PC gamers who’ve been patiently awaiting the arrival of Horizon Forbidden West on their platform of selection now have a date to mark within the calendars: the action-adventure sequel is coming to Steam and the Epic Video games Retailer in its Full Version guise on twenty first March.
Horizon Forbidden West – which continues the adventures of protagonist Aloy in an lush open world populated by majestic robotic wildlife – initially launched for PS4 and PS5 again in February 2022, with its Burning Shores enlargement arriving the next yr.
As you may think, the Full Version (which launched for PlayStation final October) bundles the bottom sport and enlargement collectively, together with quite a lot of in-game objects. These embody an unique pose and face paint for Photograph Mode, plus 5 objects that may be unlocked by progressing by the story: the Carja Behemoth Elite outfit and Brief Bow, the Nora Thunder Elite outfit and Sling, the Apex Clawstrider Machine Strike piece, and a sources pack containing ammunition, potions, and journey packs.
Moreover, pre-purchasing the PC Full Version grants the Blacktide Outfit and Bow, whereas the Nora Legacy Outfit and Spear will unlock when linking a Steam account to PlayStation.
As for PC-specific setting, these have now been detailed (and crammed right into a trailer, which you will discover above) over on the PlayStation Weblog. The PC model, which has been developed by Nixxes Software program along with Guerrilla Video games, contains “unlocked body charges, customisable graphics settings and a broad vary of performance-enhancing applied sciences”. Nvidia DLSS 3 upscaling and body technology is supported, as is Nvidia DLAA, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS. DirectStorage can be utilised on suitable PCs for sooner loading instances.
Elsewhere, there’s assist for 21:9 ultra-wide, 32:9 tremendous ultra-wide, and 48:9 resolutions, together with compatibility for triple-monitor setups. Customisable mouse and keyboard controls are featured, whereas controller choices embody the PlayStation DualSense – so you may make use of its adaptive triggers – in addition to Steam Enter assist for remapping and customisation of your chosen peripheral.
Sony hasn’t but revealed system necessities for Horizon Forbidden West on PC nevertheless it says it’s going to share these nearer to its twenty first March launch on Epic and Steam.