Summary
Bandai Namco revealed inTekken 8’s system requirements that gamers need 100 GB of storage to play it on their gaming platforms. The game developer’s disclosure ofTekken 8’s system requirements is timely; it set the game’s release for July 30, 2025.
Video games released in the past few years have been increasing in size for various reasons. For instance, Capcom’sStreet Fighter 6requires gamers to have 60 GB of storageto make it playable, a significant increase from the 35 GBStreet Fighter 5needs. Similarly, Sledgehammer Games’Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3remake requires gamers to have 200 GB to play it, another significant increase from theModern Warfare 2remake, which requires 125 GB. Bandai Namco, it seems, is also increasing the storage space needed for its latest entry to itsTekkenseries.
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According to Bandai Namco’sofficialTekken 8webpage, the game will need 100 GB of storage to be playable, making itas large asThe Last of Us Part 1andTom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege(with the HD texture packs). This storage requirement is true for all platformsTekken 8is playable on. As such, gamers on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S must free up 100 GB of storage from their gaming consoles to play the game.
Meanwhile,Tekken 8’s PC requirements require PC gamers to have Windows 10 or 11, DirectX Version 12, and the following specifications to play the game in HD:
Minimum (HD) - Low
Recommended (HD) - Middle
PC Gamers wishing to playTekken 8in 4K must have the following specifications:
Minimum (4K) - Low
Recommended - High
Tekken 8’s huge storage requirement could be partlydue to its Story Mode, which Bandai Namco confirmed will be bigger thanTekken 7’s. According to a Famitsu interview with development producer and director Kohei Ikeda and marketing producer Naoya Yasuda, Bandai Namco allocated a much larger budget for the game, allowing them to put more content into itsstory mode. As such, gamers interested in playingTekken 8could be in for quite an experience as they play the game’s story mode.
Meanwhile,Tekken 8’s PC system requirements are quite manageable; its system requirements put it around thesame level asMortal Kombat 1andStreet Fighter 6, with the former needing a Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, or Intel Arc A770 to be playable. However, the storageTekken 8requires could be a hard pill for gamers with limited storage spaces.
Tekken 8
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Tekken 8 brings the fight to the latest generation of consoles, powered by Unreal Engine 5. Feel the power of every hit in Tekken 8, the latest entry in the legendary fighting game franchise from Bandai Namco. Utilising the power and realism of Unreal Engine 5, Tekken 8 pushes the envelope for fighting games by taking full advantage of the power of the latest generation of consoles. Ground-breaking new features, breathtakingly detailed character models and dramatic environments make this one of the most visually stunning and immersive titles in the genre yet. Tekken 8 picks up after the gruesome battle that ended in Heihachi Mishima’s defeat in Tekken 7, focusing on a new rivalry, pitting father against son as Jin Kazama stands in defiance against Kazuya Mishima in a city-shattering face-to-face showdown.
