Dead Space 2 system requirements

Minimum specs have been posted for PC version of Dead Space 2, coming to PC, PS3 and 360 in late January.

[hiredhelp]

wow now thats is low. good for the budget pc gamers. and bet it still look awsome.

[mrv321]

If you can afford a $50 game... you could probably afford a HD 5750 or 5770 which are good budget card for about $110.

With that card I was easily able to play Starcraft 2 on high at a good FPS. Untill the card broke and even then my built in card to the AMD 550 BE could run Starcraft 2 on low.

[MAJ0R]

remember though, those are minimum not recommended...

[Neo Nugget]

They most definitely can afford it.....however, whether or not they actually want to shell out the dough is an entirely different story.

[mrv321]

Honestly if my friend came upto me and said that they have the money should I get a HD5770 or two games, I'd go get the HD5770 because you ATI 1600 will next Unreal won't work

[STONEY4]

"remember though, those are minimum not recommended..."

I doubt anyone who games on PC still has a GeForce 6800, which was from around 6 years ago.

[GamerPS360]

@Stoney

I have GT6800 :D
I play guild war on it and PC is my main platform of gaming.

[pimpmaster]

i can play crysis on high, im pretty shure i can run this game even withought knowing the requirements lol

[kingjoker34]

I just bought my pc, i have to wait to get a good GPU, so for now i only have 1650se nvidia.
so i can only run games like portal and old games. but atleast now im playing them.

[TheLastGuardian]

This is why I stick with consoles. I don't have to worry If a new game I want will be able to run on my machine without upgrading it.

[nveenio]

I'm still running an old 939 3800+ and 3.5GB Ram. I've got an 8800gt, but it works fine since my monitor's native resolution is 1680x1050. I used to play Crysis on Very High, and I would just deal with the framerate dips to about 19fps. However, the whole computer is starting to slow down because it's just so old. The fan in the video card is starting to tick, and the CPU is about to burn itself out. So, I'll be upgrading the whole kit at the end of January, anyway.

That being said, a console is definitely the better deal. Why? Because a console's games get better over the year, just like a PCs...only you don't have to upgrade. Sure, you get a higher res with PC, but Uncharted 2 looks pretty good, and I get to play it while I lay in bed.

I only get games on PC when they're 360 "exclusive", because I don't have a 360.

[Lone]

"This is why I stick with consoles. I don't have to worry If a new game I want will be able to run on my machine without upgrading it."

Your visuals never improve until the next generation either. Give and take.

[zeddy]

disc in console, controller in hand, a 32 inch tv and a hassle free experience. no doubt it would look better on a pc but i dont want to be messing with settings and pondering whether my graphics card is up to it, i'd rather just kick back and relax.

[Chnswdchldrn]

you seem like the kinda person who would buy a mac

[Letros]

lol discs, now those are a hassle

[GamerPS360]

aren't you playing extraction or whatever with move? There is not sit back and relax with it ;)

[TheLastGuardian]

@GamerPS360 orly? Because when I play RE5 Gold Edition with move I can sit back, relax and still have great precision.

[Deathstroke]

I just hate that they removed the 180 from the game.

[MariaHelFutura]

I didn`t even notice that. That sucks.

[Balt]

Dead Space 2: system requirements -- Buy a PS3 and be done with it.

[Pandamobile]

Why buy a $300 PS3 when you could have a PC that runs it fine?

[Balt]

Some people probably don't care about graphics and speed and technical jargon that matters none to the end experience.

These are the people who buy consoles. They also probably prefer being comfortable and relaxed while they game and watch movies too. I don't game a lot, but when I do I like to sit back and relax. I hate nothing more than sitting up right in front of a computer screen 2 feet from my face with my hand on a mouse and my other hand punching in keys. That's just not for me.

And, yes, I have a very powerful computer that can number crunch most anybodies computer -- I choose to use mine for editing and art. Not gaming.

In the end, If you buy a Ps3 or an xbox 360, whatever you choose, you can then buy other software for it. And since you're buying a console anyways, you probably shouldn't care about graphics, speed and other technical jargon that matters none to the end experience anyways.

