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Watch_Dogs Companion App Dev: ‘Latency is something that we can not fight’

The forthcoming Watch_Dogs is set to receive a multiplayer mode alongside the highly anticipated single-player campaign, however it’s delivering a change-of-pace to the standard peer-to-peer online service. Utilising a free companion app, Watch_Dogs will allow gamers on a smartphone or tablet to compete against their friends at home, and Ubisoft assure that the ctOS Mobile app has been built from the ground-up to make this a seamless experience.

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nukeitall3825d ago (Edited 3825d ago )

You can fight it by having dedicated servers close to everyone like MS Cloud.

You can never eliminate latency, nor can you control when it happens, but you certainly can reduce it, and overall improve the performance.

RegorL3825d ago

Closest to one = furthest away from everyone else.

When entering a match the cloud system now have to decide what actual server to host the match on.

Or run a distributed hosting ADDING latency for all...
Creating a distributed game server without latency and consistency issues will not be easy. Think about it!

When connecting to a online server you know
- ping time
- number of players
- if your friends are connected with it (possibly from other channel, like twitter)
And you can decide if that is the server you like.

What parameter should the cloud use? Is ping more important than friends or not?

I am pretty sure it will boil down to you, the player, selecting one specific cloud server to connect with.

=> no difference between the cloud or any other dedicated server solutions...

malokevi3825d ago

Never say never! Quantum physics + time travel + teleportation tech = yo, latency, peace out homie.

give it a few years.

triforce793825d ago

Unlike the GAMEPAD that has zero latency in fact its quicker than my smart tv...

patsrule3163825d ago

That is why I wory about Sony's Gaikai plans and remote play on the Vita over the internet. If there is too much latency, you can't play most games properly. We'll have to see if they found a way to fight latency.

nukeitall3825d ago

When you want that smooth 60fps game, passing input data across the internet isn't going to work so well. It will essentially at best diminish your game into an online multiplayer type experience.

So Sony better damn well have those servers close to you, but I don't understand why I would want Gakai. Why wouldn't I just get a PS3 to play PS3 games and get a PS4 to play PS4 games.

Why bother with potentially laggy experience and compressed artifactfull video feed of my game?

Surely just bringing over a PS3 or PS4 game to a PS Vita is easier, gives you better experience and well cost far less than Gakai?

There is a reason why OnLive went bankrupt.

Ratty3825d ago

Well, I don't plan on using Gaikai (too much or at all) because I also have a PS3. But there are people I know who are interested in PS3 games that just won't get a PS3.

So, no it's probably not for everyone but I'm sure it has some potential clients somewhere.

Hicken3825d ago

How you have six bubbles is beyond me.

Based on your description, why bother playing ANY game online, ever?

nukeitall3825d ago

@Hicken:

How you have three is beyond me_

I actually play a lot of online games. Probably more now than ever, but it doesn't mean I want my single player experience to be like an online laggy one, when it doesn't have to.

Online multiplayer is inherently laggy, because there is no real way around it, but why introduce lagginess when one can easily avoid it at a lower cost to everyone?

N4g_null3825d ago (Edited 3825d ago )

You could always make it for the wiiu... almost no lag at all. It is a form of cloud computing actually.... now if they can port all networking protocols to the api.

or even just use the 3ds and wiiu tandem. Yet they are not saying howit will play. Yet using a 3ds and wiiu offers at least 3player hacking fun in one room.

What is cool about the game pad is the damn thing can mimic almost any hand held device with no lag.... why this isnt being used is beypnd me but when you are spending million on wind and graphics I guess you sort of come up short. I wonder if the steam controller can compete with the no lag wiiu game pad.

I think using any other device is going to be too much of a hassle, which may award it lower marks from reviewers.

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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.

LucasRuinedChildhood995d ago (Edited 995d 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.

HankHill995d 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.

obidanshinobi995d 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.

LamerTamer995d 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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gantarat995d ago

assassin's creed 1 should get a remake.

ExBee995d 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?

RaidenBlack995d 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.

BlaqMagiq1995d ago

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

Profchaos995d 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.

BlaqMagiq1995d 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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smolinsk995d ago (Edited 995d ago )

Absolutely, this watch dogs legion was terrible boring.

Profchaos995d ago (Edited 995d 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_toad995d 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.

LamerTamer995d 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.

TheSinsibleOne995d 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.

LamerTamer995d 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.

TheEnigma313995d ago

Remake the PoP series from xbox/ps2/gc era

RaidenBlack995d ago

They are remaking Sands of Time.

TheEnigma313995d 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."

vallencer1060d 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.

mikefizzled11059d ago

The mystery that is En Fore Gee

neutralgamer19921060d ago

Give us driver San Francisco remastered

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen1060d ago

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

Gameseeker_Frampt1059d 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.

WeAreLegion1060d ago

Best driving mechanics ever made. Nothing has come close.

Gardenia1060d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1060d 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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