Call of Duty: Modern Warfare PC specifications revealed, may require 175 GB (update)

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What you need to know

  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is an upcoming first-person shooter from Activision.
  • It's coming to Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4 at the end of October.
  • The game may require 175 GB on PC.
  • You can preorder Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for $60 through Amazon.

Updated October 10, 2019: In a new blog post, Activision clarified that the 175 GB requirement is the estimate the company recommends keeping open for the game and its forthcoming DLC. The base game will take up less than 175 GB. The original story follows.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is an upcoming first-person shooter from Activision. The game is a spiritual reboot of the acclaimed Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, but presents the same characters in a new setting. According to everyone who previewed the campaign, it's a dark, uncomfortable, and realistic story.

According to a report by Charlie Intel, the game needs a somewhat beefy PC, but that's not the most surprising part. According to Battle.net, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare needs 175 GB on PC. It's unclear what the size on consoles will be, but expect something similar on Xbox One X.

Minimum requirements

  • Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300
  • Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, or AMD Radeon HD 7950 that are DirectX 12 compatible
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Storage: 175 GB hard drive space
  • Internet: Broadband connection
  • Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit latest update
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen R5 1600X
  • Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660, AMD Radeon R9 390, or AMD Radeon RX 580 that are DirectX 12 compatible
  • Memory: 12 GB RAM
  • Storage: 175 GB hard drive space
  • Internet: Broadband connection

It'll be interesting to see how it runs and looks on various setups. Are you going to play it on PC or consoles? Let us know.

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