Fallout 3 Goes Gold, System Specs Revealed

[Andy Chalk]

Fallout 3 Goes Gold, System Specs Revealed

Fallout 3 [http://www.bethsoft.com] following news that the game has finally gone gold.

"Fallout 3 has been the biggest project we've ever undertaken," said game director Todd Howard. "It's been a long journey and we're really happy with how it turned out. We can't wait for everyone to get a chance to play it."

The Fallout 3 FAQ [http://fallout.bethsoft.com/eng/info/faq.html] has also been updated with the confirmed minimum and recommended system specs for the game, which are as follows:

Minimum System Requirements:

Windows XP/Vista
1GB System RAM (XP)/ 2GB System RAM (Vista)
2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better/ATI X850 or better)


Recommended System Requirements:

Intel Core 2 Duo processor
2 GB System RAM
Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI 3800 series)


A full list of supported video card chipsets is also available at the FAQ.

Rated M (Mature) by the Xbox 360 [http://www.esrb.org] and PC.


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[meatloaf231]

Mmmhmm... Sure. We all know just how accurate the minimum/recommended specs for PC games are.

 

[Aries_Split]

Wow.

My rig will decimate this game.

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

Mmmhmm... Sure. We all know just how accurate the minimum/recommended specs for PC games are.

Oh who cares, I can run it and I'm happy.

This seems pretty standard for this gen. anyway.

The minimum specs. do make me suspicious though, but I don't look at those.

 

[rougeknife]

Wow.

My rig will decimate this game.

Ditto.

Hail the PC! Now bring on the mods!

 

[Lt. Sera]

Recommended specs = minimum specs. I can run this game fine. All is well.

 

[Ralackk]

minimum specs = unplayable game that probably looks worse then the orginal fallouts, time for an upgrade.(well oblivions minimum specs actually looked worse then morrowind.)

 

[Jhereg42]

Gamespy is reporting that copies of the 360 code have already made it on to torrent sites.

This thing just went gold and it's already leaked. Bethesda must be pulling their hair out.

Edit for Link:

http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/fallout-3/918298p1.html

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

Gamespy is reporting that copies of the 360 code have already made it on to torrent sites.

This thing just went gold and it's already leaked. Bethesda must be pulling their hair out.

Just looked it up and you're right.

I wonder who is the asshole that does this stuff.

 

[Aries_Split]

Gamespy is reporting that copies of the 360 code have already made it on to torrent sites.

This thing just went gold and it's already leaked. Bethesda must be pulling their hair out.

Just looked it up and you're right.

I wonder who is the asshole that does this stuff.

Because it's absolutely fucking hilarious.

It should also shut up all the game developers that think Piracy = PC

 

[Magnetic2]

Wow, my system is the recommend specs, hook line and sinker. The next generation of games (i.e. a year from now) will put me into minimum zone.

 

[Jumplion]

Gamespy is reporting that copies of the 360 code have already made it on to torrent sites.

This thing just went gold and it's already leaked. Bethesda must be pulling their hair out.

Just looked it up and you're right.

I wonder who is the asshole that does this stuff.

ZEE PIARAITS DID EET!! ZEE PIATRIATS DID EET!!!

 

[Andy Chalk]

The minimum specs "controversy" is a huge stumbling block for PC gaming. It's akin to suggesting that walking from Montreal to Toronto is somehow comparable to flying. They'll both get you there eventually, I suppose, but nobody in their right mind is going to make the hike. So why do publishers continue to insist on putting out minimum specs that will technically run a game, but not in any form that any sane person would be willing to play it?

That said, the minimum specs for Fallout 3 don't sound too outrageously low - but there's also not nearly as much variance between the minimum and recommend specs as you'll see in some titles, either.

 

[TsunamiWombat]

That dissapointment. They're nice enough to include no invasive shit in the software and people pirate it. Then again this is the 360 version.

Still dissapointing.

 

[Novajam]

* Windows XP/Vista Yes.
* 1GB System RAM (XP)/ 2GB System RAM (Vista) Yes.
* 2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor No.
* Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better/ATI X850 or better) Nooooo.

I get the feeling that trying to run Fallout 3 on my machine would be like trying to launch a spaceship on an Apple II.

 

[sunami88]

My PC MIGHT just squeak by, and god damn I hope it does. This game looks awesome.

 

[cainx10a]

So excited to play this game, never felt this way, in a long, very long time.

 

[EvilEngineNumberNine]

Awwwsome. My rig is capable and ready to rock some Fallout.

* 2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor No.

Novajam you seriously don't have the Pentium 4 Equivalent of 2.4Ghz in your rig? What proc are you running now?