Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut PC system requirements revealed

The director’s cut of Ghost of Tsushima was announced for PC in March and will be available on Steam and the Epic Games Store on May 16. Developer Nixxes Software has now revealed the game’s system requirements, as well as details on cross-platform play and the new PlayStation. Overlay and trophy support. The Sony-owned studio recently ported the full version of Horizon: Forbidden West to PC and says the game will run well on older hardware.

in a postal Nixxes took to the PlayStation Blog on Wednesday to detail the graphics presets, which range from “very low” to “very high,” as well as the hardware requirements for the PC version of Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut. It’s worth noting that the game will run on 8GB of RAM at minimum settings, while Horizon Forbidden West on PC will require at least 16GB of RAM to run on all graphics renderings.

A high-end Nvidia RTX 40-series or AMD 7000-series graphics card is required to run the game at 60 fps at “Very High” settings at 4K resolution. Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut will take up 75GB of storage, and Nixxes recommends using SSD storage for “medium” and above graphics performance.

Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut PC System Requirements

at the lowest limit

Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit

Processor: Intel Core i3-7100 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Memory: 8GB

Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (4GB) or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

Performance: 720p, 30 fps (very low)

respected

Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit

Processor: Intel Core i5-8600 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Memory: 16GB

Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT

Performance: 1080p, 60 fps (medium)

High

Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit

Processor: Intel Core i5-11400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Memory: 16GB

Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 or AMD Radeon RX 6800

Performance: 1440p @ 60 fps / 4K @ 30 fps (High)

very high

Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit

Processor: Intel Core i5-11400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Memory: 16GB

Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 or AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT

Performance: 4K 60 fps (very high)

In addition to the system requirements, Nixxes also announced that the Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut port will be the first PlayStation game to use the new PlayStation overlay on PC. The overlay essentially brings the PlayStation interface familiar to PS4 and PS5 players to PC. After logging in with a PlayStation Network account, players can access their PlayStation friends list, trophies, settings and profile on PC through the PlayStation interface.

In addition to full support for achievements on Steam and the Epic Games Store, PC players can earn PlayStation Trophies just like they do on PS5 and PS4. Nixxes has confirmed that the PC version of Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut will come with the same trophy set as the PS5 version of the game. However, PlayStation overlay is an optional feature in the game’s single-player campaign and legend mode. To bring up the PlayStation interface, PC players can look for it in the game’s menu or press the “SHIFT + F1” shortcut on their keyboard while playing a game.

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Photo credit: Nixxes Software

In addition, the PC version of “Ghost of Tsushima” will support cross-platform play in the online multiplayer cooperative legendary mode, and Windows players will be able to team up with PS4 and PS5 players and conduct voice chat.

Nixxes previously confirmed when announcing the PC port of Ghost of Tsushima that the game would be fully optimized for ultrawide monitors, supporting 21:9, 32:9 and 48:9 resolutions, and allowing for triple-monitor setups.

Upgrade technologies such as Nvidia DLSS 3, AMD FSR 3 and Intel XeSS are also supported to increase frame rates. Image quality can be further enhanced using Nvidia DLAA or AMD FSR 3 Native AA. The port also offers extensive controller support, including the PlayStation DualSense controller, which supports haptic feedback and adaptive triggers.

Ghost of Tsushima was first released exclusively on PS4 in 2020. A director’s cut containing the Iki Island expansion will be released in 2021. The game is currently available for pre-order on Steam and Epic Games Store for Rs 100. 3,999.

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