No Windows XP Support for Just Cause 2
Hope you PC gamers out there haven't been having too much fun watching all the spectacular trailers for Just Cause 2 [http://www.amazon.com/Just-Cause-2-Xbox-360/dp/B0013RATNM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1279310310&sr=1-1], because it's DirectX 10 only, which means it won't run under Windows XP.
Just Cause 2 is a sandbox action game in which plot is almost entirely irrelevant compared to the insanely awesome stunts the player can perform with the aid of a parachute, a grappling hook and a silly, highly interactive world. One pre-release video shows the player lifting a sports car with a helicopter and dropping it on an enemy's head, while the most recent features a game of chicken between a fire truck and an airliner.
Tons of fun, for sure; just don't expect to join in if you're a PC gamer who's still hacking away with Windows XP. Just Cause 2 is DX10-only, which means you'll need at least Vista or Windows 7 to play. The specs:
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)
Of course, Windows XP is two generations old, so what's the big deal about not supporting it? Only this: According to the January 2010 Steam survey [http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/], Windows XP is still far and away the most popular version of Microsoft's operating system, with almost 44 percent of Steam users running it. That's a huge portion of the PC market to ignore. On the other hand, that's a huge portion of what will easily be the tiniest portion of the game's overall market, so Eidos and Squeenix probably aren't losing much sleep over it.
Just Cause 2 comes out on March 23 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
Source: Rock, Paper, Shotgun [http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/02/23/unjust-cause-no-xp-support/#more-25838]
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Hope you PC gamers out there haven't been having too much fun watching all the spectacular trailers for Just Cause 2 [http://www.amazon.com/Just-Cause-2-Xbox-360/dp/B0013RATNM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1279310310&sr=1-1], because it's DirectX 10 only, which means it won't run under Windows XP.
Just Cause 2 is a sandbox action game in which plot is almost entirely irrelevant compared to the insanely awesome stunts the player can perform with the aid of a parachute, a grappling hook and a silly, highly interactive world. One pre-release video shows the player lifting a sports car with a helicopter and dropping it on an enemy's head, while the most recent features a game of chicken between a fire truck and an airliner.
Tons of fun, for sure; just don't expect to join in if you're a PC gamer who's still hacking away with Windows XP. Just Cause 2 is DX10-only, which means you'll need at least Vista or Windows 7 to play. The specs:
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)
Of course, Windows XP is two generations old, so what's the big deal about not supporting it? Only this: According to the January 2010 Steam survey [http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/], Windows XP is still far and away the most popular version of Microsoft's operating system, with almost 44 percent of Steam users running it. That's a huge portion of the PC market to ignore. On the other hand, that's a huge portion of what will easily be the tiniest portion of the game's overall market, so Eidos and Squeenix probably aren't losing much sleep over it.
Just Cause 2 comes out on March 23 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
Source: Rock, Paper, Shotgun [http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/02/23/unjust-cause-no-xp-support/#more-25838]
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