Set against the backdrop of historical conflicts like the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the Battle of Chibi, Origins allows players to assume the role of a nameless warrior navigating the chaos of a fractured nation. Through strategic choices and relentless combat, players can influence the course of history while engaging in large-scale battles featuring the series’ largest enemy armies to date. Enhanced realism is achieved through cooperative enemy tactics and dynamic alliances, as players clash alongside or against legendary figures such as Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

The game emphasizes aggressive, high-stakes combat, enabling players to wield diverse weapons and lead allies into clashes against thousands of foes. A sprawling world map offers missions, skirmishes, and opportunities to recruit allies or purchase gear, while relationship-building mechanics determine whether characters become companions or adversaries.

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With its blend of familiar characters, strategic depth, and record-breaking enemy counts, Dynasty Warriors: Origins continues the franchise’s legacy while attracting new audiences. Its commercial success and the popularity of its demo signify a strong resurgence for this storied series.

Dynasty Warriors: Origins is out now for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S|X.

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Before we delve into the best settings for Dynasty Warriors Origins on PC, make sure you’ve updated your GPU drivers and Windows to their latest respective versions. Additionally, disable or close any unnecessary background applications in order to reduce the CPU overhead as much as possible. The settings detailed ahead should provide a more optimized balance between graphics and frame rate compared to the presets available in-game.

Dynasty Warriors Origins Best Settings

The settings below are there to serve as a broad starting point for further optimization based on your specific hardware specs. As a result, you may need to further tweak some settings until you find a sweet spot based on your display’s refresh rate and the overall performance you seek.

GRAPHICS

• Resolution: as per the max resolution of your display or preference
• Display Mode: Fullscreen
• Dynamic Resolution: Off
• Frame Rate: as per the max refresh rate of your display if VRR/G-Sync supported, otherwise as per your preference
• V-Sync: Off on a VRR/G-Sync supported display, otherwise On
• Anti-aliasing: TAA
• Upscaling: NVIDIA DLSS set to Quality if supported by GPU, else Intel XeSS or AMD FSR3 set to Quality
• Texture Quality: Maximum
• Display Distance: High (or medium if targeting high frame rates)
• Volumetric Fog: On
• Bloom: On
• Lens Flare: On
• Characters: Many
• Model Quality: High
• Shadow Quality: Medium
• Foliage Quality: High
• Effect Quality: Medium
• Ambient Occlusion: High

Steam Deck Optimized Settings

The settings below are for getting the best possible performance on the Steam Deck.

GRAPHICS

• Resolution: 1280 x 720
• Display Mode: Fullscreen
• Dynamic Resolution: Off
• Frame Rate: 60
• V-Sync: Off
• Anti-aliasing: TAA
• Upscaling: AMD FSR3 set to Quality
• Texture Quality: Medium
• Display Distance: Low
• Volumetric Fog: On
• Bloom: On
• Lens Flare: On
• Characters: Normal
• Model Quality: Steam Deck
• Shadow Quality: Low
• Foliage Quality: Low
• Effect Quality: Low
• Ambient Occlusion: Medium

As seen in the video above, even at mostly low settings, Dynasty Warriors Origins runs at a highly variable frame rate on Steam Deck that usually hovers in the 40 to 55 fps range, occasionally also dipping into the 30s. In order to run the game with a relatively consistent frame time delivery, set the frame limit to 40 fps on the LCD version of the handheld and 45 fps on the OLED version via the Steam Deck overlay.

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PlayStationSize on Twitter/X has revealed the pre-load date and download size for Dynasty Warriors: Origins on PS5, courtesy of recent database entries made to PlayStation servers. The Musou game will take up a decent amount of storage space. Those with limited available space on the internal storage drive are advised to clear up some space in advance. It goes without saying that storage expansion options are available for those who need them.

Dynasty Warriors: Origins Download Size

The download size and current update version for Dynasty Warriors: Origins on PS5 can be seen below.

• 41.956 GB (version 1.001.000)

Pre-load Date

The pre-load schedule for the Standard and Deluxe editions of Dynasty Warriors: Origins on PS5 can be seen below.

• Deluxe Edition: January 12, 2025
• Standard Edition: January 15, 2025
  

The pre-load for Dynasty Warriors: Origins on PS5 will come with the latest update i.e. version 1.001.000, pre-installed for anyone who pre-ordered a digital copy of the game, though a day one update may be rolled out closer to release on January 14, 2025, for Deluxe Edition owners and January 17, 2025, for Standard Edition owners. Meanwhile, those who purchased the game on disc will need to download the update. Those who pre-ordered the digital Deluxe Edition will be able to pre-load the game on January 12, 2025, and those who pre-ordered the digital Standard Edition can do so on January 15, 2025.

The review embargo for Dynasty Warriors: Origins has yet to be revealed, though it is expected to be lifted close to launch on January 17, 2025.

Dynasty Warriors: Origins draws its inspiration from the Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. According to Director Tomohiko Sho, the game focuses solely on the first half of the novel. The gameplay combines classic hack-and-slash mechanics with strategic elements. Players control a primary character while issuing commands to allied troops on the battlefield. In addition to the protagonist, players can choose a secondary general to accompany them during battles.

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