We recently informed you of the alleged file size required to download Frey Holland’s narrative to your PlayStation 5 system. We didn’t have any PC specifications at the time, so I found this page through a Google search. I also suggested that you take into account the possibility that they might not be correct. They were months old, identified Windows 7 as the operating system, and had about 40 GB less capacity than the PlayStation 5. The prerequisites people were posting are quite far from being able to run Forspoken on PC, thus it would appear that I was very right in warning you.
There was a new developer Livestream that announced some changes to the Forspoken demo as well as listed the PC requirements needed. There are three settings available, the normal minimum requirements and recommended as well as Ultra. Where Game Debate said this would need 50 GB, the reality is actually much higher. So let’s break down what rig you’re going to need to meet the announced requirements.
Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 (After November 2019 Update) or Windows 11 (64-bit)
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / Intel Core i7 3770 (3.7GHz or better)
- GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- RAM: 16GB
- Display Resolution: 720p/30FPS
- Storage: 150GB HDD
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10 (After November 2019 Update) or Windows 11 (64-bit)
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / Intel Core i7 3770 (3.7GHz or better)
- GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB or Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8GB
- RAM: 24GB
- Display Resolution: 1440p/30FPS
- Storage: 150GB SSD
Ultra
- OS: Windows 10 (After November 2019 Update) or Windows 11 (64-bit)
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5800X (3.8 GHz or better) or Intel Core i7-12700
- GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB or Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 16GB
- RAM: 32GB
- Display Resolution: 2160p/60FPS
- Storage: 150GB NVMe SSD
This information was also provided by DualShockers, who also inform us of the fact PC will use the Denuvo anti-tamper feature.
The Forspoken Demo Changes
The changes in the demo have been reported by Eurogamer. This is what they said about the changes
For the PS5 demo, “various technical issues” have been fixed including locked-on enemies that move off-screen and lose their locked-on status. The demo will also get button mapping functionality, and has had some of its text sizes adjusted.
So it looks like the PC build if you’re wanting a 60 fps experience you need some powerful hardware. Forspoken is close to launching as it is at the time of writing a week away. If you’re planning to pick it up or have experienced the demo, we’d love to hear from you.
