Yesterday, PC gamers eager for the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare got a bit of a shock when Activision released the minimum spec for the game. Apparently it requires 175GB of hard drive space.
As Eurogamer reports, while the storage requirement isn't a typo, Activision has since confirmed it's a recommendation rather than a requirement. Activision is simply ensuring PC gamers know how much drive space they will need to keep free to play all the Modern Warfare content. In that, the publisher is including all content expected to be released post-launch.
Other than the hard drive space, the other minimum spec requirements are going to be easily achieved by most gaming rigs, even if they are a few years old. Activision requires your PC be running Windows 7 or Windows 10 64-bit editions, have a Core i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a GeForce GTX 670, GTX 1650, or Radeon HD 7950.
If you're planning to play Modern Warfare, though, chances are you want to experience it with everything turned up to maximum. For that you'll need Windows 10, a Core i7-9700K or AMD Ryzen 2700X, 16GB of RAM, and a GeForce RTX 2080 Super. With that kind of hardware available, Modern Warfare will run at a 4K resolution with ray tracing and a high framerate.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare launches on Oct. 25 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.