Sucker Punch Productions and publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment’s action-adventure game, Ghost of Tsushima, had players glued to their PlayStation consoles for hours when it was released in 2020. It turned out to be a blockbuster, sweeping several awards including the 2020 Game of the Year.
The game allows players to control Jin Sakai. The protagonist is a samurai on a quest to protect Tsushima Island during the first Mongol invasion of Japan. Ghost of Tsushima is played from a third-person perspective and offers multiple gameplay options for players to achieve their objectives. Jin is equipped with a katana, the ‘quintessential icon of samurai,’ which is engraved with storm wind designs.
Ghost of Tsushima is arriving on PC
After an initial announcement in 2017, the game was released only for PlayStation 4 consoles on July 17, 2020. Later the developers released Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut on August 20, 2021, for both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Ever since the game has always been a PlayStation exclusive.
However, two and a half years later, Sony is all set to release a definitive edition of Ghost of Tsushima on PC. Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut will make its Steam debut on May 16, 2024. Sony authorized one of its subsidiaries, Nixxes Software, which it acquired in 2021, to develop a PC port of the game.
Notably, the game marks the beginning of a new era of gaming for PlayStation PC. Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut is the first game ever to have a PlayStation PC overlay, thus marking the first step in bridging the gap between PlayStation consoles and PCs.
Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut system requirements
Nixxes Software recently detailed the official system requirements of the game ahead of its release. The specifications seem fairly reasonable for a modern AAA title. Interestingly, the devs revealed that machines equipped with GPUs as old as the Nvidia GeForce GTX 960, will also be able to run Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut.
However, the nine-year-old graphics card can only render 30 frames per second at a 720p resolution. On the other hand, players who are looking to enjoy the very high 4K gameplay at 60 FPS will obviously need the best gaming GPUs out there.
| Preset | Very Low | Medium | High | Very High |
| Average performance | 720p at 30 FPS | 1080p at 60 FPS | 1440p at 60 FPS / 4K at 30 FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| CPU | Intel Core i3-7100 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Intel Core i5-8600 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Intel Core i5-11400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600 | Intel Core i5-11400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 or AMD Radeon RX 6800 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 or AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage | 75 GB HDD (SSD recommended) | 75 GB SSD | 75 GB SSD | 75 GB SSD |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
The system requirements for Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut also confirm that the latest PC port will not particularly be CPU-intensive. The six-year-old Intel Core i5-8600, as well as its five-year-old AMD Ryzen 5 3600 rival, will be able to run the game at a 1440p resolution and 60 FPS, or 4K resolution at 30 FPS.
Additionally, the ‘very low’ preset system requirements also point out that the game is resisting the trend of AAA PC games mandating SSD use.
