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    (to developers) PC Audio issues that arent present on next-gen consoles.

    Now i dont know if this goes to the right place, but i feel like this is something technical with the game that (as an audiophile) really has to be looked into.

    I dont own any consoles myself, but i have noticed from various PS4 Far Cry 4 gameplay videos that on those consoles, on those game versions, audio fidelity is much higher. Reloading sounds, various speeches and other miscellaneous sounds seem to have a lot higher sample rate. Older-gen consoles lack this, understandably enough, because they had to compress the game size to fit on a CD. (or DVD, dunno which one)
    Higher sample rate sfx seems to be used on the newer-gen consoles, but PC's still have audio masters that are of low quality, equivalent of those found on older-gen consoles.

    Far Cry 4 on PC really shouldnt have a compromise regarding audio quality. If this sort of stuff would be an optional update, it would satisfy everyone.
    Why hasn't the PC versions received an update on audio quality? This sort of stuff really stands out, can we please get this fixed?
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    UbiGabrinth's Avatar Ubisoft Support Staff
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    Do you have any video examples that I could send onto the team? I am happy to pass on your feedback. I assume that you are using higher sound quality in the properties of your playback device?
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    Ill make a video compilation for this. Really dont think the issue is with my sound settings, because the audio files themselves are compressed. But you never know.
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    Alright, threw together a video.
    https://youtu.be/vKs3BxVXKqE
    This shows the audio issue pretty well.

    Also, are viewmodel shadows possible to still implement in FC4? Out-of-topic, but im rather intrigued by this.
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    UbiMorning's Avatar Community Representative
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    Thank you so much for the videos! Have you tried doing a clean install of your audio drivers?
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    Did something resembling to a clean install. Uninstalled my realtek and Siberia 350 drivers and somehow got the drivers back. Not that it resolved the issue.
    I believe the audio files themselves are a bottleneck, they are just at a lower sample rate for the PC.
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  7. #7
    *bump*
    Can we get an update on the situation?
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    UbiGabrinth's Avatar Ubisoft Support Staff
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    Please let me know if you have the same audio issues on Stereo sound.
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    With a stereo headset, the issues persist.
    If by what i have seen is a problem exclusive to me, where could i find footage of someone playing the game without those issues?
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    *bump*
    This issue really could use resolving.
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