Watch Dogs - Graphics Comparison

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@Marscaleb It's funny because everyone complained when they started doing this stuff before next gen, but now that it's really relevant because the games for the platforms are on a decently level playing field it's still being complained about.

@Marscaleb That's why it wasn't pointless. It shows that the PC version isn't as superior as everyone said.

My thing was I wanted to see Ps3 vs Ps4

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@melroyvandenberg

Nope not in the case of this game. Its almost unplayable on PC.

@ringringabel

It has a huge vram requirement, primarily cause the new consoles have 8gb of vram to play with, where as most pcs wont. I did warn you guy 's that the new consoles will effect the pc gaming badly for a while., and no one believed me .for this year at least the ps4 will have the best version of games, unless you can afford a a titan or 290x with an i 7 .

@rjhelms84

You Full of crap, what pc you have? cause i know for fact this game runs very badly on pcs cause it has a huge memory requirement which consoles have and most pcs wont ( its video memory that matters). show me a pic of your pc, if its anything lower than a 3gb video card i know you lying. The ultra textures don't even play on pc unless you have 3gb MIN. it actually needs more to play without hitching. You the silly fanboy dude for assuming that the pc had the best version, without testing. Your bS has been exposed.

@Ardus the main difference between ps3 and 360 games was that 360 games had more vibrant colors, because few FX were turned off -- technically that isn't a good thing. Same here, it's not a balance you're looking at - it's lower lever detail shader. But, if you like it -- why not?

@McGregor That's because its on a screen. On a tv, like with Ghosts, PS4 crushes XB1 in graphics. But PC crushes 'em both :)

@Wolf-5 A lot of quality is being lost in the streaming video, due to compression artifacts and downsaling of the resolution. This is going to be a major problem with graphical comparisons between this new generation of consoles. You're probably not going to see much of a difference, because the streamed media just can't properly show it.

@sigmact trust me, if you have the right hardware, the PC version on ultra looks far superior to xbox one. I know, as I've played both versions. This comparison is misleading.

@xMeTHoDiCaL That is irrelevant, graphics comparison is about what looks better. HD video does not give a true reflection of texture detail as it is still blurry, even UHD still cannot, nor does it represent FPS (video is locked at certain frame).

Secondly, it will only look better on PC if the dev's actually make better textures and features for the PC version. Without the dev's actually doing something extra, PC will just run A LOT faster with no jaggies thanks to proper anti-aliasing.

In this case there is a lot that NVIDIA did with Ubisoft on this, but it's more to do with rendering that actual textures and discernable differences that a video can show.

For you to actually see the difference, you need a side by side on two screens, not a video. Or go look at hardocp.com where they use lossless screenshots for varying quality (consoles not included unfortunately).

These videos would only be of benefit if the dev's ACTUALLY did something special due to hardware capability on a specific platform to compare. (Batman AA, AC etc. PhysX for example).

That being said, playing ona 120Hz monitor with over 100 FPS, even without 'special' graphics, makes a HUGE difference.

@anewellz01 Downsample 2560x1440 or 3600x1800 (in my case) and add some SweetFX to that and it looks pretty good. It won't be like the 2012 reveal because of all the other effects they had going but it still looks good.

@anewellz01 I think people need to rewatch that, because it's not that much better than what we finally got. At the time, yeah, it looked great, but by now, it's not the next level to be expected. I think people that are saying this say it before they rewatch the old trailer.

@dpclark You don't have a gaming PC if you prefer the PS3...

@dpclark Yeah man, these console can't even run 1080p at 60fps, which is pretty much bog standard for gaming in my eyes, so how the heck can they be called "next gen"? It's ridiculous.

@dpclark

Studios are currently developing games for the lowest common denominator (last gen) and it does tend to show. Once they move past that and learn how to capitilize on the current gens abiities, games should start looking more "next gen".

As a long time Xbox 360 user, some of the differences I've noticed while playing Watch Dogs on the PS4 thus far is real time lighting and shadows, a real step up from baking it into the textures. Unfortunately there is too much dynamic range during the daytime. It needs to be compressed so that shadows are deeper, which I'm sure can be patched in. I see real time reflections as well, which means no more cube mapping. I've always hated cube mapping, especially when devs can't be bothered to create one that actually reflected the scene it was for. They'd often blur them too, just to keep the gamer from noticing. While true reflections are an definite improvement, especially when it rains, I've sadly noticed the game only reflects the environment and not the NPC's or cars. Textures are high res now on everything, so that is also a big improvement IMHO. No more trying to read blurry text on things. Lots of AA going on as well, which is great too. No more jaggies and flickering! And that is about it.

What I'd really like to see is a comparison between the last gen and current gen, but Gamespot didn't feel like bothering with that it would seem. Not surprising given the general quality of this video, which makes it pretty much useless for its intended purpose.

I don't agree. Ryse, second son, forza, tomb raider, dead rising, wolfenstein, kiilzone all look great. Watch dogs not so much.

@Sadek if you play this on a pc build that can run ultra settings with a solid framerate, you will realize how much better it looks compared to the consoles

@Sadek Its games like these that make it pointless to own a super gaming pc... Whether the devs do what you are saying or not, this is why some people like console over pc. Also I thought with a pc you can adjust everything???