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God of War: Ragnarök debuts on PC today with a 22,967 concurrent players peak on Steam so far. God of War (2018) peaked at around 73.5k on Steam at launch. User reviews are mixed with about one third of the reviews complaining about the forced PSN Account requirement.

One of the main reason gamers are angry is that God of War Ragnarok doesn't run on graphics cards with less than 6 GB of VRAM, mainly affecting GTX 1650 owners
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Fix the 4gb vram ngc please i paid to play, i waited for two months for a game that runs on ps4 to simply not run on a mid end pc. THIS IS A LACK OF RESPECT FOR THE CONSUMER​

You pay looking forward to playing the game, you count down the days to its release and when the game is finally available to play, you get a message saying that you can't play it because your video card doesn't have 6GB of RAM... It's disheartening to have to deal with the fact that you have to force yourself to upgrade in order to play a game that was released on PS4. If the game doesn't run, I'd understand... but if I don't even have the opportunity to open the game? what a bastardization

 

[BennyBlanco]

in what world is a GPU with 4GB of VRAM a midrange PC? not this one.

 

[digital_ghost]

At least Kratos is not gender neutral.

Probably saving that for the next game.

 

[Moriarty1889]

At least Kratos is not gender neutral.

Probably saving that for the next game.

Wouldn’t surprise me if they make him Trans by then. Who the bloody hell knows anymore with the current state of these weirdo devs.

 

[Doggyred]

Does this game look any better than the first one?

 

[proandrad]

So not meeting a PC game's minimum requirements is disrespectful now? They should cancel the title by not buying it.

 

[gothmog]

And people wonder why we're seeing crossgen lasting forever

 

[MikeM]

PC fam needs to understand that console ports need more resources than consoles themselves for equivalent settings, especially Sony first party.

PS4 has 8GB of RAM/VRAM, so no idea what buddy with the 4GB VRAM GPU is bitching about.

 

[ap_puff]

Didn't they already post the required specs?

 

[digital_ghost]

Wouldn’t surprise me if they make him Trans by then. Who the bloody hell knows anymore with the current state of these weirdo devs.

The pussification has begun.

 

[Saber]

At least Kratos is not gender neutral.

Probably saving that for the next game.

Didn't one of writers said Kratos would have talk with his son about kissing other boys?

Feels like a case of "soon".

 

[BennyBlanco]

PC fam needs to understand that console ports need more resources than consoles themselves for equivalent settings, especially Sony first party.

PS4 has 8GB of RAM/VRAM, so no idea what buddy with the 4GB VRAM GPU is bitching about.

I genuinely wonder what GPU he is using. a 1050 ti maybe. Just graciously take your refund and upgrade your old ass PC. what is there to complain about? this was a midrange PC in 2016.

 

[digital_ghost]

Didn't one of writers said Kratos would have talk with his son about kissing other boys?

Feels like a case of "soon".

Zeus Dammit. This is why we can't have nice things.

 

[DeaconOfTheDank]

Yeah, can't really understand the outrage for this one. Gone are the days of GPUs with less than 8GB of VRAM and quad-core CPUs that hit less than 3.5GHz clock speeds. Shit, even having less than 16GB of RAM is gamble. Don't get me started on SSDs vs HDDs.

People need to get with the times.

 

[Astray]

I genuinely wonder what GPU he is using. a 1050 ti maybe. Just graciously take your refund and upgrade your old ass PC. what is there to complain about? this was a midrange PC in 2016.

It's a 1650.

Fucking insane that this guy can't read the min spec tbh. This is an area where Steam can help out by automatically giving a semi-recommendation based on your build and some known benchmarks.

 

[Bojji]

PC fam needs to understand that console ports need more resources than consoles themselves for equivalent settings, especially Sony first party.

PS4 has 8GB of RAM/VRAM, so no idea what buddy with the 4GB VRAM GPU is bitching about.

PS4 has 5gb of usable memory for both CPU and GPU. Expecting this game to work on gpu with 4gb is not that u reasonable.

 

[YCoCg]

Only 20k, seems like PlayStation games on PC are more flop than hit.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Yea if that happens, something's wrong with the game. 4GB 1650 is borderline stupid to even try to play this, but 24GB GPU is like 3090, 4090 or 7900 XTX iirc?

 

[Astray]

PS4 has 5gb of usable memory for both CPU and GPU. Expecting this game to work on gpu with 4gb is not that u reasonable.

It is when the minimum spec laid out is a 6GB card (GTX 1060) +8GB RAM.

I'm also seeing bitching about PSN accounts, which is just nuts given not only is the extra account battle completely lost on PC, but that it's also written right there and was well-known prior to game release.

 

[GigaBowser]

The pussification has begun.

 

[Flabagast]

Game is average at best. I genuinely think it’s one of if not the most overrated game (in term of reviews/ metacritic, players reception has been much more tepid past the honey moon period I feel) of the last few years

 

[Fake]

IDK if is worth PC Gamers.

The last GoW is better.

 

[DanielG165]

Does this game look any better than the first one?

Barely. Mostly just better faces and cleaner overall animations.

 

[DanielG165]

IDK if is worth PC Gamers.

The last GoW is better.

2018 is genuinely one of my favorite games, and is one that I have replayed probably 8 different times at this point. Ragnarok started strong with the Thor fight, but then quickly became… Dull? For the end of the Norse world, the stakes and scope were both not there. It definitely feels like SM should’ve done a regular trilogy to expand on the various concepts, because as it stands, 2018 is the considerably better game imo.

