It looks like Capcom was able to pull it off. They have officially lowered Monster Hunter Wilds' PC system requirements.

Hone your weapons and ready your PC with these minimum and recommended system specs before the Feb. 28 release day.

The Monster Hunter Wilds requirements for PC have been revealed, alongside a new benchmarking tool that you can download for ...

Capcom launches the official PC benchmark for Monster Hunter WIlds, along with an updated spec list, three weeks before the ...