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The Force Unleashed PC System Requirements Force a Big Install

by Nick Breckon, Oct 23, 2009 1:00pm PDT

LucasArts has released the official system requirements for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition: The Video Game, and while most of the bullet-points are pretty reasonable, the 24GB install is certainly a little intimidating.

The Sith Edition--set to include the previous Tatooine DLC pack and a new, exclusive Hoth level--hits this holiday on PC, Mac, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

The PC requirements follow:

Minimum System Requirements

Operating System: Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2. Windows 7
CPU Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2)
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 23.8 GB + 1 GB Swap File
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Video Card: 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required -- 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 256 MB Video Memory with Shader 3.0 support
Video Card (ATI): Radeon HD 2900
Video Card (Nvidia): Geforce 8800
Media Required: 8X DVD-ROM drive
Windows XP/Vista compatible mouse and keyboard or Microsoft Xbox 360 Wired Controller

This product does not support Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT.

Recommended System Requirements

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core 5200+
512 MB 3D Hardware Accelerator Card
Video Card (ATI): Radeon HD 4870
Video Card (Nvidia): Geforce 9800 GT
Memory: 2 GB RAM

NOTICE: Some 3D accelerator cards with the chipset listed here may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilized by Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX compatibility.

Supported Desktop Chipsets

ATI RADEON HD 2900, 3850, 3870, 4850, 4870
NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800, 9600, 9800, 260, 280

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When GTA4 was on consoles, it fit on a single DVD. On the PC it required two DVD's and a 15GB footprint. It could also only run at "medium" settings on the strongest PC's a year ago when it was released.

This game fits on a single DVD and requires 24GB, some % of which is a footprint. And the system requirements are high.

I think the main reason we even get PC ports anymore is because the developers want to put the game out on a platform where they have no boundaries. And as an enthusiast, I like this

They have to make the game run on the 360/PS3. They can't say "go buy a faster 360", there isn't one. But they can put out a game on the PC with multiple stops of quality, one of which is "as much as you can throw at it"

This is why I see PC gaming going the way of vinyl records - it never goes away, and offers a superior experience, but is minuscule in purchase numbers and the rigs needed to experience it properly are the domain of the enthusiasts and the insane.

Oct 23, 2009 1:35pm PDT

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When GTA4 was on consoles, it fit on a single DVD. On the PC it required two DVD's and a 15GB footprint. ... : Schnapple
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- I agree with you but.... Partly I think they do it because of copy protection but that is a small part I ... : Bill32399
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  You make good points, but Vinyls don't offer a superior experience. : frank_bures
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      "Superior" is subjective. People who grew up listening to vinyl find its unique sound pleasing to their e... : Bold
      
      I grew up on vinyl and I don't prefer it to CDs. I'd gladly trade vinyl for CD. Although lossy mp3s are ... : Wilhuf
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    Analog beats digital for musical waveform capture, period. Even DVD Audio with it's higher range can't m... : NuMMnUtZ
    - The human ear can't hear the difference between vinyl and CD. The only reason tunes sound different betwe... : Wikidd
    - My best friend is a Studio Sound Engineer. He graduated from the Institute of Production and Recording i... : zealousyouth

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8800 minimum?! Seriously?!

Oct 24, 2009 7:12am PDT

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8800 minimum?! Seriously?! : rosone
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  ...So? 8800 is extremely old, dated, and underpowered. Get with the times, or get out. : jjastor
  - haha so true! : shakybonez31
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    True when compared to current PC GPUs, but in relation to the GPUs used in consoles it's a big step up, s... : JackAxe
    - a more likely reason is that they are relying heavily on physx for more than just visual effects (ie the ... : gekidoslair

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I hope the control in this game is good (like Jedi Academy) and not shitty (IMO) like the x360 version.

Oct 23, 2009 6:21pm PDT

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I hope the control in this game is good (like Jedi Academy) and not shitty (IMO) like the x360 version. : rick
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- Me too. I hate this game on X-Box sooooooooooooooo much that I can't imgaine subjecting myself to it on P... : chessman01

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Crysis takes like 8 gig or something if I remember right and this looks nowhere near as good as Crysis.
WTF?

Oct 26, 2009 3:00am PDT

Crysis takes like 8 gig or something if I remember right and this looks nowhere near as good as Crysis. ... : salceson

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24 GB is a lot of pr0n to delete.

Oct 25, 2009 6:52pm PDT

24 GB is a lot of pr0n to delete. : Fuzzmatang

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heh.. 5 years from now I bet 24GB will be nothing..

You just wait for our voxel ray casting engines, and their 100GB install sizes :-D

Besides, 1TB drives are less than a hundred bucks!

Oct 24, 2009 2:09am PDT

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heh.. 5 years from now I bet 24GB will be nothing.. You just wait for our voxel ray casting engines, a... : biofrog
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  Well, sure. Because hardware's cheap it's OK to use it all. o_O : FreonTrip
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    It's a waste of the hardware if you don't : biofrog
    - Debatable. An OS that devours two gigs of RAM by itself is wasteful even if you have eight gigs, because... : FreonTrip

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Let's see
1TB drives are about hundred bucks these days, so a 25 GB install costs what, less than 3 bucks?

