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2020/03

Samurai Shodown Will Launch For PC Via The Epic Games Store This Spring

Although Samurai Shodown is finally coming to PC this spring, it’s going to release on the controversial Epic Games Store. This information was announced on the game’s official Twitter account in collaboration with a new Epic Games Store 2020 spring update video.

You’ve read right, the team behind the fighting game has taken up the Epic Games Store timed exclusivity money that will see the company turning on its word of not taking bribes for exclusivity:

With that out of the way, here’s SNK backtracking on its word when it comes to doing an exclusive deal, which was announced as of today:

The video in the tweet above lies below in case you’d like to confirm that the fighting game in question is heading to the anti-consumer storefront:

Speaking of Samurai Shodown’s Epic Games Store page, here are the official minimum PC specs:

Minimum PC Specs:

  • Windows OS: Windows 7
  • Windows Processor: Intel Core i5
  • Windows Memory: 8 GB
  • Windows Storage: 35 GB
  • Windows Direct X: DirectX11
  • Windows Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB

And like clockwork, the recommended PC specs are up too:

Recommended PC Specs:

  • Windows OS: Windows 10
  • Windows Processor: Intel Core i7
  • Windows Memory: 16 GB
  • Windows Storage: 35 GB
  • Windows Direct X: DirectX11
  • Windows Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB

Lastly, the fighting game is currently out now across PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and the dying service known as Stadia. The game will release on the Epic Games store sometime this spring, while Steam users will likely get this game a year later.

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