Starfield PC Requirements Out Now – You’ll Need an SSD to Play
Following the Starfield Direct, Bethesda Game Studios has updated the Steam store page with the official PC system requirements for its upcoming sci-fi roleplaying game. The good news is that they aren't that taxing compared to many recent releases. The storage size requirement (125GB) is relatively high but not unheard of. However, the catch is that a Solid Storage Drive is required.
Granted, most gamers will have bought one at this point, but this may be the first PC game to officially leave behind mechanical drives. Not even Forspoken, the only game that currently supports Microsoft's DirectStorage API, requires an SSD. Whether that means Starfield requires DirectStorage or not is presently unclear, though I've inquired with Bethesda and will report back if there's any clarification on the matter.
MINIMUM:OS: Windows 10 version 2004 (10.0.19041.0)Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600x, Intel Core i7-6800KMemory: 16 GB RAMGraphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 TiDirectX: Version 12Network: Broadband Internet connectionStorage: 125 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: SSD Required
RECOMMENDED:OS: Windows 10/11 with updatesProcessor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600KMemory: 16 GB RAMGraphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080DirectX: Version 12Network: Broadband Internet connectionStorage: 125 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: SSD Required
Of course, these Starfield requirements don't come with any indication of the target resolution, frame rate, or graphics preset. A leak previously suggested that the game would support NVIDIA RTX technology, though Bethesda did not comment or deny that yet.
More details are likely forthcoming, given the proximity of the release date. On that note, Bethesda Game Studios has
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