Alpha Protocol System Requirements

[yes plz]

Saw this over at Gamebanshee:

Intel CPU - Pentium 4 2.66GHz
AMD CPU - Athlon XP 2400+
Nvidia Graphics Card - Geforce 7900 GT
ATI & Intel Graphics Card - Radeon X1800 Series 256MB
RAM - 2 Gbs
Hard Disk Space - 12 Gbs
Direct X - 9

Either the game is well optimized or these are the 'well, at least you can see the intro' requirements. Knowing Obsidian's track record, I'm going with the latter.

http://gamebanshee.com/news/static/EkVE ... lUSHmF.php

 

[TheWesDude]

those are pretty stiff reqs imo

that will probably make it playable with medium settings, if thats low settings, i sense something is wrong.

 

[catfood]

Those seem kinda steep. At first I thought they were the recommended system reqs but then I remembered NWN 2.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

Those seem kinda steep. At first I thought they were the recommended system reqs but then I remembered NWN 2.

Steep? Are you fucking kidding me? Who owns an XP 2400+ processor anymore? Those things are ancient. The graphics card is about three years old now too, considering the predecessor of the Geforce 7 series, the 6 series, struggled to run many games that came out in 2007 at high settings, I really doubt they'll be good for 2009. And if you've got less than 2GB of RAM you should have upgraded by now anyway, RAM is one of the most important things for computers these days.

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

I agree, those system req's are pretty damn low.

 

[racofer]

After NWN2, I give this a 1% change of being truth.

 

[MetalCraze]

considering the predecessor of the Geforce 7 series, the 6 series, struggled to run many games that came out in 2007 at high settings, I really doubt they'll be good for 2009.

What 2009? Consoles got their videocards of 2005 updated or something?
Though knowing Obsidian it will be funny to watch all those console retards that paid for this piece of shit cry about how it lags on their xbawks, forgetting to mention that bugs are only for PC.

 

[Xi]

Wow, my 7900GT is finally minimum spec huh? I'd probably be pissed if I gave a shit about this game, but I don't. PC gaming is too expensive. You'd have to spend a few hundred dollars just to upgrade and play that. No thanks. Not for some most certainly shitty modern game with very little game-play and lots of superfluous graphical masturbation going on.

Ye No!

 

[JarlFrank]

I just bought a Geforce 9600 GT for a little more than 50 euros and it runs any 2009 game on full settings and maximum resolution, so "expensive" my ass.

 

[Xi]

I just bought a Geforce 9600 GT for a little more than 50 euros and it runs any 2009 game on full settings and maximum resolution, so "expensive" my ass.

My RAM need to be updated too. It'd cost me probably $100 minimum to make it run. That's expensive for a single game.

 

[DriacKin]

I just bought a Geforce 9600 GT for a little more than 50 euros and it runs any 2009 game on full settings and maximum resolution, so "expensive" my ass.

My RAM need to be updated too. It'd cost me probably $100 minimum to make it run. That's expensive for a single game.

Well, you won't be doing it for just a single game.

 

[MetalCraze]

Speaking about it - why the fuck does AP need 2GBs or RAM?
Both XBox360 and PS3 can provide only 256 MBs of RAM.

 

[Black_Willow]

I just bought a Geforce 9600 GT for a little more than 50 euros and it runs any 2009 game on full settings and maximum resolution, so "expensive" my ass.

My RAM need to be updated too. It'd cost me probably $100 minimum to make it run. That's expensive for a single game.

Dude, I paid about $35 for 2 GB of RAM (new, not used).

 

[sportforredneck]

My computer is 5 years old or so, so the requirements are steep for me. I can't even run The Witcher.

 

[Hümmelgümpf]

Speaking about it - why the fuck does AP need 2GBs or RAM?
Both XBox360 and PS3 can provide only 256 MBs of RAM.

Yeah, but 360 and PS3 don't have a system hog like Windows running in the background.

 

[FeelTheRads]

Speaking about it - why the fuck does AP need 2GBs or RAM?
Both XBox360 and PS3 can provide only 256 MBs of RAM.

