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Horizon: Zero Dawn is going to look absolutely amazing on PC

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One of the best games on the PS4 currently, is finally making the hop to PC on August 7. Just in time for me to buy it and have a second platform to ignore it, just like I’ve done with my current black box for the last couple of…years. WAIT TRACY PUT DOWN THE KNIFE I SWEAR I’LL PLAY IT THIS TIME! Office blood feuds aside, Horizon: Zero Dawn was a stunner a couple of years ago on PlayStation 4, and it’s bound to be a proper work of gawking beauty when it does arrive on the most Liverpool FC of platforms:

Undeniably the best, but I wish your fanbases would stop gloating about it because much like your opinion on the Joe Rogan podcast I simply do not give a crap. In a new trailer, developer Guerrilla games detailed what features PC players can expect to support. The trailer happens to be embedded below, along with the hottest of takes on what all these fancy terms actually mean:

Ultra-wide support

Which is more than I can say fer yer mum, HEYOH!

Unlocked frame-rates

Raters gonna rate because they’re anus.

Dynamic foliage

It’s like regular grass…but dynamic!

Graphical customisation

Man this game is going to look amazing at 320 x 280 resolution with all the jaggies on the edges.

Improved reflections

Just like that bastard in my mirror who copies everything I do, you’ll be able to reflect on your own annoying dopplegangers when you want to see if your clothing looks decent.

Controller options

Oooh Remedy Entertainment is not going to be happy about this.

Benchmarking tool

I don’t see how anything else can beat a pocket knife for when you need to deface public property, but let’s see if Guerrilla can surprise me.

And here’s what you’ll need to run the game!

Minimum settings:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bits
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K@3.3GHz or AMD FX 6300@3.5GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB)
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 100 GB available space

Recommended settings:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bits
  • Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K@3.5GHz or Ryzen 5 1500X@3.5GHz
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB)
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 100 GB available space

Just a mere month to go, until Horizon: Zero Dawn makes a splash on PC via Steam (Where it was cheaper locally until VPN-abusing users apparently drove the price up) and the Epic Games Store. I’m actually in the process of building a gaming PC right now (which at this point is the bit where I cry about the hardware I can’t have), so I’m genuinely keen to get my hands on the game come launch day just so that I have my benchmark for future hardware installed.

Oh no, it’s too late. I’m becoming one of them.

Last Updated: July 6, 2020

17 Comments

  1. Iskape

    July 6, 2020 at 08:03

    PC gamers who haven’t experienced this on PS4 will not be disappointed. It’s a gorgeous game and I loved playing it on PS4.

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  2. Pariah

    July 6, 2020 at 08:16

    Yeah EGS is now 54% of the Steam price, coming in at R373 at current exchange rates. R429 if that still needs VAT applied. I know where I’ll be buying it.

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    • Yozzie

      July 6, 2020 at 08:16

      They might fix that as well, the steam price was R280 when it popped up and yesterday it got fixed to R680.

      So for safety reasons I would buy it sooner than later 😛

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      • Pariah

        July 6, 2020 at 08:16

        Bank account says not right now.

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        • Yozzie

          July 6, 2020 at 10:23

          Same same, UIF also not paying out can get in the sea.

          Reply

          • Pariah

            July 6, 2020 at 10:35

            Actually, them being in the sea would explain why they’ve done bugger-all so far.

  3. Yozzie

    July 6, 2020 at 08:22

    100 GB of storage… when did this start becoming the norm. Games were like 12GB just the other day and that was called massive.

    Reply

  4. CrAiGiSh

    July 6, 2020 at 08:51

    That price increase through …

    Will wait for a Steam sale, in no rush to get this.

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  5. MechMachine

    July 6, 2020 at 10:23

    PC riff raff. Meh.

    Reply

  6. MechMachine

    July 6, 2020 at 10:23

    PC riff raff. Meh.

    Reply

  7. Lu

    July 6, 2020 at 10:36

    Already on the wishlist. Will wait for the Summer sale however. Too many new games to get through. Still waiting for MHW:Iceborne to drop a bit in price.

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  8. BradeLunner

    July 6, 2020 at 11:55

    This game is the business, and it’s really well written too, been a long time for me since I’ve played as a main character in game who makes decisions that just make sense.

    Reply

  9. Llama In The Rift

    July 6, 2020 at 08:28

    Anybody interested in purchasing a AMD Ryzen 3000 CPU go check on Wootware….You get Horizon Zero Dawn free with your purchase…thought you should know. PC MASTER RACE FTW!!!

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    • The D

      July 6, 2020 at 08:51

      WELL MAYBE I WILL. Thanks!

      Reply

      • Llama In The Rift

        July 6, 2020 at 09:11

        Sure thing bud…just a heads up, CPU’s are not edible okay?

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  10. HairyEwok

    July 6, 2020 at 13:12

    Storage….. What is storage in today’s age worth XD We thought 500GB of space was a lot to have 3 years ago… Boy oh boy were we wrong.

    Reply

  11. Plague Doctor Who

    July 11, 2020 at 14:25

    At this rate I’ll need to buy another 2TB SSD for all these games lol…

    Reply

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