The upcoming S.T.A.L.K.E.R. sequel will be releasing exclusively to PC gamers in Q1 next year, and so misses a late '09 window. The game's demands have been posted.
They're quite conservative really and should be okay with just about everyone, unless the last 'big game' you played was [insert generically diss-able PC game here]. Got the gear?
If you can't meet these system requirements then, truly, you're an embarrassment. Go shower and try to scrub the shame off with wire wool and bleach.
Minimum
OS: Windows® XP
CPU:
2.0GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ 2200+
RAM:
512 MB
GPU:
128 MB RAM DirectX® 8.0 compatible Card e.g. GeForce 5700 or Radeon 9600
Recommended
OS: Windows® Vista®
CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 or AMD 64 X2 5600+
RAM:
2 GB
GPU:
512 MB RAM DirectX® 9 or 10 compatible Card e.g. GeForce 9800GTX or Radeon HD4850
Call of Prypiat starts where the original game, Shadow of Chernobyl, ends. It has a new player interface, new shogun weapon with upgrades for all, sleep added, better side questing, smarter behaviour for monsters and more. Fancy visiting irradiated Russia?
Source: Blue's News