Crysis Beta Requirements

[Balti]

Here are the system requirements on the readme file for the Crysis Beta. I would imagine the actual game will be the same.

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System Requirements
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Crysis Multiplayer Beta requires DirectX 9.0c. You can
install DirectX 9.0c by following the onscreen prompts during the
game's installation process.

REQUIRED SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS:

· OS: Windows XP. This Betatest can be played on Vista but Vista is not officially supported. DX10 libraries are not available in the MP Betatest

· CPU (Single Core): Intel P4 3.2 GHz/AMD Athlon 3200+ or higher

· RAM: 1.5 GB

· Disk Drive*: 8X or faster DVD-ROM drive

· Hard Drive: 4 GB or more of free space

· Video: DirectX 9.0c, NVIDIA 7... series/ATI X... series or higher

· Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

· Multiplayer: 2 to 32 players, network or Internet connection required (Cable, DSL, or faster
connection)

Note: While you will be able to play Crysis Multiplayer Beta with the specifications above, play experience may improve if you have additional RAM, a faster CPU or a better graphic card.

[psychodad]

Looks like the beta is closed now. Probably just as well...let someone else work out the bugs. Plus no DX10 yet, I'll wait just for that!

http://www.incrysis.com/

[CaptCoolio]

I got the beta from Filepalnet and it is quite the game, awsome graphics and not bad gameplay. I am glad I got the beta and willing to work with the bugs, I have been playing BF2 and look at the bugs there.

CaptCoolio

[Balti]

Well, after messing around with the beta (mostly in trying to connect to a server), and not having much luck playing around with graphics settings....I'm not going to be able to get this one until I upgrade. That won't be for awhile unfortunately.

[McFeely]

This is right from the website. I am looking at either COD4 or Crysis as my next purchase. I can't buy both. I played the demo for COD4 over the weekend. It is pretty but it did not blow me away. It played like COD except no Nazis. I used to play Far Cry and I always thought that game got the short play. I loved the graphics and the single player. I am going to hold the frothing at the mouth for one of these releases until at least the end of October. I am happy we got an R6 server right now. The custom maps are awesome. I downloaded all of them from the FTP and played some offline.


Is Your Rig Ready for Crysis?



Oct. 09, 2007





The Countdown to Crysis Continues - 11.16.07

Let the speculation come to an end! EA and Crytek are announcing today the minimum and recommended system specifications for the highly anticipated first person shooter Crysis.

Featuring some of the most jaw dropping visuals in a game on any platform, Crysis will not only be pushing the boundaries of all of the latest technologies like DX10, Nvidia's GeForce 8800 series GPUs and Intel's Core 2 CPUs, but will also be playable on gaming rigs up to 2-3 years old from the game's November 16, 2007 ship date.

"Our vision for Crysis has always been to create the most stunning, immersive FPS experience ever, and we've been working hard not only to do that on the high end, but also in pushing current generation hardware so that everyone gets the maximum experience," said Cevat Yerli, CEO of Crytek. "And while these specs affect how Crysis will perform now, we have also optimized Crysis so that the game scales forward 1-2 years --we want to make sure that Crysis' gameplay, visuals and performance improves as technology does."

Additional note from Cevat Yerli:

"Our goal with Crysis was to create the most technically ambitious computer game produced to date. What does that mean exactly? Well, technology in games is traditionally pushed in one of two directions. Either towards visual fidelity (comprising polygon throughput, draw distance, animation systems and advanced shader technologies) or, more rarely, towards, through the direction of persistent physical interaction within the game world (so that what you see is what you get, and more importantly can use).

In making Crysis we decided early on to push both directions as far as we could; we invested heavily in the high end in order to create the most visually impressive and immersive experience for players, and to effectively future-proof the game for the next few years. Crysis is pushing about 10x the data we had in FarCry, which is phenomenal.

Like putting the proverbial quart into a pint pot, scaling this back through optimization to our stated goal of rigs 2-3 years old has been a huge challenge, but we are very happy with the results so far and specific tweaks are still happening as I type. Our recommended and minimum specs have been released today, so we hope this finally puts people at ease about what hardware they will need to get the most out of the game on November 16th."

Here are the minimum and recommended system requirements from Crytek and EA:

Minimum System Requirements

OS - Windows XP or Windows Vista

Processor - 2.8 GHz or faster (XP) or 3.2 GHz or faster* (Vista)

Memory - 1.0 GB RAM (XP) or 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)

Video Card -256 MB**

Hard Drive - 12GB

Sound Card - DirectX 9.0c compatible

* Supported Processors: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or faster.

** Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or greater. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Integrated chipsets are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.

Recommended System Requirements

OS - Windows XP / Vista

Processor - Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+

Memory - 2.0 GB RAM

GPU - NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS/640 or similar

The countdown to Crysis is almost over! Gamers are already flooding FilePlanet to participate in the beta for the exciting new multiplayer mode Power Struggle and the single player demo is hitting everywhere on October 26th, 2007. For the latest in Crysis news, please visit www.nanosuit.com (http://www.nanosuit.com/).

[McFeely]

Addendum: Here are screenshots of the different resolutions.

Low DX9
http://images.ea.com/games/crysis/img/Island_LOW.jpg

[McFeely]

Medium DX9
http://images.ea.com/games/crysis/img/Island_MID.jpg

[McFeely]

High DX9
http://images.ea.com/games/crysis/img/Island_HIGH.jpg

[McFeely]

Very High DX10
http://images.ea.com/games/crysis/img/Island_VERYHIGH.jpg

[Balti]

Crysis looks pretty and all, Far Cry did too. I had Far Cry, and the multiplayer portion wasn't exciting. I see you weren't blown away by COD4...I was, but as far as multiplayer goes, I think COD4 will totally beat anything Crysis has. I may be wrong, but from everything I've read about the multiplayer in COD4...it looks like the one to get.

[Ninja]

I'm buying both. :)

[Tortelvis]

Well at least my box is strong enough to handle it. I am waiting to see some DX10 goodness.