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It’s been a while since the gaming world has seen an action-packedAlientitle. With 2013’sColonial Marinesbeing one of the worstAliengamesin existence, the thought of another high-octane entry into the series is likely going to make the community and surrounding media tread cautiously towards any sort of optimism. On the horizon, however, is Cold Iron Studios' upcoming third-person survival shooterAliens: Fireteam Elite, and a recent update has just unveiled the hardware specifications for the PC version of the game.
To start off with, according to a recent report, it seems as though PC users will need 30 GB of storage space to installAliens: Fireteam Elite. Cold Iron Studios also recommends gamers have at least 8 GB of RAM, and either an AMD Athlon X4 950 or an Intel i5-2500K. In terms of GPU, either an AMD R9 285 or the Nvidia equivalent, which would be the GTX 750. It’s worth saying that this is to run the game at minimum settings.
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To run the game in higher settings, i.e. at 1080p and at 60fps, unsurprisingly, players will need more advanced hardware. In terms of graphics, it is recommended to have either an AMD RX 480, or an Nvidia GTX 1060. This is likely to be good news for those who have been struggling to get hold of newer GPUs. It seems as though the game won’t require anything quite as lofty as theNvidia GTX 3090or AMD equivalent. PC users will also ideally need 16 GB of RAM and either an AMD Ryzen 5 1600F or an Intel i5-7400 CPU in order to run it at high settings.
Aliens: Fireteam Eliteseems to beinspired by other co-op shooters such asLeft 4 Dead. With an emphasis on teamwork rather than versus, it could slot right in with other co-operative titles, such asBack 4 Blood, the upcomingRedfall, or even horror survival games such asDead by Daylight. It seems there is a surge of team-based action games that are starting to hit the market at the moment.
With the likes of the recentBack 4 Bloodbeta being highly successful, there is an opportunity forAliens: Fireteam Eliteto swoop in and strike while the iron is hot. While it’s probably not going to have the tense atmosphere of 2014’sAlien Isolation, especially given that it’s a different game style, it can hope to surpassColonial Marines. Here are the full setting requirements forAliens: Fireteam Elite:
Higher Settings
OS: Windows 10
Aliens: Fireteam Eliteis scheduled to release on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X in 2021.
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