As anticipation builds for the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, BioWare has unveiled a range of features tailored specifically for PC players. The studio emphasizes its commitment to delivering an exceptional gaming experience on this platform, stating, “The Dragon Age franchise started out on PC, and we wanted to make sure PC is a great place to play our game.” With a dedicated team focusing on PC development, BioWare invested over 200,000 hours into performance and compatibility testing, ensuring that the PC experience meets the high standards fans expect.
Display Features
- Full Support for 21:9 Ultra Wide Resolutions
- Ability to Uncap Frame Rate
- VSync, including fractional rate VSync
- HDR Support
- Optional Upscaling (DLSS 3, FSR 2.2, XeSS)
- NVIDIA Reflex
- DLSS 3 Frame Generation
- Optional Dynamic Resolution Scaling
- Cinematic Aspect Ratio (Disable this option for cinematic 21:9 ratio)
Graphics Settings
- Presets Available (Low, Medium, High, Ultra)
- Texture Settings: Texture Quality, Texture Filtering
- Light and Shadow Settings: Lighting Quality, Contact Shadow, Ambient Occlusion, Screen Space Reflections, Volumetric Lighting, Sky Quality
- Ray Tracing Settings: Ray-Traced Reflections, Ray-Traced Ambient Occlusion, Ultra Ray Tracing (* Ray Tracing can be “ON” or turned to “Selective”. Selective Mode enables Ray Tracing features in specific areas that can best take advantage of the feature)
- Geometry Settings: Level Of Detail, Strand Hair, Terrain Quality, Terrain Decoration Quality, Visual Effects Quality
- Camera Effects: Depth of Field, Vignette, Motion Blur, Post Processing Quality, Field of View
- Controls: Class-specific Keybinds, Keyboard + Controller Bindings
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is also confirmed to be Steam Deck verified, ensuring a seamless experience on the mobile device. Players will benefit from Steam Cloud saves and Remote Play capabilities. Notably, Electronic Arts has clarified that launching the game on Steam will not necessitate the EA app, although linking to an EA account will remain an optional feature.
As the launch date of October 31 approaches, BioWare hints at additional PC-specific features yet to be revealed, leaving fans eager for more details. For those looking to dive into the rich narrative and character dynamics, a guide to the romance options in Dragon Age: The Veilguard is already available, setting the stage for an engaging adventure.
