If you're looking forward to stopping another terrorist plot as superspy Sam Fisher on PC, here's your check list to make sure you can have your game up and running. Ubisoft released the minimum and recommended specs players will need to run the game on their PC's. Time to check what's under the hood folks:
Minimum
- OS: Windows XP (SP3) / Windows Vista (SP2) / Windows 7 (SP1) / Windows 8
- Processor: 2.13 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 or 2.80 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ or better (Steam advises 2.53GHz)
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 512 MB DirectX 10-compliant with Shader Model 4.0 or higher
- DirectX: 9
- Hard Drive: 25 GB HD space
- Sound: DirectX 10-compliant DirectX 9.0c-compliant
- Additional Peripherals Supported: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)
So that's what you'll need for a bare minimum to stop Blacklist. However, Ubisoft recommends the following:
- Processor: 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 or 3.00 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940 or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- DirectX: 11
- Hard Drive: 25 GB HD space
- Sound: 5.1 surround sound
- Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection
- Additional Peripherals Supported: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)
The 7th installment to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series, Blacklist sees series' protagonist Sam Fisher as the commander of Fourth Echelon, and is charged with stopping the group known as the Blacklist from causing ever escalating terrorist attacks on U.S. targets.
The game starts six months after Conviction, with the Fourth Echelon looking forward to stop any and all current operations that are being conducted by Third Echelon and their agents.
Among Blacklist's new features include a new gameplay mechanic called killing in motion, which allows for the player to highlight targets and take them out in quick succession, with a new fluidity while on the run. Of course, Fisher also sports the latest technological gadgets to help him get the job done.
Splinter Cell: Blacklist will release for PC, PlayStation 3, Wii U, and the Xbox 360 on August 20th.