You Can Now Pre-Load Battlefield Hardline on PC

If you're itching to play Battlefield Hardline, you can now pre-load the cops-and-robbers-themed first-person shooter on your PC, Electronic Arts has announced.

If you use Origin to download and install the game today, you'll be able to play as soon as it's released later this week.

To pre-load the game, click the My Games tab in Origin, then click on the Battlefield Hardline tile in your Origin Games Library. It will automatically install once it's finished downloading and then you're all set. Just make sure to check out the game's system requirements below before you buy it.

Hardline launches this Tuesday, March 17, on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PC. You can begin playing the Xbox One version right now, provided you're an EA Access member.

Recommended:

• OS: WINDOWS 8 64-BIT (with KB971512 Update)

• CPU: INTEL QUAD-CORE CPU, AMD SIX-CORE CPU

• MEMORY: 8 GB RAM

• GRAPHICS CARD: AMD Radeon R9 290, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760

• GRAPHICS MEMORY: 3 GB

• HARD DRIVE: 60 GB

• API: DIRECTX 11

Minimum:

• OS: WINDOWS VISTA SP2 64-BIT (with KB971512 Update)

• PROCESSOR: Athlon II/Phenom II 2.8 GHz, Intel Core i3/i5 2.4GHz

• MEMORY: 4 GB RAM

• GRAPHICS CARD: ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 (896 MB)

• HARD DRIVE: 60 GB

• API: DIRECTX 11