Destiny 2 PC beta arrives August 28, system requirements revealed

[midian182]

PC gamers will finally be able to play Destiny when the sequel’s beta arrive on August 28. Those who have pre-ordered Destiny 2 can get an early look at the multiplayer FPS on this date, while everyone else will have to wait until the day after.

The beta is scheduled to run until August 31, but there’s a good chance developer Bungie will extend it. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 beta, which was due to end on July 23, ended up running for an extra two days. The studio called it “the biggest Bungie beta ever.”

PC players will likely enjoy the same experience found in the console beta, which includes the campaign’s opening mission, “Homecoming,” and the Inverted Spire Strike, along with two of the new 4 X 4 player Crucible game modes: Control, on the Endless Vale map; and Countdown, on the Midtown map.

“This is not the last piece of news we’ll have for PC players prior to the Beta. In the weeks to come, expect us to sound off again with more details on how you can get the most out of your first steps in the PC build,” Bungie states in its announcement.

The company has also released a list of recommended and minimum PC specs for Destiny 2, which are as follows:

Recommended Spec

CPU

Intel - Core i5-2400
AMD - Ryzen R5 1600X

GPU

Nvidia - GeForce GTX 970
AMD - Radeon R9 390

RAM

8GB

Minimum Spec

CPU

Intel - Core i3-3250
AMD - FX-4350

GPU

Nvidia - GeForce GTX 660 2GB
AMD - Radeon HD 7850 2GB

RAM

6GB

The full version of the game is set to hit the PC on October 24. While this means we’ll have to wait almost seven weeks following the console launch, PC owners do get a slew of options: 4K resolution support, uncapped framerate, full mouse and keyboard support with custom key mapping, text chat, an adjustable field of view, a detailed settings screen, and 21:9 monitor support.

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[Daithi]

Those are some surprisingly reasonable specs.

 

[IAMTHESTIG]

Sweet. Glad to see some PC love from them. I will most certainly be checking this game out.

On a secondary note I hope they put LAN support in multiplayer. Long shot, but I can dream. Some of us still have LAN parties.

 

[GreenNova343]

Those are some surprisingly reasonable specs.

Definitely agree with you there. That puts my FX-8320/R9 380 system between minimum & recommended for this game.

 

[erickmendes]

From the PC specs, it seems like they ported the PS4 version to the PC.

 

[Puiu]

PC Master Race!

 

[davislane1]

Those are some surprisingly reasonable specs.

Destiny has a surprisingly reasonable aesthetic.

 

[EEatGDL]

Playing before XCOM 2's DLC; then I'll be gone for a while.

 

[gollum21]

I'll be waiting 2 or 3 years before I purchase this game at a reasonable price. I'm not planning to spend as much money as Destiny 1 required for the game, fake season pass, and all the DLC upon release because the "season pass" wasn't even real. All together it was around $200 and that was just for all of it up to the Taken King. I think this had to do more with Activision than Bungie, but I could be wrong on the cause of this cost.

 

[erickmendes]

Truth be told, I hate when I like a game and they release it as an 'someplatform' exclusive, so, f*ck Destiny 1, 2, 3, Reboot... I wan't it to rot in the Steam Promotion bin. I play some blizzard games, and yes it's showing up on the Blizzard launcher, and I hate it even more everytime I see it there.