ThoughHelldivers 2may be one of the lesser-knownPlayStation exclusives slated for 2024, it certainly is one of the most interesting future releases. A cooperative objective-based shooter witha legacy to die for,Helldivers 2won’t even be all that hard on our PCs, according to Sony.
As perSony’s latestHelldivers 2blog post, the game should be relatively easy to run on a very wide range of PC hardware. Thanks to its multiplayer focus andpotentially some live-service leanings,Helldivers 2will be released on PC and PS5 simultaneously with full cross-play support. Since Sony will be trying to build as big of aHelldivers 2community as possible on February 8, the day of its release, it does make sense that the game wouldn’t target excessively strong hardware to begin with.
Helldivers 2 should perform well on lower-spec systems, from the looks of it
Keeping all of the above in mind, Sony claims that runningHelldivers 2on ‘Medium’ settings, with a 60 FPS target at the resolution of 1920×1080 should be a reasonably lightweight task. The company’s official ‘Recommended’ hardware spec includes the humble Nvidia GeForce GTX 2060 (or the RX 6600 XT) and the Intel Core i7-9700K (or the Ryzen 7 3700X), both of which are as mid-range nowadays as it gets.
Naturally, cranking things all the way up to ‘Ultra’ at 4K is far more difficult, and calls for an RTX 4070Ti class of graphics processor. You’ll find detailed spec recommendations in the section below, if you are so inclined, but the general sense is that we’re looking at fairly sensible hardware requirements and a scalable experience overall. At least, that’s what the spec sheet suggests. We still recommend keeping a pinch of salt at hand, just in case performance is out of hand on day one.
Helldivers 2 – PC system requirements and recommended settings
Now to get into the nitty-gritty of Sony’s spec recommendations. There’s a grand total of four disparate hardware targets ranging from the humble ‘Minimum’ to ‘Ultra,’ and we’re hard-pressed to find anything out of the ordinary here. See for yourself.
Helldivers 2 Performance Hardware Spec – 1440P/60 FPS
Helldivers 2 Ultra Hardware Spec – 4K/60 FPS
All of the stuff outlined above is fairly promising as it currently stands, though we’ll need to wait and see for ourselves how the game performs early this February.
