COD: Modern Warfare 2 MINIMUM SPECS published

Gamestop listed the minimum system requirements for playing COD:MW2. They are a bit higher than COD 4. I just pre-ordered it, so I quess I will be able to play it.

 

Uh, yeah, I uh, wont be uh, purchasing a game from a console dev team. Thx though.

 

Yeah, uh, nope. Canceled MW2 preorder awhile ago.

 

CVG also published the official minimum Specs for COD: MW2

 

thanks for the link, um i have to agree with some of the others i wont be buying this game in the foreseeable future, nice to know my machine would have handled it well though

 

haha... a 260gtx? Of course it can handle it! You show off!

 

test10char

 

I thought the system requirements were a PS3 or Xbox 360?

 

Im still confused as to why everyone is against buying it now? Frankly im really looking forward to it

 

test2tenchar

 

Nice to know that my laptop would have been able to handle this one. I am very excited about not buying it, ever.

The minimum requirements are a console.

 

Blowback from the no dedicated server thing.. It's pretty funny, there's a huge petition thing going around.. I'm sure someone has written Obama about it by now..

Looking forward to it as well.

 

To be fair I guess if you don't play much multiplayer then yeah it is a good buy. However if it is anything like COD4 the campaign will be short but sweet. I shall wait to see if it is worth buying for the campaign alone first

 

what the hell?

 

dont buy it.. no dedicaded servers for pc ..are u fukkin kiddin m

 

The same sentiments exactly.

 

Well, I plan on playing plenty of multiplayer.. To each their own.

 

Have you ever played L4D BrandonSi? If not, let me familiarize you with matchmaking, especially IW's version of it.

This is what IW is doing with MW2: They will put you in games with random people of your same rank EVERYTIME you want to play MP. You can't choose where you want to play or with who. Which means you won't get to improve your skills by playing against higher ranking players. You won't get to feel good about killing a higher ranking player. You won't get to try out new weapons before you get the chance to unlock them. Since everyone on your server will have the same rank, they will have the same unlocks as you. Fun.

Every IW.net game will work via P2P, IW's servers are simply listen servers to connect people together. Basically, there will be one randomly appointed host per game, if their internet connection is crap (how many of us have at least 12mb down and 6mb up? Not me.) enjoy your lagfest and high ping game.

When said host disconnects (toilet break, boredom, ragequit etc), enjoy a 5-15s pause while the host migrates to another player.

Also, most ISP's TOS specify that hosting a server from home is not allowed, so your ISP may disconnect your internet once they realize the massive P2P traffic you are using and dig deeper to find that you are occasionally hosting a bandwidth hungry server (apart from the bandwidth hungry P2P).


I quote from another forum:

So as you can see, there are the few of the main reasons as to why PC gamers are up in arms over MW2. Dedicated servers would solve ALL of these issues yet IW will NOT allow them.

If you are so deadset on buying the game, wait a few weeks after release, you don't need to have it on release day, wait for reviewers and the few gamers who bought it to say what they have to say about the game.

Who knows, maybe the IW.net system will magically work. Or, you will be on the IW forum complaining about how laggy and annoying it is to play MW2 online, while everyone else who did not buy it tells you "I told you so".

You know what's even funnier? IW has not acted to dispel any of these near facts. If the system really worked, don't you think they would respond? Well, they are mute.

 

Look, I think anyone who's read any MW2 threads is aware of your stance on the no-dedicated servers issue. Continuing to argue the point is not going to change anything, the decision has been made. Myself and plenty others will still purchase the game, and still enjoy multiplayer. You're always welcome to join us.

 

Hey, if you want to blindly go out and buy a $60 game with crippled multiplayer have fun! Oh and it's NOT just me, it's a TON of other PC gamers.

You might as well go buy an Xbox 360 for $299, it will be much cheaper than a gaming notebook or desktop. Same exact experience too.

P.S. I think the nearly 150,000 other PC gamers would agree with me.

 

Thanks! I'll think of you when I swipe my credit card.

 

Don't complain here when there are only 9 other people in the multiplayer.

 

Think Ill pass on this one and keep playing Borderlands and Operation Flashpoint DR.

+ to pass
-1 for CODMW2

 

I would be willing to bet at least half of those people will crumble and buy the game on or within a week of release.

 

I can sympathize with you usapatriot. I do not play multiplayer at all, only singleplayer but can see what a hostile action IW is taking against PC gamers.

And what really hurts is they can completely get away with it, because the game will still sell very well, especially on consoles. Maybe people are right in that many of the petition signers will break down and purchase the game.Others may pirate but then Activision will have more reason to screw over PC gamers in the future.

IW wins regardless. It really sucks that they can just broadside us with this ugly tactic and we can't do anything about it to hurt them and make them listen to us. Everyone else thinks the petitioners are being extremely whiny, despite having great reason to complain!

These people playdown the removed features because the game is so great, what does it matter? They will still have win while the "whiny" petitioners are left out in the cold, the losers that they are.
But this sets an ugly and dangerous precedent. Let's see what other nasty tactics they do in the future to make EVERYONE side against them and thus not call the petitioners crazy. Activision and IW can afford to be jerks because their franchise is so popular, they can get away with this and most people will still buy the game, its win-win for them!!!

Personally, I wish they would release a SP and MP-only versions of the game and I would pay $20-30 for the SP only game. I wonder why Activision is even releasing this for the PC with all the negative things they have done to it and where COD started on the PC, sad to see how things have come now, they left the PC Gaming Alliance, they couldn't care less about the PC. I wonder why they haven't put World of Warcraft on consoles if they are so greedy and anti-PC.

