Playtests and beta access for Horizon Forbidden West

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Developer updates

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Save 20% on Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition! Experience the epic Horizon Forbidden West in its entirety with bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion included. The Burning Shores add-on contains additional content for Aloy’s adve... Steam 2 years ago · Nixxes_Community
AMD FSR 3.1 is now available in Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition Hey everyone, Patch 1.5 is out now for Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition on PC. This update adds AMD FSR 3.1 including frame generation, contains various performance optimizations and... Steam 2 years ago · Nixxes_Community
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Highlights

Textures pop in late on an HDD, fine on SSD

On an HDD the textures pop in a good two seconds late in the hub area. Same scene on SSD is fine, so it is a streaming budget thing rather than a bug. On an HDD the textures pop in a good two seconds late in the hub area. Same scene on SSD is fine, so it is a streaming budget thing rather than a bug.

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irena

Which specs do I need for the test build?

Wondering whether a 1660 is enough for the test build, or whether that is wasted effort. Wondering whether a 1660 is enough for the test build, or whether that is wasted effort.

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anniclauss…

Save file corrupted after the third checkpoint

Save got corrupted after the third checkpoint. Reloading dropped me back two hours. Could not reproduce it a second time, so this may be a one-off, but worth flagging. Save got corrupted after the third checkpoint. Reloading dropped me back two hours. Could not reproduce it a second time, so this may be a one-off, but worth flagging.

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