Well it looks like Ubisoft is really starting to make good on it’s catering to PC gamers statement and boy was it soon. First we had Rayman: Origins release DRM free on PC now we have Ghost Recon: Future Soldier releasing with a one time activation to a UPlay account and that’s it. No permanent online connection will be required except for multiplayer which makes sense unless they had added LAN play, so no internet, no multiplayer, brilliant. Onto the other information we have a release date set for June 15th 2012, about a month after consoles, DirectX 11 support with tessellation, volumetric fog, multi-monitor support, online widget, extended party functionality, party text chat, Uplay friends system and fully customizable controls. The only thing more I could hope for is Steam integration as that’s where all my friends are but really this is a great list of features and should really bring Ubisoft back into the fold with PC gamers. Some gamers may scoff at the month wait but this time it might be more forgivable since the PC version was on the outs for awhile with only a PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 release in sight. We’re glad Ubisoft made the decision to listen to PC gamers world wide who want to play Ghost Recon: Future Soldier on PC and keep the DRM to a minimum. Check out the rest of the press release below and see you on the battlefield in June!
Source Link: http://www.ghostrecon.com/
Ubisoft announces Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier PC Release Date
London, uk – April 03, 2012 – Today Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier for Microsoft Windows® PC will be available in stores and for digital download on June 15th.
PC version specific features:
– PC high standard visuals (DX11 renderer, new Hi-Quality Assets, new Post Process Effects, multi-monitor solutions support, TriDef stereoscopic support).
– DirectX11 enhanced: Tessellation (for soft 3D models), Compute Shaders-based realistic lighting (for Global Illumination), Volumetric Fog.
– Online Widget: Party, Friends and Ghost Feed functionality can be accessed at any moment from any screen.
– Extended party functionality: simplified and more flexible invitation system.
– Party text Chat.
– Uplay Friends system
– Fully customizable controls for the localized keyboards
A temporary broadband connection will be required for one-time product registration at first launch using the player Uplay account. From that point on, no permanent connection is required, except for online modes.
Minimum hardware requirements:
Supported Operating Systems: Windows® XP (with Service Pack 3)/Windows Vista® (with Service Pack 2)/ Windows 7® (with Service pack 1), both 32 bit & 64 bit versions
PROCESSOR: Intel Pentium D 3.0 Ghz or AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ 2.2Ghz
RAM: 1GB Windows XP / 2GB Windows Vista or Windows 7
VIDEO CARD: 256 MB DirectX–compliant, Shader 4.0–enabled video card**
DIRECT X®: DirectX 9.0c
DVD-ROM DRIVE: DVD-ROM speed 4x, dual-layer drive
SOUND CARD: DirectX 9.0c – compliant sound card
HDD space : 25 GB
Recommended Configuration:
CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Q9450/ AMD Phenom II X4 940 or higher
RAM: 2 GB Windows® XP / 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
Additionally, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier is scheduled to release for the Xbox 360® and the Sony PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system on May 25th, 2012 in the UK.
For more information on Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier please visitwww.ghostrecon.com
To pre order the game please visit the Ubishop:http://shop.ubi.com/store/ubiemea/en_GB/pd/ThemeID.8605700/productID.246429900
About Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier
In Tom Clancy™’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier™, join an elite team of highly trained, cut-throat special-ops soldiers. Armed to the teeth with unrivalled combat technology and cutting-edge military hardware, Ghost Recon takes you to the globe’s most deadly warzones to hunt down the highest value targets.
About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 26 countries and has sales in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2010-11 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1.039 billion. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com.
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Sorry, but, “so no internet, no multiplayer,” is far from brilliant. It’s idiotic.
Every PC game that has multiplayer should have true LAN support.
Anything less is uncivilized!
It would be nice if more developers thought that way but it seems to take major events for them to realize that LAN support is still needed even in our “always connected” society. Just like how the PlayStation Network outage caused Naughty Dog to add LAN support to Uncharted 3. I think more often than not people forget that you are not always able to connect to the internet even if everyone would like to.