Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is set to take flight on November 19th, but be prepared for a demanding PC experience. The game requires significant hardware resources, especially for those aiming for the ultra-realistic ‘Ideal Spec’. Find out the minimum, recommended, and ideal system requirements, and discover what these demanding specifications deliver in terms of enhanced realism and immersive gameplay.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is demanding a whopping 64GB of RAM for its ‘ideal’ system specs, a significant jump from previous games. This is due to the game’s real-time photogrammetry system which streams incredibly detailed city data directly into the game, requiring immense processing power and memory. The game also features major detail improvements, with a download size reduced to 50GB thanks to cloud integration and streaming.
Star Wars Outlaws, the highly anticipated open-world game set in the Star Wars universe, promises breathtaking graphics with real-time ray tracing and DLSS 3.5 technology. However, achieving this visual fidelity comes at a steep price, with demanding system requirements that may leave many PC gamers struggling to reach playable frame rates.
Ghost of Tsushima has finally launched on PC and it’s an excellent port, but it comes with one major issue: it’s not available in several countries where PlayStation Network (PSN) isn’t available. This is despite the fact that you don’t need a PSN account to play the base game. Otherwise, Ghost of Tsushima is a great port with solid performance, support for the latest PC technologies, and even runs well on the Steam Deck.
Blackbird Interactive, the developer of the upcoming strategy game Homeworld 3, has released updated system requirements revealing modest specs for 1080p gameplay and demanding hardware for 4K with maximum graphics. The recommended specs include a Core i5 9600K or Ryzen 5 3600X CPU and an Arc A580, GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, or Radeon RX 5700 graphics card for 1080p resolution with medium quality settings. For 4K gaming at the Epic preset, a Core i7 12700K or Ryzen 7 7700X CPU and an RTX 3080 or RX 6900 XT graphics card are recommended. Ray tracing support is available, but it requires a Core i9 14900K or Ryzen 9 7950X3D CPU and an RTX 4080 or RX 7900 XTX GPU at 4K resolution with Ultra RT settings. AMD’s FSR 2 and Nvidia’s DLSS 3 upscaling technologies are also supported, but there is no explicit mention of frame generation in the system requirements.
The recently discovered one-click bypass method for Windows 11 installation extends its functionality to Windows IoT Enterprise, providing a straightforward path to install Windows 11 on older systems. Windows IoT Enterprise, a specialized version of the operating system, offers the same experience as regular Windows but with the added benefit of reduced storage requirements, making it an ideal choice for smaller devices and embedded appliances.
