How news about new Cities Skylines II. A few minutes ago, it was announced that Cities Skylines II has been delayed on consoles. The new release window will be available sometime in early spring 2024 (March-May)
All pre-orders on CONSOLE will be automatically returned so you get money back by each platform return policy. This decisions doesn’t affect PC version of Cities Skylines II and we should expect release date on October 24th as previously specified.
You should still buy Cities Skylines II on Microsoft Store but it will be only PC versions and CS2 will still be available on Xbox Gamepass when it releases on Console. Also if you are console player then you won’t miss the opportunity to pre-order the game and get a bonus in the form of landmark buildings. You’ll just have to pre-order it again when the developers have a clear date.
Recommended specs on PC are changed
Because Cities Skylines II is next-generation title. Based testing with different hardware developers make decisions to update minimum/recommended specs for better players experience. What changes you should see bellow:
Recommended Specs
Before
OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit | Windows® 11
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-9700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 5600X
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ RTX 2080 Ti (11GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 6800 XT (16GB)
New
OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit | Windows® 11
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-12600K | AMD® Ryzen™ 7 5800X
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ RTX 3080 (10 GB) | AMD equivalent
Minimum Specs
Before
OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-4790K / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 1600X
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 780 (3GB) or AMD® Radeon™ RX 470 (4GB)
New
OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-6700K / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 2600X
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 970 (4 GB) | AMD equivalent
Source of information: Official Paradox Forum
