The system requirements and special features of the PC version are presented

Move through an open world as a samurai: In a few weeks this will also be possible for PC players if Ghost of Tsushima graces another platform after years of PlayStation exclusivity. Now Sony has more information about the porting and the System requirements betrayed.

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There is also something special to note this time, because Ghost of Tsushima will be the new one for the first time PlayStation overlay for Windows. You can use this to log in to the PlayStation Network, maintain your profile and trophies unlock. Until now, this was tied to Steam and Epic Games achievements.

Ghost of Tsushima with the new PlayStation overlay

It has often been speculated in the past that Sony is working on its own launcher or overlay for the PC ports of its PlayStation hits. With Ghost of Tsushima there is now confirmation of this: from now on you can use the Key combination Shift + F1 Call up the new interface while, for example, you ride with protagonist Jin Sakai across the titular island of Tsushima.

If you log in with a PSN account, you will find your friends list, the game's respective trophies and various settings. The Trophy collection will be the same on the PC as on the PlayStation 5, meaning you can also win a platinum trophy. Regardless, there will still be Steam and Epic Games Store achievements.

In general, that's what Sony emphasizes in the recently published blog entry, the whole PlayStation overlay will be optional. If you don't want to use it, you don't have to. However, you will definitely need a PSN account if you have one Multiplayer mode from Ghost of Tsushima. Then you can even team up with PS4 and PS5 players.

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Ghost of Tsushima system requirements at a glance

Nixxes is once again responsible for the technical level of porting Ghost of Tsushima, which is now responsible for the upcoming release System requirements have determined. As with Horizon Forbidden West you want to cover a wide range of hardware.

Minimum requirements:

  • suitable for: 720p at 30 FPS
  • Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor (CPU): Intel Core i3-7100 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
  • Graphics card (GPU): Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
  • Random access memory: 8GB RAM
  • Storage space: 75GB HDD (SSD recommended)

Medium requirements:

  • suitable for: 1080p at 60 FPS
  • Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor (CPU): Intel Core i5-8600 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
  • Graphics card (GPU): Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
  • Random access memory: 16GB RAM
  • Storage space: 75GB SSD

High demands:

  • suitable for: 1440p at 60 FPS or 4K and 30 FPS
  • Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor (CPU): Intel Core i5-11400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600
  • Graphics card (GPU): Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 or AMD Radeon RX 6800
  • Random access memory: 16GB RAM
  • Storage space: 75GB SSD

Very high requirements:

  • suitable for: 4k and 60 FPS
  • Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor (CPU): Intel Core i5-11400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600
  • Graphics card (GPU): Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 or AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
  • Random access memory: 16GB RAM
  • Storage space: 75GB SSD

If your computer is already strong enough, you will have to wait a few more weeks patience practice. Ghost of Tsushima will be released for PC on May 16, 2024as Sony and Nixxes recently confirmed in a trailer.

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