{"id":72476,"date":"2026-09-15T10:53:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T01:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=72476"},"modified":"2026-09-15T10:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T01:55:58","slug":"danganronpa-2x2s-insanely-high-pc-specs-were-based-on-4k-high-quality-settings-producer-reassures-updates-to-be-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/danganronpa-2x2s-insanely-high-pc-specs-were-based-on-4k-high-quality-settings-producer-reassures-updates-to-be-made\/","title":{"rendered":"Danganronpa 2\u00d72\u2019s \u201cinsanely high\u201d PC specs were based on 4K high-quality settings, producer reassures. Updates to be made"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spike Chunsoft producer Shohei Sakakibara has reassured fans that the current recommended PC requirements for <strong>Danganronpa 2\u00d72<\/strong> are due to be updated. The statement comes after many expressed shock at how high the requirements were for a visual novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1111\" height=\"595\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1111px) 100vw, 1111px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260901572476-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260901572476-001.jpg 1111w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260901572476-001-380x204.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260901572476-001-767x411.jpg 767w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Danganronpa 2&#215;2 PC specifications, via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.danganronpa.com\/pages\/2x2\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official website<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recommended PC specs announced via the game\u2019s official channels called for an Intel Core i7-14700 or AMD Ryzen 7 7700 CPU, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 or AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT GPU, and 32 GB of memory, which certainly feels a bit excessive considering the genre. To put things into perspective, Capcom\u2019s Onimusha: Way of the Sword recommends an Intel Core i5-10400 \/ AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU, a GeForce RTX 2060 Super (8GB) \/ Radeon RX 6600 (8GB) GPU, and 16 GB of memory, while Monster Hunter Wilds has nearly comparable recommended requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likely in response to fans\u2019 concerns, Sakakibara, who serves as Dangranronpa 2&#215;2\u2019s producer, clarified via X that the recommended PC specs for the game had been set with \u201c4K high-quality settings in mind.\u201d As a result, the requirements ended up calling for considerably more powerful hardware than necessary. He said the recommended specs will be updated at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30b9\u30fc\u30d1\u30fc\u30c0\u30f3\u30ac\u30f3\u30ed\u30f3\u30d12&#215;2\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308bPC\u306e\u63a8\u5968\u30b9\u30da\u30c3\u30af\u306b\u3064\u3044\u30664K\u9ad8\u753b\u8cea\u306e\u5834\u5408\u3092\u60f3\u5b9a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u70ba\u3001\u5f8c\u65e5\u30a2\u30c3\u30d7\u30c7\u30fc\u30c8\u3057\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u307e\u305fSwitch\u7248\u304c\u91cd\u3044\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u304b\u3068\u306e\u61b6\u6e2c\u304c\u98db\u3093\u3067\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u3082\u3061\u308d\u3093Switch\u7248\u5411\u3051\u306b\u6700\u9069\u5316\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u306e\u3067\u3001\u305d\u3046\u3044\u3063\u305f\u4e8b\u306f\u307e\u3063\u305f\u304f\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%912x2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30c0\u30f3\u30ac\u30f3\u30ed\u30f3\u30d12&#215;2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u698a\u539f \u660c\u5e73 (@sakaki99_2) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sakaki99_2\/status\/2099427620064743492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sakakibara also addressed speculation that the Nintendo Switch version might run poorly based on these specifications, saying there is no need to worry as the game has been properly optimized for the platform. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sakaki99_2\/status\/2099428455955992792?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In a separate post<\/a>, he also mentioned that the game was already running \u201csuper smooth and snappy\u201d on his Switch, encouraging players to get the game on their preferred platform without worry. He added that, taking lessons from Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE, whose lengthy loading times on Nintendo Switch had drawn criticism, Danganronpa 2\u00d72 has \u201clightning fast\u201d loading times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Danganronpa 2\u00d72 is scheduled to launch on January 14, 2027, for PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3751230\/Danganronpa_2x2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>\/Epic Games Store), Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The originally announced recommended PC specs were on par with Capcom&#8217;s Monster Hunter Wilds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":72478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-09-15T01:53:13+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mvjjc5kiev2v","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mvjjc5kiev2v\",\"cid\":\"bafyreidx6zqfkhr2h57cttesx7qzggy4sasbianbcxloboxy245fxxnjrq\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreif4agr6jy3z4ck3tnwk24mdhh2vtmnfd7eg7q2eed5g7feq55lgpa\",\"rev\":\"3mvjjc5kmbv2v\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Danganronpa 2\u00d72\u2019s \u201cinsanely high\u201d PC specs were based on 4K high-quality settings, producer reassures. 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