We have been covering rumors of Tom Clancy’s The Division for PC for a few days now, but is there anything we know for sure about the PC version? In fact, we know a lot.
To start, you can read the system requirements below.
Minimum Requirements
· Supported OS: Windows® 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only).
· Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 | AMD FX-6100, or better.
· RAM: 6GB
· Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 with 2 GB VRAM (current equivalent NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760) | AMD Radeon HD 7770 with 2 GB VRAM, or better.
· Notebook support: Laptop models of these desktop cards may work as long as they are on-par in terms of performance with at least the minimum configuration.
· DirectX: Version 11
· Hard Drive Space: 40 GB available space.
· Optical Drive: DVD-ROM Dual Layer.
· Peripherals Supported: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset, optional controller.
· Multiplayer: Broadband connection with 256 kbps upstream, or faster.
Recommended Requirements
· Supported OS: Windows® 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
· Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 | AMD FX-8350, or better.
· RAM: 8GB
· Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon R9 290, or better.
· Notebook support: Laptop models of these desktop cards may work as long as they are on-par in terms of performance with at least the minimum configuration.
· DirectX: Version 11
· Hard Drive Space: 40 GB available space.
· Optical Drive: DVD-ROM Dual Layer.
· Peripherals Supported: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset, optional controller.
· Multiplayer: Broadband connection with 512 kbps upstream, or faster.
Now, Ubisoft revealed these features specific to PC:
· Flexible user interface: move, scale and adjust the opacity of the HUD.
· Intuitive controls: navigate easily through the interface, inventory panels and map designed specifically to be used with a mouse or a controller.
· Full mouse & keyboard support: opt for the high precision mouse and keyboard experience and switch to a controller in the middle of any encounter without interruption.
· Text chat: team up with more agents of The Division by using the in-game text chat.
· Optimized graphic settings & customised GPU effects: adjust a vast variety of technology treats, from realistic lighting, shading, snow particles, local reflection, fog volumetric scattering, depth of field and much more…
· Multi-GPU support: unleash the graphic power of the best computer set ups for jaw-dropping graphics powered by Massive Entertainment’s game engine Snowdrop.
· Multi-screen support: play with up to three screens for the most immersive and stunning experience of The Division.
· Multi-resolutions: opt for 1080p or 4k and automatically adapt the resolution to fit multi-screen configurations with FOV correction.
· Unlocked framerate: let the most powerful computer reach the highest framerate.
· HBA0+: enjoy the most realistic shadowing, lighting algorithm and ambient occlusion.
Now, to give you an idea of how flexible it is on PC, not only can you resize and customize every single user interface, you can also move all of it to a second or third screen if you connect multiple screens.
Inventory management within the game is also considerably easier on PC. You can shift-click multiple items to move them, drag and drop gear into your character, and use pop-ups to compare weapon stats.
Both game controller and mouse and keyboard are implemented well, and what’s more, you can switch between them seamlessly. Voice chat is also fully available.
There’s only one drawback to the PC version as it is; no mod support.
Tom Clancy’s The Division will be released on March 8 on Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.