Battlefield 3 Open Beta Begins Next Week, PC System Requirements Revealed

DICE is letting all interested players try out Battlefield 3 before the game hits stores. They plan to launch the open beta on September 29th on the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

If you pre-order the digital PC version of BF3 through Origin before September 25th, you'll get 48 hours of early access to the beta. Owners of the Limited or Tier 1 Editions of Medal of Honor will get this access as well. Additional details on this can be found at the official beta site.

The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the beta can be downloaded via their respective online marketplaces. The PC version requires you to install EA's digital gaming platform Origin and nab the beta through it. Speaking of the PC version, here's what you'll need to run the game:

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• OS: WINDOWS VISTA (SERVICE PACK 2) 32-BIT
• PROCESSOR: 2 GHZ DUAL CORE (CORE 2 DUO 2.4 GHZ OR ALTHON X2 2.7 GHZ)
• MEMORY: 2 GB
• HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
• GRAPHICS CARD (AMD): DIRECTX 10.1 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 SERIES, WITH ATI RADEON 3870 OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
• GRAPHICS CARD (NVIDIA): DIRECTX 10.0 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 OR 500 SERIES WITH NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GT OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE)
• SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
• KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
• DVD ROM DRIVE

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• OS: WINDOWS 7 64-BIT
• PROCESSOR: QUAD-CORE CPU
• MEMORY: 4 GB
• HARD DRIVE: 20 GB
• GRAPHICS CARD: DIRECTX 11 COMPATIBLE WITH 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 OR ATI RADEON 6950)
• SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE
• KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
• DVD ROM DRIVE

The beta will end on October 10th. The full game will arrive two painful, BF-less weeks later.