Metro 2033 system requirements revealed

[thilanliyan]

http://ow.ly/1b869

"Optimum:
NVIDIA DirectX 11 compliant graphics card (GeForce GTX 480 and 470)"

TWIMTBP game...wow...recommending a card that isn't even out yet.

 

[Elcs]

http://ow.ly/1b869

"Optimum:
NVIDIA DirectX 11 compliant graphics card (GeForce GTX 480 and 470)"

TWIMTBP game...wow...recommending a card that isn't even out yet.

I do not believe that is a recommendation. It is a suggestion to run Metro 2033 optimally (ie. at settings above what most people, including us gamers, would call flippin' marvelous)

Recommended: DX10 Compliant Graphics Card (GTX260 or above)

But I do agree, it is either heavily laden with crazy eye candy or it is optimised worse than Crysis. To have a GTX260 or equivilent as a recommended card is either showing that the game needs raw power or recommended actually means something like "this setup will give you good performance at really good settings"

Typically, recommended ends up being the bare minimum reqs to make a game 'playable'.

 

[Demo24]

Game looks quite good, so not overly surprisingly. Also kind of funny "as much ram as you can get 8+gigs"

 

[KaOTiK]

Hopefully the game makes good use of at least 4 cores (more would be great hehe) and actually makes use of that much ram. I'll be a happy camper playing on my workstation then.

 

[sgaliger]

I like the look of this one so far, I'll probably pick it up in a yr or so when the price comes down.

 

[AndroidVageta]

Hopefully the game makes good use of at least 4 cores (more would be great hehe) and actually makes use of that much ram. I'll be a happy camper playing on my workstation then.

Im pretty sure it will if you consider that the recommended specs as well as the optimum specs both have quad cores in them.

Also, judging by the specs, am I the only one that sees "The Way Its Meant To Be Played" plastered all over this game and case? LOL...no ATi cards in the specs list...

 

[Udgnim]

the GTX 470 / 480 is being stated at optimum probably due to Physx support. I'd guess that's also why the GTX 260 is listed as recommended.

 

[KaOTiK]

Im pretty sure it will if you consider that the recommended specs as well as the optimum specs both have quad cores in them.

Also, judging by the specs, am I the only one that sees "The Way Its Meant To Be Played" plastered all over this game and case? LOL...no ATi cards in the specs list...

Yeah, I'm just hoping they make good use of at least 4 cores, instead of good use of 2 and half assed on the other 2 (shit I'd love it if it could use all 8 of my cores lol)

I laughed at the way it is mean tto be played too and not a spec of ATI mentioned, marketing at its finest haha

 

[MarcVenice]

Today I asked Nvidia how I am supposed to review metro 2033 when it comes out half of march. For DX11 I have to use an ATI-card Which prompted the question what cards they are developing this game on. Silly question of course, but still funny.

They did ask me to re-review it, as soon as I'd have nvidia-hardware

 

[vj8usa]

Im pretty sure it will if you consider that the recommended specs as well as the optimum specs both have quad cores in them.

Also, judging by the specs, am I the only one that sees "The Way Its Meant To Be Played" plastered all over this game and case? LOL...no ATi cards in the specs list...

I honestly can't imagine it using anywhere near 8GB RAM. I've never seen an FPS come even remotely close to that kind of RAM usage.

 

[AndroidVageta]

I honestly can't imagine it using anywhere near 8GB RAM. I've never seen an FPS come even remotely close to that kind of RAM usage.

Yeah, I think 8GB is complete overkill...you mean to tell me that this game uses more resources than Crysis and GTA IV? Shit, even with GTA maxing everything out the highest it got was something like 1.5GB...so unless Metro 2033 really is the "next big thing"...they probably just said 8GB cause thats what they all have in their high ass end development PCs...4GB is enough for ANY game...no doubt!

 

[Wag]

Ow. Not only that they suggest for "optimum" an i7 setup. How many people have quad core CPUs, let alone i7s? So, an i7/GTX 480 setup? OK....

In any event this was not unforeseen. With all the PR they've been doing you can tell they've been working pretty closely with Nvidia to support their new hardware. I wouldn't be surprised if this game is a pack-in with one or more of their GTX470/480s when they arrive.

