Square Enix and United Front Games today confirmed that Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is due to launch on the 10th October 2014 in European and PAL territories for PS4, Xbox One and PC.
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is a re-mastered update of the critically acclaimed Sleeping Dogs which released in 2012. The capabilities of today’s hardware have truly brought the vibrant Hong Kong experience to life. In addition, a total of 24 pieces of downloadable content have been integrated into the gaming experience including the story-extending episode Year of the Snake and the horror-themed add-on Nightmare In North Point.
Dan Sochan, Senior Producer at United Front Games, said:
“It was an exciting opportunity for the original development team to be able revisit a game we’re so passionate about. We’re giving old and new fans a lot reasons to pick up the game, as we’ve gone beyond just increasing resolution and running at 1080p. We listened to the fans: we tuned gameplay, we added to the ambience of Hong Kong, increased audio fidelity and pushed the visuals further than we could on the previous generation of consoles.”
Jon Brooke, Vice President of Brand and European Marketing at Square Enix Europe, added:
“Sleeping Dogs was a huge success and bringing it to the new generation of consoles was an easy decision. Updated visuals and the inclusion of all the downloadable content really makes this the Definitive Edition of the game.”
In Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition you explore the seedy underbelly of Hong Kong, as Wei Shen, a conflicted undercover cop, tasked with battling the ruthless Triads and his inner demons to take down the Dragon Head. Play on either side of the law, with Cop and Triad missions, as you manoeuvre through the ranks of the organisation. Featuring an unmatched and brutal martial arts system, movie-style shootouts, and high-speed racing – Sleeping Dogs’ Hong Kong is the ultimate open world playground.
It’s pretty unclear whether this ‘Definitive Edition’ will surpass the visuals packed in the PC version of Sleeping Dogs, so it will be interesting to run some comparison tests between these two versions once the Definitive Edition is out.
Enjoy!
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That’s the PC version on ultra with most of the high settings enabled, 4K Textures with some DOF field and better Ambient Occlusion added.
Unless they are doing some drastic optimization. They are utterly taking the piss releasing it on PC (And even then. Enterprising modders will just fix the old version up to the new version)
The consoles wouldn’t be able to run it at 1080p/60fps/Extreme/HDAO, 2xSSAA anyway.
Yeah! That’s right! 4K Textures for Consoles!!! LOL
The PC version already has a “HD” texture pack. Why would PC users pay twice for a graphics update?
In my point of view, S.E shouldn’t even bother to release PC version again!
True, unless it’s cheap.
Yup!
Why not? Those who haven’t bought the game yet can get the Definitive Edition along with all the DLC in a cheap bundle.
Previously people were complaining because Tomb Raider Definitive Edition wasn’t coming to PC. And now the complaint is about the exact opposite. I find that funny and hypocritical as hell.
The Sleeping Dogs Collection is essentially the Definitive Edition
It includes the base game (with free HD texture pack) and all the DLCs
The Sleeping Dogs Collection is only $40 on Steam (often on sale for $10 and has been as low as $8)
So still no point IMO, unless its $30 on PC
Just like how IMO there was no point with a PC version of Tomb Raider Definitive Edition
There was already the $30 Game of the Year Edition on PC, which included all the DLC and the better graphics
I didn’t even buy the GOTY Edition since there was only 1 DLC that wasn’t a skin or multiplayer related
Even that DLC was only a tomb which took me about 10 mins to finish
The existence of the Sleeping Dogs Collection is no reason why the Definitive Edition shouldn’t be on PC. People are free to choose. I think ALL games and ALL editions should come to PC, period.
But that’s exactly what is happening right now. They don’t bother. Current gen consoles and PC has similar architecture.
Success on PC is depends on the price and the quality.
aeeeeeeeehooooooooooo…got the game in a steam sale, and gave it a try…hell of a cool game!
I didn’t like the game-play at all!!
Sleeping Dogs Collection Steam $39.99, Definitive Edition $59.99. Most DLCs are turd skins from previous Square Enix games. If you want pay $60 just buy GTA V PC.
Where is the Definitive Edition for PC listed as 60 bucks?
The Sleeping Dogs Collection is essentially the Definitive Edition
It includes the base game (with free HD texture pack) and all the DLCs
The Sleeping Dogs Collection is $40 on Steam (often on sale for $10 and has been as low as $8)
So he’s saying there no point in a Definitive Edition for PC, especially if its also $60
No, he said the Definitive Edition costs 60 bucks. Whereas in reality, the pricing hasn’t been announced yet.
Not played it, any good?
yeah, it’s good. driving is s*it (in this case it was s*it, but we should wait and see if anything changed in DE) but hand to hand combats are great, not as good as batman but it deserves the second place.
Maybe I’ll give this version of it a go then, thx.
Batman combats are really good. But I don’t know why i didn’t like Sleeping Dogs combat!
i guess because combos were not rewarding and combat was not as fluid as batman, specially counter attacks, they were slow
now 8th Gen is officialy a remake or re-remake or remaster or re-remaster gen. last gen they start 3 or 4 years after the console launch but these gen they brought those game from the start. it’s also spread in pc gaming too.
less then a year and we have these:
Tomb Raider DE
Sleeping Dog DE
TLoU Remastered
Halo: Master Chief Collection
Metro Redux
Zelda: Wind Waker and that other Zelda game on 3DS.
Resident Evil Remake
Fable Anniversary
Grim Fandango (only reasonable choice – this doesn’t came out last year, it’s from more than a decade ago and you can’t buy it any where anymore)
i guess hitman and deux ex (Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut – Re Remastered Definitive Edition) will get DE as well. it’s cool to have a remake or remastered version of an old game but come on, many of these games are form 2012 and 2013.
“we tuned gameplay”
how much ? i have SD complete with all of it’s DLCs, i can play it 1080p 60fps on ultra with high SSAA. how much graphics changed ? what tuned in gameplay ? should i pay again for it’s DE ? sure it is good for those who wants to buy this game for the first time (and it is a good game) but is there something for me too ? are they going to sell it to me cheaper ?
Yeah! There is a chance they might sell it cheaper… 😀 But again. I DON’T Care!!
Now I only want Final fantasy XV from Square Enix! nothing else!
Isn’t the Definitive version already out for the PC??