Also a look at Night City’s environment
We are two months out fromCyberpunk 2077‘s release on November 19, and afteryears of silenceanda delay, I think we are finally nearing the actual launch. It’s always a good sign that development is starting to wrap up when the team can nail down the requirements needed for the PC release, and today we have the final word from CDPR. The requirements and recommended specs are as follows:
Required
Recommended
Direct X 12 is both the required and recommended API. 70 GB of storage is required as well, with an SSD recommended but not required.
After the revelation ofSerious Sam 4‘s shockingly high requirementsover the weekend, it’s nice to see thatCyberpunk 2077has a reasonable baseline for its PC release. It’s also comforting asCyberpunk 2077was used in the marketing reel for the upcomingGeForce 3000 line of video cards, which put some people in fear of being under-prepared for optimal performance.
Rest easy everyone, these requirements are signs of a great port, if you can even call it that as CD Projekt RED was, until recently, known mainly for its PC games.
This hardware news was released as part of Night City Wire Episode 3, as well as two videos on some of the more ambient things you might find in Night City. I have been avoiding as much of the story segments of the marketing campaign as possible, so these world and lore expanding bits are always welcome for me.
The first video acts as a quasi-sizzle reel for what you may expect when you visit Night City. It feels like a tourism video – if that tourism bureau didn’t want you to come to Night City at all. It’s reminiscent of theFear City protest pamphlethanded out by striking NYC police and firefighters in the 1970s that pointed out how rampant crime was in the city in an attempt to curry public favor for their demands. The difference here is that this is the cyberpunk genre, where crime and corporate greed are what players and readers are looking for.
The second video expounds upon the crime of Night City by showing off the city’s different gangs. There’s something here for every type of personality from the God-fearing Valentinos to the muscle-bound Animals. Each gang has its own quirk as if they were straight out ofThe Warriorsand it all just adds so much vibrancy to the world of Night City.
Which gang are you most excited to pal up to whenCyberpunk 2077releases on November 19?
