Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight has become the latest game to have its initially listed recommended RAM requirement yanked down by a substantial amount, following in the footsteps of fellow 2026 release 007: First Light.
Developers TT Games announced in a Steam post that the recommended RAM number for da bat’s latest adventure now sits at 16GB rather than the initially announced 32GB.
“Please note, our PC specs at this stage are not final,” the studio added, citing this revision as being the product of some ongoing testing. “We will be continuing to optimize and make improvements as we move closer to launch.” The rest of the specs, including an Intel Core i7-12700K or AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU and GeForce RTX 3080 with 10GB or Radeon RX 6800 XT with 16GB, remain as they were for now, An SSD is also still listed as a hard requirement in both the recommended and minimum specs.
The RAM revision comes amid what our hardware and occasional kitchenware guru James has dubbed RAMnarok. Basically, RAM prices have gone through the roof thanks to vast swaths of it being hoovered up for AI-related uses. So, those selling RAM for use in consumer PCs have had to jack up their prices to offset the beefier sums they’re having to fork over to fill up their parts conveyor belts during this RAM shortage or simply to take advantage of the scarcity meaning you’ll struggle to get ahold of some at a cheaper price elsewhere.
It’s bad, especially when the knock-on effects for hardware like the recently delayed Steam Machine are taken into account. Hence games like Legacy of the Dark Knight dropping their RAM requirements where testing reveals they can, making them a more attractive proposition to folks who don’t want to face the potential of paying through the nose for an upgrade to their existing rigs just to play. If RAM prices weren’t soaring, such tweaks wouldn’t be as big a deal, but they are, so here we are.
