You see, few years ago people would have called it "classic marketing" and wouldn't blink an eye for it, people would expect things like this, they would see a screenshot and say "hum, looks a bit "too good" to make it", people would expect the downsides of optimisation, but now, oh heh, Ubisoft done it, people overuse the therm "downgrade" for everything and act as if fist footage quatily have to be delivered...

You know what a real "downgrade" is though? Feature cuts, the kind of stuff that Watch_Dogs had (or didn't), features being rubbed all over our faces but being cut at the end without us knowing... And you know what is NOT a "downgrade"? less texture quality and the removal of the sharpening filter...

As far as I can see from the many review of the demo, most features are present and looks wonderful, I haven't seen words about the fur tech but let's be honest, it's out of our reach.

Yes, I'm sure OP downloaded the HD video with less YT compression and artifacts and judged from that.

0/10, no creativity at all.

Sentient_Toaster の投稿を引用：

Yes, I'm sure OP downloaded the HD video with less YT compression and artifacts and judged from that.

0/10, no creativity at all.

are you really that stupid? there's no need to download each video and compare it side to side, you can clearly see the differences on youtube.

3.5GB of video, for 14 minutes, not subjected to YT.

Unless you're only going to be viewing the game through streaming.

Before you say downgrade, let me ask you. Can you even run it when it's released? Here you are, comparing YT videos which are compressed, the recent one not even running at ultra settings and you're saying downgrade? How confident are you that you can even play it at low settings?

Centurio の投稿を引用：

Before you say downgrade, let me ask you. Can you even run it when it's released? Here you are, comparing YT videos which are compressed, the recent one not even running at ultra settings and you're saying downgrade? How confident are you that you can even play it at low settings?

I'm sad because they downgraded the quality, that's it. They promised that there would be no downgrades.

I'm planning to buy a 300€ gpu when the game comes out so yeah if i get it i'll be able to run it on ultra

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Centurio の投稿を引用：

Before you say downgrade, let me ask you. Can you even run it when it's released? Here you are, comparing YT videos which are compressed, the recent one not even running at ultra settings and you're saying downgrade? How confident are you that you can even play it at low settings?

I'm sad because they downgraded the quality, that's it. They promised that there would be no downgrades.

I'm planning to buy a 300€ gpu when the game comes out so yeah if i get it i'll be able to run it on ultra

It's just that I feel like gamers are lowering their expectations just because there's a graphical downgrade. It's sad, I agree, but remember that with the consoles in the way, they have to make sure that their games run as smooth as possible on the platforms that they chose.

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Centurio の投稿を引用：

Before you say downgrade, let me ask you. Can you even run it when it's released? Here you are, comparing YT videos which are compressed, the recent one not even running at ultra settings and you're saying downgrade? How confident are you that you can even play it at low settings?

I'm sad because they downgraded the quality, that's it. They promised that there would be no downgrades.

I'm planning to buy a 300€ gpu when the game comes out so yeah if i get it i'll be able to run it on ultra

With a 300€ GPU? I fear you migh be a bit short for running it on ultra.

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kreight の投稿を引用：

I'm sad because they downgraded the quality, that's it. They promised that there would be no downgrades.

I'm planning to buy a 300€ gpu when the game comes out so yeah if i get it i'll be able to run it on ultra

With a 300€ GPU? I fear you migh be a bit short for running it on ultra.

i can get the gtx 970 for around that price and the r9 290 for less

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kreight の投稿を引用：

I'm sad because they downgraded the quality, that's it. They promised that there would be no downgrades.

I'm planning to buy a 300€ gpu when the game comes out so yeah if i get it i'll be able to run it on ultra

It's just that I feel like gamers are lowering their expectations just because there's a graphical downgrade. It's sad, I agree, but remember that with the consoles in the way, they have to make sure that their games runs as smooth as possible on the platforms that they chose.

The game don't even look bad, that the weird thing about these threads, not at all in fact when you consider the sheer size of the map, there is also the technology backing it (I hear the weather effects are partucularly stunning) as well as the exellent art design.

Avenger Grim の投稿を引用：

Centurio の投稿を引用：

It's just that I feel like gamers are lowering their expectations just because there's a graphical downgrade. It's sad, I agree, but remember that with the consoles in the way, they have to make sure that their games runs as smooth as possible on the platforms that they chose.

The game don't even look bad, that the weird thing about these threads, not at all in fact when you consider the sheer size of the map, there is also the technology backing it (I hear the weather effects are partucularly stunning) as well as the exellent art design.

ofc the game still looks freaking awesome but that downgrade just pisses me off

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Avenger Grim の投稿を引用：

With a 300€ GPU? I fear you migh be a bit short for running it on ultra.

i can get the gtx 970 for around that price and the r9 290 for less

That's what I was thinking about when i read your post, but I don't think a 970 is gonna run the game on ultra at 1080p.

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kreight の投稿を引用：

i can get the gtx 970 for around that price and the r9 290 for less

That's what I was thinking about when i read your post, but I don't think a 970 is gonna run the game on ultra at 1080p.

the recommended specs for the gpu is the r9 290, the 970 is going to be enough

Avenger Grim の投稿を引用：

Centurio の投稿を引用：

It's just that I feel like gamers are lowering their expectations just because there's a graphical downgrade. It's sad, I agree, but remember that with the consoles in the way, they have to make sure that their games runs as smooth as possible on the platforms that they chose.

The game don't even look bad, that the weird thing about these threads, not at all in fact when you consider the sheer size of the map, there is also the technology backing it (I hear the weather effects are partucularly stunning) as well as the exellent art design.

It's fricking Ubisoft's fault, I tell you. See what happens when they falsely advertise a game? It's bad juju!

kreight の投稿を引用：

the recommended specs for the gpu is the r9 290, the 970 is going to be enough

Recommended != ultra. At least, not at 1080p.

"1. Are recommended requirements enough for Ultra? No, recommended specs are supposed to let you play on mid-high settings in 1920x1080(Full HD)"

from Q&A w/ devs.

Granted, that does not mention fps, but given the nature of the game -- Geralt is *not* a tanky character and will need to be nimble, and certain things like counters will be very timing dependent -- it will probably be important to maintain a consistent framerate and avoid choppiness that might throw off your timings. We don't really know how much more demanding the 'ultra' preset will be.