The decade-long wait is almost over and Dragon Age: The Veilguard is basically right around the corner. It’s a perfect time to talks specifics.
EA and Bioware clearly reached the same conclusion, and in a comprehensive blog post they provided not only robust system requirements, but also preload times, and attitude towards third-party DRMs. Let’s tackle all that in an orderly fashion.
System requirements:
The original blog post included two sets of requirements: the Minimum-Recommended-Ultra specs, as well as a second table for people who would like to play with RTX on. It’s quite handy, take a look yourself.
If you’re only interested in the usual Minimum and Recommended, here they are, in plain text:
Minimum Requirements
- OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 3 3300X*
- Memory: 16GB
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970/1650 / AMD Radeon R9 290X
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 100GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD Preferred, HDD Supported; AMD CPUs on Windows 11 require AGESA V2 1.2.0.7
Recommended Requirements
- OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Memory: 16GB
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2070 / AMD Radeon RX 5700XT
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 100GB SSD available space
- Additional Notes: SSD Required; AMD CPUs on Windows 11 require AGESA V2 1.2.0.7
Preload timeline:
Preloads will only be available for Xbox Series X/S and Playstation 5 users, and will go live according to the following schedule:
- Xbox Series X|S: October 14th 9AM PDT
- Playstation 5: October 29th 9AM PDT
Unfortunately, PC will not get to enjoy preloading in this instance. The blog post cites the lack of third-party DRM as the reason. Given the almost universally negative attitude players have towards services such as Denuvo, it seems like an acceptable trade-off.
Do remember that preloading doesn’t give early access to the game itself, which will become active and playable according to its normal release schedule.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard launches on October 31st as the first DA game launch in ten years. Will you be there?