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Hardware-Network Specifications (Inclusion Lists)

Title-specific IT checklists, inclusion lists, and domain details for your IT department to setup on your school network.

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Introduction

This guide provides PlayVS specifications and inclusion lists for each esports title. Please connect with your school IT department for support on these technical specifications.

Additional Resources

If you are looking for our email inclusion list, visit Receiving PlayVS Emails. If you need to download the games, check out our Game Title Overview. We also have a full guide for how to Setup Your Esports Lab!

When a player disconnects from any title that doesn't have a reconnect functionality, they will lose that round. Coaches are permitted to mutually decide on a replay/reset, however, the ruling stands if one coach objects.

Give the following information to your IT manager. They will use this inclusion list to unblock all of the following game-specific IPs and Ports.

Specifications & Inclusion Lists (IT)

PlayVS (all titles)

Inclusion List

Match Lobby Chat

For schools filtering outbound traffic, contact your IT departments to assist with whitelisting the following ports:

  • Protocol/Type: TCP

  • Ports: 80,443

Whitelisting the above ports enable access to the following:

Website & Application

  • Protocol/Type: TCP

  • Ports: 80,443

  • Domain: *playvs.com*

Playstation

Inclusion List

Ports for PlayStation 4/5 (TCP/UDP):

Sites Needed:

  • psn.playstation.com (PSN authentication and services)

  • store.playstation.com (PlayStation Store)

  • dl.playstation.net (Content downloads and updates)

  • playstation.net (General PSN access)

  • playstation.com (Account management and support)

  • sonyentertainmentnetwork.com (For multimedia services like video and music)

  • np.auth.playstation.net (Authentication services)

  • gs2.ww.prod.dl.playstation.net (Game update data)

  • api-p01744.helplife.playstation.net (System updates and error reporting)

Hearthstone

IT Checklist

PC Requirements (Per Player)

  • PC with minimum/recommended requirements

  • Mouse

  • Keyboard

  • Headset with microphone for team communication

  • Online connection

  • Battle.net Account with Hearthstone installed

Mac/Android/IOS devices

Inclusion List

  1. Protocol/Type (TCP): 1119. 3724

  2. Protocol/Type (UDP): 1119, 3724

Ports to Forward

  1. Blizzard Battle.net desktop app:

    • TCP Ports: 80, 443, 1119

    • UDP Ports: 80, 443, 1119

  2. Blizzard Voice Chat:

    • TCP Ports: 80, 443, 1119

    • UDP Ports: 3478-3479, 5060, 5062, 6250, 12000-64000

  3. Blizzard Downloader

    • TCP Ports: 1119, 1120, 3724, 4000, 6112, 6113, 6114

    • UDP Ports: 1119, 1120, 3724, 4000, 6112, 6113, 6114

League of Legends

IT Checklist

Minimum Required Computer Specifications

Mac

  • OS: OS X 10.8.5 or newer

  • Processor: 2 GHz (supporting SSE2 instruction set or higher)

  • Memory: 2 GB RAM (4GB is strongly recommended)

  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT / ATI Radeon HD 2600 or better, screen resolutions up to 1920x1200

  • Storage: 20 GB available disk space

Software Requirements

  • Install League of Legends

  • Peripheral drivers

  • Game updates and patching policies

  • Recommended: Communications client (Discord, Teamspeak, Twitch, etc.)

Player Equipment

  • Mouse

  • Keyboard

  • Headset with microphone

Windows

  • OS: Windows 7 or newer

  • Processor: 2 GHz (supporting SSE2 instruction set or higher)

  • Memory: 1 GB RAM (2 GB of RAM for Windows Vista and newer)

  • Graphics: Shader version 2.0 capable video card, screen resolutions up to 1920x1200

  • Storage: 20 GB available disk space

  • Support for DirectX v9.0c or better

Network Requirements

  • 100MB network connection required

  • 1GB network connection recommended

  • 8 Mbps Down / 2 Mbps Up available bandwidth per player

  • Inclusion list game-specific public IP and ports in Internet filter/firewall

  • Provide school’s public IP addresses during onboarding process (These will be used by game developers to tag/allow high volume esports specific traffic from high schools.)

