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A Spanish gaming magazine, Micromania, has conducted an interview with Blizzard reps while visiting their headquarters. The only new information that’s been gathered is these system requirements for StarCraft 2 (read on for the translation).
Minumum Requirements
GFX: GeForce 7/8 Series or Radeon 1000/2000 with 256 MB RAM
CPU: Pentium 4
RAM: 1 GB
Internet: ADSL 1 Mbit
Recommended Requirements
GFX: GeForce 8000 or Radeon 2000 series with 512 MB RAM
CPU: Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2.
RAM: 2 GB
Internet: ADSL 3 Mbit
Optimal Requirements
GFX: Geforce 9000er or Radeon 3000er Series
CPU: Core 2 Duo 3 GHz or Athlon X2
RAM: 2GB with DualChannel mode
Blizzard games usually do not require high end computers, and it looks like StarCraft 2 will not be an exception. Many gamers already possess systems that surpass the recommended requirements and some even the optimal ones. As well, buying a StarCraft 2-capable computer should not require emptying one’s savings account.
The graphic requirements have increased from those that have been leaked during Blizzard’s recent visit to Korea and China, and it seems like the game will now require a Pixel Shader 3.0 capable video card.
It’s interesting to note that the distinction between “minimal” and “recommended” also includes a 2 Mbit difference in connection bandwidth. We already know StarCraft 2 and Battle.Net 2.0 will feature built in VoIP support, but a 1Mbit connection should suffice for that. Does Blizzard hold more surprises in store?
26 Comments to “StarCraft 2 System Requirements Revealed”
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Honk if your computer beats the optimal recommendations
HONK
Damn, it seems I will need to upgrade, to run on Max…
HONK(future tense)
a new graphic card and i will play smooth
or maybe my gf 8800 will work.
Looks like dad will have to get me a new computer for Xmas!
……Weeeeeeeeee!!!!!
found a reason to buy 4 gb ram…
….can anyone find out if my computer is capable?? Its HP Pavilion dv6753cl (dv6000 series)….Its Intel Centrino Duo Core, Vista, and it has 155GB memory left… Im sorry, but i dont know crap about system requirements….I would really appreciate it if you would take you time and find out for me….Thank you…
…its a laptop by the way
Microprocessor: 1.83 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5550 featuring Intel Centrino Processor Technology
Microprocessor Cache: 2 MB L2 Cache
Memory: 2048 MB (2 x 1024 MB)
Memory Max: Up to 4 GB
Video Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Video Memory: Up to 358 MB
Hard Drive: 250 GB (5400 rpm)
i got more info about my computer. will this be minimal, recommended or optimal requirements?
1 gb bandwith to play over battle.net?
Guess that the countries without affordable dsl of over 512 kbps are screwed… me included…
Most internet’s and cyber cofees here have less than 2 Gb of bandwith, what is worse is that home users have an average of 128 kbps…
life sucks, doesnt it?
OMG i have 54.0Mbps on my wireless….will it work for SC2?
Ken, you don’t have 54 megabytes per second. That’s like a T3. Ask your dad if your computer will cut it, if not, then…. buy a Mac!!! XD
You’re confusing bits with bytes. 1Mbit isn’t that much (you’ll download files at ~125kbps). I’m sure you’ll still be able to play with less, though - you might just not be able to use the more advanced features, but hell if you wouldn’t be able to play a game.
Ken, your laptop won’t cut it because of your intergrated video card. You need something more robust.
The viewer comments to this article are funny! LOL George!
What happened to the idea of the game being able to be played at, as some reader wrote, “any inner-city middle school computer?”
The internet requirements seem a bit high for an RTS.
mmm… I got confused… 1 Mbps connections… not Gbps
I think that the people who translated the article, didn’t translate it well, where it says: Conexion: Sin un adsl te quedaras fuera de las partidas online, in English it its: “Without a ADSL you won’t be able to play online” or something similar… and in the part of “Nivel Recomendado” it says a connection of 3 Gb… and i don’t think that kind connection is available for many of us… maybe they where mistaken and confused Gb with Mb… (like id id :))
I only hope my 128 kbps connection will suffice…
Die Intel! Die!
100mbit = 10mb/s
10mbit = 1mb/s
1mbit = 100kb/s
Johan: It’s better to write it correctly. Mega is abbreviated M (capital M), m in lowercase is milli. Bytes are abbreviated B (capital B).
“i got more info about my computer. will this be minimal, recommended or optimal requirements?”
Your video card definitely *does not* meet the minimum requirements (by a long shot). You will need an upgrade.
guys forget these system requirements! Blizzard just denied that they are true! I read it on a german gaming site:
http://www.pcgames.de/?article_id=644612
i translate the statement:
“They [the requirements] are not from us. They are not true. We did not announce any official system requirements for SC2 so far”
cheers
Yea, it kind of feels like sc2blog jumped the gun on this one! I’ll wait until the game comes out before trusting system requirement specs. PC game development can technically fall back on requesting higher requirements if they can’t compromise quality for optimization. Publicly announcing your system requirements early just puts you in a bind. I’m sure blizzard could handle it, but it just isn’t a smart move.
Oh God, I cant believe im degenerating into SPAM…
AMEN!!!! Please make my stupid integregated graphics card from intel work!!! YESHH I have hope now!!! Screwwww micromania or whatever. Down with intel graphic card, but amen to Rob. God bless you for finding out…T.T
Dude, an integrated graphics card won’t run shit… it’s for basic media, not games. It doesn’t matter that those aren’t the real requirements. Your card won’t cut it. :[
Ohhhhhhh God!! Now i hve reason to upgrade hehe
My spec Q6700 @ 2.6 GHZ (STOCK)
ATI 512MB 4850 HD VISIONTEK STOCK
6GB RAM
750HD
19inchLCD
GGED
CPU: Core 2 Duo 3 GHz or Athlon X2
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Does it mean SC2 will support multicore processors?