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|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|wikipedia    = Detroit:_Become_Human
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|mobygames    = detroit-become-human
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|wikipedia    = Detroit: Become Human
 
|winehq      =
 
|winehq      =
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [https://www.quanticdream.com/en/detroit-become-human-support Official support page]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Denuvo}}.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-12|comment=Launching the game created a [[Denuvo#Offline_token_locations|Denuvo token]].}}</ref>
 
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Denuvo}}.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-12|comment=Launching the game created a [[Denuvo#Offline_token_locations|Denuvo token]].}}</ref>
{{ii}} Mandatory Nvidia driver 441.66 or the game will not launch.
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|multimonitor              = false
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|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        = {{term|Pillarboxed}}.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-12|comment=Launched and tested at a custom 5760x1080 desktop resolution.}}</ref>
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|multimonitor notes        = {{term|Pillarboxed}}.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-12|comment=Launched and tested at a custom 5760x1080 desktop resolution.}}</ref> Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1721-detroit-become-human-ultrawide-multimonitor-mod/ community tool] as a workaround.
|ultrawidescreen            = false
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|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Pillarboxed}}.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-12|comment=Tested at the native resolution of 2560x1080.}}</ref>
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Pillarboxed}}.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-12|comment=Tested at the native resolution of 2560x1080.}}</ref> Use the [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1721-detroit-become-human-ultrawide-multimonitor-mod/ community tool] as a workaround.
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|120 fps                    = hackable
 
|120 fps                    = hackable
 
|120 fps notes              = See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
 
|120 fps notes              = See [[#High frame rate|High frame rate]].
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
|hdr notes                  =  
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|hdr notes                  = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitBecomeHuman/comments/e9uy3t/so_pc_version_got_no_hdr_really/|title=so PC version got no HDR ?! really ?|date=2019-12-13}}</ref>
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|High frame rate]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|High frame rate]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Change FPS limit in the config file|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-13|comment=Verified each value in the game. 4 resulted in over 1000 FPS at loading screens.}}</ref>|fix=
 +
#Open {{file|{{P|game}}\GraphicOptions.JSON}} in a text editor.
 +
#Change the FRAME_RATE_LIMIT line to {{code|"FRAME_RATE_LIMIT": 4,}} for no FPS limit, 3 for 144 FPS or 2 for 90 FPS.
 +
{{ii}} Applying any of the in-game limiter options will reset the values.
 +
}}
 +
 
{{Fixbox|description=Use the [https://github.com/PhantomGamers/DbhFpsPatcher/releases Detroit Become Human FPS limit patcher]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-13|comment=Tested by setting to 130, which resulted in similar FPS values in the game.}}</ref>|fix=
 
{{Fixbox|description=Use the [https://github.com/PhantomGamers/DbhFpsPatcher/releases Detroit Become Human FPS limit patcher]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-13|comment=Tested by setting to 130, which resulted in similar FPS values in the game.}}</ref>|fix=
 
{{++}} Allows limiting FPS to any value from none to 1000.
 
{{++}} Allows limiting FPS to any value from none to 1000.
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{{Image|Detroit Become Human Key bindings.png|Key bindings.}}
 
{{Image|Detroit Become Human Key bindings.png|Key bindings.}}
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
|key remap                = true
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|key remap                = limited
|key remap notes          = Mouse buttons are not remappable.
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|key remap notes          = Mouse buttons are not remappable.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-12|comment=}}</ref>
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = limited
|full controller notes    =  
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|full controller notes    = Relies on Epic Games Launcher, preventing direct launch from the [[Store:Steam#Big_Picture|Big Picture mode]].<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-13|comment=Launched the game and went through every option, then briefly played with an Xbox 360 controller.}}</ref>
 
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
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|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  = <ref name="onza">{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-12|comment=Tested with an Xbox 360 Razer Onza controller.}}</ref>
 
|controller hotplug notes  = <ref name="onza">{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-12|comment=Tested with an Xbox 360 Razer Onza controller.}}</ref>
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = true
|haptic feedback notes    = '''Vibration''' toggle.
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|haptic feedback notes    = '''Vibration''' toggle.<ref name="onza"/>
 
|simultaneous input        = false
 
|simultaneous input        = false
 
|simultaneous input notes  = <ref name="onza"/>
 
|simultaneous input notes  = <ref name="onza"/>
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|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    = Volume control is limited to a global setting and 4 presets.
 
|separate volume notes    = Volume control is limited to a global setting and 4 presets.
|surround sound          = true
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|surround sound          = always on
|surround sound notes    = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-12|comment=The rear speakers were used by the game.}}</ref>
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|surround sound notes    = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-12|comment=The game used the rear speakers for positional audio.}}</ref>
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          = Small, Medium, and Large size options.
 
|subtitles notes          = Small, Medium, and Large size options.
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
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{{Fixbox|description=Update the graphics card drivers.|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitBecomeHuman/comments/e9or09/not_working_on_pc_with_a_gtx_1060/fakcthk/|title=Not working on PC with a GTX 1060 |date=2019-12-12}}</ref>|fix=
 
{{Fixbox|description=Update the graphics card drivers.|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitBecomeHuman/comments/e9or09/not_working_on_pc_with_a_gtx_1060/fakcthk/|title=Not working on PC with a GTX 1060 |date=2019-12-12}}</ref>|fix=
 
}}
 
}}
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===System cannot find the path specified===
 +
{{ii}} A number of players have encountered "The system cannot find the path specified" error message while playing.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitBecomeHuman/comments/e9t6tf/system_cannot_find_path/|title="System cannot find path"???|date=2019-12-16}}</ref>
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{{ii}} Game update 1.0 addressed the issue.<ref name="update1"/> The previously applicable workaround is found below.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Enable Unicode support in the system|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitBecomeHuman/comments/ea2gqh/pc_release_questions_and_problems_megathread/fanknja/|title=PC Release Questions and Problems Megathread comment|date=2019-12-16}}</ref>|fix=
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#On Windows 10, use the search functionality within the taskbar to locate and select '''Language settings'''.
 +
#Scroll down to select '''Administrative language settings'''.
 +
#Click on '''Change system locale...'''
 +
#Check the '''Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support''' box.
 +
#Click on '''OK''' to save the changes.
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Crash in Fugitives chapter===
 +
{{ii}} Attempting to access the Mind Palace (right mouse button) shortly after cutting the fence in the Fugitives chapter may result in a game crash.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-16|comment=Experienced multiple times - always under the described circumstances. The conditions that allowed to pass the point were not clear.}}</ref><ref name="crash">{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitBecomeHuman/comments/ea2gqh/pc_release_questions_and_problems_megathread/fanyk9p/|title=PC Release Questions and Problems Megathread comment 2|date=2019-12-16}}</ref>
 +
{{ii}} Game updates 1.0 and 2.0 addressed crashes that happen during the chapter.<ref name="update1"/><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/detroit-become-human/patch-notes-20/2758136630934797/|title=Patch Notes 2.0|date=2020-02-15}}</ref> The previously applicable workaround is found below.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Avoid pressing the button until later.|ref=<ref name="crash"/>|fix=
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Black screen===
 +
{{ii}} After game update 1.0, players have reported encountering a black screen preventing progression.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DetroitBecomeHuman/comments/ea2gqh/pc_release_questions_and_problems_megathread/fbbxnip/|title=PC Release Questions and Problems Megathread comment 2|date=2019-12-19}}</ref><ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-19|comment=The screen appeared after the first game update and after having viewed the flowchart of a just completed chapter.}}</ref>
 +
{{ii}} The issue was addressed in a follow-up game update.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/Detroit_Game/status/1209000560902447104|title=|date=2019-12-23}}</ref>
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan versions        = true
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|vulkan versions        = 1.1
|vulkan notes          =  
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|vulkan notes          = <ref name="update1"/>
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
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===Middleware===
 
===Middleware===
 
{{Middleware
 
{{Middleware
|physics          =  
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|physics          = Havok
|physics notes    =  
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|physics notes    = <ref name="middle">{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-18|comment=As seen at the end credits, under External providers - Middlewares.}}</ref>
|audio            =  
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|audio            = Wwise
|audio notes      =  
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|audio notes      = <ref name="middle"/>
|interface        =  
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|interface        = Scaleform
|interface notes  =  
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|interface notes  = <ref name="middle"/>
 
|input            =  
 
|input            =  
 
|input notes      =  
 
|input notes      =  
 
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 
|cutscenes notes  =  
 
|cutscenes notes  =  
|multiplayer      =  
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|multiplayer      = Epic Online Services
|multiplayer notes=  
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|multiplayer notes= <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-14|comment=EOSSDK-Win64-Shipping.dll is present in the game folder. Friends' stats are displayed in the game.}}</ref>
 
|anticheat        =  
 
|anticheat        =  
 
|anticheat notes  =  
 
|anticheat notes  =  
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{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
 
|minOS    = 10
 
|minOS    = 10
|minCPU  = Intel Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz
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|minCPU  = Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz
|minCPU2 = AMD FX-8350 4.2 GHz
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|minCPU2  = AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz
 +
|minCPU3 = AMD FX-8350 4.2 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 8 GB
 
|minRAM  = 8 GB
 
|minHD    = 59 GB<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-12|comment=The official system requirements lack HDD information. The international version of the game took up over 58.2 GB on the hard drive after installation.}}</ref>
 
|minHD    = 59 GB<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-12-12|comment=The official system requirements lack HDD information. The international version of the game took up over 58.2 GB on the hard drive after installation.}}</ref>
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|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 7950
 
|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 7950
 
|minVRAM  = 3 GB
 
|minVRAM  = 3 GB
 +
|minother =
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
|recCPU  = Intel Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz
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|recCPU  = Intel Core i5-6600 3.3 GHz
|recCPU2  = AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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|recCPU2  = AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 3.4 GHz
|recRAM  = 16 GB
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|recRAM  = 12 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
 
