The official minimum and recommended system requirements of the upcoming "Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain" have been revealed through the game's Steam page.
Also, the release of the game's PC edition has been moved to an earlier date but its online multiplayer mode has been delayed.
The system requirements for the game were provided by Robert Peeler, the community manager for development studio Kojima Productions. Based on the listed specs, the rigs of gamers should at least have an Intel Core i5 processor.
Below is the full list of the game's specs from Steam:
Minimum System Requirements:
- Operating System: Windows 7x64, Windows 8x64 (64-bit OS Required)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 (3.40GHz) or better; Quad-core or better
- Memory: 4GB of RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (2GB) or better (DirectX 11 card Required)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Hard Drive: 28GB of available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Recommended System Requirements:
- Operating System: Windows 7x64, Windows 8x64 (64-bit OS Required)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-4790 (3.0GHz) or better; Quad-core or better
- Memory: 8GB of RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX760 (DirectX 11 graphic card required)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Hard Drive: 28GB of available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card (Surround Sound 5.1)
As for the game's official release date, publisher Konami announced that the game's PC version will debut on September 1, along with the editions for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Originally, the PC game was supposed to come out on September 15 but due to the efforts of developers, Konami will be able to release the game at an earlier date.
"We initially did not think it would be possible to get such an epic game out onto PC in time for launch alongside its console counterparts, but all involved have worked diligently to meet the demands of our PC consumers," Tomotada Tashiro, head of Konami said according to Destructoid.
Unfortunately though, the online mode of "Phantom Pain" will not arrive in time for the release of the game's PC and console versions.
Konami didn't give out a specific reason regarding the delay of "Metal Gear Online" but it might be related to certain technical details of the game. According to the company the game's competitive-multiplayer mode, will arrive for the PlayStation and Xbox consoles on October 6.
The PC version of the online mode, however, won't be released until January of next year, Siliconera reported.
