XCOM 2's PC System Requirements Revealed

If you've been wondering if you'll be able to run the PC-exclusive XCOM 2 next year, then you're in luck. Its minimum and recommended system requirements have been revealed.

The system requirements were posted on the game's Steam page earlier today. Here's what you'll need to run the turn-based strategy game:

Minimum PC System Requirements:

• OS: Windows 7, 64-bit

• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz

• Memory: 4 GB RAM

• Graphics: 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better

• DirectX: Version 11

• Storage: 45 GB available space

• Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card

Recommended PC System Requirements:

• OS: Windows 7, 64-bit

• Processor: 3GHz Quad Core

• Memory: 8 GB RAM

• Graphics: 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better

• Storage: 45 GB available space

• Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card

If you want to see the game in action for yourself, GameSpot got a hands-on demo and talked about it here. We also talked to Firaxis recently about how the new XCOM's strategy goes deeper than permadeath.

XCOM 2 will be coming exclusively to PC on February 5, 2016. Console versions are not being ruled out, but nothing has been announced as of this time. And the alien-invasion strategy game is getting three expansions, which were detailed today.