Modern Warfare 2 PC System Requirements Listed (Updated)

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  You mean kind of like how World of Warcraft has third party pirate servers? : TheDaFox
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    And how many people play on the third party pirate servers and how many play on the legit servers? : SpaecKow
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      5,000 vs 11,000,000 What does that matter though? I'm just saying that the lack of dedicated servers w... : TheDaFox
      • Uhm, yeah, it fuckin matters to be able to switch the tide from most of your copies out there being pirat... : SpaecKow
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  Why not simply use server authentication, like Quake 3 did. It seemed to work fucking perfectly, I don't ... : u sir name
  • Well part of it is (in both the case of MW2 and C&C4) they hope it will go over easier by adding function... : SpaecKow
• IW were pretty vocal during CoD4's release when they saw the number of cracked servers out there, humped... : CurbDog
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  This is what I believe, too. That decision (dedicated servers) was really for piracy, forcing people to t... : gnoleb
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    You hate them that much you're prepared to pay $10 more despite the fact they've got this foolproof way t... : CurbDog
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      If this game is as good as CoD4, which I am still playing, I think it is easily worth more than $10 above... : gnoleb
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        Value sure, I understand that argument, it's a logical rationalisation. But we both know they're slipping... : CurbDog
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          It is not a rationalization. You have no idea if their server system is worse or not- you are just guessi... : gnoleb
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            I wasn't talking about only the servers. I was talking about rationalising the $10 more you're paying for... : CurbDog
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              So...basically- I hate you in the nicest possible way. You believe you are entitled to something and ... : gnoleb
              • Whoa easy there! I'm just pointing out reasons why people justify pirating games, lets keep those pitchfo... : CurbDog
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  Funny though how these types of decisions only impact paying customers and PC gaming enthusiasts at that,... : yacoub35
  • Because the customers are to ignorant, dumb, weak willed, apathetic etc to vote with their wallets and pa... : CurbDog
  • ^^ This. This. This. And people keep just going along with or even defending such moves. :( : d fluke
• As I said, this is the fruit of software pirates' labor. Thanks to all the pirates for yet another page i... : Wilhuf

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  emm, playing Modern Warefare that is.. : Benzo Dia
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    Um... You know that's not really all that great, right? : jjastor
    • Online with a bunch of people running around doing stuff and setting turned up? You played an online ga... : Benzo Dia

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• Yeah, right... as if dialup users do play fps on internet. : Magus_X

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• They sure have changed in two years. : excitebike111
• Bumped : paketep

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• Yeah, scalability sucks! Boycott! BOOYYYYCOOOOOOOOTT!!!! : Smurfy12
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  I think it's because this is the requirements. We'll probably see another "Recommended" list soon enough ... : bob3578
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    Exactly. COD4 ran like shit with a 7950gt so I don't know how 6600gt would handle this. : Pulveri
    • Really? I played it maxed out on a 7900gtx with good framerate (dualcore opteron) : rms
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      Are you kidding? http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/gaming-graphics-charts-q3-2008/Call-of-Duty-4-v1.... : ion_pulse
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        No, I am most certainly not kidding. I had XP 32b sp2, fresh install, latest drivers, core2duo E6600@2.4G... : Pulveri
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          so if I bought a gigantic 6400*4800 monitor, games would suck because I couldn't run them at native res? : MamiyaOtaru
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            No. Don't be stupid. I never said the game sucked because it didn't run on that crappy card. Just that th... : Pulveri
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              User error, sorry. You're trying to play a game on high settings (higher res = HIGHER REQUIREMENTS) with ... : ion_pulse
              • You people make my head hurt... I do not even have any of those parts anymore so please do not try to tel... : Pulveri
• It's the CoD2 engine with some modifications. Those are 2005 parts because it's 2005 tech. : TurtlePerson2
• It's low end because it's built to run on a 4 year old console. Which, quite frankly, it's nice to have a... : Dynotaku
• It's almost the computer I bought in 2003, yeah, so I guess they're looking at about 5 years of PCs runni... : GilesH

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• Since I have a terabyte I won't feel it, but that 4GB can make a pretty big difference. I'm glad they ... : ElArabDeMagnifico
• Are you really complaining about the size, as if that's unheard of? Have you played any PC games in th... : mexpak
• I don't see a problem with the game requiring 12gb/16gb of space in itself. If it's just garbage filling... : mobab

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• No, they won't. Mouse+keyboard wouldn't make for very fair matches anyways. : nurikabe

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• I doubt them pirates would find it hard to trim the "artificial" space from it (if that is the case), mak... : stjani
• Wow, you sound like an expert in all of this, maybe you should be a consultant for them. : ion_pulse

