Wed, Jan 20, 2010 | 16:47 GMT

BioShock 2: PC system requirements and DRM revealed

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2K has released the required and recommended PC specs for BioShock 2 via Steam, which also reveals the inclusion of SecureROM DRM.

Unlike the original PC version though, there’s no note in the specs mentioning a limited number of installations, which was a major issue with the original game before limitations were removed.

Here’s what you’ll need to run the game:

Minimum

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better
Memory: 2GB
Graphics: NVIDIA 7800GT 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better
Hard Drive: 11GB
Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0C compliant sound card or onboard sound
OS: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c

Recommended

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz
Memory: 3GB
Graphics: NVIDIA 8800GT 512MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD4830 512MB graphics card or better

Other Requirements

Initial installation requires one-time internet connection.
Ability to save game, earn achievements, receive title updates and online play requires log-in to Games for Windows LIVE.
Software installations required including Microsoft Visual C++2008 Runtime Libraries, Games for Windows LIVE client, Games for Windows LIVE Client Patch, Sony DADC SecuROM, Microsoft DirectX.

That’s the full list, there, which you can view on Steam.

While you’re there, you should check out the different pre-purchase offers that were revealed last night.

Don’t forget – it has a twist that you won’t see coming.

Game’s Out February 9.

8 comments

AHA-Lambda
20/01/10, 4:49 pm

OUCH you need GFWL? That’s not going to go down well.

Stephany Nunneley
20/01/10, 4:55 pm

Nope.

AHA-Lambda
20/01/10, 4:57 pm

“Ability to save game, earn achievements, receive title updates and online play requires log-in to Games for Windows LIVE.”

Would this be mandatory or like fallout 3 were you can still use the game but albeit slightly crippled

Hunam
20/01/10, 5:19 pm

securom! GFWL!

/o\

Bulk Slash
20/01/10, 5:21 pm

Ugh, this is why I can’t stand PC gaming and barely bother with it. Last time I used GfW it was with Gears of War and it kept losing my saves. As for SecuROM, I thought the whole point of Steam was that it provided its own DRM?

AHA-Lambda
20/01/10, 5:26 pm

that’s up to the discretion of the publisher but most publishers will just use steam as a distribution platform and nothing more and will toss on their own drm for the sake of it anyway >_>

SunKing
20/01/10, 6:31 pm

I don’t mind GfwL, but SecuROM? They just lost a sale