DOOM requirements revealed

GAMING NEWS Fyra Frost - 06-May-2017, 6:04 pm

Publisher Bethesda Softworks and developer id Software are finishing the preparations for the launch of DOOM. The latest installment of the franchise will finally be available to play next week, more exactly on Friday, May 13th, and it promises to bring back all the excitement of the PvP multiplayer deathmatch arena fights along with a single player campaign full of demons and blood. You can watch below the official launch trailer that was released today.

DOOM – Launch Trailer

Even though you can already pre-download DOOM on Xbox One but if you are a PlayStation 4 or a PC user you will have to wait until May 11th at 12 AM EST to be able to download the game files. Bethesda has also revealed the timetable for the unlock of the servers. It depends on what region you are playing from, but with the list below and the previous information you have no excuses to plan ahead when to start downloading the 50Gb of the console version or the 45Gb of the PC version, and to be up blasting demons and players as soon as the servers unlock in your region.

Regional Launch Unlock and Server Launch Times:

PC:
- Australia/New Zealand @ 12 AM AEST
- North America @ 12 AM ET
- Europe @ 12 AM GMT +1
- Japan/South Korea/Rest of Asia – 12 AM Japan

Xbox One:
- New Zealand @ 12 AM local time
- Australia @ 12 AM local time
- North America @ 12 AM ET
- Europe @ 12 AM local time
- Asia @ 12 AM local time.
- Japan @ 12 AM local time on May 19

PS4:
- New Zealand @ 12 AM local time
- Australia @ 12 AM local time
- North America @ 12 AM ET
- Europe @ 12 AM local time
- Asia 12 AM local time.
- Japan 12 AM local time on May 19

Along with this information the requirements needed to play DOOM on PC have also been unveiled, more exactly everything but the supported graphic cards, that will be revealed at some point next week. You can see the minimum and recommended below:

Minimum:

OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions).
CPU: Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better.
GPU: 8 GB RAM; 55 GB free HDD space; Nvidia GTX 670 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or better.
Contains a single disc. Download of additional files from Steam (total amount 45 GB) is required to run the game.
Requires Steam activation and broadband internet connection for multiplayer and SnapMap.

Recommended:

OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions);
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770/AMD FX-8350 or better.
GPU: 8 GB RAM; 55 GB free HDD space; Nvidia GTX 970 4GB/AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB or better.
Contains a single disc. Download of additional files from Steam (total amount 45 GB) is required to run the game.
Requires Steam activation and broadband internet connection for Multiplayer and SnapMap.