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See if your PC measures up to Battlefield Hardline’s system requirements

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Developer Visceral Games has released the minimum and recommended Windows system requirements for its cops-vs-robbers shooter, Battlefield Hardline.

The game’s planned release on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in addition to the newer consoles means that even the recommended specifications aren’t too beefy for any reasonably up-to-date gaming PC to handle — you can still run it on 32-bit Windows Vista if so inclined. The recommended video cards are each a few years old, so you can pick them up for less than the sticker price if this game is your excuse to upgrade your rig.

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Battlefield Hardline launches for Windows, as well as PlayStation and Xbox consoles, on March 17 in North America, March 19 in continental Europe, and March 19 in the UK. An open beta is running on all platforms from February 3 through February 8.

  • Minimum requirements:OS
    Windows Vista SP2 32-bit (with KB971512 platform update)
    PROCESSOR
    AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHZ
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ
    MEMORY
    4 GB
    GRAPHICS CARD
    AMD Radeon HD 3870
    Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
    GRAPHICS MEMORY
    512 MB
    HARD DRIVE
    30 GB
  • Recommended requirements:OS
    Windows 8 64-bit
    PROCESSOR
    AMD Six-Core CPU
    Intel Quad-Core CPU
    MEMORY
    8 GB
    GRAPHICS CARD
    AMD Radeon HD 7870
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
    GRAPHICS MEMORY
    3 GB
    HARD DRIVE
    30 GB
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