System requirements | Means of transport PlanetSide 2 Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
As for now, there only is the PC PlanetSide 2 version. This is why the below values concern only this specific platform. In general the game requirements may be considered high, but not too high. What is worth mentioning, for the smooth functioning of the game, also the internet connection is required, because PS2 bases on internet games, participated by multiple players simultaneously. This guide has been drawn up on a computer with Intel DualCore i5-660 CPU, 4GB RAM, ATi Radeon HD 5850 GPU and has been provided with the a 60Mb/s internet connection. This computer falls a bit short if the specifications provided below, but it is enough to enjoy playing PlanetSide 2.
Game modes
Single player: No
Offline Co-op (split screen/hot seat): no
Co-op over the internet: No
Multiplayer: Yes
Our computer
This guide, for the PC version, has been drawn up on the PC, of the below specifications:
- OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
- CPU: Intel DualCore i5-660
- RAM: 4GB RAM
- GPU: ATi Radeon HD 5850
- VRAM: 1 GB
On the computer with the above specification, the game ran smoothly, without major issues. The only thing that you could complain about were the long loading times for the individual elements of the interface and the game world, while loading on to the server (a slight fall in fluency and temporarily unloaded characters and objects).
PC - general information
- OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, 32-bit and 64-bit versions
- Internet connection during the game: Required
- Necessity to activate over the internet: You need to create an account on the game's server
- Controllers: Keyboard and mouse
- Achievements: On the Steam platform
PlanetSide 2 - PC System requirements
Minimum system requirements
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 3.0 Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
RAM: 3 GB
GPU: nVidia GeForce 8600 / ATI Radeon HD 4850
HDD: 15 GB of free space
VRAM: 256 MB
Recommended system requirements
OS: Windows 7
CPU: Intel Core i5 @ 3.3 GHz / AMD Phenom II X6 @ 3.3 GHz
RAM: 6 GB
GPU: nVidia GeForce GTX 460 / ATI Radeon HD 6870
HDD: 15 GB of free space
VRAM: 1 GB