It’s 1 month, 3 weeks, 1 day and a few hours until Watch_Dogs is released. That’s what Steam says anyway. They’ve put the game up for digital pre-order , with two versions of the game available. In doing so, they’ve also confirmed the game’s PC specs – which are a little more detailed than the ones the game’s creative director, Jonathon Morin, revealed last month.
For the standard $60, you get the base game, though pre-ordering the digital version through Steam also nets you the Blume Agent Pack, consisting of:
- Blume Agent Outfit
- Blume Weapon Perk: Less recoil on shots
If you pony up an extra $10, you’ll be getting quite a bit more in the way of digital content:
- CLUB JUSTICE PACK
Rewards: Chicago South Club skin
Perk: Driving boost: More Hit Points to Vehicles - BREATHROUGH Mission:
15 minutes additional gameplay
Reward: VEHICLE EXPERT PERK: Get free vehicles from your Underground Car Contact and earn discounts on select cars. - SIGNATURE SHOT Mission:
20 minutes additional gameplay
Rewards:
– BLACK VICEROYS GANG COLORS OUTFIT
– BIOMETRIC ASSAULT RIFLE - THE PALACE Mission:
20 minutes additional gameplay
Rewards:
– INVESTIGATION BONUS: Unlock more investigation opportunities inside the network databanks.
– ATM HACK BOOST: Boost your cash rewards when hacking bank accounts. - EXCLUSIVE CONTENT:
60 min of additional gameplay – 4 exclusive missions
A unique DedSec White Hat Hacker suit unlocked upon completion of the missions.
Hacking Boost (Add 1 Battery Slot)
A deeper knowledge of DedSec, an important faction in the Watch_Dogs universe.
Minimum:
- OS: Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (SP1) or Windows 8 (Please note that we only support 64 bit OSs.)
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66Ghz or AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0Ghz
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 11 graphics card with 1 GB Video RAM – Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5770
- DirectX: Version 11
- Hard Drive: 25 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers
- Additional Notes: Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer mode. Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: nVidia GeForce GTX460 or better, GT500, GT600, GT700 series; AMD Radeon HD5850 or better, HD6000, HD7000, R7 and R9 series Intel Iris Pro HD 5200
Recommended:
- OS: Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (SP1) or Windows 8 (Please note that we only support 64 bit OSs.)
- Processor: Eight core – Intel Core i7-3770 @3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 X8 @ 4 GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 11 graphics card with 2 GB Video RAM – Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850
- DirectX: Version 11
- Hard Drive: 25 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers
- Additional Notes: Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer mode. Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: nVidia GeForce GTX460 or better, GT500, GT600, GT700 series; AMD Radeon HD5850 or better, HD6000, HD7000, R7 and R9 series Intel Iris Pro HD 5200
Honestly those specs are hardly taxing, save for that odd, 8 core requirement for the recommended specs. It’s especially odd as the recommended specs are pared with pretty old, midrange cards; Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850. It suggests that the game is either far more CPU intensive than it is GPU intensive, or that it’s just not going to be quite as graphically impressive as the 2012 E3 reveal would have us believe. Or maybe, just maybe this will be the one Ubisoft game that’s optimised for PC.
Of course, you could always run the game in 4K if you have a machine capable of that. Presumably you’ll need something a little beefier than a 560 ti for that purpose. Might I suggest an Nvidia Titan Z?
Watch Dogs is coming to PC, PlayStation 3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One on May 27. A Wii U version is coming at some point in the future.
Last Updated: April 7, 2014
Zoobier
April 6, 2014 at 21:54
waiting for the Dedsec Edition (pc), hopefully takealot will not disappoint me 🙂
Hammersteyn
April 7, 2014 at 14:03
4k Resolution? Time to build that dream PC
The ghost of Weanerdog
April 7, 2014 at 14:10
That is not how you scrabble eggs.
Hammersteyn
April 7, 2014 at 14:12
But it is how one builds a PC? I’m a bit rusty.
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 7, 2014 at 14:25
It’s how you end up with a rusty PC :/
Unavengedavo
April 7, 2014 at 14:26
Buy paying for “All the extra hours” O_o
Hammersteyn
April 7, 2014 at 15:15
hahaha
Macethy
April 7, 2014 at 14:14
What’s with all the eggs? :/
Hammersteyn
April 7, 2014 at 14:18
That’s his thing
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
April 7, 2014 at 14:10
Is it just me that thinks that, that CPU for recommended and even minimum is a bit excessive?
Macethy
April 7, 2014 at 14:11
The day Ubisoft releases an optomised PC game, is the 3DFX makes a comeback!
