system requirements

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is shaping up to be one of the most interesting Ubuntu releases in years, and not just because of its desktop polish. Canonical’s updated guidance now puts the recommended baseline at 2 GHz dual-core CPU, 6 GB of RAM, and 25 GB of storage, which means Ubuntu’s desktop...

Ubuntu’s long-term release cadence has a way of resetting expectations, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is doing exactly that. Canonical’s next LTS desktop now asks for 6GB of RAM, a 2GHz dual-core CPU, and 25GB of storage, which puts its published baseline above Windows 11’s official 4GB RAM minimum. That...

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is shaping up to be one of those releases that says as much about the state of desktop computing as it does about Linux itself. Canonical’s updated desktop requirements now call for 6GB of RAM, a 2GHz dual-core processor, and 25GB of free storage, which is more than Microsoft’s...

Ubuntu’s newest long-term support cycle has created an unexpectedly sharp comparison with Windows 11: Canonical is now positioning the desktop with a higher RAM floor than Microsoft’s mainstream client OS. That is a headline-grabber, but it is also a useful window into how both platforms have...

Ubuntu’s next long-term support release is arriving with a more demanding desktop footprint, and that has sparked an eyebrow-raising comparison with Windows 11. On paper, Ubuntu Desktop 26.04 LTS now asks for more memory than Microsoft’s flagship client OS: 6GB of RAM versus Windows 11’s 4GB...

Pearl Abyss’ open‑world epic Crimson Desert arrives with a blunt, unavoidable hardware headline: you need modern hardware and a lot of free disk space — expect a 150 GB install on PC and a 16 GB system‑memory baseline across platforms, with consoles relying heavily on upscaling to hit 4K/60...

Pearl Abyss’ long‑teased open‑world epic, Crimson Desert, arrives with a blunt, unavoidable headline: you will need modern hardware and a lot of free disk space to install and run it. Across official platform notices and multiple outlet breakdowns, the studio has published a universal baseline...

Pearl Abyss has published the final platform performance targets and full system specifications for Crimson Desert a week before launch, and the list makes one strategic point loud and clear: the studio expects a modern baseline (16 GB of system RAM and a 150 GB SSD) while leaning heavily on...

Pearl Abyss has published the most detailed PC performance targets yet for Crimson Desert, and the message is unambiguous: a modern baseline of 16 GB of system RAM and an SSD is mandatory, while the GPU you choose will determine whether you play at upscaled 1080p, buttery 60 FPS at 1080p/1440p...

Crimson Desert’s official PC targets make one thing obvious from the start: Pearl Abyss is asking PC players to meet a modern baseline — an SSD and 16 GB of RAM — while letting GPU choices scale from modest to very high depending on the resolution and frame‑rate you want. The studio’s published...

Oracle’s bold AI data‑centre sprint has collided with hard cash realities: this week multiple reports said the company is preparing to cut thousands of roles and to slow hiring as it wrestles with the up‑front costs of an unprecedented expansion of GPU‑dense infrastructure — moves that...

Pearl Abyss has finally lifted the veil on how Crimson Desert will run across PCs, current-generation consoles, and macOS — and the details matter. The studio published a full set of hardware targets that pair aggressive upscaling strategies with a surprisingly conservative memory and storage...

Pearl Abyss’ long-awaited open-world epic, Crimson Desert, has finally unmasked its PC system requirements — and, for a surprising number of players, the headline takeaway is simple: you might not need an expensive GPU overhaul to join the fight on day one. The studio’s published minimum and...

Crimson Desert’s PC footprint is now clearly one of the first practical hurdles players will face at launch: Pearl Abyss’ storefront and publisher materials list a required 135 GB of free storage on Windows, while community reports and a circulating Reddit screenshot point to a roughly 121 GB...

Counter‑Strike 2’s system requirements look simple on paper, but the practical question every competitive player asks in 2026 is not “Will it launch?” — it’s “Will it stay smooth when the round gets messy?” This feature unpacks what Valve lists as the minimums, translates those numbers into...

Microsoft is explicit: if your PC doesn’t meet Windows 11’s system requirements, installing the OS is “not recommended” — and if you proceed you assume the risk of compatibility problems, potentially lose entitlement to updates, and may forfeit warranty protections from your device maker. This...

Konami’s long‑awaited PC arrival for Metal Gear Solid 4 has finally come into focus — and the system requirements published on Steam make it clear this is not a lightweight retro re‑release. The Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 Steam page lists Windows 11 (64‑bit required), 16 GB of...

WWE 2K26’s official PC requirements landed with a thud for many players: the minimum is now 16GB of RAM, with a 120GB install footprint and explicit CPU instruction requirements (AVX2 and F16C). What looks like a simple numerical increase is actually the end point of a clear, fast-moving trend...

Bungie has set a firm launch date for Marathon — March 5, 2026 — and alongside that announcement the studio and Steam have published the game’s official PC system requirements, giving PC players a clear picture of the hardware they’ll need to join Marathon’s extraction-shooter loop at launch...

Bungie’s Marathon has landed on the PC requirements page with a clear, conservative baseline — and the numbers tell a story about accessibility, live‑service design, and a few engineering caveats that every PC owner should know before preloading. The studio’s published minimum and recommended...