With that constant fear of 'PC Ports' not living up to expectations, Ubisoft has ensured fans won't need to worry about Watch Dogs 2 by releasing the minimum and recommended system requirements - but they will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on it.
Pushed back slightly to Novermber 29, the PC release of Ubisoft's hack squad sequel goes fairly easy on the minimum system specs with the recommended asking for nothing more than a recent mid-range GPU or pretty much anything holding onto 3GB of dedicated memory.
In addition to the non-taxing requirements, Ubisoft has quelled those fears further by outlining exactly the kind of optimizations and tweaks available to players at launch, specifically mentioning uncapped framerates, 4K support and SLI/Crossfire for those running more sophisticated setups. The full system specs are below;
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MINIMUM
Supported OS – (64-bit versions only)
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5 2400S @ 2.5 GHz | AMD FX 6120 @ 3.5 GHz
RAM
6GB
Video Card
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (2GB) | AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB) or better
Hard Disk Space
50 GB
Peripherals
Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse, Microsoft Xbox One Controller, Dual Shock 4 Controller
Multiplayer
256 Kbps or faster broadband connection
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RECOMMENDED
Supported OS – (64-bit versions only)
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHz | AMD FX 8120 @ 3.9 GHz
RAM
8GB
Video Card
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (3GB) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (3GB) or better | AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB) or better
Hard Disk Space
50 GB
Peripherals
Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse, Microsoft Xbox One controller, Dual Shock 4 controller
Multiplayer
256 Kbps or faster broadband connection
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Overall, the slight delay for PC users will be to accommodate for optimizations across a broader range of systems. Likely trying to avoid the recent Mafia III fiasco, it looks like Ubisoft is pulling out all the stops to ensure nobody is hit with a surprise lack of options at launch.
Crank up the FOV sliders and apply that Ultra Texture pack on November 29. The full list of options can be viewed over on the official Ubisoft blog.