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
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|recVRAM  = 4 GB
 
|recVRAM  = 4 GB
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} The game requires a CPU with [[Wikipedia:SSE4#SSE4.1|SSE4.1]] instructions.<ref name="update1">{{Refurl|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/detroit-become-human/patch-notes-10/2642489739166154/|title=Patch Notes 1.0|date=2019-12-19}}</ref>
 +
{{ii}} Independent benchmarks suggest that meeting the recommended system requirements is not enough for 60 FPS at 1080p on Ultra graphics settings.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.dsogaming.com/pc-performance-analyses/detroit-become-human-pc-performance-analysis/|title=Detroit: Become Human PC Performance Analysis|date=2019-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://gamegpu.com/rpg/%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B5/detroit-become-human-test-gpu-cpu|title=Detroit Become Human тест GPU/CPU|date=2019-12-19}}</ref>
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 11:50, 15 February 2020

Detroit: Become Human
Detroit: Become Human cover
Developers
Quantic Dream
Release dates
Windows December 12, 2019
Detroit: Become Human on MobyGames
Detroit: Become Human on Wikipedia

General information

Official support page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
A demo is also available.
Windows
All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[1]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\GraphicOptions.JSON[Note 1]
<path-to-game>\WindowInfo.JSON[Note 1]
%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Quantic Dream\Detroit Become Human\

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Quantic Dream\Detroit Become Human\

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

Template:Video settings

High frame rate

Change FPS limit in the config file[2]
  1. Open <path-to-game>\GraphicOptions.JSON in a text editor.
  2. Change the FRAME_RATE_LIMIT line to "FRAME_RATE_LIMIT": 4, for no FPS limit, 3 for 144 FPS or 2 for 90 FPS.
Applying any of the in-game limiter options will reset the values.
Use the Detroit Become Human FPS limit patcher[3]
Allows limiting FPS to any value from none to 1000.
Disables both of the in-game FPS limiter options' functionality.

Input settings

Key bindings.
Key bindings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Languages settings.
Languages settings.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Arabic
Traditional Chinese
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Swedish
Turkish

Issues fixed

Graphics card is not supported

Attempting to launch the game may result in the "Your graphics card is not officially supported" error message.
Update the graphics card drivers.[4]

System cannot find the path specified

A number of players have encountered "The system cannot find the path specified" error message while playing.[5]
Game update 1.0 addressed the issue.[6] The previously applicable workaround is found below.
Enable Unicode support in the system[7]
  1. On Windows 10, use the search functionality within the taskbar to locate and select Language settings.
  2. Scroll down to select Administrative language settings.
  3. Click on Change system locale...
  4. Check the Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support box.
  5. Click on OK to save the changes.

Crash in Fugitives chapter

Attempting to access the Mind Palace (right mouse button) shortly after cutting the fence in the Fugitives chapter may result in a game crash.[8][9]
Game updates 1.0 and 2.0 addressed crashes that happen during the chapter.[6][10] The previously applicable workaround is found below.
Avoid pressing the button until later.[9]

Black screen

After game update 1.0, players have reported encountering a black screen preventing progression.[11][12]
The issue was addressed in a follow-up game update.[13]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Vulkan 1.1 [6]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok [14]
Audio Wwise [14]
Interface Scaleform [14]
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer Epic Online Services [15]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 59 GB[16]
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 780
AMD Radeon HD 7950
3 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.
The game requires a CPU with SSE4.1 instructions.[6]
Independent benchmarks suggest that meeting the recommended system requirements is not enough for 60 FPS at 1080p on Ultra graphics settings.[17][18]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-12
    Launching the game created a Denuvo token.
  2. Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-13
    Verified each value in the game. 4 resulted in over 1000 FPS at loading screens.
  3. Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-13
    Tested by setting to 130, which resulted in similar FPS values in the game.
  4. Not working on PC with a GTX 1060 - last accessed on 2019-12-12
  5. "System cannot find path"??? - last accessed on 2019-12-16
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Patch Notes 1.0 - last accessed on 2019-12-19
  7. PC Release Questions and Problems Megathread comment - last accessed on 2019-12-16
  8. Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-16
    Experienced multiple times - always under the described circumstances. The conditions that allowed to pass the point were not clear.
  9. 9.0 9.1 PC Release Questions and Problems Megathread comment 2 - last accessed on 2019-12-16
  10. Patch Notes 2.0 - last accessed on 2020-02-15
  11. PC Release Questions and Problems Megathread comment 2 - last accessed on 2019-12-19
  12. Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-19
    The screen appeared after the first game update and after having viewed the flowchart of a just completed chapter.
  13. [1] - last accessed on 2019-12-23
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-18
    As seen at the end credits, under External providers - Middlewares.
  15. Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-14
    EOSSDK-Win64-Shipping.dll is present in the game folder. Friends' stats are displayed in the game.
  16. Verified by User:Rose on 2019-12-12
    The official system requirements lack HDD information. The international version of the game took up over 58.2 GB on the hard drive after installation.
  17. Detroit: Become Human PC Performance Analysis - last accessed on 2019-12-29
  18. Detroit Become Human тест GPU/CPU - last accessed on 2019-12-19