Potential hint for Scorpio hardware?
A set of system requirements for Middle-earth: Shadow of War has surfaced on Steam. This is rather sudden, considering that the game has been and in rapid fire mode just a few days ago and official gameplay footage has been promised on 8 March.
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The system requirements posting on isn't really that big of a deal, but it carries some implications with it.
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 7 SP1 with Platform Update for Windows 7
- Processor: Intel i5-2550K, 3.4 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 670 | Radeon HD 7950
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 60 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 10 version 14393.102 or higher required
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3770, 3.4 GHz
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 970 or GeForce GTX 1060 | Radeon R9 290X or Radeon RX 480
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 60 GB available space
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Middle-earth: Shadows of War was also confirmed as a launch title for Microsoft's Scorpio. This would mean that Scorpio's hardware capabilities should fall well above the minimum requirement for PC and at least approach the recommended specifications. If that is the case, Scorpio will take up position a decent deal above the but still nowhere near the horsepower a high-end PC can provide.