Half-Minute Hero [Umar]
April 7, 2014 at 14:15
For a R100 you can get 2.15 hours of extra gameplay…I can’t be the only one that just finds this type of advertising appalling…I mean. Stating you’ll get 15 mins extra gameplay….Please tell me I’m not alone….I don’t like this
Admiral Chief in Space
April 7, 2014 at 14:15
I’ll wait a bit then
Half-Minute Hero [Umar]
April 7, 2014 at 14:20
Is this game a hooker? “Pay R100 for an extra hour of non stop hacking pleasure….You can hack into my server all night long baby”
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 7, 2014 at 14:24
In this case using a Trojan will NOT protect you.
Half-Minute Hero [Umar]
April 7, 2014 at 14:38
Nobody wants backdoor infections
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 7, 2014 at 14:23
It’s probably more CPU intensive because of the world simulation.
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 7, 2014 at 14:24
In other words – they cut almost 2 hours worth of content from the game & will sell it at a $10 premium.
Unavengedavo
April 7, 2014 at 14:25
This ruined it for me… Now I don’t even want this game anymore
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 7, 2014 at 14:26
GOTY edition in a year or 2. Patience is your friend. 😉
Admiral Chief in Space
April 7, 2014 at 14:27
Agreed, this will be my plan too
R1ker
April 7, 2014 at 14:58
But by then we need to pay vat on it 😛
Mossel
April 7, 2014 at 15:10
And by that time I can run it on super ultra insane graphics.
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 7, 2014 at 15:20
In the new Rise of the Triad you unlock an achievement by running the game using what they call “Ludicrous graphics mode”.
Mossel
April 7, 2014 at 15:25
LOL yeah I saw that! Also, if you change the music to the 1995 music you unlock an achievement called “Dat Nostalgia”
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 7, 2014 at 15:28
Yes. You also get an achievement for tea bagging 5 severed enemy heads. Someone said *cough*
MakeItLegal
April 7, 2014 at 15:03
Um yes , how else would they make money ? (Lol)
MakeItLegal
April 7, 2014 at 15:01
Fuck and I just bought the i5 4670k …. Damit …. But I should be able to run the game tho
Wait , I am confused
Min specs means it will run okish
Recommended – what it should be running on ?
Anything in btw is fair game
Mmm …. To upgrade or not to upgrade
FSR
April 7, 2014 at 15:26
You’ll be fine with your 4670k, as will I with my 3570K, provided you have a decent GFX card. Don’t go replacing CPUs just yet 😉
MakeItLegal
April 7, 2014 at 16:27
I have the msi gtx 760 , 4gig oc card
Awe while I was doing my research they rates the 4670k i5 best value for money for gaming
Was thinking cause I edit so much I might need to upgrade soonish to i7 but then they say software needs to make use of the new cores
Oh well back to AC 3
FSR
April 8, 2014 at 08:47
I’m running a 770 2gb OC and been very, very impressed with it. If you’re into editing, the more cores the better, but for gaming, an i5 does just as well.
MakeItLegal
April 8, 2014 at 08:59
Yea will wait a year before I get another processor
The new intel chips don’t really have any wow factor for me
My friend mentioned even amd for editin would be good ?
Any thoughts ?
FSR
April 8, 2014 at 09:08
I stand to be corrected, but Intel will be a more “solid” option for editing. The drivers are generally better too. I work in packaging and retouching and we work exclusively on Mac which is all Intel now. Mac handles editing like no other, whether it’s stills or video.
But that’s my opinion and experience.
MakeItLegal
April 8, 2014 at 09:21
I used to edit on a 2007 Mac book pro , has done me really well , but at some point speed went down the tube( working with 4gb files , hence I detracted windows my curren set up is so killa for edting by I am still having random crashes with 8.1 witch is a real fck up
I am sure I herd somewhere that amd strictly for edting is a solid choice
But in the back of my mind , I will stick with intel , they leading the pack , amd will just copy and paste where as intel is first place all the way
ElimiNathan
April 7, 2014 at 16:09
Lol if im not mistaken a 4670k will run on par with the i7 3770 when it comes to gaming. Don’t stress bro thats a nice CPU you have, time to get a big boy GPU nw
MakeItLegal
April 7, 2014 at 16:39
I have a 4gig msi card , been very happy with it
Mmm but that new titian black for a arm and a leg sounds good to
Mark Treloar
April 7, 2014 at 15:04
i7 -3770 is a quad not octa-core.
FoxOneZA
April 7, 2014 at 16:21
Intel 4 Core = AMD 8 Core
/true story
/fact