft have to gain from that?

They don't want to support Win 7 with patches and such forever.

 

[Vashetti]

I ment making me use Windows 10

They don't want to spend loads of money supporting multiple old versions of Windows.

You are literally stifling progress by not upgrading.

 

[Generalpsyduck]

So we developers can finally stop supporting ancient browsers...

8.1 is not even that old...

 

[dodgeme]

Not to rude but I find it crazy how people seem to be stuck on games having the same system requirements over the past several years essential and get shocked when the recommended specs start getting up there. I mean why wouldn't you put 16gb of ram in your build at this point if your trying to build a powerhouse pc.

 

[Nzyme32]

Why? You don't know what the settings are.

Indeed, although the Minimum RAM of 8GB (+2GB VRAM) doesn't make much sense in my opinion, since I don't expect them to have a minimum quality better than the Xbox. Everything above is fair game for now since there is no info on what is in there.

 

[Jonneh3003]

The original Gears of War on PC was really well optimised, runs on my cheap £250 laptop from 2010 on low settings with no issues.

 

[GHG]

They don't want to support Win 7 with patches and such forever.

Well as long as the software I use and need continues to work I couldn't give a shit.

You don't have to upgrade to Windows 10 if you don't want to and don't see a reason to.

 

[ViciousDS]

ooooo

they are giving recs for 4k now......pretty cool. Hoping everyone does this in the future. I like knowing what to possibly invest in, in the future.

Well as long as the software I use and need continues to work I couldn't give a shit.

Well.....that will probably change if you want to game on a PC in the future. Especially since the OS hasn't been updated in almost 2 years.

 

[Syril]

What's this have to offer over the PC version that already exists? New visual effects and graphic options?

 

[Lister]

Sucks to be you bunch of losers, ive got my 780ti and xbone sli'ed for the ultimate graphical showcase.

Dont hate.

 

[Warxard]

What's this have to offer over the PC version that already exists? New visual effects and graphic options?

Ye

 

[Kezen]

It's merely speculation but it is possible the recommended specs aim for 60fps with MSAA engaged. It's not difficult to make a game designed for the Xbox One taxing, if you add enough on that base.
I would not say Rise of the Tomb Raider is a unoptimized PC release, and it can really stress current PC hardware.

 

[Vashetti]

8.1 is not even that old...

Get your free upgrade, there's nothing wrong with Windows 10.

 

[JimJamJones]

Alright! Time for my SLI 970s to shine!

Spoiler

Like there's really going to be any SLI support.

 

[Nzyme32]

But whyyyyyyyyy

Spoiler

what does Microsoft have to gain from that?

They want to drive people to Windows 10, to drive them towards their store where they can start making money. They need to show that people will buy from that store and that they can retain customers, so developers / publishers have confidence to bring their content to that store > in turn that brings more people to the store etc etc.

 

[shortsFortallPeople]

What's this have to offer over the PC version that already exists? New visual effects and graphic options?

Working multi-player.

 

[dancrane212]

The UE campaign had some areas that really took me by surprise with how nice they looked. PC version should be outstanding.

 

[npa189]

is the campaign 60fps? Still seems high, unless its going to blow the X1 out of the water.

 

[RibMan]

Specs are pretty reasonable except for this part:

Memory: 16 GB RAM

Are we going to be editing the cutscenes or something?

 

[Salty Hippo]

Why? You don't know what the settings are.

I'm sorry, but I doubt they'll make it look better than many games on PC that run at 1080@60 with much less demanding specs and no DX12 benefit. Witcher 3 is a good example, and that is an open world game.

 

[Dr.Acula]

Why is this a joke?

Why is PC gaf being completely embarassing in this thread?

It's a remaster of a 360 game that runs on XBOne and it's recommended to have a 970?

 

[zma1013]

Specs are pretty reasonable except for this part:

Are we going to be editing the cutscenes or something?

In Mother Russia, cutscene edit you.

 

[jbug617]

Info is out next Tuesday.

Via Greenberg

This Thursday will be in SF for media showcase w/ @XboxP3 focused on our great lineup of Spring games, all of the coverage will hit on 3/1.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

Uh, what? this seems a little high. This game should not be demanding.

 

[zma1013]

How is Gears multiplayer with a mouse anyways? Always seemed like a game designed around the controller.

 

[LostDonkey]

Why are games suddenly recommending 970's for console ports? That gpu is miles more powerful than either console.

Especially the Xbox One, how on earth does it need a 970 at 1080p when it runs at that on Xbox one.

 

[shortsFortallPeople]

It's a remaster of a 360 game that runs on XBOne and it's recommended to have a 970?

It's a REMAKE of a 360 game that actually looks damn good on the xb1. It's going to require higher specs than the original did, it's the best looking of the games until gears 4 comes out.

The specs are a bit high though, it should run on a 770 just fine really.

 

[notaskwid]

Pretty high for an early gen 360 game.