 

[Gaiff]

The main issue is the PS account requirement, OP.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

The PSN requirement is annoying, pointless, and stupid... but the VRAM thing? My God, PCMR types tend to be the biggest bunch of fucking babies out there, but this is a new low. Your video card is 8+ years old. BUY A NEW ONE. You can't extol the virtues of PC gaming and ignore the literal thing that sets PC gaming apart from consoles.

 

[SweetTooth]

Sony, shelf the PC porting program. Its really not worth it in the long run

 

[MikeM]

PS4 has 5gb of usable memory for both CPU and GPU. Expecting this game to work on gpu with 4gb is not that u reasonable.

I have seen only 1GB reserved for OS.

In saying that, consoles don’t have to deal with the asset management/duplication between vram and ram like PC.

 

[Jaybe]

Being a Sweet Baby Inc project isn’t going to help that review score either

 

[Doom85]

Didn’t we have a recent thread claiming, “guys, your PlayStation console isn’t reliable, come to PC, we never have major issues with our releases”?

 

[night13x]

Game sucks.

Requires more than 4gb video card so my 10 year old card doesnt work.

Kratos is a straight manly guy - no option to add purple hair and make he/him more appealing with female features.

Kid guy needs an bf.

Why does the main character have a hammer. And why is he in the snow? Makes no sense. If they added stuff like other successful hero shooter weapons this game would be more popular.

Im offended by the word "GOD" in the game title. That's enough to get this game cancelled.

Something about making me log into my ps account. That took 30s away from my life I can no longer get back.

+ sweetbaby involvement. Sounds like they were mistreated though so not enough modern changes.

2/10 game

yes im kidding.

 

[kevboard]

Yea if that happens, something's wrong with the game. 4GB 1650 is borderline stupid to even try to play this, but 24GB GPU is like 3090, 4090 or 7900 XTX iirc?

wait. isn't this the same issue other games had when running 13th and 14th gen Intel?

 

[ArtHands]

Man, Sony can’t stop catching any break huh

 

[Javi97]

PC peasants

 

[lh032]

another win for console.

 

[ap_puff]

wait. isn't this the same issue other games had when running 13th and 14th gen Intel?

On unreal engine games, not for Sony's internal engines. But i guess it's possible that there might be similar problems

 

[Denorion]

Didn't one of writers said Kratos would have talk with his son about kissing other boys?

Feels like a case of "soon".

That was a former SM writer, he said that he wrote two dialogue sequences for the game:
-One where Kratos talks about a former male lover
-Another where someone asks Kratos about that Playstation Smash bros game


Only the latter ended up in the final game

 

[Stuart360]

To be fair i watched a benchmarker testing the game, and at 1080p Ultra settings, vram usage was hovering around 6gb consistently. If you play the game on low, or a mix of low and medium, 4gb vram probably would be enough to play the game.

Thing is you dont get many games on PC where the game simply wont boot if you you dont have specific hardware. Normally on bad hardware a game will still boot and load, just that the game will run like shit.

 

[ZehDon]

I'll wait for a sale.

 

[deriks]

Does this game look any better than the first one?

Nope. Is a PS4 game at it's heart, so it's great looking, but should ask the same specs from the past game

And as a game, eh. We need OG balls to the wall Kratos

 

[tmlDan]

Only 20k, seems like PlayStation games on PC are more flop than hit.

good, cause the port begging by PC players is pathetic.

So many reviews begging for more and its such a small % of players buying

 

[Floyd]

Issues? Issues if you're a peasant maybe. If you want the best the industry has to offer, you have to pay for the privilege. The game looks stunning. I have it maxed out running at 120fps.

 

[Gaiff]

Only 20k, seems like PlayStation games on PC are more flop than hit.

Usually peaks on Friday. Will probably go up to around 40K. Worse than its predecessor.

 

[Dafegamer]

So much for the PC Master Race? Complaining that it doesn't run on less than 6gb VRam?

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

Sony needs to stop this PC porting business. It's not worth all this hassle.

Not only are they removing reasons for some people to buy PS5 because they can wait for PC ports, they also have to deal with crybabies and clowns.


What's wrong with "modern" PC gamers? Why would anyone whine that they don't meet a game's minimum PC requirements? In what world is 4GB of VRAM sufficient and "mid-range"? Why would anyone with a GTX 1650 in 2024 expect to run games properly? Also, Sony has already given everyone fair warning about the PSN requirement with this game, I don't see why anyone would buy the game to complain about that right now when it's been known the game would require this for months.

 

[Neff]

IDK if is worth PC Gamers.

The last GoW is better.

In terms of story, maybe.

In terms of gameplay, level design, variety and scope though, Ragnarok is a dramatic improvement.

 

[tmlDan]

To be fair i watched a benchmarker testing the game, and at 1080p Ultra settings, vram usage was hovering around 6gb consistently. If you play the game on low, or a mix of low and medium, 4gb vram probably would be enough to play the game.

Thing is you dont get many games on PC where the game simply wont boot if you you dont have specific hardware. Normally on bad hardware a game will still boot and load, just that the game will run like shit.

yea, most games don't look as good as GoW tho, especially on PC. There are only a select few that reach that standard.

 

[Metnut]

Impossible, I was told on NeoGaf that you could pay less than $700 and get a PS5 Pro equivalent PC!

 

[Bulletbrain]

While it's not really realistic to expect modern console ports should run well on 4gb VRAM, if it's a hard limit where the game won't even launch..that requirement has to be mentioned in black and white.

If I recall, minimum requirement for gpu was a gtx 1060, and Rx 5500 xt BUT with no mention of a minimum VRAM. Both those two cards have <6gb variants I believe.

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

Usually peaks on Friday. Will probably go up to around 40K. Worse than its predecessor.

That's shit for a massive game like this. Didn't GOWR sell like 15 million on consoles in its first year alone?