Skyrim Special Edition is going to be released soon, at the end of this month. One important factor to know: its system requirements will be much higher than the original game. That means 2GB RAM and dual-core chips will not be enough.
Skyrim Special Edition to have higher requirements than the original!
Recently, the system requirements for Skyrim Special Edition have been released. For people who thought that this edition will require more or less the same as last time, those requirements are way higher than the original game. However, considering that the original Skyrim has been released five years ago, which is a long time in gaming industry, those changes are to be expected. The minimum requirements for the first release were 2.0GHz dual-core CPU, 2GB RAM, and a DX9.0c-compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM. Nowadays, many smartphones are even stronger than that!
Here are the new requirements from Skyrim Special Edition. You will need at least Intel i5-750/AMD Phenom II X4-945, 8GB RAM, and Nvidia GTX 470 1GB/AMD HD 7870 2GB. It is recommended to have Intel i5-2400/AMD FX 8320, 8GB RAM, and Nvidia GTX 780 3GB/AMD R9 290 4GB. Your computer should run Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit, and has 12GB free HDD space.
In addition, Bethesda, the game’s developer, has announced that the Special Edition will be free to anyone who have bought “all the Skyrim stuff” already released. That means the original game, plus he Dawnguard, Hearthfire, and Dragonborn DLCs, or the Skyrim Legendary Edition which includes all of them.
Skyrim Special Edition is coming very soon!
If bought for the first time alone, Skyrim Special Edition price will be $60. However, the Legendary Edition is only $40. As mentioned above, you can get the Special Edition for free by purchasing the Legendary Edition. Skyrim Special Edition release date is October 28, so there is still time for you to decide!