How to preload Dragon’s Dogma 2 on PC, PS5, Xbox and download file size

How to preload Dragon’s Dogma 2 on PC, PS5, Xbox and download file size
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Dragon’s Dogma 2 is one of the most anticipated games of the year. It looks absolutely incredible and it will once more provide gigantic boss battles where you get to climb all over towering behemoths. So you can rally your fellowship and play the full experience as soon as possible, here you will find the Dragon’s Dogma 2 preload date and download file size for PS5, PC, and Xbox.

The Dragon’s Dogma 2 release date and time are now official. Capcom’s launch hours mean it is possible to play early access one day before launch by using the New Zealand trick. Not only that, but you can technically play the game right now by downloading the character creator demo to create your Arisen and main pawn to carry over to the full game when it unlocks.

Creating your Arisen and main pawn right now will allow you to immediately venture into the game’s landscape when it unlocks in a couple of days. And, to make sure you can play as soon as humanly possible, you must pre-order so you can preload whether you are planning to play on PS5, PC, or Xbox Series X/S.

How to preload Dragon’s Dogma 2

You can preload Dragon’s Dogma 2 right now on Xbox Series X/S. It was posted in the game’s subreddit that preloads are now live on Xbox, but it is not available to download on either PlayStation or PC.

For PS5, you will be able to preload from March 20th. It will become available to download from local midnight. It will also be available to preload on PC from Steam on March 20th according to Siliconera.

Pre-order bonuses

You do need to pre-order Dragon’s Dogma 2 to preload on your platform of choice. Below are the prices and pre-order bonuses via the PSN store:

Standard edition – £59.99:

  • Pre-order bonus – Superior Weapons Quartet

Deluxe edition – £69.99:

  • Pre-order bonus – Superior Weapons Quartet
  • A Boon for Adventurers
    • Ring of Assurance
    • Explorer’s Camping Kit
    • Dragon’s Dogma Music & Sound Collection
    • Harpysnare Smoke Beacons
    • Heartfelt Pendant
    • Ambivalent Rift Incense
    • Makeshift Gaol Key
    • Art of Metamorphosis
    • Wakestone
    • 1,500 Rift Crystals

Dragon’s Dogma 2 preload file size

The preload file size for Dragon’s Dogma 2 on Xbox Series X/S is 69.94 GB. This comes courtesy of a screenshot for Xbox shared on the game’s subreddit. As for PS5, PlayStationSize on Twitter reports that it is 64.391 GB as of version 1.02.

Lastly, below are the minimum and recommended system requirements for PC shared on Steam:

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)/Windows 11 (64 bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 10600 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT with 8GB VRAM
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Additional Notes: Estimated performance: 1080p/30fps. Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 6800 required to support ray tracing.

Recommended:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)/Windows 11 (64 bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i7-10700 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 / AMD Radeon RX 6700
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Additional Notes: Estimated performance: 2160i/30fps. Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 6800 required to support ray tracing.

For more Dragon’s Dogma 2, here’s a guide to whether the game supports multiplayer, and here is an explanation of the game’s FPS and graphics settings. We also explain if the game has Denuvo on PC, and you should know all about how romance works in the game with the return and expansion of the Beloved system.