'Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen' PC Release Date & System Requirements Revealed --- What You Need to Know

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Players who have been waiting for “Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen” are in for some good news. With the release of the title set to happen January 2016, franchise fans can now pre-order the upcoming game. 

Gamespot reports that the Capcom role-playing game's release dates and system requirements have already been revealed.

“Dark Arisen” will be four years old next year and per the specs released, the game's system requirements aren't too heavy.

Below are the minimum system requirements:

Windows Vista or newer operating system;
Intel Core i5-660 CPU or equivalent processor;
4 GB of RAM;
Radeon HD 5870 or equivalent graphics card;
DirectX Version 9.0c;
22 GB available storage space;
DirectX-compatible sound card or onboard audio chip.

Those who want to experience the game in its full glory will need  to have better specs. Here are the recommended PC System Requirements:

Windows Vista or newer operating system;
Intel Core i7-4770K or equivalent processor;
8 GB of RAM
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 or equivalent graphics card;
DirectX Version 9.0c;
22 GB available storage space;
DirectX-compatible sound card or onboard audio chip.

Capcom announced in a Unity blog that the game is now playable in 4K and also comes ready to play at 60 frames per second. More than that, they have “uncapped” the frame rate, giving players with more powerful PCs the permission to enjoy the game in all its graphic sweetness. To capitalize on  this, players are to set the frame rate to “variable” and enjoy the visuals.

Capcom also included some additional notes, saying that the game supports keyboard + mouse and XInput / DirectInput devices, which includes Xbox 360, Xbox One, DualShock and Steam Controller.

The game publisher also said that some high end integrated graphics chips and modern gaming laptops with a discrete GPU are not officially supported by Capcom. They may work, but they haven't been tested.

“Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen” is currently available for preorder on Steam priced at $29.99, and will be released January 16.

Features that will come with the game include the nine new achievements; option to mute Pawn chatter; remappable keyboard and mouse functions; customizable hot keys; as well as all of the previous game DLCs.

Those who will preorder the game will also get a free digital artbook as well as a free digital soundtrack. The artbook is a 300+ page compilation of all key and concept art, sketches and other art from the original “Dragon's Dogma.” The soundtrack features 53 tracks from both the original game and “Dark Arisen.”