The Evil Within 2 PC specs and settings revealed, preload up now

Bethesda have released a whole bunch of PC-specific information about The Evil Within 2, including system specs, settings and the launch time. If you pre-ordered the game, a PC preload is available right now on Steam. It’s around 25GB in size.

The Evil Within 2 launches on 13 October, at 12.01am US Eastern Time. That means it’s actually out on 12 October on the West coast of the US (at 9pm). Those in the UK and Europe will get it unlocked around 5am on the 13th. An image with the unlock times can be seen (and clicked for a larger version) at the bottom of this piece.

The post confirms an FOV slider for the PC version (a point of much contention in the first game). It’s not the widest, going from 45 to 90, but that top end is sure to be wider than the default. Here’s what Bethesda think you’ll need at Minimum and Recommended levels (though no indication of what resolution/FPS to expect for either of these, sadly). That’s followed by the Advanced Settings you’ll be able to play around with on PC.

Minimum
OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 / AMD FX-8320 or better
8 GB RAM, 40GB free HDD space
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD 7970 3GB or better

Recommended
OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or better
16 GB RAM, 40GB free HDD space
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 480 8GB or better

PC Advanced Settings
Overall Quality
LOD
Bloom
Object Motion Blur
Camera Motion Blur
Motion Blur Quality
DOF Quality
SSAO Quality
SSR Quality
Volumetric Light Quality
Shadow Quality
Anti-Aliasing (Disabled/FXAA/TAA/TAA+FXAA)
FOV Slider (45 – 90)