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• yeah that's as much as Windows 7 : Seabass307
• They are just using all the space you would have had those pesky mods and user maps taking up. : xcalibur19
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  16GB was shocking 3 years ago. : Jobos
  • nah its still shocking I dont remember many games being so big: - vanguard -aoc -aion : Frush81
  • What have you been playing? : legato17
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  It seemed big at first glance, but when $85 gets you a 7200rpm 1TB drive on Newegg, there's not a ton of ... : redwood
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    It's not the price of storage thats the problem, it's the 3 days it will take me to download through stea... : jad3d
    • You'll probably be downloading compressed files, .gcf, is it? Saint's Row 2 on steam didn't take longe... : at0micgarden
    • It won't be a 16GB download. It's called compression :) : carbontree
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    Unless you like to install software on a SSD. : poindexter1985
    • Then you made your choice. : ion_pulse
• GTA4 is 15-17gb afaik. : qwplayer
• Takes the piss, time for a 3rd Raptor to add to my raid :( : abjectblitz

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• yes, i run cod4 on windows 7 64. so i imagine, cod4 2 will have no issue. : posito

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• Looks like no LAN. Thats a shame... :( : perforierer

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  Oh snap, you're seriously my favorite person right now. WAHHHH THEY'RE TAKING SOME STUFF OUT AND ADD... : hopterque1987
  • For only 90 Dollar in Europe. W00t I'm so happy about those great features. : Johnnsen
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    Yeah, great features like high pings and pausing gameplay if someone dropped or /ragequit while server mi... : silverback1138
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      I have less lag problems with cod4 on the 360 at my friend's house than I do on my pretty legit gaming pc... : hopterque1987
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        lolololol : Johnnsen
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          Yeah, it's funny to me too that people are complaining about a non issue. : hopterque1987
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            If I don't know how to drive my car, it having no brakes is indeed a non issue. Thank you. : Johnnsen
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              That. That doesn't make any sense in this context. : hopterque1987
              • It does. You apparently don't miss features, because you didn't used them in the first place,thats fine. ... : Johnnsen
      • Pretty legit gaming PC, you mean the HP that you added that $500 video card to? I have CoD4 on both plat... : silverback1138
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        What about this host migration crap? Whats your half ass reasoning for us to deal with that. That's a s... : mexpak
        • Hey, for the consoles, that's an improvement. Before the whole game went down. I've had more issues in ... : silverback1138
      • I call bullshit. srsly tho nice double blind study there. : syn0r
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    LOL...thank to the first two clueless posters (edgewise & hopterque) for some great laughs! "REALLY GRE... : wytefang
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      If it bothers you that much, don't buy it. You guys make the L4D2 boycotters look sane. : edgewise
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        Oh no worries, it dropped off my fall purchase list immediately along with 10 others who attend my regula... : wytefang
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          If this game sells as well as the first, and even if there's a million people boycotting it, it's still g... : Shadsy
          • ::: shrug ::: At least we didn't support crap for our chosen platform. If they (Actisuck) are going to t... : wytefang
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          I'm in the same boat as you pretty much. About 8 guys here dropped it. : silverback1138
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            I know I'm not going to touch it. Of course this isn't strictly a loss for them as I didn't play CoD4 ei... : MamiyaOtaru
            • I want to suggest buying CoD4 because it's still that great of a game but I don't know if I want to have ... : silverback1138
  • Yes definitely overreaction in thinking that moving from a dedicated server model to a P2P model is a bad... : excitebike111
  • Grow up : mexpak
• Exactly. All the complaints about the hard drive space requirements prove how irrational and sensationali... : ion_pulse
• That's under the recommended column : majinpsyduck

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  the credits alone are 4 gig : dangerdoggie
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    With the arrogance and ego of the company, I'm surprised its not 8 gigs : mexpak
    • 8gig is for Bobby Kotick's special thank-you credit sequence : lolnub
• Compression is a wonderful tool. Load times will be a bit faster for the PC. : Pettytheft

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  If it works half as well as the "inferior" consoles like the 360, it will be just fine. : saunders45
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    Because you enjoyed the game stopping when the host /ragequit on XBL right? But now with the host migra... : silverback1138
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      It happened so few times, I couldn't care less. it worked, and worked well. : saunders45
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        On the PC, it didn't happen at all. That was the beautiful part. I've had more XBL snafoos in a day tha... : silverback1138
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          No host ragequitting, maybe, but admin ragekicking is pretty common. Plus, the thing about the PC comm... : hopterque1987
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            Well, now imaging host /ragequitting on the PC because of the dedicated servers. You get occasional powe... : silverback1138
            • I meant to say lack of dedicated servers. : silverback1138

