StarCraft 2 Beta System Requirements Revealed (Update: Not Accurate, Says Blizzard)

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Update: Though the specifications emerged via a now-removed Blizzard Support Page, the company now says the below requirements are not accurate. In addition, Chandler55 points out that the specs are near-identical to those of World of Warcraft, reinforcing Blizzard's claim that the posting contained placeholder information.

Original Blizzard has unveiled the system requirements for the closed beta version of its much-anticipated and long-coming PC real-time strategy sequel StarCraft 2.

Of course, exactly when the beta will begin has yet be disclosed.

At last official word, Blizzard expected the first StarCraft 2 release, Wings of Liberty, to hit store shelves within the first half of 2010. Two other games, the Zerg-centric "Heart of the Swarm" and Protoss-heavy "Legacy of the Void," will later round out the trilogy.

    Minimum
      Operating System
        Windows XP / XP64 (Service Pack 3)
        Windows Vista / Vista64 (service Pack 1)
        Windows 7 Home Premium
      Processor
        Intel Pentium IV 1.3GHz
        AMD XP 1500+
      Memory
        (Windows XP) 512mb
        (Windows Vista) 1024mb
        (Windows 7) 1024mb
      Graphics
        3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting with 32 MB VRAM
        such as an ATI Radeon 7200 or NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or better
      Hard Drive
        15Gb (of free space)
      DirectX
        DirectX9.0c

    Recommended
      Operating System
        Windows XP / XP64 (Service Pack 3)
        Windows Vista / Vista64 (service Pack 1)
        Windows 7 Home Premium
      Processor
        Intel Pentium D
        AMD 64 X2 Memory
          (Windows XP) 1024mb
          (Windows Vista) 2048mb
          (Windows 7) 2048mb
        Graphics
          3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 128 MB VRAM
          such as an ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT class card or better
        Hard Drive
          15Gb (of free space)
        DirectX
          DirectX9.0c

    In addition to the above hardware requirements, you must have:

    • a valid e-mail address and internet connection (for registration)
    • an active Broadband Internet connection (for Battle.net play)

    The final requirements for StarCraft II have not yet been determined; due to ongoing development the minimum requirements listed above are subject to change at any time.

    Unfortunately, during this phase a Mac version will not be available.

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    January 29, 2010 10:32 AM

    Low system requirements?

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      January 29, 2010 10:34 AM

      I dunno, Geforce 2 and a 1.3ghz CPU seems like a pretty high bar.

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        January 29, 2010 10:59 AM

        I saw the Geforce 2 and laughed aloud

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      January 29, 2010 10:51 AM

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        January 29, 2010 11:56 AM

        netbook gaming here we come. i got a doillar that says it will run.

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      January 29, 2010 10:54 AM

      Think of the millions of Korean Internet Cafes buying this.

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      January 29, 2010 11:12 AM

      Will be perfectly playable on ion netbooks.

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