{"id":63105,"date":"2014-04-07T11:27:52","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T09:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=63105"},"modified":"2014-04-07T11:32:32","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T09:32:32","slug":"watch-dogs-recommended-pc-specs-will-make-you-cry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/63105-watch-dogs-recommended-pc-specs-will-make-you-cry","title":{"rendered":"Watch Dogs recommended PC specs will make you cry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, the Watch Dogs PC specs were officially announced, having been posted on the <a title=\"Watch Dogs on Steam\" href=\" http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/243470\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steam pre-order page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the minimum specs revealed previously already gave us a shock, the recommended hardware setup will leave you aghast.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Watch Dogs PC System Requirements<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Recommended<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OS: Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (SP1) or Windows 8 (Please note that we only support 64 bit OSs.)<\/li>\n<li>Processor: Eight core &#8211; Intel Core i7-3770 @3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 X8 @ 4 GHz<\/li>\n<li>Memory: 8 GB RAM<\/li>\n<li>Graphics: DirectX 11 graphics card with 2 GB Video RAM &#8211; Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850<\/li>\n<li>DirectX: Version 11<\/li>\n<li>Hard Drive: 25 GB available space<\/li>\n<li>Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers<\/li>\n<li>Additional Notes: Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer mode. Supported video cards at time of release: nVidia GeForce GTX460 or better, GT500, GT600, GT700 series; AMD Radeon HD5850 or better, HD6000, HD7000, R7 and R9 series Intel Iris Pro HD 5200<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Minimum<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OS: Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (SP1) or Windows 8 (Please note that we only support 64 bit OSs.)<\/li>\n<li>Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66Ghz or AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0Ghz<\/li>\n<li>Memory: 6 GB RAM<\/li>\n<li>Graphics: DirectX 11 graphics card with 1 GB Video RAM &#8211; Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5770<\/li>\n<li>DirectX: Version 11<\/li>\n<li>Hard Drive: 25 GB available space<\/li>\n<li>Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers<\/li>\n<li>Additional Notes: Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer mode. Supported video cards at time of release: nVidia GeForce GTX460 or better, GT500, GT600, GT700 series; AMD Radeon HD5850 or better, HD6000, HD7000, R7 and R9 series Intel Iris Pro HD 5200<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Watch Dogs will see a <strong>world-wide launch on 27 May 2014<\/strong> for PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Windows PC. The Nintendo Wii U version will be getting a later release.<\/p>\n<p>Ubisoft said that players who purchase Watch Dogs on either PlayStation 3 or PlayStation 4 will have exclusive access to 60 minutes of additional gameplay via the PlayStation Network.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Dogs is poised to be Ubisoft\u2019s next ground-breaking IP, featuring all manner of open-world hacking exploits in a lovingly crafted futuristic Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DHPy9IpHOj8?rel=0\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in 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