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2019/08

Control’s Ridiculous PC Requirements Reportedly Lowered

Back in late July, Remedy Entertainment director Mikael Kasurinen let gamers know that Control had gone gold — which is a term that indicates a game is ready for mass-production. Despite the game going gold, Control had some rather silly PC specs that are reportedly no longer the same as of now.

Unlike its sibling that came out in 2016, Quantum Break, Control will hit more than just PC, and Xbox One. That’s right, the PS4 is on Control’s launch schedule, which is an attempt on the publisher and devs end to reach as many players as possible.

Despite being without problems, the third-person shooter will hit PC via the Epic Games Store on August 27th, 2019, and Steam sometime in 2020. As an additive, the game will launch on the former controversial storefront with PC specs that are seemingly “optimized” according to website wccftech.com.

Anyway, you can be the judge by checking out the old minimum PC requirements right here:

Old Minimum PC Requirements:

 

  • OS: Windows 7, 64-bit OS
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-7500 / AMD Ryzen 3 1300X or better
  • Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD RX580 or better
  • For Ray-Tracking: GeForce RTX 2060
  • RAM: 8GB
  • DirectX: DX11
  • Additional Features: Widescreen support 21:9 / Remappable controls / Uncapped frame-rate / G-Sync / Freesync support

The old recommended PC requirements sit below:

Old Recommended PC Requirements:

 

  • OS: Windows 10, 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-8600K / AMD Ryzen 7 2700X or better
  • Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080Ti / AMD Radeon VII or better
  • For Ray-Tracking: GeForce RTX 2080
  • RAM: 16GB
  • DirectX: DX11 / DX12
  • Additional Features: Widescreen support 21:9 / Remappable controls / Uncapped frame-rate / G-Sync / Freesync support

According to the recently updated Control Epic Games Store page, the new minimum PC requirements are up for your viewing pleasure:

New Minimum PC Requirements:

 

  • OS: Windows 7, 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4690 / AMD FX 4350
  • Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 / AMD Radeon R9 280X
  • For Ray Tracing: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
  • RAM: 8GB
  • DirectX: DX11
  • Additional Features: Widescreen support 21:9 / Remappable controls / Uncapped frame-rate / G-Sync / Freesync support

And here are the new recommended PC requirements:

New Recommended PC Requirements:

 

  • OS: Windows 10, 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-7600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
  • Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660/1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580
  • For Ray Tracing: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
  • RAM: 16GB
  • DirectX: DX11 / DX12
  • Additional Features: Widescreen support 21:9 / Remappable controls / Uncapped frame-rate / G-Sync / Freesync support

Lastly, Control is set to drop late this August for PC via the Epic Games Store, PS4, and Xbox One.

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