Via Origin EA have confirmed the system specs needed to run the forthcoming Star Wars: Battlefront. The processor and graphics requirements aren’t all that surprising, but what is surprising is the demand for a minimum of 8GB of RAM, and a recommendation for 16GB. Exactly what the recommended specs are recommended for is anyone’s guess. I remain perplexed as to why companies don’t mention what these specs list are actually based. Is 16GB RAM for people aiming to run in at 4K and 60FPS in the Arctic while summoning Satan in order to force him into somehow thinking hell has indeed frozen over?

Also, note the odd listing for Windows 10 under the recommended specs list.

Minimum PC System Requirements:

• OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or later
• Processor (Intel): Intel i3 6300T or equivalent
• Memory: 8GB RAM
• Hard Drive: At least 40GB of free space
• Graphics card (NVIDIA): nVidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB
• Graphics card (ATI): ATI Radeon HD 7850 2GB
• DirectX: 11.0 Compatible video card or equivalent
• Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection

Recommended PC System Requirements:

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10 or later
• Processor (Intel): Intel i5 6600 or equivalent
• Memory: 16GB RAM
• Hard Drive: At least 40GB of free space
• Graphics card (NVIDIA): nVidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB
• Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB
• DirectX: 11.1 Compatible video card or equivalent
• Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection