Quantum Break fans will soon be able to play the game on PC, and the recommended specs will put a smile on most gamers' faces.
Earlier this week, developer Remedy Entertainment and publisher Microsoft confirmed that Quantum Break will roll out on Xbox One and PC on April 5. Upon the initial announcement of the PC version, Microsoft specified the minimum and recommended specs required to play the title. The recommended specs read:
CPU: i7 4790 (or AMD equivalent)
GPU: R9 Fury X or 6 GB 980 Ti
RAM: 16 GB of RAM
The gaming community was predictably outraged, as the mentioned GPUs are high-end devices that cost over $600.
Luckily for PC players, a correction arrived: the premium parts are needed for Ultra quality only, with the updated recommended specs sitting in an affordable range. Here they are:
CPU: i5 4690 (or AMD equivalent)
GPU: R9 390 or 4 GB GTX 970
RAM: 16 GB of RAM
When looking at the simplest rig that can play Quantum Break, all you need is an i5-4460 from Intel or FX-6300 AMD CPU, an R7 260x or 2 GB GTX 760 GPU and 8 GB of RAM. It should be noted that the PC installment of Quantum Break requires the 64-bit version of Windows 10.
The PC game has cross-save support with the Xbox One version. Should you preorder digitally the Xbox One variant, the PC title comes as a free bonus.
The sci-fi adventure game, in which the protagonist has the ability to pause time, comes from the developers of Max Payne and Alan Wake series. Max Payne was one of the first games to toy around with the idea of slowing down time during action sequences. The innovative approach to combat ended up being the norm in shooters and adventure titles alike.
Aaron Greenberg, Xbox marketing executive, assured gamers that launching the game on two separate ecosystems is proof of dedication to both Xbox and PC.
Quantum Break for PC will be available only on the Windows Store.
Kevin Unangst, senior director for PC gaming at Microsoft explained that bringing Quantum Break exclusively on Windows Store means in no way a rivalry with Steam.
"We want Steam to be even more successful - they've done great things for PC gamers in terms of having a single store," Unangst said.
