Sochan pointed out that the sign lighting is something that really sets apart the Definitive Edition: Not even the original PC version had animated neon signs. Graphical improvements that Sochan listed include new fog, mist and smog effects "completely redone" lighting that lends the game a higher-contrast look secondary animations for objects on bodies, like a chain hanging from a person's neck additional frames of animation, for smoother movement hand-modeled upgrades to characters extra neon signs throughout Hong Kong and animated lighting for those signs. All 24 previously available DLC extensions have been integrated into the game, including the story-extending episode Year of the Snake and the horror-themed Nightmare in North Point.
SLEEPING DOGS DEFINITIVE EDITION PS4 1080P
The Definitive Edition runs in 1080p at 30 frames per second on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The Definitive Edition of the critically acclaimed, award winning open-world action adventure, reworked, rebuilt and re-mastered for PlayStation®4. "It's a lot more than just jacking up textures and turning up knobs and dials," said Sochan. From there, United Front spent a year tweaking the way Sleeping Dogs looks and plays. The Windows PC version of the original Sleeping Dogs remains one of the best-looking games of the last generation, and Sochan told Polygon that the Definitive Edition isn't merely "catching up" to that level on the new consoles.Īccording to Sochan, the original game with the PC version's high-resolution texture pack served as the starting point for the Definitive Edition. The remastered package offers the usual slate of visual upgrades, but United Front didn't want to stop there. In developing the remastered version of Sleeping Dogs, United Front Games did its best to ensure that the final result lived up to the "Definitive Edition" moniker, according to senior producer Dan Sochan.īecause United Front Games, the game's original developer, was making the Definitive Edition instead of a third-party port house, the studio wanted to give the project an extra dose of TLC.