Can Your PC Run Battlefield Hardline?

Battlefield Hardline only launches in March in South Africa, but PC gamers should be looking to see if there trusty machine can withstand the demands of the new game.

Electronic Arts and developer Visceral Games released the minimum and recommended system specs for the Windows version of the game, and the good news is that if your gaming PC is up to playing Battlefield 4, it’s probably going to play Hardline just fine.

The main difference between 2013’s Battlefield 4 and Hardline is that you’ll need the 64-bit versions of Windows 8 or Vista, and twice the amount of hard drive space.

Here are the system requirements, which EA says are the same for both the beta and the final release of Battlefield Hardline:

Recommended:

• OS: Windows 8 64-bit (with KB971512 Update)
• CPU: Intel quad-core CPU, AMD six-core CPU
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics card: AMD Radeon R9 290, Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
• Graphics memory: 3 GB
• Hard drive: 60 GB
• DirectX 11

Minimum:

• OS: Windows Vista SP2 64-bit (with KB971512 Update)
• CPU: Athlon II/Phenom II 2.8 GHz, Intel Core i3/i5 2.4 GHz
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB), Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 (896 MB)
• Hard drive: 60 GB
• DirectX 11

Battlefield Hardline features new variety of gameplay that breaks away from the traditional Battlefield game modes. The focus of the game has been shifted to police and the “war on crime”, breaking away from the military setting that has hitherto characterized the series. As such, the main factions in Hardline are the police Special Response Units and Criminals. Players will have access to various military-grade weapons and vehicles, such as the UH-60 Blackhawk as well as having police equipment such as tasers and handcuffs.

Battlefield Hardline’s open beta will run from 3-8 February and will be available on Windows PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The full version of the shooter will be available 19 March 17 in South Africa.