First the price point for the return to pure
Star Wars dogfighting - and we're happy to report that it's a very wallet friendly $49.95 across PC, PS4, and Xbox One. As per
the announcement from overnight
Star Wars: Squadrons will support cross-play for its 5v5 multiplayer, meaning it wont matter what platform you choose - you'll have access to the entire game and community.
On PC the game will be release across
Origins,
Steam, and the
Epic Games Store. Pre-order pages are live on all three services (linked in their naming above) where getting in early will unlock the following cosmetics on day one.
New Republic Recruit Flight Suit (Epic)
Imperial Ace Flight Suit (Epic)
New Republic Recruit Starfighter Skins (Rare)
Imperial Ace Starfighter Skins (Rare)
New Republic Recruit Decal (Common)
Imperial Ace Decal (Common)
In addition to this the minimum, recommended, and VR specs for the game have been revealed. On that fron it has been confirmed that the entirety of Star Wars: Squadrons will be playable in Virtual Reality, which is very cool - supporting all major platforms there too. PSVR, HTC Vive, Valve Index, and Oculus Rift. This no doubt crosses off one massive VR bucket list item we've all been carrying around for years - becoming Red Two.
Minimum (non-VR)
OS: Windows 10
Processor (AMD): Ryzen 3 1300X
Processor (Intel): Intel I5-7600
Memory: 8GB
Graphics Card (AMD): Radeon HD 7850 or Equivalent
Graphics Card (Nvidia): GeForce GTX 660 or Equivalent
DirectX: 11
Multiplayer Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection
Hard Drive Space: 30GB
Recommended (non-VR) / Minimum (VR)
OS: Windows 10
Processor (AMD): Ryzen 3 3200G
Processor (Intel): Intel I7-7700
Memory: 16GB
Graphics Card (AMD): Radeon RX 480 or Equivalent
Graphics Card (Nvidia): GeForce GTX 1060 or Equivalent
DirectX: 11
Multiplayer Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection
Hard Drive Space: 30GB
Recommended (VR)
OS: Windows 10
Processor (AMD): Ryzen 3 3200G
Processor (Intel): Intel I7-7700
Memory: 16GB
Graphics Card (AMD): Radeon RX 570 or Equivalent
Graphics Card (Nvidia): GeForce GTX 1070 or Equivalent
DirectX: 11
Multiplayer Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection
Hard Drive Space: 30GB
Specs-wise it looks like the game will scale well and you wont need a beast to run it at the recommended settings. Though, playing in 4K for some will be the only way to fly. And by some we mean us, so this ties in nicely with upgrading our rig in time for Cyberpunk 2077.