Gearbox Publishing and Blackbird Interactive have revealed that the game, which has been delayed several times, will not require as powerful a PC as previously thought, and we’ve also learned how the content will be expanded after its release.
New challenges and artifacts will arrive as free content in June. In July, a new playable faction and its emblem, new faction starter fleets, and artifacts will be added to Homeworld 3 as paid DLC. In August, a free update will add new challenges, artifacts, maps, and systems. A new playable faction and emblem, as well as new faction starter fleets, will be added in October as paid DLC, followed by new challenges, maps, and content in the final quarter as a free update.
The $175 Collector’s Edition includes a World War II-inspired deck of cards, a Homeworld 3 logo keychain, a 1.2-inch Hiigaran Recon in Delta Formation, a 1.8-inch Hiigaran Torpedo Frigate, a 3-inch Hiigaran Destroyer, an 18×24-inch lithograph, and a 14-inch Khar-Kushan Mothership with LED lights and sounds. Digitally, we’ll also get the Steam code, the first season pass ($20 standalone), ship stickers, icons, banners, name colors in multiplayer, and Paul Ruskay’s soundtrack. Let’s take a look at the system requirements:
Minimum system requirements (low graphics settings, 1080p):
- Operating system: Windows 10 x64/Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6700 (i7-6700 will be fine… misspelled!)/AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060/AMD Radeon RX 480/Intel Arc A380
- VRAM: 6 GB VRAM
- Free storage: 40 GB
Recommended system requirements (medium graphics settings, 1080p):
- Operating System: Windows 10 x64/Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5-9600K/AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 1080 Ti (good for the GTX 1080 Ti… they misspelled that one too!)/AMD Radeon RX 5700/Intel Arc A580
- VRAM: 8 GB VRAM
- Free storage: 40 GB
High system requirements (high graphics settings, 1440p):
- Operating System: Windows 10 x64/Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i7-11700K/AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super/AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT/Intel Arc A770
- VRAM: 8 GB
- Free storage: 40 GB
Ultra system requirements (epic graphics settings, 4K):
- Operating system: Windows 10 x64/Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i7-12700K/AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080/AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
- VRAM: 12 GB VRAM
- Free storage: 40 GB
Low ray tracing system requirements (1080p):
- Operating system: Windows 10 x64/Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5-9600K/AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060/AMD Radeon RX 6600/Intel Arc A770
- VRAM: 8 GB VRAM
- Free storage: 40 GB
High system requirements for beam tracking (1440p):
- Operating system: Windows 10 x64/Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i7-11700K/AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080/AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
- VRAM: 12 GB VRAM
- Free storage: 40 GB
40 GB: 40GB RAM, 40GB HDX, 40GB HDX, 40GB HDX, 40GB HDX, 40GB HDX:
- Operating System: Windows 10 x64/Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i7-12700K/AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super/AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
- VRAM: 16 GB VRAM
- Free storage: 40 GB
Homeworld 3 will be released for PC on May 13.
Source: WCCFTech, Homeworld Universe
