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Watch Dogs Has Been Delayed Into Spring 2014

The delay includes all versions, per the following statement from the Watch Dogs team:
“Our ambition from the start with Watch_Dogs has been to deliver something that embodies what we wanted to see in the next-generation of gaming. It is with this in mind that we’ve made the tough decision to delay the release until Spring 2014.

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GarrusVakarian3838d ago (Edited 3838d ago )

Much respect to Ubi for delaying it instead of just releasing it broken or unfinished. I have plenty of free to plays to play on my PS4 until then anyway :)

Lalanana3838d ago

eh o well..like you said plenty of games will keep me occupied.

:-p

GiggMan3838d ago

Yeah I agree with you. I'm glad I got the Killzone bundle from Amazon instead of the Watchdogs bundle. I wonder what will happen to those preorder bundles since the game is delayed?

admiralvic3838d ago

@ GiggMan

Considering it was never an official bundle... they would have shipped the system and then the game.

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guitarded773838d ago

I'm gonna be the over emotional voice of NON-reason here and say "SCREW UBI". The one unique non-shooter for the launch of next-gen, and they can't make deadline. I'm pissed.

Don't know if it's an actual delay, or if they're not wanting to launch two huge sandbox properties at the same time. I can understand not wanting AC and WD coming out the same time since so much has been invested, and they will attract many of the same gamers with not enough time to play both, but damn... damn, damn, damn.

I really wanted this game on day one.

Razputin3838d ago

No clue why you got disagrees.

But, its true. I believe on top of it not being finished, this Holiday season is going to swarmed with a lot of games (like always).

I know for a fact all the parents who buy their kids games only (or specifically) on holidays will have a huge back catalog to fill, for those who didn't get them day one.

badboy7763838d ago (Edited 3838d ago )

GTA V Caused This Delay!!!!!!

gaffyh3838d ago

Wow, extremely late to announce a delay, I can only think someone figured out that they probably shouldn't release two big games in the same timeframe.

vigilante_man3837d ago

This is going to hurt!

A lot of people were looking forward to Watch Dogs, me included. And to leave until Spring 2014 (read June at the earliest) is crazy. There was massive hype over this game.

When it releases we will be all over next gen and other games and I think this game will suffer in sales. Not a way top treat your future customers - a month's notice.

Feel sorry for all the confusion this will cause on pre-orders. And I bet Sony must be well peeved. They were backing this game in a big way.

Blachek3837d ago

Sony probably pushed them to announce it as a 13 launch release to bolster presales before they admitted a delay. I would imagine the same thing across the boards for next-gen.

crxss3837d ago

Dang this is depressing

MWong3837d ago

While it sucks that it wont be releasing on console launch day I am ok with this decision. UbiSoft wants to put out a quality introduction to their new IP. Wonder what details are they trying to fine tune.

Flipflopp3837d ago

Maybe Watch Dogs was being watched and got hacked, LOL

thekhurg3837d ago

Yeah, plus it'll save me another $60 at launch, unless I swap it over to Assassin's Creed - but I'm not sure if I should.

Eonjay3837d ago

From Amazon:

"All orders for the Watch Dogs PlayStation 4 bundle
will keep their place in line and we will fulfill the PlayStation 4
(without the Watch Dogs game) in accordance with your current delivery
estimate. We are working on adjusting these orders and will update you
as soon as we know more."

ABizzel13837d ago

It makes more sense, why have two open world games from the same publisher compete with one another at the same time.

Assassin's Creed is the safe bet for launch, and Watch Dogs is better served spring 2014.

Enemy3837d ago

I bet this had to do more with the secret fact that the Xbox One port wasn't up to par with PS4.

MyFeetHurt3837d ago

excuse me but could you source that with a reference to something besides your sony boner?

MizTv3837d ago

I was really looking forward to this game
But atleast we will have a good game to play this spring

FamilyGuy3837d ago

Wow, this is crazy news and the push back is s far from something meant to come out so soon.

Reminiscent of the Rayman delay and to a much lesser extent the note of InFamous SS not being a launch title.

