Warning to older AMD users - Athlon 64 X2 series

[FattyMooMooMan]

Pending buying a new PC later in the year I am still using my old AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ system to play games on. Normally a game with specs like this one would be no problem to run as my CPU performs a little better than the Athlon II X2 240 on games (the CPU performs on par with the Athlon II X2 250 for gaming despite the slight Mhz increase on that chip as the architecture on the Athlon II series did not perform as well as it should have done - I also had access to a system based on that chip).

This particular game does not start at all as the version of SSE on the Athlon 64 X2 is slightly lower than the game requires.

I am not too bothered as I will be changing PC soon anyway and will then be able to play but thought it would be worth posting this in case anyone else has ideas of purchasing this game with a similar older CPU. A PC with the old 6000+ variant of my CPU generally has np running any dual core game as long as it has a decent gfx card on board - but this game will not start on such a PC.

[Pache]

I must say that this is rather rude move - to list system requirements without noting that supported SSE's are importrant. Like, what version is even needed? 3? 4a?
That even more than UPlay-related things shows just how much Ubi cares for it's customers.

[cowinspace]

The processor specified is the MINIMUM you need. I don't see what could possibly confuse you. Just because yours can "keep up" with the specified CPU does not mean that it is compatible. The listed Athlon supports SSE 4a, that is what they require you to have and it is your fault for not checking compatibility (espescially given the age of the processor).

[Pache]

You know, it's kinda fishy that I can "keep up" with games on high settings like Bioshock: Infinite, but 2D game fails to even launch. And yeah, let's nor forget here that sys. reqs are usually very-very rough estimates, and many games nowadays struggle to to do solid 60 FPS even on recommended specs.
Besides, their fingers would not snap or store page would not crubmle in mess of bytes if they written it.

[FattyMooMooMan]

I am not all that bothered tbh as the machine won't be around much longer, I also knew that one day this would happen, I am merely posting this thread to make sure others don't waste their money.

TBH all games recently have specified 'processor <insert name> or similar' and it has never been an issue in the past, I am sure others may fall foul of this, I don't feel its the companies fault at all - they specified that processor or higher, its just that the PC community doesnt always think that way, and with over 900 games in my collection its the first time I have had this issue and thought nothing of buying this title on my current machine :)

I am not here to argue the rights or wrongs of this, just merely to warn other users to steer clear of the game if they have a certain setup

[Blackened Halo]

i just installed the game and ...yes, the game just told me that ...i cant believe, my pc is an old one but i have ran every single game so far except Crysis 3 and I cant run 2D platformer with simply graphics?? what the ♥♥♥♥ Ubisoft!! ....why such an important info isnt included in the game info on its shop page? ... :(

[Kiwi_Moose]

The last time I waste my money on a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Stean game and/or Ubisoft.

[Prometheus]

Year of release of Athlon 64 X2 CPU: 2005
Year of release of the minimum listed CPU: 2008

Nothing to see here, move on people. It's about time you're all being forced to upgrade anyways.

[..]

Thank you OP, this was helpful. I know quite a few people running X2 cores that have no problem with running games such as Dark Souls 2 on highest settings, that would consider buying this game, and this information is certainly helpful. Thanks again!

[R0ckh0unt]

Funny sidenote: My notebook from 2009 (C2D P7350 @ 2.0 GhZ) can run the game. This is just hillarious...

[ForbiddenTenshi]

ah dang it >_<

[Marble]

I remember back in the day, they used to list CPU instruction sets in the system requirements on retail boxes. I remember I would have to check if a game required MMX before I bought it, as my CPU didn't support that.

However, I think you're pushing your luck a little if you're still buying new releases for something that old.

[baalthazaar]

Originally posted by L-r | Canti:

I remember back in the day, they used to list CPU instruction sets in the system requirements on retail boxes. I remember I would have to check if a game required MMX before I bought it, as my CPU didn't support that.

I was thinking the same thing when I saw this thread. Notice they don't even tell you what graphics API they target anymore, either. Now it's just, 'Requires SM 3.0 compatible graphics card' rather than 'Requires OpenGL 3.0' or the like. And then most games say 'Requires DirectX 9.0c' when it has nothing to do with graphics but is referring to input or sound requirements. That always seems to confuse people as to whether they're even playing a Direct3D or OpenGL game!

I wish system requirements were more specific like in the old days.

[trojanwarlord]

This thread should be PINNED. I use an older X2 6400+ and it runs everything... except this game. As far as my cpu, why fix it if it isn't broken? I still enjoy the duo-core 3.2 GHz 125watt processor just fine. Thanks for the heads up. I hope not too many users are getting ripped off because of this, especially that Steam won't refund, and that Ubisoft will leak your personal information all over the web soon.

[TheRedMelon]

My crappy AMD C-50 1ghz dual core had no issues on my laptop, yet my AMD 3800 X2 is outdated?

That's a shame.

[cyxceven]

Thanks for the heads up. Actual system requirements are a lost art these days.