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All right guys. Here is my speculation thread about watch dogs delay. Here I am going to put my theories (?) to find out why it got delayed. Feel free to put your own ideas. But please dont break vgchartz rules.


The first impression that I got from the recent video is that it got heavily downgraded. I assume this is true for ps360 version and to some extent ps4/x1 version. PC version may prevail from this deep downgrade. Now here is my speculation.

They may have taken pc version as standard copy and wanted to port the game indiscriminately in console versions. Cant blame this approach if they are trying to cover so many platforms. But when they tried to port it might have performed horrible. Remember first ps360 versions video that looked like ps2 game? They tried to match ps4/x1 launch date to the end. But in the end they saw it its impossible. Plus releasing the game seperately in different platforms might damage their sales. So they decided to delay it more. But in the end this might not live to the expectation of gamers.

 

Other facts:

Ubisoft is a great publisher / developer. I like them because they do pump out new IPs regularly. But they have faked farcry 3 graphics before.

Also this is from my old thread. http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=178809&page

How to detect a bad game:

1. Available platforms: PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, 3ds, PS Vita, Android and iOS.

2. Movie games: "Relieve your favorite movie in ths awesome game. With mindblowing graphics and awesome story". Lol.

3. Any $60 game with microtransactions and episodic paid DLC.

4. 7th edition of the same game.

Watch dogs has number 1 (kinda) and 3 (kinda) in it.

 

So what do you guys think?



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daredevil.shark said:

All right guys. Here is my speculation thread about watch dogs delay. Here I am going to put my theories (?) to find out why it got cancelled. 


wut



Dr.Grass said:
daredevil.shark said:

All right guys. Here is my speculation thread about watch dogs delay. Here I am going to put my theories (?) to find out why it got cancelled. 


wut


Oops. Correcting it. Thanks.



Over hype and downgrading is the Ubisoft standard now,and qte's. Far Cry 3 was a disappointment. Watch Dogs is following the same path.



I think it got delayed when they realized it was stealing sales from AC4...



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whats ps360? and how come watch dogs have #1 and 3 in it?



Being made for to many platforms, equals one cluster of a fuck up. Expect best results on PC and PS4 and mediocre to bad on others. One may be brutal.



i dunno about ubisoft they have pumped out great games, im currently playing AC4 on ps4 if your on the fence id highly recomend if you have ps4 or xbone irts a stunning game

if watchdogs has been downgraded then people wont buy as simple as that



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kowenicki said:
My theory is that it is a generic game, with a heavy AC rip off beneath the veneer and that it got mediocre tester reviews. Better to launch in a quieter period with less competition than in the launch window when people will actively choose. So my basis is that it just isn't a very good game rather than they struggled technically, although that may also be true.

Lets wait and see. I expect an average meta at best.


It already feels like farcry 3 ripoff. Unlock certain parts of map by hacking a server. Just like farcry 3 and assassins creed. Yeah. I also agree with the release date timing.



I think its gonna be very unoptimized on PC based on the latest minimum specs



                  

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