Detroit: Become Human system requirements are out, a demo is on the way

(Image credit: Quantic Dream)

Detroit: Become Human, a tale of lifelike androids with alarmingly precarious Laws of Robotics programming, was released for the PlayStation 4 in May 2018 but won't be playable on PC until December 12. Courtesy of developer Quantic Dream's Twitter feed, this is what you'll need to play it.

The Low-End Leon:

OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD FX-8350, 4.2 GHz (6 to 8 logical cores minimum highly recommended)
Memory: 8GB RAM
Video: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 or AMD Radeon HD 7950
Video RAM: 3GB or more

The Recommended Rachael:

OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
Processor: i5-8400 @ 2.8GHz or Ryzen 5 1600
Memory: 16GB RAM
Video: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580
Video RAM: 4GB or more

Quantic Dream said that "further specs" will be provided after the game goes live.

Detroit: Become Human is available for pre-purchase on the Epic Games Store, where it will be exclusive for for a year. Quantic Dream also confirmed that a demo will be released when the full game goes live.

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