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Xbox One, PS4, PC Getting 1080p Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

"Shinier and grimier" version of 2012 game with 24 DLC packs launching October 10.

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The rumors were right. Today, Square Enix officially announced Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, a remastered version of the 2012 action game from Canadian developer United Front Games. The game launches on October 10 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, and includes 1080p resolution, 24 DLC packs, "tuned gameplay," and upgrades to the original's audio and visuals.

Square Enix says Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition will showcase a "shinier and grimier" Hong Kong, the game's setting. "The capabilities of today's hardware have truly brought the vibrant Hong Kong experience to life," the company said in a statement.

The DLC bundled in with Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition includes the substantial add-ons, Year of the Snake and Nightmare In North Point. Regarding resolution, Square Enix said the game runs in 1080p, but did not say if this applies to both Xbox One and PS4.

If you're not familiar with the story of Sleeping Dogs, you play as an undercover cop named Wei Shen who is tasked with hunting down the Hong Kong Triads gang in the seedy underworld of Hong Kong. The game has hand-to-hand combat, Hollywood-style shooting setpieces, and racing segments.

Square Enix also published a live-action trailer for Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition today, which you can watch above. The company has not shared any actual images or gameplay footage for the new version of the game yet. It is also unclear if United Front Games is working on Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition or if a separate studio is handling the port.

Earlier this year, Square Enix released Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition for Xbox One and PS4. United Front Games worked on the Xbox One version of that port.

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Very poor use of female characters. Possibly the worst. Emma Stone? Hell Yes. Using her for a 2 mission dating sim where you complete simple tasks to have sex with her and never contact her again? Hell no.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> what do you expect from a game about gangsters/mafia.....this whole ******** thing needs to stop before it ruins gaming and entertainment full stop

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Lol ********? Really? Don't overuse that one on by calling everyone who makes any comment about women a ********. I criticized Carolyn Petit when she called GTA V misogynistic. I criticized Tom McShea when he called out the Rainbow Six Siege E3 demo as misogynistic. I was critical of the Gamasutra study that commented on the gender gap in game developer salary. I assure you, I am not a ********. I have a decent history of calling out bad claims of misogyny and patriarchy. Sleeping dogs having 5 characters that are all nothing more than 2 mission dating sims where you complete simple tasks to have sex with them and never contact them again is really dumb.

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Nobody gives a fu ck about your 1st world problems. You wanna help females? Go to Africa & help aid them. Go to the middle east & try to help them. All these issues about femanism are really irrelevant to the real problems going on in this world

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<< LINK REMOVED >> How convenient. You guess you just never complain about anything in your life or complain about anything in an industry for something you are passionate about. You better not, because starving people and such and such in Africa.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Oh shut up. It's not nearly as sexist as GTA V!

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> If you use your head and pay attention, GTA V could hardly be described as sexist. It's an equal offender.

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I love this game, and I feel real happy for whoever hasn't played it before, now's your chance! Don't miss out on this gem of a game, its better than GTA 4 and 5 IMO.

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I'm just looking at the 24 DLC Packs part. Couldn't you just make it free in updates instead of nickel and diming every poor sod who bought the game?.

What is defintive about this 'next-gen' generation starting out is that it allows the developer to work with something familiar before they attempt to write a whole new IP.

But the DLC part in general is beyond ridiculous now. You used to get whole expansions for free with your updates, now you have to pay for a small key that unlocks content already on the disc.

If technology is getting better, I hope to whatever deity of your choosing the whole DLC thing just stops. Because it doesn't make sense when it costs more to make less with better technology. Developers from the 90's had very limited resources to work with and still released a whole expansion to the public who bought the game with their updates for FREE. The whole DLC thing is out of hand.

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Sorry if I seem like I'm rambling, but I remember when these companies had smaller budgets and could do magic with their games, now it's released in smaller pieces at a slower pace so you fork out more for the same game.

It sickens me that we, as gamers, have to put up with this tripe.

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cheap, stupid and lazy trailer by the way.

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this game is just a piece of junk really and i'm not lying. this game doesn't deserves this at all.

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Oh, I remember the days when people raged because "all Wii U have are remakes and ports of old games". Those were the days. :)

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Who need sleeping dogs,when GTA V coming To Xbox One,PS4 & PC

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<< LINK REMOVED >> More like who needs Sleeping Dogs when Batman Arkham Knight is coming to Xbox One, PS4, and PC. Same combat system but Batman is far more refined, varied, and polished.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Who needs GTA V when Sleeping Dogs is coming to Xbox One, PS4 and PC?
And who needs either when [insert random game here] is coming [insert random console here]?
Maybe people who like either of those games? Maybe people who like both? Maybe all gamers? Maybe no one? I believe it'll remain a mystery.

