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Watch_Dogs downgradeaton confirmed
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TheBanditKing
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You know I kind of figured the demo was a bullshot but I did not think it would be this bad...oh well guess I'm sticking with just inFamous for my open world needs. It looks like they did just a quick dirty up port from the PS3 for the PS4/PC which is really a shame.
IcyBlueStrawberry
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Ugh. The worst part is that the whole gameplay video looks like this.
Taken from Italian preview trailer.
That surely can't be PS4, GTA5 looks better than that on last gen.
It's one thing to downgrade visuals, but this looks like a PC version with settings chosen at random. Some elements look alright, but the lighting and shadows look like the minimum setting from Crysis 1. Even if you can't match your target, at least make the game look cohesive.
Taken from Italian preview trailer.
That surely can't be PS4, GTA5 looks better than that on last gen.
If the game was blurred like that screenshot it could have been mistaken for GTA IV lol
Taken from Italian preview trailer.
That surely can't be PS4, GTA5 looks better than that on last gen.
Why doesn't the signpost have shadows? it just looks so weird.
meanspartan
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You gotta be kidding me. Are they even trying? Assassin's Creed 4 on Ps4, merely a port of a current gen game, looked better to my eyes than that.
ArkkAngel007
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I'm not saying it doesn't look better than the footage in that gif, and I'm not saying you're defending Ubi. I was probably one of the first people on here since the trailer leaked to say that expecting to see what was in the 2012 concept demo and judge off of that was foolish. Same with those who are expecting it to match current gen only efforts or have the visuals of a linear game.
Just saying that it really doesn't look that hot even for a cross gen title, and probably due to Ubisoft not being able to manage all the resources they needed to when tackling so many systems (something that'll likely get blamed solely on the Wii U by them). Being able to seemingly improve the cutscenes while the gameplay looks the way it does is maddening, especially when simple things like the UI are even worse.
I hope it's good, but I think it's going to be a case study in not only the issues with concept demos like with Bioshock Infinite, but also with overextension and audience communication.
Ragnarok
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yikes...
There has got to be a better way to indicate that. In fact, i'd argue few ways would be worse.
Yeah, the lighting is the deal breaker here. Washed out with no depth.
CassidyIzABeast
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March 2014
June 2013
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Doug Heffernan
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I don't see any reason why it wouldn't.
UnrealEck
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Where are you guys getting this info that the reveal wasn't the actual game? I'd be more inclined to believe they've just stripped various things out of it to make it less demanding.
To Far Away Times
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Car Vault
See You Next Wednesday
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Next to EA, Ubisoft are the kings of downgrades.
Pop
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Taken from Italian preview trailer.
That surely can't be PS4, GTA5 looks better than that on last gen.
That has got to be the Ps3 version.
Taken from Italian preview trailer.
That surely can't be PS4, GTA5 looks better than that on last gen.
Where is the soft lightning and shadows? I mean this looks lifeless and sterile. And it looks like the sun is even closer to the envoirment so bright to bright even. Goddamn ubi this is a huge huge downgrade. No atmosphere nothing it's really looks pale.
ArkkAngel007
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Maybe if the PC was an entirely separate project and not having to share resources...
Shogun1337
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This game is starting to look more and more like
Dark Sector actually had some super fucking nice lighting for back then and I loved that game, let's not compare it to this hilariousness.
March 2014
June 2013
Ubisoft only has a limited amount of graphics.
The Division needs to borrow them until that nears release.
Ragnarok
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I get the cynicism, but i'd argue that *most* of the time, the downgrade in the final versions isn't that notable.
Madden 360 notwithstanding.
IcyBlueStrawberry
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I think you meant to say couldn't
It's definitely doable from a technical point of view, but Ubisoft doesn't roll like that.
MikeJAMoran
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I can't believe this forum sometimes. It looks great. Even the vehicle section looked great. The gif is from a section where a light shone towards the camera, so it looks all faded. Why is everyone so jaded and critical?
GribbleGrunger
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Aiming for parity. I actually predicted this would happen.
It was confirmed to be PS4 footage.
Whoever runs PS Denmark's twitter said it was PS4 footage. It doesn't make any sense to use inferior footage to advertise your game with, but how/why do you make the lightning look that flat?
derExperte
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It easily could but it won't, it's much easier to do an almost 1:1 port and Ubisoft isn't exactly know for putting extra work into their PC versions.
Monty Mole
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Taken from Italian preview trailer.
That surely can't be PS4, GTA5 looks better than that on last gen.
Trilinear filtering confirms PS4 version
j0hnny_385
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No way, IMHO.
We're looking at an obvious reduction in asset quality.
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qizah
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Shadows are the main visual thing that's messed up with Watch Dogs. Posted this in the other thread:
Pre-explosion, room is still dark.
Notice how almost none of the object shadows are changed or exist, shit, look at the objects. The explosion itself looks silly.
Perfect bail out. What movie is this from?
exactly this. look at the wind and dust in the original footage and how much depth and atmosphere it brings to the scene. compared to the 2014 footage that has none of that.
I mean, look at this:
Wow that lighting looks horrible.
But, where is this scene from?
I only can find this trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuAbH8Z8iwk
and the scene is not there. Also, cars in the trailers have reflections.
Since reveal, characters have lost sss in skin shaders, but otherwise, looks like an awesome piece of tech for an open world.
NullPointer
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The Witcher 3 definitely, but has a FF game ever squeezed any tech aside from disc space for video?
exactly this. look at the wind and dust in the original footage and how much depth and atmosphere it brings to the scene. compared to the 2014 footage that has none of that.
I mean, look at this:
This was the first thing I noticed in the gameplay trailer. It's like they missed a shadow baking pass or something. It looks really flat, I can't identify any cast shadows in that scene.
We're forced to be jaded and critical when no one in the industry is. It's on the consumer's shoulders to be wary of everything right now, in a world where bullshots, scams and deceitfulness are ordinary things, condoned by the press.
Dreamgazer
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Might as well downgrade that Division hype now before someone gets hurt.
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valentine71
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Seriously, i was thinking that complains on the first page were about the difference of last/current gen versions and then i read, its the PS4 verdion. Congrats UBI.
JonathanPower
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Video compression artifacts can make a game look much worse.
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