Just Cause 2 will not support Windows XP

tpex

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The system requirements for Just Cause 2 have just come in, and it looks like trusty old Windows XP won’t run it.

Here are the full system requirements;

Minimum:

- Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7 (Windows XP is unsupported)
- Processor: Dual-core CPU with SSE3 (Athlon 64 X2 4200 / Pentium D 3GHz)
- Graphics Card: Nvidia Geforce 8800 Series / ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro with 256MB memory or equivalent DX10 card with 256MB memory
- Memory: 2GB RAM
- DirectX: Microsoft DirectX 10
- Hard Drive: 10GB of free drive space
- Optical Drive: DVD-ROM drive
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible sound card
- Internet Connection: Internet connection required for product activation
- Input: Keyboard and mouse (Microsoft Xbox 360 controller optional)

Recommended:

- Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7 (Windows XP is unsupported)
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6GHz or AMD Phenom X3 2.4GHz
- Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 Series with 512MB / ATI Radeon HD 5750 Series with 512MB or equivalent DX10 card with 512MB memory
- Memory: 3GB
- DirectX: Microsoft DirectX 10.1 with Vista SP1
- Hard Drive: 10GB of free drive space
- Optical Drive: DVD-ROM drive
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible Dolby Digital 5.1 sound card
- Internet Connection: Internet connection required for product activation
- Input: Keyboard and mouse (Xbox 360 controller optional)

This is bad news for many, as a Steam survey conducted last month showed that 42% of Steam users still use XP.

We can also see here that the game will run on Dx10, apparently with no option for Dx9.

Just Cause 2 releases on the 23rd March for the 360, PS3 and PC.
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http://gamingbolt.com/2010/02/19/just-cause-2-will-not-support-windows-xp/

No biggie hey? I think most of you are on win7 already?
 
I people bitch about this then they are just babies. I mean it was bound to happen soon look at windows 98 games stopped working on that. Xp is not as good as win7.
 
Yeah I cant really see a problem, I mean if your PC is beefy enough to handle this game then surely you should be running Windows 7 by now. I don't see a reason for a gaming PC to still be on XP.
 
Yeah understandable. Win7 is better than XP but XP is so outdated its not even funny. I think they should discontinue it for once and let people move to win7 but they need to reduce the price of the basic package.

I can understand that people wouldnt want to move to Vista. But its much better than vista.
 
Well, with XP being unable to support DX10,or DX11 which is the direction most games are heading, it will go out of use. Companies will still use it, and it works great for slightly less than good performing computers. I'd love to get Win7, but I'll only do with my next upgrade :)
 
Upgraded to Windows 7 a while ago. Really impressed so far. Will see how stable it is when I've used it some more. Anyway, UBUNTU FTW!
 
I can honestly say Im soooooo glad I upgraded when i did :D this is one game I am dying to have and would do anything to get my hands on :D
 
I use Xp and widows 7 dual boot. Somethings is still good for Xp and thats why I keep it. Windows 7 still looks like Vista and the feel of it is just not the same as Xp. But I do think games look better on 7 and Just Cause 2 looks gr8 on it.
 
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