Bioware has revealed the minimum and recommended system requirements for the PC version of Mass Effect 2 along with its copy protection and DRM scheme.
Digital Rights Management (DRM) - The boxed/retail PC version of Mass Effect 2 will use only a basic disk check and it will not require online authentication. This is the same method as Dragon Age: Origins. Digital versions will use the retailers protection system.
PC MINIMUM System Requirements
OS = Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
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
Hard Drive = 15 GB
DVD ROM = 1x Speed
Sound Card = DirectX 9.0c compatible
Direct X = DirectX 9.0c August 2008 (included)
Input = Keyboard / Mouse
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.
PC RECOMMENDED System Requirements
Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
2.6+ GHz Cure 2 Duo Intel or equivalent AMD CPU
2 GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, or better recommended
100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
DirectX August 2008
NOTES: For the best results, make sure you have the latest drivers for your video and audio cards. Laptop or mobile versions of the above supported video cards have not had extensive testing and may have driver or other performance issues. As such, they are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2. Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2.
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Mass Effect 2 System Requirements And DRM Detailed
First post. That means I'm awesome, right?Good to see a dev/publisher that realizes DRM does next to nothing except make your customers hate you.Not that I'll buy it or anything. But sure, I amy downlaod it. I bought the fisrt one on a whim and although i finsihed it, i did regret the purchase a bit.
Mass Effect 2 System Requirements And DRM Detailed
nobody gives a s**t dude, get a life
Mass Effect 2 System Requirements And DRM Detailed
No one gives a suit? Awe.... :(
Mass Effect 2 System Requirements And DRM Detailed
It got gayer and gayer, that Mass Effect. I especially hate the new characters. And the turian armor spotted in one of the shots got also gayer. Unimageable!
Mass Effect 2 System Requirements And DRM Detailed
shame on me i "tried" first version thinking its s**t. Hell no those guys deserve the money (hope its not too much like Dragon Age)
Mass Effect 2 System Requirements And DRM Detailed
I have a question about the system requirements. It says you need 1 GB with windows xp and 2GB with windows 7. I currently have 2GB RAM and windows XP. Does this mean that the game will run better on windows XP than windows 7 for me?
Mass Effect 2 System Requirements And DRM Detailed
Anonymous 8:36 29The chances are that the game will run better on XP than win7, because win7 is resource hungry and it would be necessary to have extra ram to maintain both the OS and the game at once.
Mass Effect 2 System Requirements And DRM Detailed
Requirements are pretty darn neat for this sort of thing.I do hope they polish it more then the first, it was lacking in feel for the game.But it is one of those few still proper games in this casual gaming market.
Mass Effect 2 System Requirements And DRM Detailed
It likely uses the 'built in CD-key' that securom has started employing. Such a crock.
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