These specifications are the bare minimum requirements to run games.

Inclusion List

Rocket League

IT Checklist

Rocket League can be played on PC or console.

Minimum Required Computer Specifications

Windows

  • OS: Windows 7 or newer

  • Processor: 2.4 GHz (supporting SSE2 instruction set or higher)

  • Memory: 2 GB RAM

  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 260 or ATI 4850 or better, screen resolutions up to 1920x1200

  • Storage: 7 GB available disk space

Network Requirements

  • 100MB network connection required

  • 1GB network connection recommended

  • 8 Mbps Down / 2 Mbps Up available bandwidth per player

  • Inclusion list game-specific public IP and ports in Internet filter/firewall

  • Provide school’s public IP addresses during onboarding process (These will be used by game developers to tag/allow high volume esports specific traffic from high schools)

These specifications are the bare minimum requirements to run games.

Inclusion List

Epic Games

Protocol/Type: IP

Domain(s):

  • *epicgames-download1.akamaized.net*

  • *download.epicgames.com*

  • *download2.epicgames.com*

  • *download3.epicgames.com*

  • *download4.epicgames.com*

  • *epicgames.com*

  • *cdn1.unrealengine.com*

  • *cdn2.unrealengine.com*

  • *static-assets-prod.epicgames.com*

  • *graphql.epicgames.com*

  • *accountportal-website-prod07.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *account-public-service-prod03.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *accounts.epicgames.com*

  • *accounts.launcher-website-prod07.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *catalog-public-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *coderedemption-public-service-prod.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *datarouter.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *datastorage-public-service-liveeos.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *datastorage-public-service-liveegs.live.use1a.on.epicgames.com*

  • *ecommerceintegration-public-service-ecomprod02.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *entitlement-public-service-prod08.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *eulatracking-public-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *fastly-download.epicgames.com*

  • *friends-public-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *fulfillment-public-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *js.hcaptcha.com*

  • *launcher-public-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *launcher.store.epicgames.com*

  • *launcher-website-prod07.ol.epicgames.com/*

  • *launcherwaitingroom-public-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *library-service.live.use1a.on.epicgames.com*

  • *lightswitch-public-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *notifications-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com:443*

  • *orderprocessor-public-service-ecomprod01.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *persona-public-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *priceengine-public-service-ecomprod01.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *static-assets-prod.epicgames.com*

  • *store.epicgames.com*

  • *store-site-backend-static.ak.epicgames.com*

  • *store-content.ak.epicgames.com/api*

  • *tracking.epicgames.com*

  • *ut-public-service-prod10.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *xmpp-service-prod.ol.epicgames.com*

Fortnite: Zone Wars

IT Checklist


Fortnite: Zone Wars can be played on PC or console.


​Minimum Required Computer Specifications:

  • Video Card: Intel HD 4000 on PC; AMD Radeon Vega 8

  • Processor: Core i3-3225 3.3 GHz

  • Memory: 8 GB RAM

  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit version 1703 or Mac OS Mojave 10.14.6

Inclusion List

Epic Games

Protocol/Type: IP

Domain(s):

  • *epicgames-download1.akamaized.net*

  • *download.epicgames.com*

  • *download2.epicgames.com*

  • *download3.epicgames.com*

  • *download4.epicgames.com*

  • *epicgames.com*

  • *cdn1.unrealengine.com*

  • *cdn2.unrealengine.com*

  • *static-assets-prod.epicgames.com*

  • *graphql.epicgames.com*

  • *accountportal-website-prod07.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *account-public-service-prod03.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *accounts.epicgames.com*

