The PC system requirements for Square Enix's next action-RPG, "Forspoken" (opens in new tab), have been released, with a minimum graphics requirement of an Nvidia GTX 1060 or AMD RX 5500 XT, and the minimum operating environment is, to the sometimes unintelligible At any rate, they are mercifully modest. Interestingly, DirectStorage support has also been confirmed since launch.

Entry-level requirements on the CPU side start with AMD's Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel's similarly dated Core i7 3770, both about six years old. You need at least 16 GB of RAM and 150 GB of storage. This is all you need to get a modest result of 30 fps at 720p resolution. YouTube.

To achieve 30 fps at 1440p, Square Enix believes you need at least an AMD RX 6700 XT (open in new tab) or Nvidia RTX 3070 (open in new tab) CPU specs are AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i7 8700K, and the recommended RAM spec for this performance level is a slightly improbable 24GB.

To experience full 4K@60fps, you'll need to choose an AMD RX 6800 XT (open in new tab) or Nvidia RTX 4080 (open in new tab). This is because these GPUs are not at all equivalent.

In any case, the other little tidbits that accompany this release are definitely more interesting. For starters, Microsoft's DirectStorage technology is listed as a first-day feature. You don't need a state-of-the-art NVMe SSD to try this out, even if it is recommended.

Elsewhere in the feature list, "customizable resolution, aspect ratio, and graphics capabilities" are mentioned along with specific support for ultrawide monitors with a 32:9 aspect ratio. [This means that it is not necessary to toggle HDR in the Windows settings dialog before launching Forspoken.

In other words, we can't wait to see how Forspoken performs on the PC when it launches on January 24. You can pre-order it now on Steam for $69.99 / £64.99 (opens in new tab). Yeah, games are expensive now.