5 things to know before you pre-order Need for Speed Unbound

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Need for Speed Unbound's release is right around the corner, and fans of the thrilling arcade racer franchise are excited to get their hands on the game. The series has been on a long hiatus since 2019's Need for Speed Heat.

Despite the game's stellar reception, publisher EA didn't support the game long enough and eventually ended up shutting down the development studio, Ghost Games. The reigns of the iconic franchise were subsequently taken up by Criterion Games.

Although Criterion are familiar with the Need for Speed franchise, having made two games in the series, fans were skeptical. However, most of the doubts were dispensed once EA released the gameplay trailer for Need for Speed Unbound, which showcased a similar gameplay structure to NFS Heat, but with a unique "graffiti-like" visual flair.

With its release being just a few days away from launch, here are five details that players should know before pre-ordering Need for Speed Unbound.

Need for Speed Unbound, much like its predecessor, NFS Heat, runs on the most recent iteration of EA's proprietary Frostbite engine. It was initially developed by DICE for their Battlefield games.

Over the past few years, however, EA has been pushing the engine for most of its games, including FIFA, Dragon Age, Star Wars: Battlefront and Need for Speed, starting with NFS Rivals back in 2013.

The Frostbite engine, despite delivering exceptionally great visuals, is quite light on system requirements. While Need for Speed Unbound's PC requirements aren't that low, they are within the margin of medium-low spec gaming setups. Here are the minimum and recommended system requirements for NFS Unbound:

Minimum requirements

Recommended requirements

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