They know what they're doing, they must really want to impress us so hopefully the quality of the end result really shows.

Gaming1013837d ago

If you're saddened by the delay of any game, seriously, you need to get a life and go outdoors. There's soooooo many games out there, expand your horizons if you're that much of a shut in.

Ashunderfire863837d ago

#GiggMan

Actually Gamestop and Amazon are honoring the bundle to just the PS4 system alone.

brodychet3837d ago

I'm gonna assume a big reason for the delay is the fact that everyone will still be playing GTA.

strifeblade3837d ago

I have been reading comments on 4 pages and i have seen more often than not people claiming to cancel their ps4 pre order or holding off to buy it when watchdogs or infamous comes out.

This is a huge blow to sony. No offense guys if its hard to hear this but ps4 launch is heavily reliant on third party games. Now people are only left with killzone, assassins creed, call of duty, and battlefield as AAA games. 3 first person shooters and a sandbox game. Not enough to sustain the ps4 purchase.

Other games that people are less optimistic about include knack (kiddy) and driveclub (arcade racer- looks meh from what i understand of ps4 gamers). When i was buying the ps4, i was buyin to play third party games (sorry but the first party save for killzone did not interest me.) Now i feel your pain, no games to play but loads of indies- i would hold off my pre order as well.

This is dangerous for ps4 because people holding off leaves more time for the x1 to impress and if watchdogs comes around titanfall, Gamers will be jumping ship.

I dont have to say this but in contrast the lineup from x1 which includes ryse (action- historic), dead rising 3 (zombie), forza (sim-racer), cod and bf (fps) killer instinct (fighting), and crimson dragon (shmup), ac4 (open world).

Damn what a nice variety- i am glad i am getting an x1.

MazzingerZ3837d ago

Interesting to hear the true reason behind the delay...it will leak soon

RyuCloudStrife3837d ago

Ubisoft deserves high praise for this. It is NEVER a negative when a game is delayed for improvements.

Thank you Ubisoft.

MartinB1053837d ago

@admiralvic

You're incorrect. It WAS an official bundle.

STICKzophrenic3837d ago (Edited 3837d ago )

While the delay is a bit disappointing, part of me is happy that now my decision of which to play first, ACIV:BF or Watch_Dogs, is decided for me lol. Both games seem like you can put a ton of hours into each, so now I can fully focus on Black Flag.

My dilemma next year, depending on release dates, will be inFAMOUS: Second Son or Watch_Dogs. Hopefully there will be some time between the two.

ThanatosDMC3837d ago

The game probably didnt come close to what GTA5 offered. I hope Ubisoft surpasses GTA5.

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Thehyph3838d ago

Daaaamn that sucks.

Apparently The Crew is eating the delay, too.

Sadface :(

Lovable3838d ago

Nice one Ubi. You know you don't stand a chance against TLOU and GTAV for Goty so delay your game.

Neonridr3838d ago

now they maybe become the title to beat in 2014.

ginsunuva3838d ago

I don't think companies care about goty like fanboys do.

MestreRothN4G3837d ago

^ Seriously?

Dude... Think again...

wynams3837d ago

scarier than ginsunuva's comment is the 15+ agrees ... yeah, modern corps hate dollars

Haki11123837d ago

FFS Ubisoft Pre-ordered this for x1 with Dead rising 3 -_- CoD for me then

Bolts3837d ago

No one is going to care about TLOU or GTA 5 when they're playing nextgen games.

MyFeetHurt3837d ago

sorry no one cares about game of the year

MyFeetHurt3837d ago

sorry no one cares about game of the year

only moms shopping for xmas.

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OlgerO3838d ago

Whoah are you kidding me! this is a major fuckup. the game was supposed to launch in a month. I would be extremely pissed if I had pre ordered this. and what about the PS4 launch bundles with watch dogs. Im sure Sony scratching their heads as well.

