Watch Dogs on PC – new video shows stunning visuals

Ubisoft has released a new video showing off the PC version of open-world action game Watch Dogs, and it looks good.

Whether it will look this good on your PC is dependent on how powerful your rig is, though, with the recommended requirements for the game rather high.

In the video, below, Watch Dogs lead PC engineer Paul Vlasie discusses how Ubisoft Montreal has worked with Nvidia to add exclusive features to the PC version of the game.

The PC version uses Nvidia’s HBAO Plus (Horizon Based Ambient Occlusion) technology, which adds richer and more realistic shadows around objects that occlude rays of light.

It also uses Nvidia’s TXAA technology, a new cinematic-style anti-aliasing technique that reduces the flickering you sometimes see in motion when playing a game.

The game came under fire earlier in the year for showcasing a story trailer with “downgraded graphics” which lead fans to believe the final product would not be as good, aesthetically, as the developers had initially promised.

A subsequent video, titled Welcome to Chicago, was then released seeking to address fans’ concerns, and showed off improved visuals.

Let us know what you think of the Nvidia-powered PC graphics below.