Inzoi system requirements suggest upscaling is essential
What just happened? Inzoi, the game aiming to challenge The Sims in the popular life simulation genre, is close to its early access launch date. That means the full PC system recommendations and optimal settings have been released. The big takeaway here is that this is another game where enabling upscaling appears to be a necessity, or at least strongly recommended.
The extensive announcement of Inzoi’s updated system requirements starts with a warning that the game delivers high-quality graphics and realistic city-level simulations, which require higher system specifications to run smoothly.
The update includes slight alterations to the previously released minimum and recommended specs that appear on Inzoi’s Steam page. Check out the full specs below.
An RTX 3060 for the Medium tier doesn’t seem too bad. Even an RTX 3070 for the Recommended tier is okay, considering this is the setting “optimized” for 4K monitors – and the RTX 4060 is now the most popular card among Steam survey participants.
However, it does appear that Inzoi is another game in which upscaling is a requirement rather than an option. The game page gives eight preset options based on different systems and gameplay preference. All eight have either Nvidia DLSS, AMD FSR, or Intel XeSS enabled.
In 2023, Remnant II became what’s believed to be the first game in which upscaling was essentially a requirement. Developer Gunfire Games said at the time that it was designed “with upscaling in mind.” There have been other games since then that follow this trend, including Star Wars Outlaws and Alan Wake 2.
Something we don’t often see when companies release a game’s PC system requirements is a graphics comparison video. Inzoi’s highest settings look very nice, but that’s to be expected with an RTX 4080/RX 7900 XTX and a Core i7-14700K/Ryzen 9800X3D.
Inzoi will have a tough job dethroning The Sims. Visually and technically it does look impressive, but part of the reason The Sims franchise has sold over 200 million copies worldwide has been its ability to run on a wide range of PCs.
Inzoi’s early access begins on March 28.
