Fallout 3 Goes Gold and System Reqs

[King of Creation]

<strong>[ Game -> Update ]</strong> - More info on <a href="#Fallout 3">Game: Fallout 3</a>

<p>Fallout 3 has officially gone gold with the still-scheduled release date of October 28th. From Bethesda:</p><p><strong>October 9, 2008 (Rockville, MD)</strong> &ndash; Bethesda Softworks&reg;, a ZeniMax Media company, announced today that its highly anticipated title, <strong><em>Fallout&reg; 3</em></strong>,
has gone gold and will be available on store shelves and online in
North America on October 28, in Europe and Australia on October 30, and
in the UK on October 31. Developed at Bethesda Game Studios &ndash; creators
of the 2006 Game of the Year, <em>The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion&reg;</em> &ndash; <strong><em>Fallout 3</em></strong>
is slated for release on the Xbox 360&reg;video game and entertainment
system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION&reg;3 computer entertainment system, and
Games for Windows. </p>
<p>&ldquo;<strong><em>Fallout 3</em></strong> has
been the biggest project we&rsquo;ve ever undertaken,&rdquo; said Todd Howard, game
director for Fallout 3. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s been a long journey and we&rsquo;re really
happy with how it turned out. We can&rsquo;t wait for everyone to get a
chance to play it.&rdquo; </p>
<p><strong><em>Fallout 3</em></strong>
features one of the most realized game worlds ever created. Set more
than 200 years following a nuclear war, you can create any kind of
character you want and explore the open wastes of Washington, D.C
however you choose. Every minute is a fight for survival as you
encounter Super Mutants, Ghouls, Raiders, and other dangers of the
Wasteland. </p>
<p><strong><em>Fallout 3</em></strong>&rsquo;s first
review is featured as this month&rsquo;s cover story in Official Xbox
Magazine, hitting subscribers now and on newsstands October 21. Hailed
as one of the most anticipated games for 2008, <strong><em>Fallout 3</em></strong>
has already won numerous awards including Best of Show from the
official Game Critics Awards at E3 2008, a selection voted on by an
independent group of journalists from 36 leading North American media
outlets that cover the videogame industry.</p>
<p><strong><em>Fallout&reg; 3</em></strong> has been rated Mature by the ESRB.</p><p>As for the minimum system requirements:</p><p><strong>What are the PC system requirements?</strong>
</p>
<p><strong> Minimum System Requirements:</strong></p>
<ul><li>Windows XP/Vista</li><li>1GB System RAM (XP)/ 2GB System RAM (Vista)</li><li>2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor</li><li>Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better/ATI X850 or better)</li></ul>
<p><strong> Recommended System Requirements:</strong></p>
<ul><li> Intel Core 2 Duo processor</li><li> 2 GB System RAM</li><li>Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI 3800 series) </li><li>Supported Video Card Chipsets:


<ul><li>NVIDIA GeForce 200 series</li><li>NVIDIA Geforce 9800 series</li><li>NVIDIA Geforce 9600 series</li><li>NVIDIA Geforce 8800 series</li><li>NVIDIA Geforce 8600 series</li><li>NVIDIA Geforce 8500 series</li><li>NVIDIA Geforce 8400 series</li><li>NVIDIA Geforce 7900 series</li><li>NVIDIA Geforce 7800 series</li><li>NVIDIA Geforce 7600 series</li><li>NVIDIA Geforce 7300 series</li><li>NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series
</li><li>ATI HD 4800 series</li><li>ATI HD 4600 series</li><li>ATI HD 3800 series</li><li>ATI HD 3600 series</li><li>ATI HD 3400 series</li><li>ATI HD 2900 series</li><li>ATI HD 2600 series</li><li>ATI HD 2400 series</li><li>ATI X1900 series</li><li>ATI X1800 series</li><li>ATI X1600 series</li><li>ATI X1300 series</li><li>ATI X850 series</li></ul>
</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>Spotted @ <a href="http://bethblog.com/">Bethesda Blog</a></p>

[S4ur0n27]

[Wolfman Walt]

That's quite alot of bull he's got there.

[VasikkA]

I think Susan wrapped it up pretty well.

[Blargh]

The facial expression and positioning of the right hand can only indicate one thing - a love of, a need for, bovine molestation.

[Kashluk]

Awesome graphix, mang! That must be the saloon of Megaton?

[MadBill]

I primed myself on Spore, so now I am ready. Bring it on.

[St. Toxic]

STEEL BE WITH YOU!

[POOPERSCOOPER]

I don't like the new trend of 256 graphics card being the minimum. What happened to 128?




Either way is that brother none on the bull?

[MR Snake]

Hey,

I can max the shit up... nice

[Wolfman Walt]

I can max the shit up... nice

Probably a result of it being a console game, primarily. Not saying the game would have been more graphics intensive if it had been PC exclusive, but it certainly helps determine system requirements when you got the limited hardware of a console determining what you can put out.

[rabidpeanut]

I wish they were hitting those performance caps more often. But unfortunately console are slow and shitty.

And to Snake : A piece of shit in high resolution with anti aliasing is STILL a piece of shit.

[VasikkA]

HEY KIDS !

Stay tuned for the free download at http://thepiratebay.org/

[entertainer]

do not want

[VasikkA]

You don't have to, just go spread the message.

[cazsim83]

Minimum System Requirements:xbox360

.......

I don't like the new trend of 256 graphics card being the minimum. What happened to 128?


Either way is that brother none on the bull?

PC and consoles are finally going neck and neck for graphics w/out slowdown or rendering issues, from the little I've read about it - so PC cards will continually try to stay a step ahead of the 'next-gen' consoles to keep their edge

re: Brother None - I thought he was a skinny guy?

[rabidpeanut]

dude, my pc is like 5 times faster than any console.

[Wolfman Walt]

dude, my pc is like 5 times faster than any console.

What about the Phantom?

[Mismatch]

what about him ?

[mixmastermind]

Well played.