Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

A full spec-by-spec comparison of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes vs S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat — engine, performance, dimensions, features and price, with the differences highlighted to help you decide.

Specification Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Konami S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat GSC Game World
Overview
Release Date March 18, 2014 October 2, 2009
Availability Released Released
Developer Kojima Productions GSC Game World
Publisher Konami GSC Game World
Official Site http://www.konami.jp/mgs5/gz/certification.php5 http://cop.stalker-game.com/
Age Rating Mature
Gameplay
Genre Action, Shooter Shooter, RPG
Game Modes Single-player Single-player, Multiplayer
Perspective Third-person First-person
Average Playtime 3 hours 3 hours
Platforms & Pricing
Platforms PC, PlayStation, Xbox PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo
Available On PlayStation Store, App Store, Xbox Store, Steam, Xbox 360 Store Nintendo eShop, Xbox Store, PlayStation Store, GOG, Steam
PC Requirements
Minimum Requirements OS: Windows Vista SP2 x64, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8 x64 (64-bit OS Required) Processor: Core i5-4460 (3.20GHz) or better *Quad-Core or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (2GB) or better (DirectX 11 graphics card required) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card OS: Windows XP, SP2 Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4/ 2.2. GHz AMD Athlon XP 2200+ Memory: 768 MB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce 5900 128MB / AMD Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB DirectX®: DirectX 9 compatible Hard Drive: 6 GB of free space Sound: DirectX 9 compatible
Recommended Requirements OS: Windows 7 x64, Windows 8 x64 (64-bit OS Required) Processor: Core i7-4790 (3.60GHz) or better *Quad-Core or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (DirectX 11 graphics card required) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card (Surround Sound 5.1)
Critic & Community Scores
Metacritic 80 / 100 80 / 100
Community Rating 3.9 / 5 (1,716 ratings) 4.3 / 5 (947 ratings)