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Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes' PC requirements revealed

No nanomachines required.

Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes' PC requirements have been revealed ahead of its 18th December launch on Steam.

"There's a good chance your rig can pull off a variety of in-game settings with a different piece of hardware than what's listed below," the publisher noted on Steam. "We hope this gives you a good idea of what you'll need to see the Fox Engine in action on your home computer."

Minimum Specifications:

  • OS: Windows Vista 64-Bit or later.
  • Processor: Core i5 SandyBridge 4Core (4 Thread) 2.7GHz or above.
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM or above.
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 650 or above.
  • DirectX: Version 11 or above.

Recommended Specifications:

  • OS: Windows Vista 64-Bit or later.
  • Processor: Core i5 SandyBridge 4Core (4 Thread) 2.7GHz or above.
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM or above.
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 760 or above.
  • DirectX: Version 11 or above.

Konami previously confirmed that this port will be 4K compatible and will feature a greater number of light sources.