EA has released the system requirements for the PC version of their upcoming monster-hit (let's be honest) The Sims 4. You'll be pleasantly surprised!
The Sims 4 Premium Membership Revealed
We here at GNG don't believe in beating around the bush, so feast your eyes on this, courtesy of the official Sims website:
REQUIRED: Internet connection required for product activation.
OS: Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 8, or Windows 8.1
PROCESSOR: 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4000+ or equivalent (For computers using built-in graphics chipsets, the game requires 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.0 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-62 or equivalent)
MEMORY: At least 2 GB RAM
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HARD DRIVE: At least 9 GB of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games
DVD-ROM: DVD ROM drive required for installation only
VIDEO CARD: 128 MB of Video RAM and support for Pixel Shader 3.0. Supported Video Cards: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, ATI Radeon X1300 or better, Intel GMA X4500 or better
SOUND CARD: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
DIRECTX: DirectX 9.0c compatible
INPUT: Keyboard and Mouse
This low-threshold set of system requirements will certainly soothe the balm of the absence of toddlers and pools, and the previously announced premium paid membership for the game, as reported by us before. Add the Create A Sim feature and you get quite an interesting bag of pros and cons here. What do you think, Windows Vista users?