Numbers first: on January 8, 2019, Electronic Arts released the minimum and recommended requirements for Anthem, BioWare’s open-world cooperative shooter, and the list was more modest than many expected for a title of this scale. The installation required 50 GB free and 64-bit Windows 10 in both cases.
Anthem – minimum requirements
- Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
- CPU: Intel Core i5 3570 or AMD FX-6350
- RAM: 8 GB
- GPU: NVIDIA GTX 760, AMD Radeon 7970 / R9 280X
- Video memory: 2 GB
- Storage: at least 50 GB free
- DirectX 11
Anthem – recommended requirements
- Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
- CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6 GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5 GHz
- RAM: 16 GB
- GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / RTX 2060, AMD RX 480
- Video memory: 4 GB
- Storage: at least 50 GB free
- DirectX 11
In practice, this meant the minimum asked for a card with 2 GB of video memory and the recommended doubled everything that matters: 4 GB of VRAM and 16 GB of RAM. Curiously, the list put the GTX 1060 and the RTX 2060 side by side, two different NVIDIA generations on the same step, and DirectX 11 was the only one required.
EA also confirmed how to try it before buying: EA Access and Origin Access subscribers would get a VIP demo starting January 25, and an open demo for everyone would arrive on February 1, on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
What came next
Anthem came out on February 22, 2019, with early access for premium Origin Access subscribers from the 15th. Metacritic scores ranged from 54 (PS4) to 65 (Xbox One), with praise for the Javelins’ flight and criticism of repetitive missions and a shallow endgame. BioWare announced a rework of the game, but ended development on February 24, 2021. The servers were shut down on January 12, 2026, and the game, which depended on them, stopped being playable. Translating from the jargon: today’s requirements are a connection that no longer exists.
Source: Eurogamer.
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