Sleeping Dogs gets a lot of PC specific features

Square Enix has announced a lot of PC specific features for Sleeping Dogs and it’s something that will make any PC gamer with a decent rig happy.

The game will ship with a set of Windows specific features and is optimized for the PC. It also has enhancements for dual-core PCs.

“The high-resolution texture pack updates the game to a new level, bringing eye-watering detail and crisp clear rendering to everything from city skyscrapers to crumbling ancient temples,” read the press release.

“Another layer of depth is added for gamers running at higher resolutions 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. In-game shadows receive a significant upgrade with support for high-resolution shadow textures, high quality shadow filters and support for Screen Space Ambient Occlusion.”

Check out the PC showcase video below:

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.