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.
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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: nocriI just hope that by MINIMUM they mean minimum to play in 1920 ... I hope my 740M can render it at >=25 fps in resolution 1366 on lowest details, because it's already preordered :)
I think "... at full HD" is the usual understanding of these requirements nowadays.
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Quoting: PangachatNo support = no support i must play this one on Windows too.
Or you could try it on Linux, giving them some money to make their support even better, find out if it works and help them with your feedback - and only play it on Windows if it really doesn't work. Many people have reported that games offically not supported on AMD ran well nevertheless.
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It should be noted that The Cynical Brit put out a WTF Is video for XCOM2 yesterday. He loves the game but did note that there are bugs and performance issues with significant frame drops. Even he couldn't max the game out at 1080p, and TB has a beast of a machine with a Titan X. So unless the Linux port is better than the Windows version, which would be awesome, I wouldn't expect anybody to be able to max this game out at the moment.
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Quoting: berillionsSo with my GtX 970m which have ~ the same performances than a 770, I Will have the possibility to play with maximal settings.I've seen the desktop GTX 960 slightly outperform the mobile 970m. So the 970m is probably not as fast as a 770. And in any case, I don't think the recommended setup is supposed to be able to max out everything.
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My only concern was to buy or not to buy....
But I know at the end that I will buy it and not play it at all.... :(
I tried hard and I mean very hard to play EVERY single turn based game/Strategy and so on that has ever been released.
I haven't even finished XCOM , I think I played mission 1 or tutorial and quited because I got bored ... :O
I just find all that kind of games extremely boring. sometimes I even fall asleep while playing these kind of games... :'(
I grew up in the Golden Arcade Era so I guess that is why...
But I know at the end that I will buy it and not play it at all.... :(
I tried hard and I mean very hard to play EVERY single turn based game/Strategy and so on that has ever been released.
I haven't even finished XCOM , I think I played mission 1 or tutorial and quited because I got bored ... :O
I just find all that kind of games extremely boring. sometimes I even fall asleep while playing these kind of games... :'(
I grew up in the Golden Arcade Era so I guess that is why...
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XCOM ran perfectly fine with the open source drivers on my AMD HD6950, so there is that.
It was one of the first games I didn't even try out on Windows, because the performance on Linux was so good :)
Still no time these days, so I'll probably wait, although I do love XCOM.
It was one of the first games I didn't even try out on Windows, because the performance on Linux was so good :)
Still no time these days, so I'll probably wait, although I do love XCOM.
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Mountain Man Feb 3, 2016
Quoting: chris200x9Or maybe you should buy an Nvidia card to punish AMD? Feral doesn't write AMD's drivers, so there's no point punishing Feral for something that is out of their control.Quoting: lordheavyWhy buy it on Feral store, to reward their bad decisions? They should feel the sting of their incompetence.Quoting: subAs AMD user I'll most likely have to play it under Windows.
You'll can buy it on the Feral store, then play it under windows :p
Last edited by Mountain Man on 3 February 2016 at 6:31 pm UTC
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... And as the first reviews are rolling in, they can report that the game is excellent:
http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/163467-xcom-2/articles.html
That's one impressive lineup of 90+ scores!
I'll get this baby the instant I see the Linux version is available.
http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/163467-xcom-2/articles.html
That's one impressive lineup of 90+ scores!
I'll get this baby the instant I see the Linux version is available.
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