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Now we know that next-gen is really here. The recommended minimum PC specifications for Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs<\/a> elicited little more than a pause because most PC gamers assumed that all the open-world razzle-dazzle would require some decent hardware to back it up. The PC specifications for Call of Duty: Ghosts<\/a> indicate what many of us have anticipated. Next-gen games may require PC upgrades.<\/p>\n

OS: Windows 7 64-Bit \/ Windows 8 64-Bit
\nCPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.66 GHZ \/ AMD Phenom X3 8750 2.4 GHZ or better
\nRAM: 6 GB RAM
\nHDD: 50 GB HD space
\nVideo: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti \/ ATI Radeon HD 5870 or better
\nSound: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
\nDirectX: 11
\nRecommended: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Goodbye 4GB of RAM and 32-bit Windows! People scooting along at the low-end of Steam’s hardware survey<\/a> better start making upgrade lists or hope to get a Steam Machine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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