The Lego gaming license is about to welcome a new opus with Lego Batman Legacy of The Dark Knight. The game is due for release on PC on May 22, and the recommended system configurations are now known. The only problem is that the recommendations are all over the place. Frame Generation is even recommended to reach… 30 FPS with the minimum configuration.
Lego Batman: PC configurations that leave us dubious…
Towards a poorly optimized game?
In terms of configuration, this new opus will require a total of 16 GB of RAM for the minimum (1080p at 30 FPS) and recommended (1440p at 60 FPS) configurations. In 4K, RAM requirements increase to 24 GB. As for storage space, we’re talking about 50 GB of free space on an SSD, while Windows 11 is required to run the title.
As for hardware, at minimum we’re talking about a Core i5 10600K or a Ryzen 5 1600. On the graphics side, we’re talking about a GTX 960 4GB, an RX 6400 4GB or an Arc A580 6GB.
The recommended configuration is more demanding, with Core i7 12700 or Ryzen 7 5800X on the CPU side. On the graphics side, we’re talking about RTX 2070 Super, RX 6650 XT or Arc B580.
Finally, in 4K, the CPU part features Core i7 14700K or Ryzen 7 9700X. As for graphics cards, RTX 4070 and RX 9070 XT are recommended. Clearly, these are contemporary high-end PCs. Even some big titles don’t require such huge configurations.
Frame gen as minimum configuration?
Finally, what leaves us the most skeptical is the need to activate Frame Gen and upscalling for minimum gaming. This is indeed what the game configs mention. However, activating Frame Generation to reach 30 FPS may not make the game playable. For this technology to work properly, the game needs to run well in the first place. In this case, the rendering may not be good at all.
In the end, what these configurations mean is a very poor port to the PC, and we run the risk of having to deal with a poorly optimized game. This is all the more unfortunate for the Lego license, whose games are aimed at younger players. Typically, we would have liked to see a game capable of running on a toaster without upscaling technology to reach 30 FPS.
