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this video is brought to you by lynda.com hey guys this is Austin so watchdogs came out today so I say it would be a good idea to do a comparison to see which version of the game looks best to start we have watchdogs running on the PlayStation 3 considering this is a nearly eight year old console it's definitely at a disadvantage but the results aren't terrible it reminds me in some ways of grand theft auto 5 is watchdogs really pushes the console to the limit and you'll notice that quite a bit for the most part the game stays around 30 frames per second but jump into a car and things take a bit of a nose dive into choppiness you're also dealing with fairly long loading times especially with fast travel which only takes a few seconds on the ps4 and PC but can take a minute or more on the ps3 jump over to the ps4 and things look much better textures are a lot cleaner and there's just more detail everywhere you look one of the big differences is in frame rate as the ps4 is able to keep watchdogs locked at 30fps for the most part every once in a while it'll dip below usually when there's a lot of action on screen but the performance is miles better than on the ps3 watchdogs on the PC is a little different if you have a computer that can handle the game on ultra the graphics do look notice will be better than on the consoles although it's an atom azov difference there's significant popping of textures especially with cars on both the PC and ps3 but oddly not really on the ps4 frame rate on a GTX 780 generally hovered around 60 FPS on Ultra at 1080p but sometimes it dips quite noticeably down okay we got a bunch of dead bodies right we got 40,000 people above us we need a distraction I called the cops but the ps3 and ps4 side by side and you can really see there's a big difference in the level of detail while Aiden is fairly similar on both consoles things like grass and trees are either non-existent or much less impressive looking on the ps3 compare the ps4 with the PC though and things are very close if you look at the road the difference between 900p on the ps4 and 1080p on the PC is easy to spot if you put all three together only the ps3 really stands out as the other versions are very similar pick a scene with a little more detail and again the ps3 shows its age against the much more powerful ps4 however the PC looks significantly better here when you look at details like the fence where the extra anti-aliasing and resolution come into play jump into a car and if you put aside the FPS issues the ps3 doesn't do too badly with similar physics and shadows mostly just giving up on the detail side the PC has some subtle improvements like better reflections and again more detail especially in faraway objects nighttime is where watchdogs shines impressively the ps3 doesn't fall too far behind here if you look past the slightly overblown rain effect especially when you look at Aiden soaked jacket set the ps4 against the PC and the to look almost identical as the darkness hides a lot of the little details that might have given the PC an advantage if you have a ps3 or xbox 360 watchdogs is surprisingly solid you will have a few framerate issues and it won't look as nice as on a newer console or gaming PC but it's totally playable and looks fantastic considering what it's running on move up to the ps4 or Xbox one though and you're going to find the sweet spot it seems pretty clear to me that UV soft really optimized watchdogs for the new consoles and it shows with the ps4 delivering good graphics without giving up performance watchdogs for PC improves a few things but it's not perfect considering just how much more powerful a high-end PC is compared to a console even on Ultra there isn't a huge difference put that together with issues like pop in and how poorly it runs on a and B cards and I'm a little disappointed so what do you guys think about watchdogs are you planning on picking it up let me know in the comments below also cute shout out to lynda.com for making this video possible lynda.com helps you learn and keep up to date with your software pickup brand new skills or explore new hobbies with their easy to follow video tutorials odds are if you're watching my channel you enjoy tech but with Linda calm you can really learn how to get the most out of it there are detailed tutorials on how to shoot better pictures and video with your camera learn how to program apps and way way more and if you're interested in learning how to make video a great place to start is with Linda coms awesome DSLR video courses there are a ton of other tutorials on the site too with more added every week and you get access to them all starting at just 25 dollars a month for you guys though you can get a 7-day free trial when you go to lynda.com slash Austin again that's lynda.com slash Austin so definitely go check it out and help support the channel anyway guys thank you so much for watching and I will catch you in the next one