The release date and the system requirements of the PC version of Nier: Automata have apparently been revealed by the Square Enix Japanese support site.
The website lists the release date as 17th March, which is a week away from the 10th March date that seemed to slip out recently. As far as the requirements are concerned, you can take a look at the numbers below:
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 7 64-bit / Windows 8.1 64-bit / Windows 10 64-bit (32-bit OS not supported)
- CPU: Intel Core i3 2100 or higher, AMD A8-6500 or higher
- Memory: 4GB or higher free space
- Hard-Disk / SSD: 50GB or higher
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 VRAM 2GB or higher / AMD Radeon R9 270X VRAM 2GB or higher
- Sound Card: DirectX 11 or higher
- Communication Environment: Broadband or higher
- Screen Resolution: 1280×720
- DirectX: DirectX 11
- Other: Mouse, Keyboard, Gamepad (XInput-only)
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit / Windows 10 64-bit (32-bit OS not supported)
- CPU: Intel Core i5 4670 or higher, AMD A10-7850K or higher
- Memory: 8GB or higher free space
- Hard-Disk / SSD: 50GB or higher
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 VRAM 4GB or higher / AMD Radeon R9 380X VRAM 4GB or higher
- Sound Card: DirectX 11 or higher
- Communication Environment: Broadband or higher
- Screen Resolution: 1920×1080
- DirectX: DirectX 11
- Other: Mouse, Keyboard, Gamepad (XInput-only)
It’s possible that the given date is only for Japan, considering that the game has already been released on the PS4 in the region, while it will be available in North America and Europe on 7th and 10th March respectively. But you know how these things work. Even the 10th March date was through an official source, so it’s hard to be sure about anything at this time. Well, you know, apart from the fact that the game is indeed coming out on the PC
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