GoKawiilTL;DR: Bandai Namco has revealed the official system requirements for playing Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve on PC, surprising fans with its unexpectedly steep hardware demands. Scheduled for release on October 2 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC, it is the eighth mainline installment in the franchise and the sequel to 2019's Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.
The minimum processor requirement for playing Ace Combat 8 at low settings is relatively modest, but gamers will still need an SSD with at least 125GB of free space, a graphics card that supports hardware-accelerated ray tracing, and DirectX 12 with Shader Model 6.6 or higher. The game also requires Windows 11, meaning PCs still running Windows 10 will have to be upgraded to run it.
Minimum System Requirements (1080p Upscaled / 30FPS, low settings)
Processor: Intel Core i7-10700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Memory: 16GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia RTX 2060 (6GB) or AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT (8GB)
Recommended System Requirements (1080p Upscaled / 60fps, medium settings)
Processor: Intel Core i7-12700K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Memory: 32GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia RTX 3070 (8GB) or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (16GB)
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