  • *accounts.launcher-website-prod07.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *catalog-public-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *coderedemption-public-service-prod.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *datarouter.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *datastorage-public-service-liveeos.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *datastorage-public-service-liveegs.live.use1a.on.epicgames.com*

  • *ecommerceintegration-public-service-ecomprod02.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *entitlement-public-service-prod08.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *eulatracking-public-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *fastly-download.epicgames.com*

  • *friends-public-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *fulfillment-public-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *js.hcaptcha.com*

  • *launcher-public-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *launcher.store.epicgames.com*

  • *launcher-website-prod07.ol.epicgames.com/*

  • *launcherwaitingroom-public-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *library-service.live.use1a.on.epicgames.com*

  • *lightswitch-public-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *notifications-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com:443*

  • *orderprocessor-public-service-ecomprod01.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *persona-public-service-prod06.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *priceengine-public-service-ecomprod01.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *static-assets-prod.epicgames.com*

  • *store.epicgames.com*

  • *store-site-backend-static.ak.epicgames.com*

  • *store-content.ak.epicgames.com/api*

  • *tracking.epicgames.com*

  • *ut-public-service-prod10.ol.epicgames.com*

  • *xmpp-service-prod.ol.epicgames.com*

Overwatch

IT Checklist

Ports to Forward

Madden NFL

Inclusion List

Madden NFL EA Online

  • Protocol/Type UDP: Ports 3659, 17503, 17504, 10000-20000

  • Protocol/Type TCP: Ports 80, 443, 9988, 10000-20000, 17503, 17504, 42120, 42210, 42230, 44125, 44225, 44325

Madden NFL

  • Protocol/Type UDP: Ports 3074, 3478-3479, 3658, 10070

  • Protocol/Type TCP: Ports 465, 983, 1935, 3478-3480, 5223, 10070-10080

Nintendo (Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe, Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate, & Splatoon™ 3)

IP Domains

This entire list may not be needed, but has been seen to assist schools with Nintendo match connection issues.

  • veer.hac.lp1.d4c.nintendo.net

  • e0d67c509fb203858ebcb2fe3f88c2aa.baas.nintendo.com

  • dragons.hac.lp1.dragons.nintendo.net

  • sun.hac.lp1.d4c.nintendo.net

  • accounts.nintendo.com

  • cdn.accounts.nintendo.com

  • receive-lp1.dg.srv.nintendo.net

  • ctest.cdn.nintendo.net

  • capi.lp1.op2.nintendo.net

  • broker.lp1.npns.srv.nintendo.net

  • atum.hac.lp1.d4c.nintendo.net

  • dauth-lp1.ndas.srv.nintendo.net

  • bcat-list-lp1.cdn.nintendo.net

  • bcat-data-lp1.cdn.nintendo.net

  • beach.hac.lp1.eshop.nintendo.net

  • app-a05.lp1.npns.srv.nintendo.net

  • bcat-topics-lp1.cdn.nintendo.net

  • lp1.npns.srv.nintendo.net

  • consumer.lp1.npns.srv.nintendo.net

  • tagaya.hac.lp1.eshop.nintendo.net

Inclusion List

You must have an Open NAT Type to guarantee the connection between Switches.

Important: For more assistance., please refer to Nintendo Customer Support.

NBA 2K25

Inclusion List

  • Protocol /Type TCP: 3478-3480

  • Protocol/Type UDP: 3074, 3478-3479

VALORANT

Inclusion List

Street Fighter 6

IT Checklist

Inclusion List

  1. Playstation

    • TCP:

    • UDP: 88, 500, 3074, 3544, 4500

  2. Xbox

    • TCP: 3074

    • UDP

  3. PC/Steam

    • TCP: 27015, 27036

    • UDP: 27015, 27031-27033, 27034-27036

Chess

Inclusion List

Please have your IT manager inclusion list the following two sites:

  1. https://www.chess.com/

  2. https://www.chesskid.com/

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