Although Forspoken won't be released for Xbox next week with its initial launch, the PC port of the game will include Xbox achievements, allowing fans of the platform to stack up Gamerscore points. As many PlayStation and PC players get their hands on Forspoken on January 24, Xbox fans will be left waiting but may be able to get proper credit for playing the game if they have a gaming computer.
According to reports, Forspoken will be an exclusive for PS5 for two years, meaning that Xbox players won't be able to earn achievements on their consoles until 2025. Xbox fans that happen to own PCs are often privy to PS4 and PS5 titles that may normally be exclusive, with PlayStation games like Horizon Zero Dawn and Final Fantasy 7 Remake having already made it to the platform. Without console access to Forspoken, some players may utilize the earlier PC release as a way to beat the game before it ever arrives on Xbox Series X/S.
The full list of Forspoken Xbox achievements hasn't been released yet since the game hasn't officially launched, but some have already appeared online. Similar to previous Square Enix RPGs, it's possible that there are some Xbox achievements that are linked to the completion of chapters of the game, notable challenges to overcome, and collectibles that may be scattered around the environments, whether open or instanced. Given that Xbox players won't be able to unlock any of these achievements for the first two years of the game's life, the PC version may be a good way for dedicated completionists to get ahead of those without a proper gaming PC.
The PC specifications have been released for Forspoken as well which some fans are scanning to see if they have appropriate computer setups for the Square Enix action RPG for the pre-launch. The Windows Forspoken PC port will offer achievements which may include the total number that makes it to Xbox upon its launch at the conclusion of the limited-time exclusivity to PlayStation. Beyond this, the minimum requirements for Forspoken PC are an AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i7-3770 CPU, AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB VRAM video card, 16GB of RAM, 150GB storage space, and a display that offers 720p at 30 frames per second.
Prospective Forspoken PC players with hefty rigs will see recommended settings that may be above other recent releases, with a suggested AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i7-8700K CPU. Though it's currently unclear if or when Forspoken will eventually arrive on Xbox consoles or not, the inclusion of PC achievements may tease a future launch given how similar they will be on Xbox Series X/S.
Forspoken releases for PC and PS5 on January 24.
Source: Pure Xbox