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• Even though I agree with you on all points, I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that I will be buying this ... : at0micgarden
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  The sad thing is, is that it will sell like hot cakes non the less. Despite they raising the price for no... : Johnnsen
  • Agreed that there will be folks who can't resist the whole whopping 6 hours of gameplay they'll get in SP... : wytefang
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  Bowling lied, PC FPS multiplayer gaming died. : the archvile
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    BF3 pls. PC exclusive kthx. : at0micgarden
    • +1 Or at the very least designed for PC first then if they can port it to consoles so be it. : zardoz555
    • not sure i have any more confidence in EA than i do in Activision.. My BF has been busted for years now w... : RumpleForeSkin72

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  ...and crappiest. : wytefang
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    DUR HUR HUR HUR I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE : MrBig0
    • Well good - all that remedial schooling seems to have worked wonders for your awareness. Grats man! : wytefang
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  The login screen for IW.net must be amazing. : Dynotaku
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    Thanks Dynotaku, for inserting something here that made my laugh (compared to everything else here). LOL : wytefang
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      You mean hopterque1987, who probably took a load on his face from Bobby Kotick while he's typing his bull... : silverback1138
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        A Wild Dissenting Opinion Appears! Quickly, ignore any merits it has and attack! : hopterque1987
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          Silver, I'm not keen on his opinions but I really wouldn't go that far. We'll just have to agree that hi... : wytefang
          • I'm pretty much venting also because this was the end of the year game that I was really looking forward ... : silverback1138
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          I was just taking it down to your level considering your earlier statements. It's usually out of charact... : silverback1138
          • uh, they are taking out some stuff and adding a bunch of really great features, and while yes, the lack o... : hopterque1987
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  I must be the only one who realizes that the large file size probably means: - Better (bigger) texture... : LordPhobos
  • Considering their primary platform hasn't changed since the previous game, I'm assuming that texture res ... : Dynotaku
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    Not necessarily bigger textures (although I won't rule it out), but they probably aren't anywhere as comp... : CoreContingency
    • I would agree with the possibility of either of those. At the same time, however, I think it's highly pos... : LordPhobos

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  guess theyre hoping to avoid the 1 star rating, like on amazon.uk : the.dyze
  • they'll probably take down the review space like they did on amazon.com : dangerdoggie
• Ha ha, the most frequently bought game with MW2 on PC is Op Flash Point: Dragon Rising. Two neutered PC ... : zardoz555

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• Nailed it. : razoric
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  exactly.... and those knocking the PC gamers complaints... We're not complaining about the XBOX360/PS3 ve... : Commander0Zero
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    You really shouldn't have to even bother explaining it - anyone who is THAT blind as to not be able to ea... : wytefang
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      Consoles (360/PS3) are enjoying a turnover of PC gamers to Console that hasn't occurred in previous gener... : richcz3
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        Well it's obvious that this turnover was planned via things like this...or at least it certainly seems li... : wytefang
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          Well they've (Infinity Ward) curtailed their sales while saving me money. I won't be buying so many copie... : richcz3
          • Agreed. You shouldn't limit yourself as there ARE great games on all platforms if you just look - it's j... : wytefang
• Holy crap ASFM, how long have you been at the shack?! Are you the ASFM I think you are? Anyway, this i... : ElArabDeMagnifico
• I figure that MW3 for the PC will come with a 360 emulator for the PC and the 360 DVD in PC packaging. I... : zardoz555

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  so who cares if they post them : MamiyaOtaru
  • Whoa, be careful MamiyaOtaru - if you feed the Troll he'll grow HUGE!! : wytefang

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  The best thing would be for them to just abandon the PC platform completely so they offer no competition ... : SpaecKow
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    I won't buy a FPS for a console even if they cut out the PC crowd. I hate playing them with a gam pad. I'... : samduhman
    • There are certain franchises I don't mind playing on a console (MGS comes to mind.... which is only reall... : Grimmadog
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  I kinda agree. I can't help feel there are some small devs out there gunning for the PC crowd. Like the g... : samduhman
  • Stardock is great. : Wisp!

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• It will be fine. Anything that runs on Vista will run on Win7. : Loxodrome

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  Mostly people are assuming it will be a form of P2P, I doubt Activision would foot the bill for instanced... : dangerdoggie
  • Most likely it will mirror the player count of consoles: 16 players max. Few people have the machines or ... : carbontree