 

[aigomorla]

Minimum:

* Dual core CPU (any Core 2 Duo or better will do)
* DirectX 9, Shader Model 3 compliant graphics cards (GeForce 8800, GeForce GT220 and above)
* 1GB RAM

Recommended:

* Any Quad Core or 3.0+ GHz Dual Core CPU
* DirectX 10 compliant graphics card (GeForce GTX 260 and above)
* 2GB RAM

Optimum:

* Core i7 CPU
* NVIDIA DirectX 11 compliant graphics card (GeForce GTX 480 and 470)
* As much RAM as possible (8GB+)
* Fast HDD or SSD


Enabling 3D Vision
Metro 2033 utilizes NVIDIA 3D Vision with compatible cards and hardware. To play in 3D you will require:

* NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 and above recommended
* A 120Hz (or above) monitor
* NVIDIA 3D Vision kit
* Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7


I think CRYSIS will still own it in hardware requirements.

 

[Arglebargle]

Well, Crysis didn't really suffer for being released well over the abilities of the available hardware, did it?

As a Stalker fan, I am interested in seeing this iteration of the idea. Of course my machine may not let me see everything in the game, if their specs are accurate. No Fermi for me, though I have a quad and 8Gs of memory.

This will be an interesting one to follow the reviews, to see exactly how high end they have prepped it.

 

[aigomorla]

well my system is greater then there optimium system, if they are counting a single 480GTX.

I am on a hexcore + quadfire.



However im suprised its not supported yet for eyefinity.

 

[Wag]

I already have a 295, but will pick up a 480 only if it performs significantly better- otherwise I'm going to wait it out. I probably won't pick up games like this until I can fully take advantage of it (unless, that is it gets like a 9/10 all around).

 

[mrblotto]

Should I even bother even thinking about getting this game? I have no clue where SLI 8800GTX's w/Q6700 fall in the 'Minimum ---------> Optimum' spectrum.

 

[Dark4ng3l]

Hahaha absolutely 0 mention of what ATI cards are good at what level for this game. Seriously most of us won't care about the system requirements on the box but if a regular guy with a 4770 wants to know how well he can run the game he won't have a clue and will just pass on it.

 

[AndroidVageta]

Hahaha absolutely 0 mention of what ATI cards are good at what level for this game. Seriously most of us won't care about the system requirements on the box but if a regular guy with a 4770 wants to know how well he can run the game he won't have a clue and will just pass on it.

Thats a tad bit extreme...maybe its just my system, but I cant remember looking at system specs in YEARS...never had a problem.

These specs are blown out of proportion...i7 for optimal running? So you are saying that my badass Xeon Quad Core is going to have a problem running the game? My 4GB cant max it out? Riiight...next!

 

[tviceman]

I already have a 295, but will pick up a 480 only if it performs significantly better- otherwise I'm going to wait it out. I probably won't pick up games like this until I can fully take advantage of it (unless, that is it gets like a 9/10 all around).

I'm guessing the only situations where a gtx 480 would be worth upgrading to from a gtx295 are games which are heavy in physx OR tessellation. In situations with physx or tessellation, the gtx480 may be faster than a gtx295, but probably not by enough to warrant an upgrade.

Once again, that is all just my best guess.

 

[Bryf50]

The screen shots for the pc version look really damn good. It's nice to see that they seem to be giving a lot of attention to the pc version. Maybe developers are starting to feel the limitations of the consoles.

 

[zerocool84]

I'm guessing the only situations where a gtx 480 would be worth upgrading to from a gtx295 are games which are heavy in physx OR tessellation. In situations with physx or tessellation, the gtx480 may be faster than a gtx295, but probably not by enough to warrant an upgrade.

Once again, that is all just my best guess.

Well of course Nvidia is saying a 480 is infinitely faster than a 5870 and in many games a 5870 and 295 are very close to each other so a 295 COULD be a decent upgrade and we all know this game will run better on Nvidia hardware cus they have Physx and are already touting Nvidia hardware before it's even out.

 

[Wag]

Well of course Nvidia is saying a 480 is infinitely faster than a 5870 and in many games a 5870 and 295 are very close to each other so a 295 COULD be a decent upgrade and we all know this game will run better on Nvidia hardware cus they have Physx and are already touting Nvidia hardware before it's even out.

I think you meant to say "480 COULD", but it's fairly clear that they've worked closely with Nvidia and I wouldn't be surprised if they were working on Fermi development boards.

 

[reallyscrued]

Is there something I'm missing?

This game doesn't seem to look all that advanced, just out of reach of current consoles.

 

[Wag]

Is there something I'm missing?

This game doesn't seem to look all that advanced, just out of reach of current consoles.

Have you seen the recent screenshots? Dx11 and tesselation- pretty impressive to be sure.

http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/article/105/1050653/metro-2033-20091201041505024.jpg
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/article/105/1050653/metro-2033-20091201041454008.jpg