Oct 23, 2009 1:11pm PDT

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Let's see 1TB drives are about hundred bucks these days, so a 25 GB install costs what, less than 3 buc... : watcherxp
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  Unless you have an SSD drive. Then 25GB costs $75. : angrytaxman
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    And you're a complete dipshit if you buy SSD this soon. Wait about 10 years and maybe it will be a via... : jjastor
    - You really pretty much don't know what you are talking about. Your claims may have been valid about 2 ... : Schmiggyjk

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This is just stupid. They think this will deter pirates. But really, its just fucking us, taking up so much fucking room. While pirates will just compress the shit out of it and do their thing.

Oct 24, 2009 5:58pm PDT

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This is just stupid. They think this will deter pirates. But really, its just fucking us, taking up so... : posito
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  I'm hoping to see more PC games using the Arkham Asylum method of preventing piracy. Put 40 or 50 "pitfa... : donjuancarlos
  - Have you seen how many PC games are coming out? There are more "hardcore" games on PC than on all the con... : Mystery0000
  - No offense, but you're rather ignorant. The DRM in Batman posed NO problems to pirates. It was and cont... : jjastor

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If this had been coming out a year ago I might have cared. Companies have to learn that it is stupid to wait to port to PC. I don't mind a month or 2 later than console, but really this is getting ridiculous. PC gaming isn't dying, but delays and mediocre console ports give it a bad image.

Oct 24, 2009 11:02pm PDT

If this had been coming out a year ago I might have cared. Companies have to learn that it is stupid to ... : hinesn10

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That's just pathetic, what a complete waste of development time and money. They might as well have never ported it at all.

Oct 24, 2009 8:47pm PDT

That's just pathetic, what a complete waste of development time and money. They might as well have never ... : Mystery0000

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Does Force Unleashed PC have multiplayer at all? Or is that a privilege only for Wii ?

Oct 23, 2009 3:15pm PDT

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Does Force Unleashed PC have multiplayer at all? Or is that a privilege only for Wii ? : Wilhuf
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  that was just for the wii and the psp versions only..... : SkeezPimp
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    Another page in the story of the dismantling of PC gaming. : Wilhuf
    - Right, because PC gaming *has* to have multi-player? Catering to MP is in my opinion what is dragging ... : WTHInac

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I didn't know this was hitting PC...when the consoles hit didn't they specifically say that this wasn't likely to ever hit the PC?? I hate what consoles have done to the PC gaming platform.

Oct 23, 2009 1:27pm PDT

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- That was before The LucasArts Renaissance of 2009. : Smurfy12
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  Console fanboys and Microsoft convinced them PC gaming was dying 4 years ago. Well they finally realized ... : samduhman
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    No it's called we dont want it pirated so we aren't releasing it on PC until we're sure we milked the con... : Savoy2001
    - If you paid attention, you'd notice the huge change in Lucasarts management... : gabrobot
    - This speaks truth to power. : Wilhuf

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By: jtthe2nd x Show Full Post

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For the love of God...no thank you.

Oct 23, 2009 1:04pm PDT

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- get out of here, you're obviously not a star wars fan, there's no "God" here, we only believe in "The For... : hanged_man
- For the love of God....I can't wait! ;P : samduhman
- do not want. : Unkei

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WOW and i thought MW2 was pretty big

Oct 23, 2009 1:36pm PDT

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    - How is WOW doing these days, I hear he's a cool dude. : ev0ljon
  - Oh now I finally get it! LMAO!! : scary_monster

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So if the game freezes, would you have to Force Quit?

Oct 23, 2009 1:20pm PDT

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So if the game freezes, would you have to Force Quit? : Wikus Van De Merwe
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- no, Force Reboot : baron calamity
- Brute Force until you fix it ! : Frush81
- hehehehehehe : Trips

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WTF? Does this come with all the movies in 1080P as a special feature? What in the hell is using up that space?

Oct 23, 2009 4:03pm PDT

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  It's a good way to discourage pirating. : inition
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    How so? That 23.6 GB is the size AFTER installing the game... not the disk size. : ReckHavoc
    - That still has to equate to either: A. a fairly large installer B. a fairly long install time Kno... : unholydonuts

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So these are those super computer requirements talked about a while back?

Oct 23, 2009 5:55pm PDT

So these are those super computer requirements talked about a while back? : benwha18

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Can I get it on floppies? All 17,143 of them?

Oct 23, 2009 2:38pm PDT

Can I get it on floppies? All 17,143 of them? : TickHeadDog

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That would explain the constant loading in the 360 and PS3 versions.

Oct 23, 2009 2:13pm PDT

That would explain the constant loading in the 360 and PS3 versions. : NeoChaosX

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Holy crap? 24GB of suck?

Oct 23, 2009 1:57pm PDT

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Could it be possible that some % of the 24GB is just used during installation and that the actual footprint is more like 15GB, similar to GTA4?

Oct 23, 2009 1:05pm PDT

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  - lol why would warcraft be that big? the only thing that takes up space is music, sounds and textures. i'm... : brainchild420
  - Well in their defense, they at least probably have reasonable requirements instead of the "it runs but th... : Schnapple

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23.8 GBs?

Redonkulous. This is 2 CoD:MW2s.

Oct 23, 2009 1:16pm PDT

23.8 GBs? Redonkulous. This is 2 CoD:MW2s. : jermm

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