TT Games has made significant changes to the technical requirements for its upcoming release, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight.
Following a negative reception of the initial requirements in January, which included a minimum of 32 GB of RAM to play at maximum quality, the British studio has managed to reduce these requirements by 50%. According to a recent statement on Steam, 16 GB of RAM will now be required for both minimum and recommended requirements.
The RAM Crisis Due to AI
This adjustment responds to a complicated period for PC players, who face high technical requirements and a saturation of poorly optimized titles in the market. The price crisis in RAM, exacerbated by the growing demand for artificial intelligence, has intensified the pressure on users.
Although the new standard is not as low as the 8 GB required by LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga three years ago, the reduction is a significant step towards optimization.
Even so, the revealed specifications are not final. TT Games has indicated that the development of the game has not yet reached its gold phase, and the remaining months until its release in May will be crucial for making further adjustments to the game’s open world, which could lead to new modifications to the requirements.
Players have also expressed their concern about the use of the Unreal Engine 5 instead of NTT, Traveller’s Tales’ proprietary engine, suggesting that this could be one of the causes of the initial inflated requirements. While the community awaits further optimizations, it remains to be seen how the gaming experience will be affected in a market that continues to deal with hardware overload and the rising costs of components.