‘Elden Ring Nightreign' Reveals PC System Spec Requirements
In a year of a bunch of amazing games already, it's a little hard to believe that a new FromSoft game out in just a month isn't the complete talk of the town, but it's been a busy time.
But now, ahead of its May 30 release date, Elden Ring Nightreign is getting players prepared by rolling out a list of its minimum and recommended specifications for PC, so you can see if you're ready to go. My guess is most people will be, based on what I'm seeing here. The full list is above, but the key figures are:
As for clearing your hard drive, Elden Ring Nightreign only needs 30 GB of storage, compared to 60 GB for the full game. Honestly, I thought the full game was more than that. Shadow of the Erdtree was only 16.5. Japanese developers are great at this, compared to 300 GB of Call of Duty over here.
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These specifications should not be challenging to hit for most dedicated PC gamers, and players now have high hopes for its Steam Deck prospects. Compared to other new, AAA titles, these requirements are quite low. That said, people have been complaining about optimization for FromSoft games for years, so it's certainly not impossible that comes up again here despite whatever hardware you're working with.
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Elden Ring Nightreign marks the third Elden Ring-based game in three years, the base release, Shadow of the Erdtree and now this co-op focused survival game that is a lot different than anything FromSoft has done, even as they've dabbled in PvP/co-op multiplayer in its other games. As such, even with the studio's pedigree, some view this as a risk. But at this point, FromSoft has earned the right to play around with any concept they want, and this will certainly be worth checking it out.
GOTY contender? Even with 'Elden Ring' in the name, it's a hugely competitive year already with many high-profile games yet to come, so we'll have to see. I'd be a bit surprised, but it's not a studio to underestimate, that much is clear.
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