{"id":86141,"date":"2016-02-12T13:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=86141"},"modified":"2016-02-12T15:26:06","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T13:26:06","slug":"quantum-break-for-pc-the-highest-recommended-specifications-weve-ever-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/86141-quantum-break-for-pc-the-highest-recommended-specifications-weve-ever-seen","title":{"rendered":"Quantum Break for PC: the highest recommended specifications we&#8217;ve ever seen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UPDATE: <\/strong>Remedy Entertainment has <a href=\"http:\/\/remedygames.com\/quantum-break-pre-orders-and-previews-launch-windows-10-version-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\">clarified<\/a> that its original recommended specifications are, in fact, to play the game on Ultra.<\/p>\n<p>The new recommended settings are an i5-4690 or AMD equivalent and a GTX 970 or Radeon R 390, which are far more reasonable.<\/p>\n<p>Still, a GTX 980 Ti, rather than a GTX 980, seems a little overkill for Ultra settings. Ultra needs to provide fairly noticeable improvements over high to justify the performance increase.<\/p>\n<p>Also, keep in mind that if <em>Quantum Break<\/em> for the Xbox One gets even close to Ultra, or even matches High settings, it&#8217;s still means optimisation issues.<\/p>\n<p>But not to be pessimists, we&#8217;re really excited to have <em>Quantum Break<\/em> coming to PC, especially now that we know we can actually play it. Just don&#8217;t forget that you need Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Story:<\/strong> Given Remedy Entertainment\u2019s success on the PC with <em>Alan Wake<\/em>, <em>Quantum Break\u2019s <\/em>PC release was an inevitability, a formality really.<\/p>\n<p>Consider Microsoft\u2019s renewed interest for the PC, something they\u2019ve been harping on about for some time now, and there was no way they\u2019d let a game with production values like this go to waste.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d4or8YE-6P4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s great news, certainly; <em>Quantum Break<\/em> looks very promising \u2013 even if the Windows 10-only support stings a bit.<\/p>\n<p>The one issue we have is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quantumbreak.com\/windows10\/\" target=\"_blank\">recommended specifications<\/a> for the PC release. They\u2019re quite literally the highest we\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because <em>Quantum Break<\/em> <strong>recommends<\/strong> an Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD equivalent, 16GB of RAM and a GTX 980Ti or AMD R9 Fury X.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s an absurd requirement, explained only by some seriously poor optimisation or reference to 4K resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Even when accounting for the closed-platform nature of the Xbox One, the GTX 980 Ti and R9 Fury X run circles around the console. And for good reason too; they cost nearly as much as three times the console.<\/p>\n<p>Even the <strong>minimum requirements<\/strong> are oddly high:<\/p>\n<p>OS: Windows 10 64-bit<br \/>\nMemory: 8GB of RAM<br \/>\nCPU: Intel Core i5-46460 or AMD FX-6300 CPU<br \/>\nGPU: Nvidia GTX 760 or Radeon R7\u00a0260x<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-86143\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86143\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-1.jpg\" alt=\"Quantum Break\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-1-230x130.jpg 230w, 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https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-4-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-5.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-86151\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86151\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-5.jpg\" alt=\"Quantum Break\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-5.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-5-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-5-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-6.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-86153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86153\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-6.jpg\" alt=\"Quantum Break\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-6.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-6-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-6-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-7.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-86155\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86155\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-7.jpg\" alt=\"Quantum Break\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-7.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-7-230x130.jpg 230w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Quantum-Break-PC-announcement-Screenshot-7-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re not sure, to be honest.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d love to recommend <em>Quantum Break<\/em>; purchasing the game for Xbox One means getting <em>Alan Wake <\/em>for free, and <em>American Nightmare<\/em> if you pre-order it. And if you pre-order it from the Xbox Store you get the game for PC as well as <em>American Nightmare<\/em>, all for free.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot to praise, but PC gamers should probably be a little more cautious.<\/p>\n<p>Want to know more about the Xbox One release of <em>Quantum Break<\/em>? We\u2019d recommend the recent Xbox Wire piece found <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/2016\/02\/11\/quantum-break-coming-to-xbox-one-and-windows-10-on-april-5\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>In other news<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/86137-origin-access-endless-pc-gaming-for-just-r48-50-a-month-and-kind-of-worth-it.html\">Origin Access: \u201cEndless PC gaming for just R48.50 a month\u201d, and kind of worth it<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/86133-this-weeks-best-gaming-deals-76.html\">This week\u2019s best gaming deals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/86117-io-interactive-boss-sorry-over-confusion-around-hitman-changes.html\">IO Interactive boss sorry over confusion around Hitman changes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quantum Break\u2019s PC release was a mere formality, but with the highest recommended specifications we&#8217;ve ever seen, we&#8217;re not sure we want it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":221,"featured_media":86157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4541,10068,13970,1671],"class_list":["post-86141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-minimum-requirements","tag-quantum-break","tag-recommended-specifications","tag-remedy-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86141"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86159,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86141\/revisions\/86159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}