{"id":68275,"date":"2019-11-21T23:45:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T18:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=68275"},"modified":"2019-12-27T06:46:37","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T01:46:37","slug":"half-life-alyx-pc-system-requirements-revealed-minimum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/half-life-alyx-pc-system-requirements-revealed-minimum\/","title":{"rendered":"Half-Life: Alyx PC System Requirements Revealed (Minimum)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/tag\/half-life-alyx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Half-Life: Alyx<\/a> has just been announced for SteamVR, and will support all major VR headsets. With its announcement, the Half-Life: Alyx PC System Requirements have also been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re extremely excited about what Valve has in store for us next year.<\/p>\n<h2>Half-Life: Alyx PC System Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>Currently, only the minimum requirements have been revealed<\/p>\n<h3>Minimum Requirements<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>OS:\u00a0Windows 10<\/li>\n<li>Processor:\u00a0Core i5-7500 \/ Ryzen 5 1600<\/li>\n<li>Memory:\u00a012 GB RAM<\/li>\n<li>Graphics:\u00a0GTX 1060 \/ RX 580 &#8211; 6GB VRAM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;ll have to wait for the recommended requirements later on, but we&#8217;re hoping for it be optimized for a variety of systems, which Valve is famous for.<\/p>\n<h2>Half-Life: Alyx Release Date<\/h2>\n<p>The game is coming exclusively to PC in<strong> March 2020<\/strong> and will support all major VR headsets.<\/p>\n<p>It is set between the events of Half-Life 1 and 2 and will put you in the role of Alyx. You can also pre-order the game right now on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/546560\/HalfLife_Alyx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You will, however, need a VR headset to play the game, and given Valve&#8217;s history, we&#8217;re sure the investment is worth it, with such a high-quality title on the way.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the fantastic trailer for the title below<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Half-Life: Alyx Announcement Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O2W0N3uKXmo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Half-Life: Alyx Announcement Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O2W0N3uKXmo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Here are some details about the VR gameplay.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bb_ul\">\n<li>Explore environments from Half-Life: Alyx in your SteamVR Home space<\/li>\n<li>Alternate gun skins to embellish Alyx&#8217;s arsenal<\/li>\n<li>Special Half-Life: Alyx-themed content for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also visit their official site, and see all the details, screenshots and more about the game.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also an interview you can watch with the developers that show us what Valve has been up to in the past decade, and why the decision to use VR as the medium for the next big full-length title.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx -- Behind Closed Doors at Valve Interview\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-9K0eJEmMEw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"The Final Hours of Half-Life: Alyx -- Behind Closed Doors at Valve Interview\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-9K0eJEmMEw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>What do you think about the system requirements? Are you excited about the game? Let us know in the comments below and share your thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Half-Life: Alyx has just been announced for SteamVR, and will support all major VR headsets. With its announcement, the Half-Life: Alyx PC System Requirements have also been revealed. We&#8217;re extremely excited about what Valve has in store for us next year. Half-Life: Alyx PC System Requirements Currently, only the minimum requirements have been revealed Minimum Requirements OS:\u00a0Windows 10 Processor:\u00a0Core i5-7500 \/ Ryzen 5 1600 Memory:\u00a012 GB RAM Graphics:\u00a0GTX 1060 \/ RX 580 &#8211; 6GB VRAM We&#8217;ll have to wait for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":68277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[185],"tags":[750,8500,8499,301,1630,2956,2766,1765,2774],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Half-Life: Alyx PC System Requirements Revealed (Minimum)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Half-Life: Alyx PC System Requirements have been officially revealed, as the Steam page goes up for pre-order, with details.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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