Wescyde3838d ago

This is my concern, The bundle hopefully we can switch the game out they just reduce the price overall to just the console

GalacticEmpire3838d ago

Relax, there's plenty of other games at launch of either console and those bundles were not official Sony bundles so it's up to retailers to sort it out.

extermin8or3838d ago

that is a good point... what about those launch bundles :S probably offer AC4 now I guess as that's another ubisoft game-not really sony's fault either....

pyramidshead3837d ago

I imagine you'll just get to choose another game instead more than likely?

Pogmathoin3837d ago

I guess it was never going to happen... it would have gone gold by now. Guess its back to Dead Rising 3 for me then, to be honest, will be hard to put down GTA 5 even when X1 releases....

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awesomeabe19983838d ago

Whenever Nintendo does that they get bashed.

Blaze9293838d ago (Edited 3838d ago )

oh im sure GTAV and Assassins Creed IV had nothing to do with this. We were what, less than a month from release? That doesn't seem real to me.

Can't say I'm happy about this delay to be honest.

thehitman3838d ago

I wonder what happens to the watchdog ps4 bundles then...

SuperBlur3837d ago

Ubisoft probably had to buy them back and they will probably destroy the bundles.

AngelicIceDiamond3838d ago

Ubisoft has one too many ambitious projects goin on.

Magicite3838d ago

No problem, AC4 will compensate this.

MizTv3837d ago

That's what I was thinking
Ac4 just looks so awesome and I'm not really a big fan of pirate stuff
Day 1 for me

tee_bag2423837d ago (Edited 3837d ago )

AC is the same old boring drivel we've seen for the paste 8 years.
Watch dogs on the other hand..

SuperBlur3837d ago

Pirate Creed ? no thank you i am sick of it already , people give Activision shit for COD yet Ubisoft is worst with its AC series , i've been done with it ever since the main creative director left(Inbetween AC Brotherhood Development) the studio for that reason alone "Sick of being forced to work on the AC Series"

come_bom3838d ago (Edited 3838d ago )

Not surprised. They were launching it close to Assassin Creed 4 launch... so they delayed Watch Dogs a few months. That way both games don't compete with each other sales wise on the same time period.

Tru_Ray3837d ago

It makes perfect sense. TBH was going to buy Watch Dogs at launch, but now that it has been delayed I will take a look at AC4.

Godz Kastro3837d ago

Wow... At least PS4 had this but no Watch Dogs make their line up absolutely horrendous! Im gonna hold off and just enjoy my X1 until then.

Eddie201013837d ago

I'm all for them taking extra time to make a better game but why wait til just a month before release to decide to do this since they have been pushing this game so hard for over a year as a next gen release tittle, just seems strange to me.

This short of notice on a release tittle is not really cool.

kingduqc3837d ago

I just really hope it wasn't cause of the new consoles versions that they delayed it...

bowserone3837d ago

i doubt it was broken or unfinished. someone on ign made a good point( happens now and then) they probably saw how amazing gta 5 was for an open game and thought crap we cant release this next gen title when this old gen swan song knocked it out of the park. Most likely they went back and added in everything they wanted to originally have in the game to make it better but couldnt do to launch time constraints. You dont delay a game 6 months before launch because its unfinished or broken we would have heard about that long before now. of course ubisoft wont ever admit to this but i think its a good pov.

MizTv3837d ago

I hope that's what happened
I would rather them take there time
I just want a good game

codename133837d ago

Seems like ubisoft understood that 2 month is not enough for Los Santos xD

RandomGamer3837d ago

Dammit , while I can respect Ubi wanting the best game possible , but dammit this along with Assassin Creed IV were the two games I was getting at launch .

Evilsnuggle3837d ago

I would bet UBI can't get it to run on xbone . I read two different article of have in a problems running on xboned. No one has seen it run no xboned yet.

solid_snake36563837d ago

I guess they have to sit down and see how they can downgrade it to make it run on xbone.

chazjamie3837d ago

meh this game is done(i blame ac). they could of at least released the shitty ps3 and 360 versions.

CJDUNCAN3837d ago

I don't think the delay is about the game being broken, but more so what's the best time to get more revenue. GTA V just released, and next month both new consoles release with the monster of COD. There's just not enough room for a plausible release.

