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Ubisoft's CEO Confirms That PC Is The Lead Platform For Watch Dogs

DSOGaming writes: "Well, we all saw that coming, right? Still, it’s good to have an official confirmation about the lead platform of Watch Dogs. In an interview with InsideGamer, Ubisoft’s CEO confirmed that the PC is the lead platform for Watch Dogs and all other platforms will be getting a port. Yeap, this is the exact opposite of what is currently happening, so this is at least good news for all PC gamers."

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NYC_Gamer4074d ago (Edited 4074d ago )

That's how next gen multiplatform software should be developed with PC as lead..The performance would be great on PS4 and 720 too since they are very similar to PC hardware wise..This way of development would solve the bad port problem that has hit all platforms this gen..

shutUpAndTakeMyMoney4074d ago (Edited 4074d ago )

I think they will! It make sense! If everything is like a pc and games are made on pc(programming, modeling, digital 2d art, music production, animations in maya or 3ds max) Wouldn't it be faster to just start there?? Then port?

Maybe this is why?
http://kotaku.com/5986444/u...

Hydrolex4073d ago (Edited 4073d ago )

this also helps PC gamers when it comes to some games!!

I remember GTA IV was shit on PC because it was a port from consoles, it wasn't optimized nicely

AngelicIceDiamond4074d ago

Right, and hopefully PS4 and 720 are easier to port from PC as well thanks to their PC like specs. (well confirmed for PS4 anyway)

While keeping all the visuals and performance the same. Across all next gen consoles.

TheGamerDood4074d ago (Edited 4074d ago )

So it's already starting to pay off for PC users now that both Sony & MS have gone with off-the-shelf PC parts and you'd think they'd be grateful but, nope. ಠ_ಠ

FantasyStar4074d ago

Really? All I've seen are PC gamers who are pleased by the fact the trend of next-gen is Power-PC x86.

papashango4074d ago (Edited 4074d ago )

Wait we need to be grateful to MS and Sony because THEY want to be closer to the platform that innovates and pushes boundaries....

go home you're drunk.

TheGamerDood4074d ago (Edited 4074d ago )

Then you need to visit other sites to see what I'm talking about; I know things look all nice and rosy here on N4G(lol)but that's not true everywhere else...checkout Totalhalibut being a **** on KZ YT channel. That's not trolling...naahhhh.

http://i.imgur.com/yOntBeN....

@papshango

"innovates and pushes boundaries"

hahahah... thanks for that. And before anyone even starts, I game on both.

starchild4074d ago

I don't know what other people are saying on other sites, but I know that I am very happy with the architecture that Sony settled on for the PS4. Not only will it likely make for much better PS4 games, which I am extremely stoked for, but it will also do good things for the PC platform.

OpieWinston4072d ago

It's all us PC gamers have been waiting for.
Epic games not being hindered by console ports.
Ubisoft is awesome like that.

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akaakaaka4074d ago

no wonder it was the worse looking game on the Sony conference.. but it seem fun! gameplay is more important!

donman14074d ago

Excellent news. The Wii U version will be based of the PC. Read from the link below.
http://gimmegimmegames.com/...

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MadLad4074d ago

How it should be, really.

steve30x4074d ago

The anti PC gamers will come here to complain again.

MysticStrummer4074d ago

Maybe if PC gamers didn't troll console articles all the time, there would be fewer anti PC gamers.

OT - No surprise here. The 360, PS4 and 720 versions should be easy to convert from PC, but I wonder if the PS3 version will suffer.

DoomeDx4074d ago (Edited 4074d ago )

Or console players didnt stop trolling PC gamers all the time? ;)

donman14074d ago

Hmmm... I think you meant to say The Wii U, PS4 and Xbox720 versions should be easy to convert from the PC, but you wonder if the PS3/360 version will suffer in over all quality.

To answer your question... WiiU/PS4/720 will be the versions to get if you own any of those next gen consoles. I for one will own both the PS4 and WiiU. So for me its a matter of PS4 graphics/AI fidelity or Wii U immersive use of the Gamepad.

BlackTar1874074d ago

Doom you can;t really believe PS3 gamers troll PC kids. Come on its pretty rare someone stupid enough to say ps3 looks better then PC but PC gamers love to say the PC looks better then ps3 like it was ever a debate.

gamernova4074d ago

Dude, I saw console people on a linus tech tip video about the titan claiming that the ps4 smashed it. Seriously? It goes both ways really.

DoomeDx4074d ago

@ BlackTar.

Where did you get the idea that im talking about graphics?

Console people love to brag about exclusives.
PC people love to brag about graphics

BitbyDeath4074d ago

The PC crowd was trying to convince everyone that all games were made on PC first and had no idea what a console devkit was.

Wonder where they are now.

MysticStrummer4073d ago

@DoomeDx - Not being a PC gamer, I don't look at PC only articles so I have no idea if console gamers troll them, but I do see PC gamers in console only articles all the time. I don't give PC gamers a second thought until I see them in, for example, a Killzone article spewing stats and detailing the construction of their gaming rig.

@donman1 - I completely forgot about WiiU honestly. The WiiU version may or may not look very slightly better than PS3/360, but even a WiiU fan should admit PS4/720 versions should look noticeably better than all three. My comment about the PS3 suffering was more about the kind of minor differences that are usually present between 360 and PS3 multi plats.

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aliengmr4074d ago

This is the "Sorry we called you all criminals" announcement.

Let's see if they can maintain that disposition for more than a year.

john24074d ago

I think this happens because PS4 and X720 are not out yet. Things could change when proper dev kits are out, so we'll have to wait and see

MasterD9194074d ago

I don't think gamers will care if they are playing Watch Dogs on next gen consoles...They will suffice ;)

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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.

RaidenBlack1001d 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.

LucasRuinedChildhood1001d ago (Edited 1001d 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.

HankHill1001d 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.

obidanshinobi1001d 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.

LamerTamer1000d 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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gantarat1001d ago

assassin's creed 1 should get a remake.

ExBee1001d 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?

RaidenBlack1001d 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.

BlaqMagiq11000d ago

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

Profchaos1001d 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.

BlaqMagiq11000d ago

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

chicken_in_the_corn1000d 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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smolinsk1001d ago (Edited 1001d ago )

Absolutely, this watch dogs legion was terrible boring.

Profchaos1001d ago (Edited 1001d 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_toad1001d 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.

LamerTamer1000d 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.

TheSinsibleOne1001d 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.

LamerTamer1000d 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.

TheEnigma3131001d ago

Remake the PoP series from xbox/ps2/gc era

RaidenBlack1001d ago

They are remaking Sands of Time.

TheEnigma3131001d 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."

vallencer1065d ago

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

Pridefall1065d ago

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

mikefizzled11065d ago

The mystery that is En Fore Gee

neutralgamer19921065d ago

Give us driver San Francisco remastered

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen1065d ago

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

Gameseeker_Frampt1065d 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.

WeAreLegion1065d ago

Best driving mechanics ever made. Nothing has come close.

Gardenia1065d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1065d 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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