Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Now Available on PC
Ubisoft announced earlier today that the company’s latest in futuristic terrorist shooting, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, is now available at the Ubisoft shop for Windows PC in North America. The move from console to computer will come with several big changes, including support for DirectX 11 and improved lighting.
The full list of features are as follows:
- DirectX 11 support (with improved visual details on characters through “displacement mapping, as well as some global illumination effects”)
- More complex materials
- Improved dynamic lighting
- Volumetric lighting effects
- Soft shadows
- Improved post-processing with better HDR and motion blur
- Playable with keyboard and mouse, or with wired and wireless X360 pads
The game is designed to run with Windows Vista or Windows 7, but a Windows XP patch is in the works.
Along with the regular edition, you can now pick up Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Digital Deluxe Edition for PC, which includes:
Four weapons:
- AK-47 – Available for Bodark rifleman class
- Mk 14 – Available for Ghost rifleman class
- M40A5 Sniper Rifle – Available for Ghost Scout class
- MN 91/30 Sniper Rifle – Available for Bodark Scout class
48 custom headgear options
Two custom weapon skins:
- Tiger Stripe Camo
- Winter Digital Camo
Two exclusive maps:
- Drilling Ship: An exclusive co-op map where you play in harsh arctic conditions on a massive drilling ship
- Moscow Suburbs: This exclusive multiplayer map plunges you into the heart of an intense urban firefight
Hardware requirements are as follows.
Minimum hardware requirements:
Supported Operating Systems: Windows Vista (with Service Pack 2)/ Windows 7 (with Service pack 1), both 32 bit and 64 bit versions.
PROCESSOR: Intel Pentium D 3.0 Ghz or AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ 2.2Ghz
RAM: 2GB Windows Vista or Windows 7
VIDEO CARD: 512 MB DirectX–compliant, Shader 4.0–enabled video card based on nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS/AMD Radeon HD 4650
DIRECT X: DirectX 11
DVD-ROM DRIVE: DVD-ROM speed 4x, dual-layer drive SOUND CARD: DirectX 11 – compliant sound card HDD space: 25 GB
Recommended Configuration:
CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Q9450/ AMD Phenom II X4 940 or higher
RAM: 3 GB Windows Vista & 7
Graphics Card: 1024 MB DirectX–compliant, Shader 4.0–enabled video card based on nVidia GeForce GTX 460 or AMD/ATi HD 5850 or better