Tuesday, July 23rd 2019
Wolfenstein Youngblood PC Launch Prioritized, Won't Support RTX at Launch, Requirements Revealed
Bethesda revealed that "Wolfenstein Youngblood" will launch a day earlier for the PC platform globally, on July 25. Console platforms PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch get the game on July 26. This prioritization of the PC platform is symbolic and underscores the vast revenue-base the platform constitutes. The PC is already Ubisoft's biggest revenue source.
A separate VentureBeat report reveals that at launch, "Youngblood" won't support real-time ray-traced eye-candy, which would be added at a later date through a patch. "We're working together with NVIDIA on that, but ray tracing won't be available at launch," said executive producer Jerk Gustafsson. "Youngblood" will be one of the first non-DirectX AAA titles to implement RTX. The game uses the Vulkan 3D API, and its RTX feature-set is exclusively NVIDIA's handiwork.
In other news, Bethesda put out the minimum- and recommended system-requirements for the PC version. The minimum requirements read like this:
A separate VentureBeat report reveals that at launch, "Youngblood" won't support real-time ray-traced eye-candy, which would be added at a later date through a patch. "We're working together with NVIDIA on that, but ray tracing won't be available at launch," said executive producer Jerk Gustafsson. "Youngblood" will be one of the first non-DirectX AAA titles to implement RTX. The game uses the Vulkan 3D API, and its RTX feature-set is exclusively NVIDIA's handiwork.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Win7, 8.1, or 10 (64-Bit versions)
- Processor: AMD FX-8350/Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-3570/i7-3770
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 770 4 GB (Current available GPU GTX1650) or AMD equivalent
- Storage: 40 GB available space
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Win7, 8.1, or 10 64-Bit
- Processor: AMD FX-9370/Ryzen 5 1600X or Intel Core i7-4770
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 6 GB (Current available GPU RTX 2060) or AMD equivalent
- Storage: 40 GB available space
- Xbox One - Preload will begin on July 23 at 8:00am ET
- PlayStation 4 - Preload will begin 48 hours before launch in your territory
- Steam/BNET - Preload will begin on July 23 at 1:00pm ET
45 Comments on Wolfenstein Youngblood PC Launch Prioritized, Won't Support RTX at Launch, Requirements Revealed
Neither will DOOM ETERNAL
What a failure this RTX marketing "IT JUST WORKS" is..
The next installment in the Doom franchise will be launching on consoles, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, and PC on November 22, 2019. The PC version of the game will not be supporting NVIDIA’s RTX features at launch, but the development team has announced that implementing ray tracing effects and support for NVIDIA’s hardware is a priority and will be addressed after the game’s release.
www.shacknews.com/article/112971/will-doom-eternal-support-nvidia-rtx-ray-tracing
Edit : I just noticed WOLF is first ! so doom will be second.
Forget about Nvidia for a second and think about this: DX has DXR and now Vulkan is close to having something similar. The two most widespread GFX APIs will soon have support for RTRT. What does that tell you?
Anyway, already pre-ordered. Like A Way Out, you can play co-op with a single copy of the game if you get the Deluxe Edition (was $32 on GMG). True co-op games are few and far between so this was a no-brainer.
Also why'd you question him in the first place? It's like you questioned a lawyer/police officer about something regarding policy. After they provide an answer contrary to what you were expecting your response was don't follow law.
edit: Oh, I see now, it's probably related to supporting racism and/or sexism.