In the weeks following Days Gone’s release on PC, the internet buzzed with a strange, quiet rumor. Not about bugs or frame rates—those were fixed. Something else. Players reported that if you rode Deacon St. John’s bike through the lost highway east of Crater Lake, at exactly 3:17 AM system time, with the HUD turned off and the retro radio station mod installed, the bike’s engine would stutter. Then, the radio would crackle—not with the usual licensed tracks, but with a voice.

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Days Gone looks better on PC - visually, at least - Rock Paper Shotgun

Thus, while the window of exclusivity is closed, the definitive version remains chained to the PC ecosystem.

2. PC Exclusive Features & Enhancements

The PC version is widely considered the definitive way to play the game due to the following technical upgrades: