Dead Island 2 is one of the most-awaited games of the year. The action role-playing game is being released a decade after its prequel, Dead Island: Riptide, which came out in 2013. The game will follow a zombie outbreak and take you through Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Now that you are gearing up to play Dead Island 2 on your console or PC, we are here to help you with all the details of the game, including release date, price, download size, and system requirements.
Dead Island 2: Release Date, Time, and Download Size
Dead Island 2 is being released on Friday, April 21st. The game will be available at midnight in your local time zone. You need to have at least 70 GB of space on your PC to download the video game. However, it will shrink to 55 GB after being installed. For PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, the download size will range from 40 to 50 GB. In older generations: PS4 and Xbox One: the size will be 20 to 25 GB.
As for the storyline, the game will begin on an evacuation plane that has rescued you and other survivors from a zombie outbreak in LA. But the plane will crash and you will have to find your way back. Meanwhile, a zombie will attack you and you will be bitten, but would not turn into one yourself, realizing that you are immune to the virus.
It will then be upon you to rescue yourself and other survivors through the abandoned city. “About 10 years after the events of Dead Island, the United States government and US military are forced to put California under a full quarantine restricted zone due to a new and stronger zombie outbreak,” says the official plot.
Dead Island 2: PC System Requirements
Here are the minimum system requirements to install Dead Island 2:
- CPU: AMD FX-9590 or Intel Core i7 7700HQ
- RAM: 10 GB
- Video Card: AMD Radeon RX 480 or GeForce GTX 1060
- Dedicated Video RAM: 3072 MB
- Pixel Shader: 5.1
- Vertex Shader: 5.1
- Free Disk Space: 70 GB
- OS: Windows 10 64-Bit
The recommended system requirements to play the game are as follows:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Intel Core i9 9900K
- RAM: 16 GB
- Video Card: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT or GeForce RTX 2080 Super
- Dedicated Video RAM: 8192 MB
- Pixel Shader: 5.1
- Vertex Shader: 5.1
- Free Disk Space: 70 GB
- OS: Windows 10 64-Bit
Dead Island 2: Price
There are five different editions of the game priced differently, and each offers a host of additional benefits. The Standard Edition (Digital) / Day One Edition (Physical) is priced at $64.99 and includes only the base game. The Deluxe Edition (Digital) costs $74.99 and includes the Golden Weapons pack and Character Pack 1&2 bonuses along with the base game.
The Gold Edition (Digital) retails at $79.99 and offers a Pulp Weapons pack, Golden Weapons pack, Character Pack 1&2, and Expansion Pass as bonuses. The Pulp Edition (Physical) costs $69.99 and comes with the Pulp Weapons pack. The Hell-A Edition (Physical) is priced at $99.99 and offers the Pulp Weapons pack, Golden Weapons pack, Character pack 1&2, Expansion Pass, and physical collector’s items.
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