[-MD-]

"Some people probably don't care about graphics and speed and technical jargon that matters none to the end experience. "

Sorry what? Then explain why so many PS3 fans are signing petitions against Black Ops. All that techinical jargon that matters none to the end experience sure is ruining the experience.

Also multiplatforms on a PS3? Where have you been? Developers almost always shaft the PS3 version.

[LunaticBrandon]

@Balt

You can use a gamepad and your TV when PC gaming. Crysis 2 is even going to have aim assist when you use a controller, expect others to do the same. It will be just like playing on a console only it will look good.

[hoops]

Balt, you do know that you can hook your PC to ANY HDTV in one simple step? It's actually very easy to do.
You can also use ANY game pad for said games if you want to. Xbox360 controller or PS3 controller on your PC.
So why would you want to sit in front of a monitor...unless you are like me and have three 24" monitors hooked up together for eyefinity gaming at resolutions the PS3 and Xbox360 will never ever achieve...AND game at above 60fps with real Anti-Aliasing....
But to each their own.
I prefer my multi-platform games to run at next generation resolutions and quality...something the PS3 and Xbox360 fail to offer.

LOL I get a disagree for stating the truth. Everything I stated above is FACT.

[STONEY4]

"Some people probably don't care about graphics and speed and technical jargon that matters none to the end experience."
"And since you're buying a console anyways, you probably shouldn't care about graphics, speed and other technical jargon that matters none to the end experience anyways."

That's totally why there are all these "graphics comparisons" here, and people still aren't playing on their PS2s. Or people complaining when a game runs at sub-HD.

Of course people care about graphics.

[badz149]

maybe because the PS3 version will come with Dead Space extraction as well? just like MoH with Frontlines? 2 games with the price of 1! pretty good deal to me but I agree, not something to buy a PS3 for!

[Raider69]

Well my answer to you is:Im going to play it on my console of choise plus my 42" plasma and leave my alienware M17x 5870cf standing close!

[Moentjers]

Because I've seen with many pc customers that it starts with a mid/high-end pc to replace it every 3/4 years but it ends with putting a high-level graphics card every 2 years in it for a price that costs you many games.

PS3-exclusives alone will cost me a new PC with graphics card this year, why loose all that money on hardware ?

[Xfanboy]

5770 > PS3 because of moore's law

a $120 card out preforms it!
http://www.newegg.com/Produ...

1080p 60fps
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

for the price of 2 ps3 games (if you have a desktop..)
your tv's resolution (1080p)that made you buy it will actually be used!!
it hurt me to see the XMB in 1080p then soon as I pop in BFBC2 my tv says 720p on the top right coner!! (bad version choice)(should of gone pc)

or do more in 720p
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

sorry! :(

[LunaticBrandon]

Or add the cost of a PS3 or up to $500 depending on when they got it to the computer they're using right now. They easily could have had a gaming rig without paying extra and you save $10-20 per game.

[Moentjers]

@Lunatic

yeah, I forgot.

PC games come for free...

[hassi94]

@Moentjers

You're missing the point. He's saying since people have a semi-decent computer for general use, adding a new graphics card will at least make it play games on medium/high and only cost an extra $100 instead of $300, as well as saving money on pc games (especially with things like the Steam Christmas sales).

Anyway I'm fairly impartial, I enjoy playing on my xbox and my pc.

[LunaticBrandon]

Have fun with your 720p and aliasing.

[hoops]

@Amigatronic

You know what gives away a Sony fanboy?
When they spew the same crap you just did.
When someone states how the PS3 has low resolutions...low textures and the PC is superior in comparison...
They automatically think they are XBOX FANBOYS.
FYI. The hardware in the PS3 AND the Xbox360 cannot compare to a mid range or high end PC. The Xbox360 and the PS3 are last generation systems in every single way when it comes to hardware.
As for best graphics? The PS3 still has not passed Crysis 1 in graphics and open world physic effects.
Lets not mention Metro 2033 or upcoming games like Witcher 2...
Oh..And when the PS3 and Xbox360 can use dx11 effects like Tessellation and ADOF and use HDR at higher FP then 10 what these consoles are stuck at...
(The 9700pro did this when it was released and did it at FP24) When the PS3 can do all this, then you can talk about the PS3 having the best graphics...
and it's still stuck with 99% of its games at 720p or less running post production AA instead of real AA.
One question to you Amigatronic...

