Watch Dogs delayed until spring 2014

[Rage187]

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/15/watch-dogs-delayed-to-spring-2014/


Glad I didn't get a preorder bundle with it...

 

[Adrenaline]

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/15/watch-dogs-delayed-to-spring-2014/


Glad I didn't get a preorder bundle with it...

I was looking forward to this with my launch PS4. Now, I have to find something else.

 

[purbeast0]

wow that is actually a pretty big deal imo. but totally not surprised considering ubisoft is developing it. as much as delays suck, they are always for the better so that we can have a better final product.

 

[Rage187]

I'm ok with it. I have enough current gen games I'm trying to chew through, plus all the launch day games I'm picking up.

The really big surprise, was the short notice. Literally, 30 days from console launch.

Still, what about those launch consoles with packins? This close to release and those things aren't all sitting in a warehouse, yet???

 

[exdeath]

One of the only launch titles I would have cared for. Sigh.

 

[Drako]

Well, that sucks :\

One of my pre-orders will now be cancelled.

 

[zerocool84]

I was looking forward to this with my launch PS4. Now, I have to find something else.

Me too, I was really looking forward to this game.

 

[Rage187]

Only non-answer, answers on bundled preorders: http://kotaku.com/ubisoft-has-no-answer-for-fate-of-watch-dogs-ps4-xbox-o-1445675601

 

[cmdrdredd]

This is going on my PC but it saves me $60 come November so no biggie.

 

[Aikouka]

Eh, those bundles will probably just become normal consoles packages instead.

 

[purbeast0]

Only non-answer, answers on bundled preorders: http://kotaku.com/ubisoft-has-no-answer-for-fate-of-watch-dogs-ps4-xbox-o-1445675601

i never assumed those bundles were packed in bundles, just bundles from the companies to force people to buy a game with it.

 

[Rage187]

i never assumed those bundles were packed in bundles, just bundles from the companies to force people to buy a game with it.

nah, the PS4 was a real bundle with art work.

http://www.videogamer.com/ps4/watch...anage_watch_dogs_ps4_bundle_pre-orders_2.html

I believe the Xbox One and Wii U's we just boxed together.

 

[purbeast0]

ouch, sucks for those guys that preordered it.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Probably offer a voucher for PSN or something. Have to see what they do.

 

[purbeast0]

amazon is at least claiming you will get the console on launch day if you preordered it.

https://twitter.com/amazongames/status/390206198818959361

 

[Rage187]

amazon is at least claiming you will get the console on launch day if you preordered it.

https://twitter.com/amazongames/status/390206198818959361

good. Hell, if I had a preorder, I think I'd rather just be charged the full amount and not have my preorder cancelled.

I bet Amazon's phone lines blew up, so they took to twitter.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Now that I think about it, I bet they get a price adjustment to the $400 console and simply no game.

 

[Durvelle27]

This is a huge disappointment. Anticipation from me for thus game was really high and anxious

 

[SAWYER]

This game looked progressively worse every time I saw it

 

[Rage187]

This game looked progressively worse every time I saw it

The graphics were subpar for next gen. You can't put out a next gen game that looks worse than GTA5 on current gens.

 

[futurefields]

Devs are having a really hard time coming up with engines that deliver a truly next-gen experience on these consoles. It's not even the GPU's that are the problem either, it's the ridiculously low-clocked, low single thread performance that the CPU's offer. The fact is most game engines are 90% single thread, with little things like audio dsp being able to be easily offloaded onto a different core. I'm willing to bet this is the major reason for the delay and why the game looks like worse and worse when they show it running on actual hardware.

 

[Rage187]

I just want to say: I'm glad they held it back to make it better. However, their project managers need to have their career asses handed to them. You know, the more I think of it, I'm in agreement that they've known about this for awhile but held off announcing not to affect their quarterly earnings.

 

[purbeast0]

Devs are having a really hard time coming up with engines that deliver a truly next-gen experience on these consoles. It's not even the GPU's that are the problem either, it's the ridiculously low-clocked, low single thread performance that the CPU's offer. The fact is most game engines are 90% single thread, with little things like audio dsp being able to be easily offloaded onto a different core. I'm willing to bet this is the major reason for the delay and why the game looks like worse and worse when they show it running on actual hardware.

considering the consoles aren't even out yet, i think this is a stupid conclusion to come to at this time.

 

[futurefields]

considering the consoles aren't even out yet, i think this is a stupid conclusion to come to at this time.

i made a speculation on the cause of the delay. my speculation is likely, at the very least, in the ballpark. game performance is one of the last things that devs can polish up, naturally. Ubisoft said they need more time to polish this game, thats why they are delaying it. so then, is it not reasonable to deduce that they are struggling hitting their performance target on the hardware?

or maybe you just wanted to call somebody stupid

 

[zerocool84]

i made a speculation on the cause of the delay. my speculation is likely, at the very least, in the ballpark. game performance is one of the last things that devs can polish up, naturally. Ubisoft said they need more time to polish this game, thats why they are delaying it. so then, is it not reasonable to deduce that they are struggling hitting their performance target on the hardware?

or maybe you just wanted to call somebody stupid

No because the systems aren't even out yet and the first games on EVERY new console don't look infinitely better than the ones before it, it takes time.