WWE 2K22 is a professional wrestling video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It is the twenty-second overall installment of the video game series based on WWE, the ninth game under the WWE 2K banner,[1][2][3] and the successor to 2019’s flop WWE 2K20.[4] It was released on March 11, 2022, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.[5]
Following a lackluster launch courtesy of WWE 2K20, there will be much pressure for the next installment to perform exceptionally better than previous titles. 2K has skipped a year with their annual release of WWE wrestling simulators, and are therefore expected to deliver with their next installment.
WWE 2K22 features a new engine, but rigs built within the past half-decade will fare just fine as the games sets a low barrier to entry. Not only will you get away with ten-year-old CPUs and five-year-old graphics cards, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 that the minimum specs ask for is still the most popular GPU on the Steam hardware survey. Just make sure it?s the 6GB version, as 3GB falls slightly short of the ideal amount of VRAM.
Despite the gap year and some enthusiasm on Reddit, there?s still no sign that the latest entry will pack modern features like ray tracing, Nvidia Reflex, Nvidia DLSS, or AMD FSR. It?s also unclear how WWE 2K22 will perform on Valve?s Steam Deck, as it?s not yet rated.