Saints Row 2 System Requirements and Release Date Revealed, DRM Detailed

THQ?s answer to GTA, Saints Row 2, was expected to hit the PC systems sometime during this winter, but we never knew exactly when, or if our systems will have enough power to get the game running. Things will change today, because the publishers have released the system requirements for Saints Row 2, together with the exact release date and details about the DRM.

According to posts on the official boards, Saints Row 2 will be released for PCs on January 6 next year and ? good news for everybody ? will only use Steam as DRM, meaning that no extra stuff will be installed on your hard disk drives. We?re all glad to hear that ? I?m sure it will spare the game from tons of critics. However, there might still be a problem for those who go for the retail version of the game, as they will have to use Steam to activate their game as well. On the other hand, if you?re reading this you have internet connection, so it?s no problem for you!

Regarding the system requirements for Saints Row 2, here is the official data:

Minimum requirements:

– Windows XP / Vista
– 2.0 GHz Dual-Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2)
– 1 GB Available System Memory
– 15 GB Available Hard Drive Space
– 128 MB 3D Video Card w/Shader Model 3.0 Support (Nvidia GeForce 7600 / ATI Radeon X1300)
– DirectX Compatible Display Capable of 640×480 16-bit Color Resolution
– DirectX 9.0c Compatible 16-bit Sound Card
– Broadband Connection for Internet Multiplayer

Recommended requirements:

– Windows XP / Vista
– 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2)
– 2 GB Available System Memory
– 256 MB 3D Video Card with Shader Model 3.0 Support (Nvidia GeForce 8800 / ATI Radeon HD3850)
– DirectX Compatible Display Capable of 1024×768 in 32-bit Color
– DirectX 9.0c Compatible 16-bit Sound Card
– Recommended System Requirements Required for 2-12 Player Multiplayer or Co-Op