Ubisoft’s upcoming medieval swordfighting game For Honor will be made available to gamers around the world in an open beta that launches on February 9th and runs until February 12, two days before the game is official set to release for consoles and PC. The open beta follows a closed beta that ended earlier this week and will offer a new gameplay mode dubbed Elimination, which will have players fighting it out in a best-of-five series without the option to respawn after losing a battle.
The open beta will also include the Dominion, Brawl, and Duel modes that were seen in the closed beta, and players will be able to play as nine of the 12 heroes in the final game. The retail version will have an additional mode that is not being offered in the open beta. Ubisoft is currently sending out notification emails to gamers about the beta, which will be available on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
PC users wondering what kind of hardware they will need to play For Honor can find the full set of system requirements below.
Minimum Specs
- OS: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
- CPU: Intel Core i3-550 | AMD Phenom II X4 955 or equivalent
- Video Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660/GTX 750ti/GTX 950/GTX 1050 with 2 GB VRAM or more | AMD Radeon HD 6970/HD 7870/R9 270/R9 370/RX 460 with 2 GB VRAM or more
- RAM: 4 GB
- Resolution: 720p @ 30 FPS
- Video Preset: Low
- VSync: Off
Recommended Specs
- CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K | AMD FX-6350 or equivalent
- Video Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 680/GTX 760/GTX 970/GTX 1060 with 2 GB VRAM or more | AMD Radeon R9 280X/R9 380/RX 470 with 2 GB VRAM or more
- RAM: 8 GB
- Resolution: 1080p @ ~60 FPS
- Video Preset: High
- VSync: Off
Supported NVIDIA cards at time of release:
- GeForce GTX 600 series: (minimum) GeForce GTX 660 or better | (recommended) GeForce GTX 680 or better
- GeForce GTX 700 series: (minimum) GeForce GTX 750ti or better | (recommended) GeForce GTX 760 or better
- GeForce GTX 900 series: (minimum) GeForce GTX 950 or better | (recommended) GeForce GTX 970 or better
- GeForce GTX10-Series: (minimum) any GeForce GTX10 card | (recommended) GeForce GTX 1060 or better
Supported AMD cards at time of release
- Radeon HD 6000 series: (minimum) Radeon HD 6970 or better | (recommended) none
- Radeon HD 7000 series: (minimum) Radeon HD 7870 or better | (recommended) none
- Radeon 200 series: (minimum) Radeon R9 270 or better | (recommended) Radeon R9 280X or better
- Radeon 300/Fury X series: (minimum) Radeon R9 370 or better | (recommended) Radeon R9 380 or better
- Radeon 400 series: (minimum) Radeon RX460 or better | (recommended) Radeon RX470 or better
Gamepad Support
- Mouse and keyboard
- Microsoft Xbox 360
- Microsoft Xbox One
- Microsoft Xbox One Elite
- PlayStation 4 (Original/Pro)
Partially Supported Gamepads (May Require Third-Party Drivers)
- Any third-party Xbox-compatible controller
- Logitech Chillstream
- Ouya controller
- Steam controller
- PlayStation 3 controller
Via: Gamespot | Source: Ubisoft