Yeah, but 360 and PS3 don't have a system hog like Windows running in the background.

Sure, Windows takes 1.7 GBs.

Make that "the game actually runs in an emulated environment instead of being 100% ported", it sounds way more reasonable.

 

[baronjohn]

I just bought a Geforce 9600 GT for a little more than 50 euros and it runs any 2009 game on full settings and maximum resolution, so "expensive" my ass.

I bet it doesn't run ArmA 2 or GTA 4.

 

[racofer]

And running those games is of utmost importance for proper e-penis jacking off, amirite?

 

[Deleted member 7219]

Speaking about it - why the fuck does AP need 2GBs or RAM?
Both XBox360 and PS3 can provide only 256 MBs of RAM.

I think its because

a) The PC versions have better graphics

b) The console versions get their memory from their processing units.

 

[fastpunk]

Steam lists the following as system requirements for AP:

o Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP® or Windows Vista®
o Processor: 2.4+ GHZ Intel® or 2.0+ GHZ AMD™
o Memory: 1 GB RAM (Windows XP®,) 2 GB RAM (Windows Vista®)
o Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce 6 series (6800GT or better,) ATI™ 1300XT series or greater (X1550, X1600 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements)
o Hard Drive: At least 12 GB of free space
o Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
o DirectX®: 9.0c

These seem reasonable. What the OP posted might be the recommended specs.

 

[MetalCraze]

a) The PC versions have better graphics

No it doesn't. It looks even worse than Mass Effect which was unchanged during porting. Even if it was the case it certainly wouldn't require 5+ times more RAM.

b) The console versions get their memory from their processing units.

What?

These seem reasonable. What the OP posted might be the recommended specs.

Yes but minimum specs != playable game.
Though I don't understand how X1300XT is OK but X1600Pro is not.

Yeah, but 360 and PS3 don't have a system hog like Windows running in the background.

You do know that Xbox consoles run on a modified version of Windows, right?

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

MS and Sony have strict certification and test programs, if the game runs like shit they won't accept it and return it until it is fixed, so skyways ranting is completely baseless. In addition, AP is based on the UE3, which has been proved runs very smooth and stable on all consoles, and PC.

 

[Hobo Elf]

MS and Sony have strict certification and test programs, if the game runs like shit they won't accept it and return it until it is fixed, so skyways ranting is completely baseless. In addition, AP is based on the UE3, which has been proved runs very smooth and stable on all consoles, and PC.

I laughed so hard I cried

 

[MetalCraze]

MS and Sony have strict certification and test programs, if the game runs like shit they won't accept it and return it until it is fixed

Like they did it with f.e. Bully quite recently right that lagged and crashed so hard that IGN or Gamespot made an article about it? Or super smash hit Halo3 which runs at 1024x640 which is below the required standard because even with its shitty graphics it manages to trash its own exclusive platform. Or GoW which runs at 30 FPS (UE3 engine btw). QA on consoles is just as good as it is on any other platform.

In addition, AP is based on the UE3, which has been proved runs very smooth and stable on all consoles, and PC.

NWN2 was based on Aurora. NWN was running fine at PCs of its time. Obsidian managed to completely fuck it up even though NWN2 was fugly, they even made NWN's camera worse - though how it was possible. Engine doesn't mean shit if hands grow out of the ass.
And KotOR2... Ah KotOR2. Xbox version came out 3 months earlier than PC one and it tells about console QA all you need to know.

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

*sigh* So much negativity.

First, not much of NWN2 was based on Aurora. The gameplay stuff yes, but the actual rendering engine was completely new written, and yes, fucked up. Shows us nothing though. AP is based on a licensed engine that runs with 30 fps on consoles, and that is okay. I remember playing Gears of War 2 with no hitches whatsoever. I think if the Kidzbox can handle Gears 2, it should be able to handle AP as well.
But then again, I don't give a fuck about the console versions. If you're a PC gamer, then upgrade or shut up.