Call of Duty Forum offers minimum system specifications for
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, revealing the upcoming first-person shooter sequel will not support Windows XP (thanks
Destructoid/
GameSpy). Word is: "Since we upgraded the engine to use DirectX11, Windows XP is no longer supported. It requires Windows Vista or later." They also outline PC-specific enhancements: "Black Ops II PC features enhanced lighting, shadows, antialiasing, bloom, depth of field, ambient occlusion, and other enhanced effects that are still in the works. And the game can run at higher resolutions and higher framerates on the PC." Here are the specifications:
OS: Windows Vista SP2 or Windows 7
CPU: Intel Core2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHz or AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.4 GHz
Memory: 2GB for 32-bit OS or 4GB for 64-bit OS
Video Card: Nvidia GeForce 8800GT 512 MB or ATI Radeon HD 3870 512 MB
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Mastaba wrote on Sep 4, 2012, 15:56:
Wait, but a GeForce 8800GT is not a DirectX 11 part. So the game can run without the DirectX 11 specific features. So, there must be at least a DirectX 10 fallback. So really what they meant to say is that since the game requires at least DirectX 10 Windows XP is not supported.
DirectX 11 (the software API) is backwards compatible with DirectX 10 hardware. The API will automatically enable/disable features based on hardware support.
The DirectX 9/XP cut-off is due to the fact that DX10 was essentially re-engineered from the ground-up to support the overhauled driver model (WDDM) which was first introduced in Vista. |
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Sep 4, 15:37 |
Re: Black Ops 2 Specs; No XP Support |
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Sep 4, 15:56 |
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Sep 4, 16:16 |
Re: Black Ops 2 Specs; No XP Support |
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Sep 4, 16:19 |
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TheEmissary |
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Sep 4, 16:25 |
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Flatline |
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Sep 4, 17:27 |
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Trevellian |
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Sep 4, 17:44 |
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killer_roach |
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Sep 4, 18:10 |
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nin |
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Sep 4, 18:16 |
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Beelzebud |
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Sep 4, 18:58 |
Re: Black Ops 2 Specs; No XP Support |
Wookiestick |
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Sep 4, 19:29 |
Windows 7 was not exclusively 64-bit because of compatibility issues. |
hb3d |
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Sep 4, 20:16 |
Re: Windows 7 was not exclusively 64-bit because of compatibility issues. |
eRe4s3r |
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Sep 4, 20:22 |
Re: Windows 7 was not exclusively 64-bit because of compatibility issues. |
Bill Borre |
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Sep 4, 20:43 |
Re: Windows 7 was not exclusively 64-bit because of compatibility issues. |
hb3d |
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Sep 4, 20:56 |
Re: Windows 7 was not exclusively 64-bit because of compatibility issues. |
eRe4s3r |
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Sep 4, 21:08 |
Re: Windows 7 was not exclusively 64-bit because of compatibility issues. |
hb3d |
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Sep 4, 22:02 |
Re: Windows 7 was not exclusively 64-bit because of compatibility issues. |
Tigger |
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Sep 5, 06:09 |
Do it! Come on, do it! Do it now! |
hb3d |
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Sep 5, 08:09 |
Re: Do it! Come on, do it! Do it now! |
Tigger |
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Sep 5, 09:20 |
Re: Do it! Come on, do it! Do it now! |
hb3d |
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Sep 5, 14:39 |
Re: Do it! Come on, do it! Do it now! |
Tigger |
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Sep 5, 19:29 |
Re: Do it! Come on, do it! Do it now! |
hb3d |
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Sep 6, 14:13 |
Re: Do it! Come on, do it! Do it now! |
Tigger |
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Sep 7, 11:37 |
Re: Do it! Come on, do it! Do it now! |
hb3d |
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Sep 7, 13:13 |
Re: Do it! Come on, do it! Do it now! |
Tigger |
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Sep 4, 15:53 |
Re: Black Ops 2 Specs; No XP Support |
Bet |
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Sep 4, 16:35 |
Re: Black Ops 2 Specs; No XP Support |
NegaDeath |
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Sep 4, 16:48 |
Re: Black Ops 2 Specs; No XP Support |
Bet |
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Sep 4, 17:47 |
Re: Black Ops 2 Specs; No XP Support |
DangerDog |
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Sep 4, 18:03 |
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ChopperDan |
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Sep 4, 19:02 |
Re: Black Ops 2 Specs; No XP Support |
NegaDeath |
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Sep 4, 19:05 |
No XP support means no Linux support with WINE. |
hb3d |
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Sep 4, 19:45 |
Re: No XP support means no Linux support with WINE. |
DangerDog |
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Sep 4, 19:52 |
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