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The Xbox One and PS4, the consoles that plays all of your Xbox 360 and PS3 favourites with slightly better graphics.

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They are probably looking at Master Chief Collection and thinking they can do the same with Last of Us and this game, but MCC is different. Those games go back a ways to the original Xbox. Some gamers may not have played the first two Halo games.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Last of Us makes sense, alot of people who had 360's last gen got a PS4 this gen so they would of missed it on PS3

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I like how in the trailer it says 'not actual gameplay'. You'd have to be pretty stupid to think it was wouldn't you?

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If the live action trailer was actual nextgen gameplay graphics then I would've been impressed.

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Because a live-action trailer is what we want.

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Tomb raider reboot Definitve edition made sens, Tlou and this ain't making sense at all, let me guess it'l cost 60$. what's next Call of duty modern warfare 1.2.3 black ops 1.2 , all AC games definitive editions??

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You "ain't making any sense at all" either. The point of a remaster is to allow people to play classic games in high quality. Time plays no part in this. A classic worth remastering is a classic worth remastering whether it's 10 years old or 2 years old. The point is you're getting the game in superb quality as a collectors edition. Tomb Raider DE was awesome and so is The Last Of Us Remastered. Metro Redux and GTAV Remastered will be awesome as well. These are all great games. Classics of very high merit. If you have the money get your credit card out and enjoy what's on offer, if you don't, just complain some hate in the comments section and miss out.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> TLOU made 100% sense IMO, you have all of these people converting from Xbox to PS4 who haven't played TLOU- which just so happens to be the hottest game right now, and they are striking while the iron is hot, why would they wait for it too cool down? THAT is what wouldn't make sense.



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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> that's point game was few months released and they released pc graphic version for next gen, and ppl who did not played bought it, it sold very well

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OK, this is getting a bit out of hand. Yeah, it's a good game but you can get it so cheap on last gen and PC that this doesn't really make any sort of sense.

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The question is: why would i buy it when i iv played it platinumed it and pretty much slept with it already.

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Game is fun and all, but there is little reason to go back to it. Besides, the pc was already 1080p and 60 fps (at least) as a standard. I use to play it on my eyefinity setup. For those who haven't try the game is a good choice, but I don't get the release on pc, especially when the game is constantly at super low price, and like you already know, at 1080p and 60 fps. This consoles seems to be getting a bunch of remakes instead of newer games. No reason to buy one.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> You know if I was to write out a list of all the NEW games releasing for these consoles, and then next to it write out a list of remakes, you'd see that one list is much, much bigger than the other, and it ain't the ''remake list''.

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I bet the current PC version looks better than the so called "definitive" console versions.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> end of the day your staring at a screen... who cares

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<< LINK REMOVED >> and i bet you're wrong. Don't take my word for it, or argue with me, but I think you're wrong.

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But but but ...


the pc version is already 1080p

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I just beat this game too....

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I rebought the last of us because I truly felt it was a masterpiece of the generation. I draw the line with the remasters on the ps4/xbone for anything else

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Next up: Skyrim, Bioshock, Mass Effect....what's old is brand new again! Gotta love the new next gen paperweights.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> actually skyrim would be a great idea though.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> I would absolutely love to play next gen versions of those games. Why would that be a bad thing? You always have a choice of not buying them.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> It's more the danger of it all, and believe me this is how dlc first started before it got out of hand. And if you have a decent PC you can play better looking last gen console games already.

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@rickphoenixxx I actually wouldnt mind a bug-fixed, full 1080p, 60fps remaster of fallout 3 and new vegas (with all the DLC) for PS4 and XB1, that is 2 games that should get this sort of treatment....atleast to tide people over till fallout 4

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<< LINK REMOVED >> At a reduced price, sure but I fear this will get out of hand and it seems like it already is starting too(Gta5, TLOU, this one. That fallout 3 framerate lol

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> Just finished The Last of Us Remastered (one of my favorite games). The better graphics and framerate gave the game a more realistic feel to it, which made it more intense and immersive.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> It's not a PS4 game, its a PS3 game. People bought a PS4 and X1...for real next gen experiences, not "patches" to make their favorite last gen games run better. An Uncharted Collection, or the upcoming Halo collections are a bit different since they are collections and have value.

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Old gen with more resolution=Next gen.

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