Square Enix's Sleeping Dogs Has PC-Specific Features

PC gaming is dead… or so the saying goes.

Rampant piracy and NPD's numbers that show that consoles are beating PC games at every turn at retail makes it seem as if the PC gaming market were a hostile place.

The success of digital retailers such as Steam and GOG tell a different story. Despite that, PC gamers are often left in the dust. AAA games often launch on PC months after consoles have received the title. Often, they're poorly done ports with a host of issues that are never fixed. Sometimes, publishers neglect to bring their games to PCs at all, unwilling to deal with such hassles.

Square Enix is taking steps to make PC gamers aware that it won't be neglecting them with Sleeping Dog's launch. Not only will there be plenty of Valve-themed items for those who preorder the game through Steam, the game itself takes advantage of the platform. The publisher promises that the game will support 1080p and run at 60 fps. Direct X 11 will be supported.

As visual proof of what Sleeping Dogs will look like when maxed out on PC, the publisher's even showed off a video of in-game footage with commentary.

For full details on Sleeping Dogs's PC specs, head over to the game's official site

Sleeping Dogs will be coming to PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 in a few days on August 14, 2012.

  • aftcomet
    This is just what was easiest to implement and something that took little effort. This isn't even close to what a properly made PC taking advantage of current hardware can be.

    1080p in this day and age should not be called a "feature". It should be standard.
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  • EzioAs
    Well that's good to hear for once in a while
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  • Pyree
    Cool, the game's environment is authentically like in Hong Kong!
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  • rantoc
    NPD's numbers that show that consoles are beating PC games at every turn at retail makes it seem as if the PC gaming market were a hostile place.

    Some are clever enough to understand than the retail have only about 15-20% because Steam's downloads according to many experts have about 80% of the market. So the retail charts hardly display the whole picture - Only a tiny niche in the total PC game sales as it have evolved from old retail to the new download era. Its a shame that Valve don't disclose the numbers of PC sales but then again that would make Pc gamers demand more and destroy many developers no one argument against the platform.
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  • rantoc
    aftcometThis is just what was easiest to implement and something that took little effort. This isn't even close to what a properly made PC taking advantage of current hardware can be. 1080p in this day and age should not be called a "feature". It should be standard.
    The DX11 implementation CAN be something nice depending on what features they decide to use. As for the resolution - For a console gamer true 1080p is only a dream, they get up-sampeled 720p as best so for a console developer can can be seen as huge. For a PC 1080p is in the pretty much the lowest possible resolution, many enthusiasts play in 1600p or have multi-monitor setups. I personally prefer 1600p over tri+ setups but that's my taste. That is what i like about PC - Choose the components and it can always be upgraded with ease unlike the now 5 years old consoles that is what they are - Year after year.
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  • lpedraja2002
    Aggh! Nvidia better hurry up with their 660gtx, my 8800gt just doesn't cut it anymore.
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  • ojas
    Game looks good. 1080p at 60fps is sort of a feature you know, if they mean this at maxed out settings with the recommended system reqs. I can't think of many games that can do this with anything less than a GTX 670 or equivalent card.

    Also, if it does well, should be an encouragement to the rest of the industry.

    BTW i wonder what'll happen in Asia? Retail is still big here, since most of us have sucky net connections, and retail here is much cheaper than steam ($20-$40 for a new release).
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  • ojas
    http://www.sleepingdogs.net/news/Sleeping-Dogs-PC-Specs

    Minimum requirements
    • OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7
    • Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz or Althon X2 2.4 GHz
    • RAM: 2GB
    • Graphic card: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible Nvidia or AMD ATI card, ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher
    • Graphics card memory: 512 MB
    • Sound card: DirectX compatible sound card
    • Hard drive: 15 GB

    Recommended system requirements
    • OS: Windows 7 64-bit
    • Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
    • RAM: 4GB
    • Graphics card: DirectX 11 Nvidia or AMD ATI card, Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950
    • Graphics card memory: 1 GB
    • Sound card: DirectX compatible sound card
    • Hard drive: 15 GB

    Advanced PC Features
    • Nvidia 3D Support
    • Nvidia Multi Screen Monitor Support
    • AMD EyeFinity Multi-Monitor Gold Status Support
    Window and Full Screen Mode Support :lol:
    • Benchmark Mode

    DirectX11 Specific Features
    • Contact hardening shadows
    • HD-AO
    • Use of Direct Compute

    Performance Enhancements
    • Enhanced Performance on Dual Core and Quad Core Processors
    • Enhanced Performance on Nvidia SLi
    • Enhanced Performance on AMD Crossfire

    Mouse, Keyboard, and Controller Support
    • Xbox360 Controller Support
    • Keyboard and Mouse Support including Key Remapping
    • Auto Pad, Mouse and Keyboard Switching

    Advanced PC Graphic Features
    • Increased Small Object Detail
    • High Resolution Texture Support
    • High Resolution Shadows
    • High Quality Shadow Filters
    • Soft Particles
    • High Quality SSAO (Screen Space Ambient Occlusion)
    • High Quality Motion Blur
    • Super Sample Anti-Aliasing

    Steamworks Features Supported
    • DLC Support
    • Achievements
    • Auto Patching
    • Pre-Download
    • Store Save Games to the Cloud
    • Player to Player Chat
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  • Pyree
    ^Someone will work on a 1st person mod once the game is out.
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  • alidan
    ojashttp://www.sleepingdogs.net/news/S s-PC-Specsyea, you can find it funny that window and full screen is mentioned, but damnit i have games on the pc that can windowed mode had to be hacked into it.

    i also have games that dont like 1920x1200 as a resolution and i had to go into the ini.

    i appreciate them telling us up front everything they have in the menu. and as for 1080p at 60fps, if that is doable at their recommended settings as a minimum fps, i also appreciate that too. far to often do i see the recommended stats being FAR less than what is actually needed to drive a game.
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