Square Enix have announced that the PC version of their upcoming open world title, Sleeping Dogs will come featuring as host of added extras.
The PC version launches the same time as the console versions and comes with a stunning set of PC specific features. With an array of advanced graphical features on-board, the Windows PC release gives gamers with the hardware bandwidth a host of graphical enhancements, hardware optimisations and support for the latest AMD and Nvidia features.
The high-resolution texture pack upgrades the game to a whole new level and brings eye-watering detail and crisp clear rendering to everything from city skyscrapers to crumbling ancient temples. Depth is added once more for players playing at high resolution by using increased small object detail to render smaller items of the world from a far greater distance to give an incredible sense of scale and detail. The in-game shadows will also come with an update with support of high-resolution shadow textures, high quality shadow filters and support for Screen Space Ambient Occlusion. It also comes with performance enhancements for both dual and quad core PC setups, enhanced performance for Nvidia SLI and AMD Crossfire, support for keyboard and mouse setup which include key mapping and optimisations for both 3D and multi monitors on both AMD and Nvidia hardware.
Team Fortress 2 players will also get a special bonus when they pre-order the game on Steam. This will lets players get access to eight new items in the Team Fortress 2 Triad Pack. It comes with something for every class which include pyros will conk enemies over the head with a neon sign, heavies will breathe fire, scouts will get chopping with a comically oversized cleaver and spies will do what they do best. There is also new hats, swag and tattoos.
The full feature list and system specifications for the PC version of Sleeping Dogs can be seen below. Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below.
System Requirements
- Windows Vista (with Service Pack 2) and Windows 7 Supported
- DirectX10, 10.1, and 11 Supported
- 32bit and 64bit Operating Systems Supported
Advanced PC Features
- Nvidia 3D Support
- Nvidia Multi Screen Monitor Support
- AMD EyeFinity Multi-Monitor Gold Status Support
- Window and Full Screen Mode Support
- 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
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
