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Ghost Recon: Future Soldier PC detailed, dated, DRMed and specced

Ubisoft has released heaps of information of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier's PC edition, covering PC-specific features, system requirements, the release date, and its one-time online activation DRM.
Alice O'Connor
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After a lengthy and awkward silence on the PC edition of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Ubisoft has finally opened up and shared, well, most things you might want to know. Along with its release date--June 12, three weeks after on consoles--it's detailed the system requirements, one-time DRM activation, and PC-specific features including DirectX 11 whizz-bangs. Ubisoft has wisely stepped away from its universally-disliked 'always-on' DRM scheme recently, and Future Soldier will only require you be online for a "one-time production registration at first launch" through your Uplay account. "From that point on," Ubisoft said in a press release, "no permanent connection is required, except for online modes." As for PC-specific features, here's what you can expect:
  • PC high standard visuals (DX11 renderer, new high-quality assets, new post process effects, multi-monitor solutions support, TriDef stereoscopic support).
  • DirectX11 enhanced: tessellation (for soft 3D models), compute shaders-based realistic lighting (for global illumination), volumetric fog.
  • Online widget: Party, Friends and Ghost Feed functionality can be accessed at any moment from any screen
  • Extended party functionality: simplified and more flexible invitation system
  • Party text chat
  • Uplay Friends system
  • Fully customizable controls for the localized keyboards
On the system requirements front, here's the recommended spec:
  • CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Q9450/ AMD Phenom II X4 940 or higher
  • RAM: 2 GB Windows XP / 3 GB Windows Vista & 7
  • Graphics Card: 1024 MB DirectX–compliant, Shader 4.0–enabled video card based on nVidia GeForce GTX 460 or AMD/ATi HD 5850 or better
And the bare minimum, which probably won't be much fun to play on:
  • Processor: Intel Pentium D 3.0 Ghz or AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ 2.2Ghz
  • RAM: 1GB Windows XP / 2GB Windows Vista or Windows 7
  • Video card: 256 MB DirectX–compliant, Shader 4.0–enabled video card
  • HDD space : 25 GB
  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP (with Service Pack 3)/Windows Vista® (with Service Pack 2)/ Windows 7 (with Service pack 1), both 32 bit & 64 bit versions
Lastly, Ubisoft also shared the first screenshot of the PC edition:

Behold, high-fidelity... blurring

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  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    April 3, 2012 2:00 PM

    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier PC detailed, dated, DRMed and specced.

    Ubisoft has released heaps of information of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier's PC edition, covering PC-specific features, system requirements, the release date, and its one-time online activation DRM.

    • Zerbyte legacy 10 years
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      April 3, 2012 2:34 PM

      Love those DirectX 11 whizz-bangs.

    • [deleted] 877988455 legacy 10 years
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      April 3, 2012 2:58 PM

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    • swolern legacy 10 years
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      April 3, 2012 4:15 PM

      I about gave up on this game. But DX11, tessellation , & volumetric fog are music to my ears. Will look amazing with my new GTX 680. Congrats Ubisoft you just put this game on my "to get" list.

    • spammehardo legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      April 3, 2012 4:21 PM

      This will be first ghost recon not built for PC and just a straight port... makes me sad..

      • SpaecKow legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        April 3, 2012 5:37 PM

        Uhhh....

        • spammehardo legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          April 3, 2012 7:16 PM

          uuuhhh what? The GRAW games were FPS's on pc and completely different from the console versions. They played much more realistic and required much more tactical finesse to survive the missions. Ghost recon 2 wasn't on pc so i don't count that one.

          • SpaecKow legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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            April 3, 2012 11:55 PM

            I do count it, I also count the GRAW ports as ports and pale shadows of the tactical games that were popular on PC then, I don't think they were proper R6 titles. Maybe fun in their own way, and yes attention was paid to the PC more than other ports of the age but man they were definitely their own thing and not some kind of continuity with the previous Rainbow/Clancy games. So as far as I'm concerned no one should be surprised by Future Soldier or think of it as a deviation for the series.

    • Saldrin legacy 10 years
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      April 3, 2012 5:25 PM

      WTF is with the infatuation with blurring. Do people walk around without their contacts? Smudged lenses? How could anyone actually think that looks remotely...real? Its freakin annoying. Why is it that game devs make me feel like a grumpy old man with most the of the choices they make in games?! I want to punch a kitten in the nuts out of anger.

      • Fenring42 legacy 10 years
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        April 3, 2012 5:34 PM

        Movies are shot in a very low framerate, so they normally feature TONS of motion blur. Motion blur in games makes them look more cinematic.

        but's that just imo.

      • ArB legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        April 3, 2012 7:09 PM

        Game developers are nerds with thick, dirty glasses. It's the only explanation I can come up with.

    • thejm4n legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      April 3, 2012 6:47 PM

      I'm buying for some MP action so its the 360 version for me.

    • valcan_s legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      April 3, 2012 8:01 PM

      OMG this is MEGA MASSIVE, sold day one for me, btw I love the series have been waiting for a good one, I really like the first Xbox 360 version and 2 was good.

      Can not wait will be amazing on the PC, YES \m/ rad news.

      • ArB legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        April 4, 2012 12:52 AM

        I like this guy.

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