Thanks to the most recent Ubisoft Forward and a recent announcement from Microsoft, Watch Dogs: Legion fans are getting a bunch of new information about the upcoming game. Now, about six weeks out from the game's release date, people who want to buy the game for PC can know exactly what will be required of their machines to run Watch Dogs Legion.
Watch Dogs: Legion will be the newest installment in the Watch Dogs series, following up Watch Dogs 2, which was released almost four years ago. A new trailer for Watch Dogs: Legion's recruitment features debuted at the latest Ubisoft Forward event, which gives players a better look at what the game will look like and how certain features have progressed in the last few years since a Watch Dogs game came out. Watch Dogs: Legion will be playable on PS4, Stadia, and both Xbox One and Xbox Series X in addition to PC.
The dev team is releasing specs for a variety of resolutions, including 1080p low, 1080p high, 1440p high, and 4k ultra, which is great news for those who like to play video games in high res. And, those who want to go even higher in terms of visual quality by using NVIDIA RTX graphics cards will have official support as well. Here are the specs for each of the available graphics settings supported by Watch Dogs: Legion.
1080p Low
- CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 / AMD Ryzen 5 1400
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 290X
- VRAM: 4 GB
- RAM: 8 GB
- Storage Space: 45 GB
- Operating System: Windows 10 (x64)
1080p High
- CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 480
- VRAM: 6 GB
- RAM: 8 GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Storage Space: 45 GB
- Operating System: Windows 10 (x64)
1440p High
- CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060S or AMD Radeon RX 5700
- VRAM: 8GB
- RAM: 16 GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Storage Space: 45 GB
- Operating System: Windows 10 (x64)
4K Ultra
- CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700K
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti or AMD Radeon VII
- VRAM: 11 GB
- RAM: 16 GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Storage Space: 45 GB (+ 20 GB HD Textures Pack)
- Operating System: Windows 10 (x64)
Ray Tracing On - 1080p High
- CPU: Intel Core i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
- VRAM: 8 GB
- RAM: 16 GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Storage Space: 45 GB
- Operating System: Windows 10 (x64)
Ray Tracing On - 4K Ultra
- CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
- VRAM: 11 GB
- RAM: 16 GB (Dual-channel setup)
- Storage Space: 45GB (+20 GB HD Textures Pack)
- Operating System: Windows 10 (x64)
Players can also purchase a new GeForce RTX 30 Series Bundle where "select" RTX 30 Series GPUs and gamer desktops are bundled with a Watch Dogs: Legion digital copy for PC. The game supports ray-tracing reflections in order to offer users the highest possible visual quality with the current technology, to better portray the neon lights of a future version of London. NVIDIA's DLSS Ultra Performance mode for faster 8K gaming is also supported by the game software.
The open world of Watch Dogs: Legion is bringing a lot of new features that many players are excited for, like the ability to recruit various NPCs to utilize their skills, and OG protagonist Aiden Pearce coming back to the series. Whether they're playing the game on next-gen consoles when they release, current-gen consoles, or on PC, it's always important for gamers to check a game's specs against their own machine to ensure optimal play.
Watch Dogs: Legion is set to release October 29th, for PC, PS4, Stadio, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X releases coming at those consoles' releases.
Source: Ubisoft