Halo on PC – Halo Forge details, system requirements, and release date

29 August 2016

Halo games and PC gamers have had a long history.

While the first Halo port by Gearbox is considered one of the greatest ever, Microsoft then followed it up with the Vista-only Halo 2.

Since then we’ve had nothing other than two slightly-above average twin-stick shooters.

With the news that Halo 6 and Halo Wars 2 will be making the jump to Windows 10 however, it looks like PC may be “the” place to play the franchise going forward.

It all starts with the release of Halo Forge in a couple of weeks time.

PC gamers looking for a full Halo experience will likely still be dissapointed, as the “game” is more a glorified map editor with 16 v 16 multiplayer. That said, it does look to offer the core Halo 5 multiplayer experience to gamers on PC.

The game will release for free on the Windows 10 store on 8 September.

You can check out the full system requirements below:

Minimum

  • Windows 10 Anniversary Edition
  • DirectX 12
  • intel Core i5 at 2.3Ghz or AMD equivalent
  • GeForce 650 Ti
  • 2GB VRAM
  • 8GB RAM
  • HDD 40GB

Recommended

  • Windows 10 Anniversary Edition
  • DirectX 12
  • intel Core i5-3570k at 3.4GHz or AMD equivalent
  • GeForce GTX 970
  • 4GB VRAM
  • 8GB RAM
  • HDD 40GB

Ultra (4K)

  • Windows 10 Anniversary Edition
  • DirectX 12
  • Intel Core i7-4770k at 3.4GHz or AMD equivalent
  • GeForce 980 Ti
  • 6GB VRAM
  • 16GB RAM
  • HDD 40GB

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