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Why Watch Dogs Was Delayed

Four months have passed since Watch Dogs' initial launch date and still the game isn't on shop shelves. But - as announced earlier today - Ubisoft's tech-savvy open world is now, finally, coming. Just two more months remain until its marathon five-year development draws to a close.

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vishmarx4477d ago

someone needs to clarify the footage we saw was last gen.

Iamnemesis48804476d ago

it was a screw up it does happen

NeloAnjelo4476d ago (Edited 4476d ago )

Ummm... A wild guess, but it wasn't finished?

1nsomniac4476d ago (Edited 4476d ago )

Because the entire game was media BS that blew out of hand. The game has gone from brilliance to BS in less than an hour!

The game was clearly never in any state considered even close to the footage they've been showing us over the last 2 years.

I'd say the video that was released "by mistake" about 6 months ago that looked like PS2 footage was the only real footage that was shown!

osprey194476d ago

The gameplay will redeem it.

1nsomniac4476d ago (Edited 4476d ago )

..and you know this because.... they told you??

You've already claimed the graphics haven't been downgraded, I'm not likely to believe you regarding your stance on gameplay.

You're about as trust worthy as a blue salmon!!

osprey194476d ago

Uve seen the gameplay right? That's what got peoples attention in the first place and no-one is arguing that's been downgraded, the gameplay looks amazing with impressive depth. And if ur wondering about the statement that Ubisoft made regarding wether they have downgraded their graphics for watch dogs, they said no they haven't. And if u watch the gameplay footage from last year, ull c it hasn't been downgraded. So they didn't tell me they told everyone.

oh and one more thing, if u give a game too much hype it will have impossibly high expectations. We have seen it before with assassins creed 3, another Ubisoft game. Massively hyped and couldn't live up to the impossible nights the hype gave it, not to mention that it wasn't the best ac.

Palitera4476d ago (Edited 4476d ago )

Did anyone forgot the real reason?

GTA V. It might not have been what we were expecting (or even what R* was announcing), but still made Ubisoft chicken out.

GearSkiN4476d ago

Nope Gta v was actually better looking than the first trailer they had.

MaxwellBuddha4476d ago

GTA V is NOWHERE near as fluid and clean as the first trailer that was released in 2011.

Grave4476d ago

Yep, I totally agree. Watch Dogs even put itself in direct competition with GTA V by mentioning the game in WD advertisements. Then GTA V came out and I bet they were like: "Well, shit."

1nsomniac4476d ago

GTA V last-gen looks better than WD current-gen. This must be massively embarrassing for Ubisoft.

sonerone4476d ago

hope the video was last gen looked crap

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The entire WatchDogs series is 87% off and it's not even Black Friday

If you are looking for a bargain, check out the huge discounts across the entire WatchDogs series on Steam.

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Watch Dogs Deserves A Remake, More Than Ever

With the world of information and technology, privacy and security growing every day, Watch Dogs deserves another chance in the spotlight, now more than ever.

RaidenBlack1776d ago

The only Ubi title that deserves a faithful remake right now is Splinter Cell 1.
All 2014+ Ubi titles are just underwhelming. Especially ones from 2016+ are just cancer.

LucasRuinedChildhood1775d ago (Edited 1775d ago )

Seriously, are we so far removed from Ubisoft actually making good games that people now praise Watch_Dogs in retrospect?

"Watch_Dogs has remained one of my favourite games of the last ten years." Jesus Christ.

HankHill1775d ago

I remember being so disappointed in Watch Dogs when I played it at release. It was alright, but I think I fell for the hype and I needed a game to play on my new PS4.

obidanshinobi1775d ago

This is what happens when mediocrity gets praised as good.
Standards are slipping across the whole entertainment industry.
What was once considering rubbish is now considered as OK, what once was OK is now being praised as good etc etc.

LamerTamer1775d ago

Everyone has their own likes. I liked it a lot myself. I played through it twice and liked the car chases and the open world with fairly decent environments and missions. It suffered from the whole downgrade thing where they showed graphics that weren't actually there. No game will appeal to everyone but it was still ambitious for it's time.

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gantarat1776d ago

assassin's creed 1 should get a remake.

