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In brief: Official system requirements suggest God of War Ragnarok will be slightly more demanding than its predecessor. The only shocking revelation in Sony's spec sheet is that it will require more than twice as much storage space. A PlayStation Network account requirement might also annoy some users.
Sony published the God of War Ragnarok system requirements slightly over a month before its PC launch. Systems capable of running Sony Santa Monica's previous entry should easily handle the sequel. The only thing users might have to upgrade is their storage.
The game's enormous 190GB storage requirement is the only concerning detail. It has become common for big-budget titles to break the 100GB barrier. However, Ragnarok easily exceeds other recent Sony PC releases like Horizon Forbidden West and nearly doubles the size of The Last of Us Part 1. Otherwise, Ragnarok aligns closely with the prior God of War game, which isn't surprising given the sequel's cross-generation roots on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
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Aging GPUs like the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 and AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT can still manage 1080p and 30fps. Sony recommends an RTX 4070 Ti or an RX 7900 XT for native 4K 60fps gameplay at ultra settings, although the listed specs don't account for upscaling. The game supports DLSS 3.1, FSR 3.1, and intel XeSS 1.3. Super-resolution techniques will likely help most recent mid-range cards perform well at 4K, and the game supports frame generation with any upscaling solution.
Like prior Sony PC conversions, Ragnarok has unlocked framerates and supports 21:9 and 32:9 aspect ratios. Users can also expect DualSense controller vibration support over USB. However, playing the game will require signing into PSN, which will likely enable players to unlock PlayStation trophies and access other PlayStation account features through Sony's overlay.
The critically acclaimed action-adventure sequel continues Sony's policy of porting major titles to PC months or years after debuting them on PlayStation consoles. The most recent conversion, Ghost of Tsushima, is Sony's most successful single-player PC release despite trailing the original PS4 launch by four years. The company is said to be sitting on a finished PC port of The Last of Us Part 2, which was also released on PS4 four years ago.
Multiplayer-focused games like Helldivers II and Concord launched simultaneously on PC and console. Helldivers II is far and away Sony's top-selling PC title, but Concord's open beta suffered embarrassingly low concurrent player numbers.
God of War Ragnarok lands on September 19, only on Steam and the Epic Games Store.