 

Do Not Buy This Junk! I Can't Say This Enough.

 

Lol what's the big deal with this multiplayer match-making. L4d uses it and it's working pretty well. You can play with whoever you want on whatever server you like, and in games of 16 players I don't think a rage quit will affect anything at all.. And if I get it about ranks, you only join games of people with a similar ranking? If so, who cares, you'll end up 55 in like 1 week, the ranks are a joke in COD 4.

 

It's so damn hard to get a good game in L4D

 

can anyone tell me if i buy this on amazon, will i be able to use it with steam?
because i bought the first MW at target, and it didnt let me link it up with steam.

 

Unfortunately, you will need to register this game with Steam to even play it, even with retail copies. Same goes for Valve's games like Half Life 2 where if you had the retail, physical copy, you still have to register it with Steam to play it.

 

Meh, I don't mind the multiplayer hiccup as I'll be purchasing this for my PS3.

As for registering with Steam. It isn't as hard as it sounds. Steam literally recognizes the game on its own, it did for my copies of Half-Life 2, the episodes, CS:S and so on. All retail.

edit: I'm loving this crying about the multiplayer. I've played the first on a console and I have to say I'm not displeased at all. You guys just don't know what you're going to get and are becoming apprehensive. By the way, if you don't like the fact that IW is developing this one then why in the hell did you buy the first one? Console Dev. Team my . Just more crying.

 

Dedicated servers were an option in the first game, why remove it from the second? Why take away this important feature? Because they want more control, they want to sell you the DLC, nickel and dime you just like on consoles. It is a definite step backwards. If they did something like this to the console gamers, they would be in huge trouble. But since they are doing this to the "insignificant" PC gamers, they can get away with it no problem.

Consoles and PCs are very different animals.

I want to see if IW/Activision become more hostile in the future where even people like Garandhero will get fed up with them. He's already happy to pay them $60 for this game, I'm surprised he doesn't work for Activision.

As I said, I don't care for multiplayer period, never play multiplayer, but I very much sympathize with usapatriot and the other gamers upset about this decision, it is very, very anti PC-gamer.

I just want to buy the game for the SP, but it will be a very short campaign and thus I will have to wait until the price drops, but that will take forever since even the first game's MSRP is high for a two year old game because of their multiplayer. SP is 5 hours long whereas the MP is 500+ hours long.

 

Pre-ordered and waiting. I'm hoping it registers with Steam so in the future I can just download it through Steam.

 

that's still 70k lost sales.

 

CoD:MW sold 13MM copies between consoles and PC. 70k/13MM is 0.5%.

Something tells me IW is not quite shaking in their boots because of the silly petition.

 

because we can't foresee the future.
btw, dedicated servers spawns communities, i always stick to one or two servers in dod source and css.

 

over what period?
70k initial sales is still significant. probably be like 1-2%.
also, any amount of negative press is bad.

 

Since release.
source [ http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/58537]


I agree, 70k off initial sales is definitely more significant, but since they'll probably release the numbers combined we won't really know.

You're right, negative press is bad, that's what negative means.

 

I'll buy it for the single player aspect only. Never cared for the MP aspect of CoD 4 but will probably wait until price drops to $30.

I hate what they are doing for MP though.

 

You guys are hilarious, IW is trying to make the game more accessible to those who don't have time to play hours and hours on end. Big deal you won't be able to play in a dedicated server, after a few weeks you will all have friend lists of people you will play with constantly so really whats the big deal.

 

i only play single player for mw anyway

 

Why are you making such a fuss about multiplayer? Halo 3 has a matchmaking service yet it's one of the most successful games even in multiplayer. Cry all you want , you can't do anything. I'm still buying the game for the awesome multiplayer and anyway i got it for 35 pounds. Worth every pence.

 

Halo might be successful but still has given me plenty of times where I just wanted to shout every swear word I know because of matchmaking issues. It's garbage. IW, you suck!

 

I'll just borrow it from a friend and play only single player. If i want to play multiplayer i'll stick to COD4. Matchmaking sucks i want to play with players that are better than me and it helps to get better at the game like the same way it did to me in COD4. In COD4 nobody really cares about what rank you are at the end because we all have fun with it, as plenty of the better players get killed by the newbie players. I like playing on modded servers also different maps, different game play like the zombie servers.

They are trying to make it like the console versions which i dont like and if they decided to add new maps to it then we have to pay for them just like the console versions

Btw if you not from the USA you probably wont be able to play MW2 multiplayer because the IWNET servers are hosted from the USA

 

"Oh no now we not only have to pay the same price as the console versions but we also have to pay for DLC, oh my god!"

Seriously, get over it. You're being put in your place. The cheaper prices and free DLC has been a privilege not a right. Don't act like they trampled on the Geneva Convention.

They obviously know they'll gain more, then lose more, over these so called issues.

Tired of this whining. They aren't going to change a thing and you're still going to buy it.

 

Educate yourself on why losing dedicated servers is a big deal.

Have you played COD4 on PC?

 

That's the thing. It's not a big deal to me.

I've played games with matchmaking and with dedicated servers. All in all, matchmaking is made out to be far worse than it actually is.

 

Hmm, looks like my GPU isn't up to it then.

The desktop X1600XT is better than a mobile 3650...

 

Is it playable on Nvidia G105M ?

 

Well thats a matter of opinion, I will be buying this game either way, I dont feel as if I was ripped-off, I have played PC and PS3 and while the dedicated servers was nice, it wont effect it a lot.

This will be an awesome game either way, but continue to sh!t on the parade all you want.