Earlier this month, PlayStation confirmed Death Stranding 2: On the Beach would be heading to PC on March 19. The team at Nixxes, which helped with the port, has shared PC system requirements for the game. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach for PC will offer a range of graphics presets, ranging from Low to Very High, in hopes of catering to both budget gaming PCs and high-end rigs. The game is also getting a Portable preset for handheld gaming devices like the ASUS ROG Ally X. I would be very interested to see how it runs on Steam Deck.
Having played Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and seen how amazing it looks and how great it runs on PlayStation 5 Pro, I’m honestly a little surprised by the minimum requirements to target 1080p at 30 FPS, albeit on low graphics. The minimum configuration uses Intel Core i3-10100 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100 processors, 16GB of RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT, and a 150GB SSD. These are surprisingly reasonable requirements for a game like Death Stranding 2. At the top of the range, to deliver 4K at 60 FPS performance, you’ll need an RTX 4080 or RX 9070 XT, an i7-11700 or Ryzen 7 5700X, and 16GB of RAM. Some will argue those specs aren’t reasonable for a 4K 60 FPS experience, but they are.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach for PC will support NVIDIA DLSS 4, AMD FSR 4, and Intel XESS 2 for both upscaling and frame generation. Players will also find Pico as an option in Upscale Settings, which is the first time the technology is available on PC. It’s short for Progressive Image Compositor, which is developed by Guerilla for the Decima engine. It’s the same upscaling technology that’s used on Death Stranding 2 on PlayStation 5. Like the original Death Stranding, the sequel will also support ultrawide aspect ratios, from 21:9 to 32:9. If you want that ultrawide experience but you’re on a 16:9 monitor, you can enable widescreen aspect ratios in the Display Settings for a broader field of view. You’ll just have to deal with black bars. PlayStation 5 gamers will also get this new option at the same time as the PC release.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach PC System Requirements
Minimum
- Graphics Preset: Low
- Avg Performance: 1080p @ 30 FPS
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 / AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
- CPU: Intel Core i3-10100 / AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- RAM: 16GB
- OS: Windows 10/11 (Version 1909 or newer)
- Storage: 150GB SSD
Medium
- Graphics Preset: Medium
- Avg Performance: 1080p @ 60 FPS
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB / AMD Radeon RX 6600
- CPU: Intel Core i5-11400 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- RAM: 16GB
- OS: Windows 10/11 (Version 1909 or newer)
- Storage: 150GB SSD
High (Recommended)
- Graphics Preset: High
- Avg Performance: 1440p @ 60 FPS
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 / AMD Radeon RX 6800
- CPU: Intel Core i7-11700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- RAM: 16GB
- OS: Windows 10/11 (Version 1909 or newer)
- Storage: 150GB SSD
Very High
- Graphics Preset: Very High
- Avg Performance: 4K @ 60 FPS
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 / AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
- CPU: Intel Core i7-11700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- RAM: 16GB
- OS: Windows 10/11 (Version 1909 or newer)
- Storage: 150GB SSD
