We’re sure Treyarch and Activision will save some new footage for the E3 crowd, but the Black Ops 3 hype machine has already begun with a teaser, live action, and gameplay trailer all arriving in the last two weeks. With the selling-power of the Call of Duty brand, we usually expect to see this kind of game launch on as many platforms as possible in time for the holiday shopping season. According to the developers, this time around development is much more current-gen focused.
Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia explained during the Black Ops 3 reveal event that it is being developed on the PC, PS4, and Xbox One. There will be no ports, because each version is being uniquely made to fit the platform. To experience the PC version of the game, players will need to make sure that their home rigs are equipped with at least the following minimum requirements:
As far as contemporary PC requirements go, this isn’t very demanding. Some gamers may still have less than 6GB of RAM, but that’s a pretty cheap upgrade at this point. The most frequent pain point will probably be the DirectX version 11 requirement. Many gamers are still running with DirectX v.10, so an update will be required to boot up Black Ops 3.
Lamia explained the method behind developing the game with current-gen in mind at the reveal event:
Although the minimum requirements are good for giving us an idea about the game’s entry point of power, the recommended specs for higher performance will give us a much better idea what the game is capable of. Those specs haven’t been released yet and may not be until a few months closer to Black Ops 3’s release date. Treyarch has said that the goal is to develop a game that can take full advantage of the most powerful gaming rigs, while not excluding players who have less expensive machines.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 releases November 6, 2015 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
