Assassin’s Creed II PC Requirements, Date, Price, and More

The Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 versions hit the shelves last November, but the PC version of Assassin’s Creed II was delayed til the Q1 2010 release window. But Ubisoft today revealed that PC gamers need wait not much longer, as Assassin’s Creed II will find its way onto your PC on March 16th.

But Ubisoft apparently couldn’t keep the crowd happy for long, as they also announced the unusually high price of $59.99 for the game. It’s very rare for PC games to be priced as much as console games, but to kind of make up for it, the game will come packaged with two of the upcoming DLC packs, Battle of Forli and Bonfire of the Vanities. A “Black Edition” of the game will also be available for $64.99, which includes the 2 DLC packs and “additional content” that’s not included in the standard edition. The Black Edition will be digital-download only.

On top of all of that, Ubisoft also revealed the system requirements, which are posted after the break:

Minimum Configuration:

• SUPPORTED OS: Windows XP (32-64 bits) /Windows Vista®(32-64 bits)/Windows 7 (32-64 bits)
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ RAM: 1.5 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista – Windows 7
• Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher
• Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 –compliant sound card DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0
• Hard Drive Space: 8 GB
• Peripherals Supported: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller

Recommended Configuration:

• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better
• Video Card: GeForce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4700 or better
• Sound: 5.1 sound card
• Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, joystick optional (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)

Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:

• ATI RADEON X1950, HD 2000/3000/4000/5000 series
• NVIDIA GeForce 7/8/9/100/200 series