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Horizon Forbidden West PC system requirements revealed ahead of March 21 launch

Horizon Forbidden West has relatively modest system requirements for PC (image via Sony)
Horizon Forbidden West has relatively modest system requirements for PC (image via Sony)
Sony and Nixxes have revealed the PC system requirements for Horizon Forbidden West. You can get away with a 4 GB VRAM GPU, a six-year-old CPU and 16 GB of RAM for a playable experience. The game launches on March 21 via Steam and Epic Games Store.

Horizon Forbidden West is one of the many PlayStation exclusives slated to make a PC debut this year on March 21. Nixxes and Sony have now revealed the game's system requirements and PC-specific features via a blog post. Unlike The Last of Us Part I, they seem to be relatively modest, at least for one of the most visually pleasing games launched this generation.

Minimum Recommended High Very High
Performance 720p 30 FPS 1080p 60 FPS 1440p 60 FPS 4K 60 FPS
CPU Intel Core i3 8300/AMD Ryzen 3 1300X Intel Core i5-8600/AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Intel Core i7-9700/AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Intel Core i7-11700/AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
GPU Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650/AMD Radeon RX 5500XT Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060/AMD Radeon RX 5700 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070/AMD Radeon RX 6800 Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080/AMD Radeon RX 7900XT

It was revealed earlier that Horizon Forbidden West would come with DirectStorage support. However, it'll eat up an eye-water 150 GB of your storage space. Thankfully, its memory requirements are 16 GB across the board. Those with weaker hardware can pick between AI-powered upscalers, DLSS 3.0, FSR 3.0 and XeSS.

Interestingly, ultra-wide monitor support seems to be missing from the list. Additionally, Sony/Nixxes hasn't specified whether PC players will get a PS5-like experience with a DualSense ($69 on Amazon) controller. The Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition comes with the base game and the Burning Shores DLC. Those who pre-order it will get some in-game items, a digital art book and a digital comic book. You can grab the game on Steam and Epic Games Store.

Horizon Forbidden West pre-order benefits (image via Sony)
Horizon Forbidden West pre-order benefits (image via Sony)

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Anil Ganti, 2024-03- 5 (Update: 2024-03- 5)