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With the new and drastically different-looking Prince of Persia game destined to hit shelves on December 2, Ubisoft has announced the minimum specifications for the PC version on their official forums. According to the post, "There are no recommended specs as basically anything you have over this will run it nicely."

Here's the minimum requirements:

• Supported OS: Windows XP/Windows Vista
• Processor: Dual core processor 2.6 GHz Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or better recommended)
• RAM: 1 GB Windows XP/2 GB Windows Vista
• Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 10.0?compliant video card or DirectX 9.0?compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)
• Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 or 10.0?compliant sound card (5.1 sound card recommended)
• DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0 or 10.0 libraries (included on disc)
• DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
• Hard Drive Space: 8 GB
• Peripherals Supported: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)
• Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: ATI RADEON X1600/1650-1950/HD 2000/3000 series NVIDIA GeForce 6800/7/8/9 series

If you currently do not have enough space on your hard drive to run this, you may need to do a bit of housekeeping and get rid of some of the junk taking up too much room. However, since the game runs on the Assassin's Creed engine, if you happened to purchase that particular Ubisoft PC port, you will notice that the only 4GB of hard drive space is required.

The game will also be made available for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 if your system does not meet the minimum specs or if you decide you would rather go the console route. While you mull your options over, check out 1UP's preview of the game here.