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Call of Duty: Ghosts needs 6GB RAM and 50GB installation on PC

Nvidia lists system specifications for the PC version of Call of Duty: Ghosts.

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Call of Duty: Ghosts will require 50GB of hard drive space, Nvidia has said on its website.

The requirements for this year's Call of Duty, which runs on an engine updated for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, are far more demanding than last year's Black Ops II, which required 4GB RAM and an Nvidia 8800GT or equivalent graphics card.

Neither Activision or Nvidia has commented on why the game required 50GB to install, but the large hard drive requirement is believed to be mostly down to an increased texture size to accommodate displaying the game on larger displays at higher resolutions.

Nvidia's minimum specs for Call of Duty: Ghosts are as follows:

OS: Windows 7 64-Bit / Windows 8 64-Bit

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHZ / AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.4 GHZ or better

RAM: 6GB RAM

HDD: 50GB Hard Drive space

Video: Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti / ATI Radeon HD 5870 or better

Sound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card

DirectX 11

Internet: Broadband connection and service required for Multiplayer Connectivity. Internet connection required for activation.

To reach the game's recommended specification, Nvidia says users will require a Nvidia GeForce GTX 780.

Last night Infinity Ward confirmed that Call of Duty: Ghosts will feature dedicated servers across all platforms.

Call of Duty: Ghosts will be released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U, and PC on November 5. Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions will follow at launch.

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LMFAO!!!!

6GB?! I can play any game near-max to max at smooth frames, 1080p - such as Far Cry 3, Metro Last Light, Tomb Raidor, Crysis, Splinter Cell Blacklist, Battlefield 4 Beta -- and yet -- I can't even run CALL OF DUTY GHOSTS (on an engine that still has Quake 3 code) !!


Cheap, very cheap greedy scum over there at Activision.

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@conspirethis Not only at Activision.

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If you can run any cod game, you can run ghosts. I doubt only adding fish ai and a dog to the game will hurt the performance.50 GB of space required? Fish need a lot of room to swim

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this is laughable, compare the system req for Cod4 MW and this, then compare them visually.

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10GB for single and 9GB for multiplayer equally 50GB !!!


and directX 13

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10GB for single

9GB for Multi

31GB For locked DLC.

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50gb=big joke

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@speedcrysis that's because all DLC are ready and will be locked.

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@speedcrysis A game a year isnt enough, they want to make sure the only thing on your hard drive is CoD and an operating system. They arent quite there yet, they are building up to it =D

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@skabb15 Because all hard drives only have 50 GB... I have 5TB of storage + 400GB of SSD storage. 50GB is a lot for a game but not really that much for taking up every inch of your space.

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So now I finally get why Nvidia said COD: Ghosts is a reason for PC gamers to upgrade their hardware, which is a statement I found absolutely laughable.

IW should've ditched their outdated Quake 3 engine and actually make a decent engine that can render modern effects at a reasonable performance cost. Now you need a GTX780 to render fake godrays. LMAO XD

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But you know they are bunch of talentless amateurs who don't have the skill to actually build an engine and therefore have been just cashing out on casuals. One guy even prooved it. Said "it would take an army of 200 engineers just to develop an engine" BULLSHIT. That's why the game have had the same game-engine for an entire decade already. And thats why the game have essentially been the one and same for an entire decade already, because these hacks are amateurs.

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Just out of interest. I have AMD Athlon II x4 645 3,1GHZ CPU. is it above recommended?

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AMD = Peasants

so no, it's not recommended

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@DhcTrixt @smoker1993 Imho making games only for intel would be very bad bussines decision but then again i'm unemployed and you run a succesful gaming studio

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Amd = smart,savvy consumers who don't buy into the hype. Save the money on GPUs.

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Exactly. He'll be fine with his Athlon x4. Intel is great, but not a necessity, especially if you're on a budget.

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I don't get why people are crying, that's a fantastic new. Devs are now using available technologies.Even if it's for a generic corridor shooter.

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Ahahahaha, what a marvelous joke it is!

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And this is why AAA development is costing a fucking mint.

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Optimization? Pfft, since when was that important to anyone?

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@DeadrisingX1 aint nobody got time for that

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This is a joke, they are lying about specs and they are not the only ones.

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Remember that 6G dose includes your GPUs Ram.

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Most of master race won't be able to max settings.

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What the hell is the master race?

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@ScreamDream That's because most of the master race won't bother playing this, hehe :P

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@ScreamDream This is a scam to fool people into buying a GTX 780. 500 and 600 series Nvidia cards will run this game just fine.

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@Riddick123 @ScreamDream yes, Im sure, its a vast global conspiracy. Nvidia probably shot JFK too!


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@skabb15 Please stop making a fool of yourself!

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@Riddick123 @skabb15 @RicanV No, you arent. You are just going to stop responding to me. Dont fool yourself. You will dwell on this for years, beat yourself up, and spend hours screaming at you PC due to the "injustice" of Nvidia's global agenda...

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@skabb15 @Riddick123 @RicanV Yeah you're right. Why would a company want to move their latest product out the door? Derp. Moving on.

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@Riddick123 @RicanV @skabb15 Yes because making a statement with no proof to enforce your side is "making sense". I hope you never get jury duty....

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@RicanV @skabb15 @Riddick123 No, they dont. Im sorry that you feel that you are being watched

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@RicanV @skabb15 Rican, stop making sense.

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@skabb15 Answering a question with a question. Good job.

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@skabb15 @Riddick123 Actually, games will list higher tiered products after entering into partnerships with other companies, in order to move the latest and greatest product.

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@Riddick123 @skabb15 Because you do it every day?

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@skabb15 Explain how I am an idiot. My GTX 570 will run this game fine.

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@skabb15 @Riddick123 @ScreamDream Fail to see how saying a 500 or 600 series Nvidia card will run the game fine is some sort of global conspiracy. They want people to buy their newest video card obviously.

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@ScreamDream I know you are trying to be clever here, I just know it...unfortunately, you came across making no sense. I gather that somebody wont be able to run it on max, Im just stuck on whether you are trying to be funny, or racist...

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@ScreamDream Most of master race laughing at these requirements.

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@DhcTrixt I won't be able to. :P

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@DhcTrixt @ScreamDream Lets say all and settle this :D

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Welp, I guess Call of Duty Dog is a demanding bitch indeed.

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