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Digital Foundry: Face-Off - Watch_Dogs
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TheContact
Member
Those 3 pics literally go from worse to better in order
A good object to look at is the foam hand on the counter above his head
A good object to look at is the foam hand on the counter above his head
Terbinator
Member
Pretty close IMO. HBAO+ on the PC screens looks great though.
DangerousDave
Member
The main difference seems the AA. You can see very clearly in the doors or in the minimap.
Sounds like something Leadbetter would write.
ProfessorMoran
Member
Those PC shadows look SHARP.
BronsonLee
Member
Looks like the other console is the wobbly one now!
pleasedontkillme
Spider_Jerusalem
Member
Didn't Xbox One allow developers to render HUD and other interface elements at full 1080p while rendering the game itself at lower resolutions (and merging both "layers" after game upscaling took place)? This was one of the very first features leaked about the console before its launch, maybe it wasn't right? Or maybe Ubisoft isn't using it.
I've, for reasons unknown to me, been having a pretty good experience with the PC version on Ultra, Temporal SMAA, 1080p (780 SLI). I'm getting some stuttering (60->45 occasionally when driving) - but nowhere near to the extent most people are having.
I did have that awful stuttering when I first starting playing, I messed with various things and something happened and for whatever reason it has seemingly helped a lot. I get a well above 60fps average on foot (vsync disabled for benchmarking), and an average of about 50fps when driving (thanks to the dips to 40 or so bringing the average down).
The issues with the PC version are super confusing, many pointing towards VRAM, but at 1080p, Ultra everything, even TXAA 4x - I'm monitoring VRAM and it is not maxing the 3GB, ever.
Hopefully they can fix the PC version, because it has some cool options and people should make it look even prettier with some mods.
I did have that awful stuttering when I first starting playing, I messed with various things and something happened and for whatever reason it has seemingly helped a lot. I get a well above 60fps average on foot (vsync disabled for benchmarking), and an average of about 50fps when driving (thanks to the dips to 40 or so bringing the average down).
The issues with the PC version are super confusing, many pointing towards VRAM, but at 1080p, Ultra everything, even TXAA 4x - I'm monitoring VRAM and it is not maxing the 3GB, ever.
Hopefully they can fix the PC version, because it has some cool options and people should make it look even prettier with some mods.
Zombie James
Banned
That caught my attention, too. Blaming Ubisoft when the hardware differences are significant and very well known by this point is silly.
PS4 version confirmed for having less hats.
Terbinator
Member
People were crying about the PS4 version not being 1080p because lazy devs, not that the Xbox is wobbly.
Yeah, or the ropes(?) holding up the hanging lamps.
1.21Gigawatts
Banned
Interesting:
He refers to the stutter on PC even with high end GPUs when using ultra textures.
The resolution disparity is to be expected, but the missing visual effects is rather surprising. Is SSAO a bandwidth hog?
I guess its randomly generated.
Moneyhat?
What are you talking about?, this game at night during a rainy storm blows away Infamous second son floor textures.
Thing is this game has a very inconsistant engine, because play it at day time and I swear this looks like a early PS3 game.
Moral of the story, always play during Night time.
wat
Randomized NPC appearance, I assume. Kind of like BF4 having random camo and ground textures.
digoutyoursoul
Member
Noticed the screen tearing myself, it's a little jarring
RPGCrazied
Member
I guess PS3/360 foundrys are over? A lot of people still are without the newer consoles. I found out the PS3 version is the worst one, so I'll be skipping that.
backflip10019
Member
The difference between the Xbox One and PS4 really is negligible to me. PC is a big upgrade, though.
The thing going on with all the shadows (like the foam hand), that's ambient occlusion right?
Ambient Occlusion "significantly lowered" on XO? Judging by those screenshots it looks like it's completely absent. I mean, look at the counter directly behind the main character - particularly in the gif version just posted.
Still, that's an ugly screenshot on all platforms to be quite honest.
Still, that's an ugly screenshot on all platforms to be quite honest.
What an annoying comment (not yours, the one in the article). That's Ledbetter's perception. He is the "we". Its also quite absurd when we have two machines so similar and one has a substantially better GPU. I guess a SLI-TITAN that runs stuff better than a 550 we can clock up to bad drivers, or bad code. Ridiculous.
The PC screen would look even better if they forced AF on the GPU control panel.
This is one of the big differences on PC, aside from native resolution and the possiiblity for better AA - textures with AF on don't start to look like puke from 2 feet away.
If you are running the PC version, for pity's sake, turn it on! You'll thank me later. And yes, this is yet another game that features no AF on consoles.... why??
This is one of the big differences on PC, aside from native resolution and the possiiblity for better AA - textures with AF on don't start to look like puke from 2 feet away.
If you are running the PC version, for pity's sake, turn it on! You'll thank me later. And yes, this is yet another game that features no AF on consoles.... why??
I think they need to do off screen shots, take your phone out and show it that way. I done that and trust me this game looks wayyy better than that at night of course. I want to see them compared the game at its best time, that will show the difference.
Im talking about the filtering, its shit, just like it was in Infamous and alot of other PS4 games.
Surely theres a reason why 16x anisotropic filtering isnt been used, as its so cheap to use in PC gaming.
Sure is.
1.21Gigawatts
Banned
This shot shows a slight difference in color between the versions.
Why is that?
We see that in a lot of comparisons.
Why is that?
We see that in a lot of comparisons.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
This is DF, you are asking far too much of them.
You mean people want to do console wars, right? Because the "bottom line" is the previous gen and Wii u versions.
The Vram measure you see coming out of PRecision X or afterburner is memory allocated. Not necessarily used. Not that it has anythign to do with the stuttering issues, but I kepe seeing people taking this number as gospel.
You're right though, this is purely an engine issue, probably wiht the way streaming is being handled. Hopefully Ubi will sort it out in time.
This shot shows a slight difference in color between the versions.
Why is that?
We see that in a lot of comparisons.
Could be one of the consoles set to output Full RGB?
RPGCrazied
Member
Tell me about it. We still have a few more cross gen games to go too. Dragon Age: Inquisition, Metal Gear Solid V, is there anymore?