One of the more impressive-looking games of March 2026 is easily Crimson Desert, as the open-world fantasy game looks rich with bandits, brigands, and beasts to conquer across the beautiful–yet brutal–continent of Pywel. Is your PC up to the challenge of rendering all those pixels and just how well will it run on console? Developer Pearl Abyss has released official PC requirements and the targeted performance levels for consoles for the game, which runs on the studio’s proprietary BlackSpace Engine.
The PC requirements aren’t too demanding if you’re aiming for a 1080p experience at 60 FPS, but once you start looking to push the visuals up to the sweet spot of 1440p or beyond, that’s when you’ll need to start investing in some expensive PC hardware. No matter which performance level you target, the game will require you to have at least 16GB of RAM and an SSD with 150GB of storage capacity available.
Over on consoles, the performance targets from Pearl Abyss detail the resolutions and frame rates Xbox and PlayStation players can expect on their systems. With the exception of the Xbox Series S, console users will have three modes to choose from: Performance, Balanced, and Quality. PS5 Pro owners can get an upscaled 4K resolution from the Performance and Balanced modes, while the Quality mode offers a native 4K at 30 FPS.
This post provides some exciting insights into Crimson Desert’s specifications! It’s always interesting to see how games evolve and what players need to enjoy them fully. Looking forward to more updates as the release date approaches!