Fresh from the announcement that Days Gone’s arrival on PC heralds a new wave of PlayStation exclusives on the platform, Sony Bend’s adventure now has a Steam page with a spring 2021 release window.
It confirms some PC features in vague terms: ultra-wide monitor support, unlocked framerates and improved graphics (increased level of details, field of view, foliage draw distances).
The video below from Digital Foundry takes a look at how Days Gone runs on a PlayStation 5:
Days Gone on PS5 – Super Smooth at 60FPS – But Can It Survive The Horde? Watch on YouTube
We also have the system requirements:
Minimum:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating systemOS: Windows 10 64-bitsProcessor: Intel Core [email protected] or AMD FX [email protected]: 8GB RAMGraphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB)DirectX: Version 11Storage: 70GB available spaceAdditional Notes: SSD for storage and 16 GB of memory is recommended
And here’s the recommended:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating systemOS: Windows 10 64-bitsProcessor: Intel Core [email protected] or Ryzen 5 [email protected]: 16GB RAMGraphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB)DirectX: Version 11Storage: 70GB available spaceAdditional Notes: SSD for storage is recommended
Of note, an SSD for storage is recommended. Horizon on PC does not recommend an SSD for storage. What’s up? I asked Digital Foundry chief Richard Leadbetter for an explanation:
“Days Gone is a pretty demanding open-world game that required some pretty intense optimisation from Bend Studio to improve streaming performance on PS4 and PS4 Pro, so a blanket recommendation for an SSD for the PC version does make sense – particularly in a world where the developer would have no idea what kind of hard-drive you’re using or what its state of health is. On PS4, while the HDD is slow, there is a certain level of guaranteed performance. On a more general level, I’d recommend running all PC games from SSD – it’s a huge quality of life improvement!”