{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e22ec5dead652be3ca7f6989","clusterId":"c_214c6fbc0c275a5b922857db","slug":"cinder-city-steam-page-goes-live-with-64gb-recommended-ram","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Cinder City Steam Page Goes Live With 64GB Recommended RAM","summary":"NCsoft opened the Steam page for Cinder City, an open-world TPS set in a ruined Seoul. The game's system requirements list 32GB RAM minimum and 64GB recommended, drawing attention from players and media for the unusually high memory demand. A developer preview video was also released.","whyItMatters":"If the 64GB recommended requirement holds, Cinder City would be the first PC game to demand that much memory, setting a new high-water mark for hardware requirements.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eNCsoft published the Steam store page for Cinder City on July 1, 2026, revealing an open-world third-person shooter set in a ruined near-future Seoul. The game, developed by in-house studio BigFire Games, promises story-driven progression, multiplayer PvE, and open-world exploration. A developer preview video accompanied the page launch.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe system requirements quickly became the story\u0026#39;s centerpiece: 32GB of RAM for minimum and 64GB for recommended. International outlets including VGC and PC Gamer noted that no previous PC game has recommended 64GB of RAM. Player reactions online ranged from jokes about needing a rich person\u0026#39;s rig to comparisons with the game\u0026#39;s own 50GB storage requirement. NCsoft has not confirmed whether the requirements will change before release.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Cinder City's 64GB recommended RAM is not a spec inflation mistake. It signals a game built for a generation of hardware that barely exists yet.","twitterPost":"Cinder City's 64GB RAM recommendation is not a typo. It targets hardware that barely exists yet.","threadsPost":"Cinder City's 64GB recommended RAM is not a spec inflation error. It signals a game built for hardware that barely exists in consumer hands. NCsoft is betting on a future that hasn't arrived.","newsletterBlurb":"NCsoft opened the Steam page for Cinder City, an open-world TPS set in a ruined Seoul. The game's recommended 64GB RAM requirement has drawn international attention as possibly the first PC game to ask for that much memory. A developer preview video was also released.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/02/168714.html\",\"title\":\"New Open-World TPS 'Cinder City' Requires a Whopping 64GB of RAM? The High Memory Requirement Sparks Discussion\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3726,"outputTokens":556,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782962938,"createdAt":"2026-07-02T03:24:14.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-02T03:24:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-02T03:24:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_214c6fbc0c275a5b922857db","canonicalTitle":"新作オープンワールドTPS『シンダーシティ』推奨メモリなんと64GB！？あまりにも多いメモリ要求量が話題を呼ぶ","representativeArticleId":"a_da5aeff72d839f0fe980972e","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"シンダーシティ\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-02T02:35:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-03T02:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-03T02:35:16.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/03/168758.html","title":"「推奨メモリ64GB」が話題のオープンワールドTPS『シンダーシティ』ストアの表記ミスだった。システム要件を修正、それでも最低・推奨メモリ32GB"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["シンダーシティ"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["NCsoft opened the Steam page for Cinder City on July 1, 2026.","The game is an open-world third-person shooter set in a ruined near-future Seoul.","The system requirements list 32GB RAM minimum and 64GB RAM recommended.","No previous PC game has recommended 64GB of RAM, according to VGC and PC Gamer.","NCsoft has not confirmed whether the requirements will change before release."]}