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Crimson Desert First Look: The BlackSpace Engine Tech Preview

Thanks to MSI for sponsoring this video. Buy a selected MSI monitor or gaming desktop and post a review on the designated platform to claim your Resident Evil Requiem PC game code. Click here to learn more: https://msi.gm/SBA752E6 Alex first caught site of Crimson Desert at CES 2026 at the AMD booth - and what he saw was impressive. Since then, DF has maintained a dialogue with Pearl Abyss with a view to delivering the best coverage possible and that begins today with just a taste of what is to come: a high level overview of the game's technology, powered by the BlackSpace Engine, seen here running at native 4K targeting 60fps on ultra settings on a machine powered by a Ryzen 9 7900X3D paired with 32GB of system memory and a Radeon RX 7900 XTX. Visit the DF Website: https://www.digitalfoundry.net Go here to check out DF merch! https://store.digitalfoundry.net Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:48 Sponsored by MSI 00:01:25 Preview Event and PC Settings 00:05:38 Lots of Ray Tracing! 00:10:17 Unique Water Physics 00:13:02 Competent Level of Detail 00:15:52 Our Plans for Coverage at Launch