Of course UBI will back ACIV over Watch_Dogs. It sucks though considering I was really looking forward to it, but now I'll just cancel that preorder, and pick up a used copy when it releases next year as my own little protest for delaying a game a few weeks from launch.

curtis923837d ago

It's a business move... they want to spread out their profits between AC4 & WD. No reason to release same week. That's all it is.

princejb1343837d ago

this is one of the games i was buying at launch besides battlefield 4
idk what to play now when i get my ps4 shrugs
but i do have to respect them
i rather have a finished game than one full of bugs ad not polished

andibandit3837d ago

Knack, i read on n4g its the best game ever

UnholyLight3837d ago

Yeah actually this isn't too bad. Makes it a little easier for us guys who are buyin both consoles this coming gen. So many games I want to play, at least now I can be sure to play more of the other ones.

Really well thought out and well written announcement. These guys mean business and a little extra polish is always a good thing!!!!

MEsoJD3837d ago

Maybe the next gen versions will now run at 60fps?

Jazz41083837d ago

I agree. I wish ms and sony would do the same thing as both have main features not working at launch in my opinion.

Gamer19823837d ago

It got delayed because it looks so damn poor on current gen..

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NYC_Gamer3838d ago

It really made zero sense to release AC & WD right near each other

ginsunuva3838d ago

They probably planned it all along. To get preorders up then delay.

Since The Crew is also delayed.

GrumpyOla3837d ago

Maybe it's the comments the gaming community had about the graphics that made Ubisoft rethink it's release date

realiks3838d ago

Bummed, but better hurry than release an unpolished game.
Good news is we're at fall (best season for gamers) so we will be distracted by other.

mike32UK3837d ago

Agreed, however this is a big shock I genuinely didn't see this coming!

CJDUNCAN3837d ago

Right usually companies delay games months in advance, for them to cancel it a few weeks before launch is flat out ridiculous.

mike32UK3837d ago

In fairness, I can remember when the ps3 and 360 launched there were delays left right and centre (some of which never even saw the light of day again). Although I'm sure thats not the case here ha!

gillri3838d ago (Edited 3838d ago )

For some reason I don't mind this, I just wanted them to make the best game possible and I always thought that such a huge open world game soonish after GTA 5 would lessen its impact

oh and this is the final reason im ok with cancelling my PS4 pre-order a few days ago

Im totally fine with this gen for a bit longer, and will get the PS4 sometimes next year

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s8anicslayer3838d ago

Oh well, probably for the better :(.

DigitalRaptor3837d ago

Yeah for sure.

Have two major Ubisoft games coming out at the same time spells disaster.

Looks like my mind is made up for me. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag it is.

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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.

RaidenBlack995d 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.

LucasRuinedChildhood994d ago (Edited 994d 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.

HankHill994d 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.

obidanshinobi994d 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.

LamerTamer994d 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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gantarat994d ago

assassin's creed 1 should get a remake.

ExBee994d 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?

RaidenBlack994d 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.

BlaqMagiq1994d ago

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

Profchaos994d 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.

BlaqMagiq1994d ago

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

chicken_in_the_corn994d 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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smolinsk994d ago (Edited 994d ago )

Absolutely, this watch dogs legion was terrible boring.

Profchaos994d ago (Edited 994d 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_toad994d 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.

LamerTamer994d 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.

TheSinsibleOne994d 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.

LamerTamer994d 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.

TheEnigma313994d ago

Remake the PoP series from xbox/ps2/gc era

RaidenBlack994d ago

They are remaking Sands of Time.

TheEnigma313994d 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."

vallencer1059d ago

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

Pridefall1059d ago

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

mikefizzled11058d ago

The mystery that is En Fore Gee

neutralgamer19921059d ago

Give us driver San Francisco remastered

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen1059d ago

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

Gameseeker_Frampt1058d 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.

WeAreLegion1059d ago

Best driving mechanics ever made. Nothing has come close.

Gardenia1059d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1059d 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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