The cogs are rolling, and XCOM 2 is extremely close to release. So close in fact that we finally have the XCOM 2 system requirements for Linux players. This is confirmed by 2K directly, but Feral have yet to confirm it directly.
Correction: 2K had it wrong, here's the requirements directly from Feral Interactive.
Sadly, it's another major release on Linux that only supports Nvidia. It might work on AMD & Intel, but you're on your own for now. Probably the usual case of open source drivers have bugs/incomplete OpenGL support, and AMD Catalyst probably has the usual known performance problems.
RECOMMENDED
OS: Ubuntu 14.04.2 64-bit or Steam OS
Processor: Intel i7 series
RAM: 8GB
Graphics: 2GB NVIDIA 960
MINIMUM
OS: Ubuntu 14.04.2 64-bit or Steam OS
Processor: Intel i3-3225 3.3 GHz
RAM: 4GB
Graphics: 1GB NVIDIA 650
The minimum is pretty low, so it looks like it might scale reasonably well across the lower-end. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: 2pack2u2Quoting: chrisqQuoting: 2pack2u2Why do they have to put i7-series on recommended. Can't be any more specific?? Come on, there is a HUUUUGE difference in between first i7s and the ones we got nowadays.....
It's not really that huge, which is what has kept me from upgrading my i7-2600.
I7-880: https://cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7+880+%40+3.07GHz&id=833
i7-6700: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-6700+%40+3.40GHz
Not huge difference you say?
Considering that there are no real reason to upgrade even a 6 year old sandy bridge i7, and you had to resort to comparing the very worst to a $2000 cpu, I think it's still OK.
What you seem to not understand is that these requirements are directed at people with zero-to-none interest in cpus, and with that in mind, this is the best metric.
Please do tell what you think would be better and at the same time useful for its purpose.
A list of 80 different models?
iX + year of release?
gflops?
Keep in mind the audience.
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Quoting: chrisqQuoting: 2pack2u2Quoting: chrisqQuoting: 2pack2u2Why do they have to put i7-series on recommended. Can't be any more specific?? Come on, there is a HUUUUGE difference in between first i7s and the ones we got nowadays.....
It's not really that huge, which is what has kept me from upgrading my i7-2600.
I7-880: https://cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7+880+%40+3.07GHz&id=833
i7-6700: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-6700+%40+3.40GHz
Not huge difference you say?
Considering that there are no real reason to upgrade even a 6 year old sandy bridge i7, and you had to resort to comparing the very worst to a $2000 cpu, I think it's still OK.
What you seem to not understand is that these requirements are directed at people with zero-to-none interest in cpus, and with that in mind, this is the best metric.
Please do tell what you think would be better and at the same time useful for its purpose.
A list of 80 different models?
iX + year of release?
gflops?
Keep in mind the audience.
*very loud yelling*
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