07 January 2024 , 17:00
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Tekken 8 is almost in our hands, with the launch set for later this month on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S. Here's everything you need to know about Bandai Namco's new beat em' up.
2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the Tekken series, and it's kicking off this year with a bang. Tekken 8 is just weeks away and it's shaping up to be a strong contender in the fighting game scene. The Tekken 8 roster is bigger than the likes of Street Fighter 6 and Mortal Kombat 1, with 32 characters arriving at launch.
In our Tekken 8 preview, we said that Tekken 8’s improvements to the core fighting and training mode make the series far more aggressive and accessible than ever. Here's everything you need to know about Tekken 8 including the release date.
Tekken 8: release date
The Tekken 8 release date is Friday, January 26, with the game available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Unfortunately, there won't be a last-gen version of Tekken 8 available, so you'll need a current-gen console to join the King of the Iron Fist Tournament this time around
Tekken 8: editions and DLC
There are three editions of Tekken 8 available, with the standard trio of Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate flavours available for players. Here's a list of the extra bonuses available with these editions:
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- Playable Character Year 1 Pass – 4 Additional Fighters and a Kinjin skin for avatars
- Character Costume: Gold Suit Pack – gold suits for each of the game's 32 characters
- Avatar Costume: Classic Tekken T-Shirt Set – Tekken Logo T-Shirts for your avatar featuring 32 variants with each playable character
- Avatar Skins: Kazuya Mishima, Jun Kazama, Jin Kazama – Avatar skins to make your avatar look like these characters.
Here's how these extras are split across each of the three versions and the price of each:
- Standard Edition (Console £64.99 / $69.99 / AU$114.95 | Steam £54.99 / $69.99 / AU$104.95) – base game
- Deluxe Edition (Console £94.99 / $99.99 / AU$159.95 | Steam £84.99 / $99.99 / AU$149.95) – base game, Playable Character Year 1 Pass, Character Costume: Gold Suit Pack
- Ultimate Edition (Console £104.99 / $109.99 / $179.95 | Steam £89.99 / $109.99 / AU$1669.95) – base game, Playable Character Year 1 Pass, Character Costume: Gold Suit Pack, Avatar Costume: Classic Tekken T-Shirt Set, Avatar Skins: Kazuya Mishima, Jun Kazama, Jin Kazama
Tekken 8: system requirements
The following system requirements come from the Steam store page for Tekken 8. First off we have the Minimum specs:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-Bit
Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K/AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti/AMD Radeon R9 380X
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 100 GB available space
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Sound Card: DirectX compatible soundcard/Onboard chipset
These will give you the ability to at the very least run the game, but Bandai Namco recommends the following specs for playing Tekken 8 on PC:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-Bit
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K/AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070/AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 100 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible soundcard/Onboard chipset
There's a Tekken 8 demo available right now, so you'll be able to check out how the game runs on your rig without having to buy the game first. According to players on Reddit, the demo works well on the Steam Deck too, so if you want to play some Tekken 8 on the go, it looks like you're in luck.