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Witcher 3 downgrade arguments in here and nowhere else
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They didn't just invent all those techniques in the 2013 gameplay video for their game.
I know the limits of my 780ti with the level of wizardy that other AAA games have been able to achieve (and without them having to downgrade).
I said it went well beyond the limits of a 980.
You're suggesting 2 years ago they had done such an amazing job that blows all the competition out the water...and then had to downgrade big time because consoles weren't quite as good. Come on
I thought you meant it would have looked worse on PC in the original post, misread that part.
RoadHazard
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Yes, because why would they want to show off their game in the best possible light before release?
"BOOM HERE'S YOUR 2013 GRAPHICS BACK! *Rips his shirt off* PC FOR LIIIIIFE!"
That's what I'm expecting will happen on launch. Exactly that, nothing else.
That would be amazing. In all honesty though, has a developer ever done anything of that nature?
Crytek released a DX11 effect patch for Crysis 2 but that came several months after launch.
To cash in dat sweet, sweet money from Sony and Microsoft for dat parity marketing deal of course.
/s (probably not even needed - lol)
I don't think so lol! Wouldn't make much sense if it did though
Yeah, like ona big event stage, starting to just standing there, looking at a clock and then announcing Derp's vision literally the second the party clause runs out.
icecold1983
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so the witcher has become almost a barebones console port. im assuming the AA toggle is crappy fxaa too. the media coming out certainly shows pretty poor IQ. wow what happened with this game.
That stuff is disappointing, no doubt, but it's still a beautiful game AND an incredibly good one. Let's not lose sight of that.
Yeah, extreme sharpening filter - engaged!!! Boom
I don't think so lol! Wouldn't make much sense if it did though
I don't think that would happen either lol.
But imagine the how many people would talk about the game then. xD
Just the headline:
Developer rips shirt of at launch day of his new game
lol
Developers bare chest looks less realistic than new Witcher 3
Graphics comparison between deveolper's chest and Geralt's chest. (Obviously Geralt wins here)
LOL!
Or maybe there will be an evil flavour to it.
"Boss, the marketing deal with MS is has officially ended"
"Excellent... INITIATE PROJECT 2013GRAFFIXPATCH. MAKE SURE NOT A SINGLE GPU SURVIVES... mmhmhmhm. MHMhMhMmh. MUAHAHAHAHAHA"
"Yes boss..."
Gumbie
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You're thinking of MFAA which is used in conjunction with MSAA. MFAA is only available on maxwell cards (900 series).
http://international.download.nvidi...hql-driver-mfaa-global-game-configuration.png
Yup yup. I had discovered that a few minutes after I said that. I'll definitely try out SMAA though!
Damn, it would be glorious!
icecold1983
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you realize this only means that the pc version at ultra hardly looks better than consoles right?
Imagine the tears from your gpu as you watch it melt. As it dies you can hear it whisper something. You pull off the side panel and go close to it. "Fuck you" it whispers. And then your left with the integrated gpu in your cpu. It explodes just from the thought of running the game. Then your PC is no more...
Why couldn't you just let him have his dream?! That was really... Ice cold (see wot I did there).
Impressive. Gorgeous all around and remarkably similar.
Oh yeah, dat music. So good.
CyberPunked
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What's this showing exactly?
king grimlock
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the second one shows that one version has more lumberjacks that's for sure.
SunBroDave
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Foliage density?
SnowDrops
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Distant LOD difference between PC and PS4
I really hope my sarcasm-meter isn't broken too
WetTreeLeaf
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Is this from a legit source? Cuase theyre almost identical, and that is not a good thing
Weird, I thought the PC version has more NPCs than the PS4 version...
It also means the console version hardly looks better than PC at medium.
SnowDrops
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PC Games Hardware, they've got a PS4 review-copy and also a pre-release build (without day 1 patch) of the PC version.
We knew they were almost identical before that post. This just... Rubbed it in even more, basically.
I H8 Memes
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But the HBAO+?! I thought it was going to save us?
The saving comes after the parity marketing deal is over.
Who wouldn't,
What's great is that even my system will be able to play it at about as good as it looks (-nvidia hairworks). That's cause to celebrate for anyone in that situation.
I've seen the downgrade coming for a while now. It happened. Maybe mods will fix it. By the time those mods come out I will maybe have a card to match.
besides it's evident to me how much better the lighting is on the pc version.
It was supposed to save us dammit! Not but seriously, have we solved the HBAO+ mystery? What screens/footage have it, and what don't? We need this answered above all else! We have some screens with obvious AO where the grass is really improved, but we have no idea what level of AO is being used.
Also we know that everything "PC" shown by CDPR has had some settings off/down. HBAO+ being one of them.
WetTreeLeaf
Neo Member
I mean I knew theyd be close, but holy hell. Well, maybe mods will make the difference in visuals.
icecold1983
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um what? the graphics not scaling beyond what a 770/280 can produce at full HD doesnt make your experience better. mind showing me some examples of "how much better" the lighting in the pc version looks?
king grimlock
Member
Lol you just can't do it can you? You seem to be unable to not take a shot at consoles no matter how pointless it is. Yes we get it consoles have inferior hardware you've made that clear for even the blind and deaf no need to go on and on.
This is what I'm desperately hoping.
Welp! Guess I know what I'm watching when I get back to my PC!PCGH stuff max has it on
1.21Gigawatts
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But it also means that PC at Ultra hardly looks better than PC at Medium.
Alebrije
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The downgrade will let more PC players to play the game without the need a the card , For the PC purist its "sad" news that this title has been "consolized" but now the series are devoted to a bigger market and companies need resources this years , specially with all the mobile games competitors.
icecold1983
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so it seems like hbao+ has been enabled all along in the ultra footage, it just doesnt work very well here. PCGH videos confirmed to have it enabled
What would happen if it were forced through the Nvidia control panel and disabled in-game? Would it make a difference?
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