Sony is introducing a brand new PlayStation PC overlay and shared Trophies with its upcoming launch of Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Lower on Might sixteenth. It’s the primary PlayStation recreation for PC that makes use of Sony’s new PlayStation overlay, which, very like the Steam overlay, will present entry to a good friend record, Trophies, Settings, and your PlayStation account.
“This function is obtainable on Home windows PCs and will likely be accessible from the in-game menu or, for keyboard gamers, by urgent the “SHIFT +F1” shortcut in your keyboard,” explains Julian Huijbregts, on-line neighborhood specialist at Nixxes software program in a weblog publish. Sony acquired Nixxes in 2021 and has been utilizing the in-house port developer to deliver video games like Horizon Forbidden West, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Aside to PC.
Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Lower can be the primary PlayStation PC recreation to help the Trophies system from Sony’s consoles. “Whereas enjoying the sport, you’ll be able to earn PlayStation Trophies similar to on PlayStation consoles,” says Huijbregts. “Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Lower on PC shares the identical Trophy set as the sport on PlayStation 5 consoles.”
To get entry to the Trophies, buddies record, or cross-play help, you’ll have to register to Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Lower along with your PlayStation Community credentials. The PlayStation overlay is optionally available, which is nice information for those who’re uninterested in the various competing overlays obtainable in PC launchers lately.
Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Lower on PC may also embody help for Nvidia’s DLSS 3, AMD’s FSR 3, and Intel’s XeSS upscaling. There’s additionally full help for the PlayStation DualSense controller with haptic suggestions and adaptive triggers on a wired connection. In case you have an ultrawide monitor, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Lower will help 21:9 and 32:9 resolutions, and even 48:9 and triple screens are supported.
On the very low preset (720p at 30fps), you’ll want an Intel Core i3-7100 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and above, a minimum of a GTX 960 4GB or Radeon RX 5500 XT, 8GB of RAM, and 75GB of SSD house. If you wish to play at 4K 60fps, Sony recommends an Intel Core i5-11400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and above, a minimum of an RTX 4080 or Radeon RX 7900 XT, and 16GB of RAM.
Sony’s elevated investments on the PlayStation PC aspect come simply months after the corporate revealed it’s now testing PSVR 2 help for PC and amid Sony president Hiroki Totoki discussing the chance to develop PlayStation video games on PC simply days earlier than Sony laid off round 900 staff in its PlayStation division. Sony initially began utilizing its PlayStation PC label in 2021, simply months after buying Nixxes. It has additionally launched its personal PC gaming screens and regularly ported extra PlayStation-exclusive video games to the PC.
Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Lower launches on PC on Might sixteenth.