Although Winter is coming soon to the Northern Hemisphere, the gaming industry is only getting hotter. Over the last two months, a bunch of AAA games has released including Bayonetta 3, Call of Duty Modern Warfare II, God of War Ragnarok, and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Even with these being massive titles, more big-name releases are just around the bend. Gamers can look forward to the upcoming release of The Callisto Protocol, High on Life, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion, and Need for Speed Unbound. With less than a week until Need for Speed Unbound’s release, here is everything you need to know.
Need for Speed Unbound Details
All of these details come directly from EA’s site. Remember you can play Need for Speed Unbound starting today through EA Play. The EA Play access grants 10 hours of free gameplay.
PRELOAD TIMINGS
- PC – Nov 24, 2022, 8 AM PT / 4 PM UTC / 5 PM CET
- Steam – Nov 28, 2022, 8 AM PT / 4 PM UTC / 5 PM CET
- Xbox Series X|S – Nov 24, 2022, 8 AM PT / 4 PM UTC / 5 PM CET
- PlayStation
- Palace Edition: Nov 26, 2022, 11 PM PT / Nov 27, 2022, 7 AM UTC / 8 AM CET
- Standard Edition – Nov 29, 2022, 11 PM PT / Nov 30th, 7 AM UTC / 8 AM CET
With EA Play, players can try out Need for Speed Unbound for 10 hours and keep their save data if they buy the game.
Need for Speed Unbound PC Specs
PC Minimum Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor (AMD): Ryzen 5 2600 or equivalent
- Processor (Intel): Core i5-8600 or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB
- Graphics card (AMD): RX 570 or equivalent
- Graphics card (NVIDIA): GTX 1050 Ti or equivalent
- DirectX: 12 Compatible video card
- Online Connection Requirements: 1 Mbps or faster Internet connection
- Hard-drive space: 50GB+
PC Recommended Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor (AMD): Ryzen 5 3600 or equivalent
- Processor (Intel): Core i7-8700 or equivalent
- Memory: 16 GB
- Graphics card (AMD): Radeon RX5700 or Equivalent
- Graphics card (NVIDIA): GeForce RTX 2070 or Equivalent
- DirectX: 12 Compatible video card
- Online Connection Requirements: 1 Mbps or faster Internet connection
- Hard-drive space: 50GB+
Accessibility Features
By going to Main Menu -> Settings -> Accessibility, you can change a variety of Need for Speed Unbound settings.
- Menu Narration (On or Off)
- Subtitles (On or Off)
- Story Game Difficulty (Relaxed, Challenging, Intense)
- Colorblind Mode (On or Off)
- Use Chat Speech to Text (On or Off)
- Chat Text Size
- Camera Shake (A slider to adjust the amount of shake)
- Motion Blur (On or Off)
- Lighting Control (On or Off) – Reduces intensity, frequency, and luminosity of flashing lights in certain instances.
Do the accessibility features push you toward buying Need for Speed Unbound? Will your PC be able to handle it? Need for Speed Unbound features over 140 cars.
