[Shacknews] Mass Effect 2 System Requirements, DRM revealed

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-iceblade^

Discussion Starter · Nov 25, 2009

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/61383

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Minimum System Requirements

Processor: 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU
Memory: 1 GB RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Video Card: 256 MB (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support). Supported Chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or greater; ATI Radeon X1600 Pro or greater. Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 7300, 8100, 8200, 8300, 8400, and 9300; ATI Radeon HD3200, and HD4350 are below minimum system requirements. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required. Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2.
Hard Drive: 15 GB
OS: Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
DVD ROM: 1x Speed
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c August 2008 (included)
Input: Keyboard / Mouse

not bad.

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FallenFaux

· #2 · Nov 25, 2009

Same as the original isn't it?

venom55520

· #3 · Nov 25, 2009

15GB's but now it's actually worth it.

neurolysis

· #4 · Nov 25, 2009

They're not bad at all considering the garbage specs companies have been throwing around in recent times.

Can't wait.

Black Magix

· #5 · Nov 25, 2009

Another win by bioware!

awaizy

· #6 · Nov 25, 2009

Ugh, I need a new CPU/GPU...
GPU is fine, but needs more vRAM to play at 1680x1050 with high textures. And CPU is getting outdated.

Still, requirements are pretty modest, I'd say.

jigglylizard

· #7 · Nov 25, 2009

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15GB's but now it's actually worth it.

I liked the first one a lot. Totally worth the $10 I paid

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OmegaNemesis28

· #8 · Nov 25, 2009

can't wait until someone comes into the thread flipping out about DRM without reading the article

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"a basic disk check" without online authentication

neurolysis

· #9 · Nov 25, 2009

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can't wait until someone comes into the thread flipping out about DRM without reading the article

Honestly, I couldn't care less if it turned my desktop into a montage of gay porn. This is Mass Effect we're talking about!

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muels7

· #10 · Nov 25, 2009

I kinda wish the requirements were a little higher. Then I would know that the graphics would be better than the first ones, even though the first ones were pretty good... 2 years ago.

xxicrimsonixx

· #11 · Nov 25, 2009

Hope it run on my sig rig *cross fingers*
jks

ENTERPRISE

· #12 · Nov 25, 2009

Not bad really. 15GB is not too bad these days considering.

Chimeracaust

· #13 · Nov 25, 2009

No securom! We win!

Chimeracaust

· #14 · Nov 25, 2009

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Not bad really. 15GB is not too bad these days considering.

How are they going to get that on those tiny xbox disks?

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MrDeodorant

· #15 · Nov 25, 2009

Well, if you can get 8+ on a standard DVD, and the XBox can read HD-DVDs, I think they have the space.

venom55520

· #16 · Nov 25, 2009

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Well, if you can get 8+ on a standard DVD, and the XBox can read HD-DVDs, I think they have the space.

you have to buy an attachment that's discontinued for hd-dvd's lol.

i assume some lower rez texture mixed with high compression and maybe 2 disks aught to do the job.

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R00ST3R

· #17 · Nov 25, 2009

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Not bad really. 15GB is not too bad these days considering.

Considering the size of these two games at least. SW: The Force Unleashed = 24.6GB, AoC = 35.2GB

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OmegaNemesis28

· #18 · Nov 25, 2009

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Well, if you can get 8+ on a standard DVD, and the XBox can read HD-DVDs, I think they have the space.

8GB is on DL-DVDs, which is what all 360 games use.
They do not use HD-DVDs for any games at all. 360s can't read them You need a separate attachment to watch HD-DVD movies.

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Nickosha

· #19 · Nov 25, 2009

Let's just hope the weapons and armor aren't Assault rifle 1-6, shotgun 1-6, heavy armor 1-6, light armor 1-6, etc again.

OmegaNemesis28

· #20 · Nov 25, 2009

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Let's just hope the weapons and armor aren't Assault rifle 1-6, shotgun 1-6, heavy armor 1-6, light armor 1-6, etc again.

Isn't that really how most video games, particularly RPGs, work?
Can't think of any other system other then just random weapons/armor.

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