If
World of Warcraft has proven anything, it's that when you make a massively multiplayer online RPG, you substantially improve your chances at financial success if you make it playable on a massive amount of computers. It looks like it's a lesson Cryptic Studios took to heart, as they've
revealed the minimum and recommended system specs for
Champions Online, and yes, they are relatively modest:
Minimum System Requirements
- OS: Windows XP/Vista
- CPU: 2.5GHz Single Core or 1.8GHz Dual Core
- Memory: 1GB RAM
- Video: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 / ATI Radeon X700 or HD / Intel Graphics with Dual Core
- Sound: DirectX Compatible Soundcard
- HDD: 5GB Free Disk Space
- Network: ADSL / Cable Modem
- Disc: DVD-ROMDriver: DirectX 9.0c
If you're any kind of PC gamer these days, odds are you have everything above. The recommended specs are a little beefier, but still well short of outrageous:
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