Dark Souls 3 Requirements are a Joke

Seanspeed · 17 Dec 2015 at 07:54

For anyone with an even relatively recent PC!

The "You Died" spec(minimum):
OS: Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
Processor: AMD® A8 3870 3,6 Ghz or Intel® Core ™ i3 2100 3.1Ghz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 465 / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 50 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 11 sound device

The "You Died, But That's a Pretty Nice PC You've Got There" spec(recommended):
OS: Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
Processor: AMD® FX 8150 3.6 GHz or Intel® Core™ i7 2600 3.4 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750, ATI Radeon™ HD 7850
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 50 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 11 sound device

Minimum actually looks like *real* minimum requirements. And recommended basically looks like it'll probably be console quality 1080p/30fps. Meaning you'll still likely need a GTX770/780 or better to run at 1080p/60fps with best settings, but that's not surprising given it's double the frames per second as console.

bignev72 · 17 Dec 2015 at 08:22

Perhaps i'm missing something but why are these requirements a joke?

They seem reasonable to me.

FrenchTart · 17 Dec 2015 at 08:35

I suppose the minimum CPU clock speed and RAM requirements are quite high but aside from that it seems okay. Though actually, 50GB for a game is also a little :eek:

Josh · 17 Dec 2015 at 08:36

bignev72 said:
Perhaps i'm missing something but why are these requirements a joke?

They seem reasonable to me.

I agree, not sure if I'm missing something though.

Amatsubu · 17 Dec 2015 at 08:39

Read the first sentence, he's taking the mick

Edit: All right, you lot are all taking the mick, I'll get my coat;p

Seanspeed · 17 Dec 2015 at 08:51

bignev72 said:
Perhaps i'm missing something but why are these requirements a joke?

They seem reasonable to me.

They are more than reasonable. They look like actual *requirements* and not just vague guesses with weird target performance. Like, minimum here seems like something somebody could run at 768p(older monitor/TV or laptop display) and 30fps, meaning it will actually be entirely playable for people without very modern setups. Most 'minimum' requirements these days seem to put specs that basically equate to PS4-level experience. Which I dont quite get. If somebody was mostly interested in the gameplay and not necessarily Full HD resolutions, why scare them off by making it seem like the game wont even run on their setup?

FROM obviously dont want to scare these people off and rightfully so. It should mean more sales.