Were you singing hardware praises last generation for Sony when the Xbox and the gamecube were more powerful then the PS2? Did graphics matter to you then? Or was it gameplay? Careful what you spew because next generation Nintendo could end up with the most powerful hardware....Will you flip flop and cry game-play and not hardware?
Xbox fanboys flip flopped like this with the Xbox360. They spoke about graphics and power when the Xbox was the most powerful console...then said game-play only matters when the PS3 out powered it.
Why do I get the feeling if the guard changes people like you will pull a flip flop....

[jay2]

You could tie and gag this PC upside down on a bridge and it'd play this game on max settings.

[Ruggadagod]

ps3 version for me. i get all my multiplatform games for it and i don't have a gaming pc.

[Raider69]

Im getting spoiled by my new M17x 5870cf but im still going to get it on console and play it on my 42" plasma!

[Letros]

Look on the side of your laptop, I know it may surprise you but there is an HDMI output there just like your console!

[Arup02]

That works for me. I always choose PC over Consoles

[Neo Nugget]

There are just some games that I would prefer to play on ps3 (or xbox) instead of a ps3, and vice versa.

Dragon Age? PC for sure.
Prince of Persia? I prefer consoles.
Splinter Cell games? Consoles.

[Raider69]

I always have been a console freak and just like some PC players that like mouse and keyboard,i felt more at home with a console controller on most of the games!And i still havent find time to set up my laptop to my plasma!Its really weird for me to go from a 42" inch plasma to 17" inch laptop!I just love big screens and games like DS2 run just fine at 30fps!

[GamerPS360]

I prefer my 24" monitor over my 40" TV. Actually I see bigger on my 24" because I sit closer to monitor. But, I do have my comp hooked up with TV as well when I just want to grab gamepad and wanna be lazy :D

[pimpmaster]

i just recently got back into pc gaming after being absent for a good 6 years. any good MMOs/ or good free games i can pick up? i picked up a pretty good gaming pc. :D

[Letros]

Not the best stuff, but it's free.

http://forums.steampowered....

[zeph94]

just shell out like $6.80 on steam and get battlefield bad company 2. all you gotta do is w8 and watch and you can snag crazy deals there.

[GamerPS360]

Guild War is good mmo and no subscription. Whole trilogy is only $27 right now.

[Da_Evil_Monkey]

If you live in the UK or are willing to use a proxy you could try this,

http://n4g.com/news/670232/...

[zeph94]

Hmmmm PC or PS3 version....this will take some serious thought.

[KaiokenKid]

I wonder if those minimum specs will run it as well as the PS3/360 version?

[CaulkSlap]

That's very disappointing. Bad sign that the PC version will be another shoddy console port without any enhancements for more powerful PCs. Modern PC graphics cards are so damned under-utilized.

Although I seriously doubt a PC with those specs could run it in any playable form. On par with something from freaking 2004. Recommended specs are usually what you need to run something above 10fps anyways.

[Moentjers]

PC: only for work (and Mass Effect 1)

living room:
24" left: connected to HD-cable tv
24" right: connected to the PS3

[clarkdef]

I have my PC and my PS3 hooked up to my lounge TV, I use a PS3 controller with my PC to play games and surf the web (KB to DS3 emulator). But still prefer gameing on the PS3 for some reason I can't eplain.

[hassi94]

I understand what you mean, I'm like that a bit with my xbox. Just the connection of the community, party chat with some mates while I sit back on my xbox is just so easy sometimes. I know i can do this all on my gaming PC but sometimes it's just better on my Xbox.

[clarkdef]

Yes thanks for understanding me