Tekken 8 is going to knock another 100GB out of your PC's available storage

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Bandai Namco has unveiled the full Tekken 8 PC system requirements and overall, they're pretty manageable—but, just like fellow fighting game Mortal Kombat 1 earlier this year, it's going to suck up an awful lot of your PC's storage space.

At the low end, you can get away with a Core i5 or Ryzen 5 1600 CPU, a GTX 1050 Ti, and "over 8GB" RAM, although the Steam page says 8GB will do you fine. But there's no overlooking that install footprint: SSDs are bigger and cheaper than ever, but 100GB's not nothing. That's especially true if you're a committed fighting game fan and want to have Street Fighter 6, Mortal Kombat 1, and Tekken 8 all installed at once, which would collectively eat up a whopping 260GB of space. Yowzah.

Side note: Need more of that sweet storage space? There are some very good Black Friday deals swirling around out there on SATA and NVMe drives, and just about every other kind of PC gaming stuff you can imagine. If you're looking to upgrade, be sure to keep an eye on our list of the best Black Friday PC gaming deals for 2023.

Okay, back to the matter at hand—let's talk numbers. Here's what you're going to need to play Tekken 8, and what you can expect your rig to deliver:

Minimum (HD)—Resolution 1920×1080, rendering quality preset Low

  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i5-6600K
  • Memory: Over 8GB
  • VRAM: Over 4G
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti or AMD Radeon R9 380X
  • DirectX: Version 12 
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 100GB Available
  • Sound card: DirectX compatible soundcard or onboard chipset 
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel Core i7-7700K
  • Memory: Over 16GB  
  • VRAM: Over 8GB
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 2070 or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
  • DirectX: Version 12 
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 100GB Available (SSD Recommended)
  • Sound card: DirectX compatible soundcard or onboard chipset 

Minimum (4K)—Resolution 3840x2160, rendering quality preset Low

  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i5-6600K
  • Memory: Over 8GB  
  • VRAM: Over 4GB
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 or AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
  • DirectX: Version 12 
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 100GB Available
  • Sound card: DirectX compatible soundcard or onboard chipset 

(This is where your PC gets to show its power, much like Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada threatening to drop the hammer on some poor streamer who was just minding his own business in the closed network test.)

  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel Core i7-7700K
  • Memory: Over 16GB
  • VRAM: Over 8GB
  • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 100 GB available space (SSD recommended)
  • Sound card: DirectX compatible soundcard or onboard chipset

Tekken 8 is set to launch on January 25, 2024, and is available for pre-purchase now on Steam.

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Andy Chalk
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Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.

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