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LivingMetal on 12 October 2016

The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Special Edition has gone gold

 Plus all the specs.

by David Hunter on October 11, 2016

 

Bethesda have revealed that the remastered special edition of The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim has gone gold plus the full requirements for the game’s PC version and the necessary console storage.

The Special edition of Skyrim will bring a significant overhaul to the game’s visuals, including remastered art and effects, volumetric lighting, dynamic depth of field, screen-space reflections and new snow and water shaders as well as supporting native 4K support on the PlayStation 4 Pro. This will also mark the first time mods will be supported for the game on console when it launches on October 28.

The required PC specs are:

Minimum
Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit Version)
Intel i5-750/AMD Phenom II X4-945.
8GB of ram.
12 GB free HDD space
NVIDIA GTX 470 1GB /AMD HD 7870 2GB

Recommended
Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit Version)
Intel i5-2400/AMD FX-8320.
8GB of ram.
12 GB free HDD space
NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB /AMD R9 290 4GB

While the console storage requirements are:

PS4
20 GB (North America)
33 GB (Europe)

Xbox One
17 GB (North America)
25 GB (Europe)

http://www.godisageek.com/2016/10/skyrim-special-edition-goes-gold/



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KLXVER on 12 October 2016

Gone gold = about 70% complete...



Chazore on 12 October 2016

Nice. Can't wait to jump back into Skyrim after about 3 years since having last played it. The change from 32 to 64-bit will allow for more mods. Though Skyrim SKSE will not entirely work day 1 with the new version, I'm very sure that modders will have a more up to date version running in the coming months.

I just hope Bethesda nails god rays properly this time, as with Fallout 4 they tend to not output as good while also asking for more power than they give out for.

Best part of this deal for me is that It's free since I already own the base game and DLC on Steam. I'll likely be playing this during the winter than anything else due out by then.



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Zkuq on 12 October 2016

That's some really steep system requirements for what's essentially a five-year-old game with only minor improvements. I've said it before and I'll say it yet again: optimization is dead. There's absolutely no excuse for the game requiring that level of hardware. Nothing against the recommended specs but the minimum seems quite steep.



LivingMetal on 12 October 2016
KLXVER said:
Gone gold = about 70% complete...

It's Bethesda so...



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WoodenPints on 12 October 2016

PS4
20 GB (North America)
33 GB (Europe)
Xbox One
17 GB (North America)
25 GB (Europe)

+12GB day One pacth :)



SuaveSocialist on 12 October 2016

Just curious...why is the European version so much larger?



celador on 12 October 2016

Look forward to playing it again. Although I'll have to wait a fair amount of time after I've finished with the Witcher 3, because the combat in SKyrim is pretty shit



LivingMetal on 12 October 2016
SuaveSocialist said:
Just curious...why is the European version so much larger?

Some speculated language packs.



SuaveSocialist on 12 October 2016
LivingMetal said:
SuaveSocialist said:
Just curious...why is the European version so much larger?

Some speculated language packs.

Ah, I never thought of that.  Thanks!