{"id":85373,"date":"2016-01-18T17:00:53","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=85373"},"modified":"2016-01-19T15:53:33","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T13:53:33","slug":"of-course-the-division-is-the-best-experience-on-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/85373-of-course-the-division-is-the-best-experience-on-pc","title":{"rendered":"Of course, The Division is the best experience on PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of information has been surfacing about\u00a0<em>The Division <\/em>of late, including <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/85281-heres-3-minutes-of-new-gameplay-footage-for-the-division.html\" target=\"_blank\">a great deal of gameplay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More than anything, there&#8217;s been a lot of discussion surrounding <em>The Division<\/em>&#8216;s quality of experience across all the major platforms, the Xbox One, PS4 and PC.<\/p>\n<p>Is anyone surprised to hear, then, that it appears that <em>The Division<\/em> looks best on PC? Probably not. But what has gotten people talking is how much of a difference there is.<\/p>\n<p>Popular YouTubers like AngryJoe and Jackfrags have shared information on the PC and Xbox One versions of the game. Sadly, PS4 versions of the game haven&#8217;t been made available quite yet.<\/p>\n<p>AngryJoe posted a video\u00a0that shows off close to an hour of gameplay, and near the end of the video (54:40) he explains that the game is a far superior visual experience on PC.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PpPLATt94n0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/AngryJoeShow\" target=\"_blank\">AngryJoe<\/a> explains the visual difference saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I was not blown away by the graphics. I thought the graphics was probably better at E3, so I don\u2019t know if there has been a downgrade; of course, this was on the Xbox One. Correction: the graphics did look good in the computer room.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re actually doing a lot for the PC version and they listed out, like, all these different enhancements that the PC has so it\u2019s not simply a port. The PC version hopefully is gonna be good and it looks far better than the console.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/jackfrags\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">Jackfrags<\/a> confirmed the same verdict in one of his own videos, sprinkling on some additional details about\u00a0the Xbox One version.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L2rT35dr-Rk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He said the following about his experience:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Xbox One version looks good, no doubt, some really nice weather effects. It\u2019s definitely not native 1080p\u00a0though and it only runs at 30fps. There were moments in combat where there were a lot of players on screen and explosions, I could definitely feel the fps\u00a0dropping below 30 and chugging a little bit. I did try the PC version and will comment on that soon, but I\u2019m definitely gonna be playing the game on PC when it launches.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If all of this proves true, then Ubisoft may be turning over a new leaf and actually appealing to the sensibilities of the PC gaming crowd by providing a game that properly functions on PC.<\/p>\n<p>This is further supported by a leak showcasing the graphics options for the game, which can be found on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neogaf.com\/forum\/showthread.php?t=1171541\">NeoGAF<\/a>. There are a lot of them.<\/p>\n<p>The graphics options are supposedly, as follows:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Vsync (on\/off)<br \/>\nFrame Rate Limit (on\/off)<br \/>\nShadow Quality<br \/>\nShadow Resolution<br \/>\nSpot Shadow Count<br \/>\nSpot Shadow Resolution<br \/>\nContact Shadows<br \/>\nPost FX AA<br \/>\nTemporal AA<br \/>\nSharpen Image (%)<br \/>\nParticle Detail<br \/>\nEnable Wind-affected Snow<br \/>\nVolumetric Fog<br \/>\nReflection Quality<br \/>\nLocal Reflection Quality<br \/>\nSub-surface Scattering<br \/>\nAnisotropic Filtering<br \/>\nParallax Mapping<br \/>\nAmbient Occlusion<br \/>\nDepth of Field<br \/>\nObject Detail (%)<br \/>\nExtra Streaming Distance (%)<br \/>\nChromatic Aberration (on\/off)<br \/>\nLens Flare (on\/off)<br \/>\nVignette Effect (on\/off)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Some are even reporting that on medium settings the PC version is superior to the Xbox One version. The beta <em>The Division<\/em>\u00a0will be happening on\u00a0January, 28th for Xbox One users and the 29th for\u00a0PC and PS4 users, ending\u00a0on January, 31.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Division<\/em> is set for a release on PC, Xbox One and PS4 on the 8th of March.<\/p>\n<p>Share your thoughts with us in the comments and forum section below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/wccftech.com\/the-division-looks-far-better-on-pc-xb1-version-is-sub-1080p-with-drops-below-30fps\/\" target=\"_blank\">WCCFTech<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2016\/01\/18\/the-division-framerate-unlockable-on-pc-graphics-options-leaked\/\" target=\"_blank\">VG247<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>More On The Division<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to Here\u2019s 3 minutes of new gameplay footage for The Division\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/85281-heres-3-minutes-of-new-gameplay-footage-for-the-division.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Here\u2019s 3 minutes of new gameplay footage for The Division<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to The Division to be made available for pre-load on Steam, come March 1\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/85027-the-division-to-be-made-available-for-pre-load-on-steam-come-march-1.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Division to be made available for pre-load on Steam, come March 1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Permalink to The Division alpha footage has been leaked\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/84727-the-division-alpha-footage-has-been-leaked.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Division alpha footage has been leaked<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is anyone surprised to hear that The Division looks best on PC? Probably not. 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