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Dragon Age The Veilguard Journal Entries

Hey Veilguard, 

Wanting to know more about Dragon Age: The Veilguard? Looking for in-depth coverage of how we will save thedas?

We’re happy to bring back our community blog series, where we can chat with you about our next adventure - Dragon Age: The Veilguard. 

Journal Entries:

  1. Journal #1 Introducing The Veilguard
  2. Journal #2 The Voices of the Veilguard
  3. Journal #3 Dragon Age: The Veilguard is coming October 31
  4. Journal #4 PC Features for Dragon Age: The Veilguard
  5. Journal #5 Dragon Age: Vows & Vengeance [A New Weekly Narrative Podcast]
  6. Journal #6 Lethality and Levelling
  7. Journal #7 Progression & Companions
  8. Journal #8 Exploration Across Thedas
  9. Journal #9 Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe Co-Composers
  10. Journal #10 Accessibility Spotlight
  11. Journal #11 Spotlight: Specs
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    Journal #11 Spotlight: Specs

    A look into the Specifications and Preload times of Dragon Age: The Veilguard

    Read more about Preload times and System Spec's in our blog post;

    Journal #11 - Specifications Spotlight 

    Hey everyone!

    We’re back with another update, including the full specifications of Dragon Age: The Veilguard and preload times. We’ve designed our game with flexibility in mind, from the settings and accessibility options to your in-game Rook, the companions you take with you, and choices you can make.

    Click to view detailed hardware specs

    Our detailed specifications include settings for both Ray Tracing on and Ray Tracing off, so that players can know what to expect for launch. Players with high-end rigs will be able to take advantage of our suite of Ray Tracing features and uncapped frame rates. For the minimum PC specs, we focused on making the game as accessible to as many people as possible. For consoles (Playstation 5 & Xbox Series X|S), there will be fidelity and performance modes, targeting 30 and 60 FPS respectively. Dragon Age: The Veilguard will also be specifically enhanced for PlayStation 5 Pro; check out a quote from our Technical Director below.

    We are excited to see how Dragon Age: The Veilguard will lean into the power that PS5 Pro unlocks for players. Whether you love deep progression, strategic combat, or diving into the lore of Dragon Age, you will immediately notice the improved experience with PS5 Pro. The game’s Fidelity and Performance modes will both see improvements on the hardware, including improved resolution in 30FPS Fidelity and 60FPS Performance modes. Additionally, there will be various improved visual settings across 30FPS Fidelity and 60FPS Performance mode.

    The team at BioWare is proud of how immersed players will be when they enter the beautiful world of Thedas, with upgraded image quality thanks to Sony’s new AI-based upscaler, PSSR. We’ve enabled Raytraced Ambient Occlusion (RTAO) in the 60FPS Performance mode, which previously was only available on the base PlayStation 5 with 30FPS Fidelity mode.

                — Maciej Kurowski, BioWare Studio Technical Director

    As you prepare for October 31st, please find the preload times for each platform below. Dragon Age: The Veilguard won’t include any 3rd party DRM (such as Denuvo) on any platform. The lack of DRM means that there will be no preload period for PC players.

    • Xbox Series X|S: October 14th 9AM PDT
    • Playstation 5: October 29th 9AM PDT
    • PC: No preload, the game will be downloadable and playable on launch day October 31st, 9AM PDT

    As we’re gearing up to launch, you can review the rest of our PC Features and Accessibility Spotlight. We’re also happy to remind you that Dragon Age: The Veilguard is Steam Deck Verified. Only two weeks left now until we welcome you back into Thedas!

                — The Dragon Age Team