Microsoft have announced that Age of Empires: Definitive Edition will be officially launched next month, 20th February. The game will be available in South Africa for Windows 10 PCs at a price of R 219,00. Some of the new features include a new 4K presentation, Xbox Live support, LAN play support, new orchestral soundtrack, campaign narration, and custom campaign mode. Global multiplayer beta will be opened up on 29 January.
In this remaster of the original classic, Microsoft has added several new features. Here is the full list of changes:
- Completely rebuilding assets for a modern 4K presentation
- Letting you play online with Xbox LIVE (in addition to LAN play)
- Re-recorded the original soundtrack with a new orchestral score
- Adding campaign narration for every mission
- Enhancing the campaign and scenario editor, which allows anyone to make original custom campaigns for the game online.
Here are the detailed minimum system requirements:
- Windows 10 version 14393.0 or higher
- 4GB of RAM
- 8-10GB of storage
- Intel HD 4000 graphics or higher
- 1.8GHz dual-core processor or higher
Recommended specifications included:
- 16GB RAM
- 8-10GB storage
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 650/ AMD HD 5850
- Windows 10 version 14393.0 or higher
- 2.4GHz Core i5 or higher
