Dragon Age: The Veilguard on PC May Be the Best Way to Play It
BioWare has revealed extensive PC-specific details for the upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard, ensuring a top-tier experience for players on this platform.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard PC Features: A Deep Dive
More PC Features, Companions, and Gameplay Details Coming Soon!
A recent developer update highlighted numerous PC features, including extensive customization, advanced display options, and complete Steam integration. This includes cloud saves, Remote Play, and Steam Deck compatibility.The October 31st release date (confirmed by an Nvidia RTX trailer) underscores BioWare's commitment to PC players. The studio emphasized its dedication to PC optimization, citing over 200,000 hours of performance and compatibility testing (40% of their total platform testing). Further, nearly 10,000 hours were dedicated to user research, refining controls and UI across various setups.
Expect native support for PS5 DualSense controllers (with haptic feedback), Xbox controllers, and keyboard/mouse. Seamless switching between these input methods is possible both in-game and in menus. Customizable class-specific keybinds allow for personalized control schemes. The game boasts support for 21:9 ultrawide displays, a cinematic aspect ratio toggle, adjustable FOV, uncapped frame rates, full HDR, and ray tracing.
Veilguard Recommended System Specifications
While more details on combat, companions, and exploration are promised closer to launch, BioWare has shared the recommended PC specifications for optimal performance:
| Recommended System Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Operating System | 64-bit Windows 10/11 |
| Processor | Intel Core i9-9900K or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA RTX 2070 or AMD Radeon RX 5700XT |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
| Storage | 100 GB available space (SSD required) |
| Notes: | AMD CPUs on Windows 11 require AGESA V2 1.2.0.7 |