ExBee1776d ago

For certain! AC1 was brilliant at the time but with new graphics and gameplay it would be amazing! Do you prefer old combat or new though?

RaidenBlack1775d ago

I'd say a reimagining of AC1.
I direct AC1 remake would be a bad idea. It'll need better story pacing and significant better world building.

BlaqMagiq11775d ago

Old. Let it play like how it did with AC2-Syndicate style gameplay but refine the setting and story.

Profchaos1776d ago

It would need a lot changed for it to be enjoyable again as even back in 2007 on launch we were all complaining about it's repetitive gameplay go here perform one of three side quests repeat then assassination now do it over and over until a big battle with a unforgiving checkpoint system.

BlaqMagiq11775d ago

Absolutely. It needs it. The only AC I truly didn't enjoy.

chicken_in_the_corn1775d ago

I'd prefer it didn't. Ubisoft would make it so bloated, it wouldn't be anywhere near the original

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smolinsk1776d ago (Edited 1776d ago )

Absolutely, this watch dogs legion was terrible boring.

Profchaos1776d ago (Edited 1776d ago )

As a fan of the franchise legion was garbage and I regretted my purchase for the first time in the franchise the entire thing felt like an experiment in NPC behaviour and released without the writers input on what makes a good story.

I don't think I'm alone in that feeling though as wrench and Aiden are brought back and the campaign was rewritten to fit them.

I am tempted to buy the season pass to play it again with Aiden but fool me twice shame on me I'm waiting for a deep sale

camel_toad1775d ago

Agreed. Despite the annoying hipness of the characters in part 2 I thought it was a really fun game. I was extremely disappointed and surprised at how many steps back they took with Legion. You'd think it was made by an entirely different team. Or was it?

It was just so devoid of fun.

LamerTamer1775d ago

Honestly one of my biggest annoyances with Legion is that they took out the camera views for the driving. I mean the behind the car view that they stuck us with is near unplayable. I always used a first person driving view. After two releases why did they take OUT features? I don't get it.

TheSinsibleOne1776d ago

The fist watchdog game was the best by far
After that they weren't weird and annoying with that hipster stuff. Aiden was a badass.

LamerTamer1775d ago

I thought so at first too. I got used to it and it ended up being good after some play time. I just had to give it a chance.

TheEnigma3131776d ago

Remake the PoP series from xbox/ps2/gc era

RaidenBlack1775d ago

They are remaking Sands of Time.

TheEnigma3131775d ago

That's good news. Hopefully it's done right.

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Inside the Driver game that died so that Watch Dogs could live

From VG247: "When cars slide, they leave tyre marks. In a game like Driver, they’re an aesthetic touch, part of the inherent cool of a handbrake turn. But those dark shadows in the road also tell a story. From tyre marks, you can determine the speed of a vehicle, when it started to skid, and its ultimate direction of travel – long after the car itself has vanished into the distance."

vallencer1840d ago

Different spellings in different parts of the world friend. Tyre is a correct way to spell it.

Pridefall1840d ago

Dunno why you got downvpted when tyre is correct in Australia.

mikefizzled11839d ago

The mystery that is En Fore Gee

neutralgamer19921840d ago

Give us driver San Francisco remastered

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen1840d ago

Why did they stop making some of the best games ever? Driver was one of them.

Gameseeker_Frampt1840d ago

Assassins Creed 2 showed Ubisoft how to make money and Far Cry 2 showed them that gamers don't like complex ideas. Now Ubisoft just turns out games that are just variations of the same thing.

WeAreLegion1840d ago

Best driving mechanics ever made. Nothing has come close.

Gardenia1840d ago

A story driven game with pure driving gameplay. I'd love to see a new Driver game or a remake of the first one.

ApocalypseShadow1840d ago

Yes. This one. A definite remake of the first without adding any ridiculous fluff. The first game had great physics and sound for its time. The start of the car in the beginning cinema I watched constantly. My father and uncles were big muscle and classic car freaks. Only thing crazy about the game was the relentless cops in the last level. Insane the way those police cars were and launched at you.

Bleemcast made it look better just like PC emulators. But would definitely take a remake.

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