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Ubisoft Has No Answer For Fate Of Watch Dogs PS4/Xbox One Bundles

Kotaku - "News of the big Watch Dogs delay left us with one big question: what happens to people who shelled out money to pre-order the Watch Dogs PS4/Xbox One bundles, expecting to get both game and console this November?"

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Blaze9293846d ago (Edited 3846d ago )

really sucks for people who pre ordered this bundle and now will miss out on the game AND a PS4 because the others are sold out.

That's why I believe this delay was on purpose. Less than a month away the game had to have been finished and/or printing by now. Especially since it's being included in bundles. No way in less than a month they just all a sudden decided oh, our game really isn't ready yet.

sigfredod3846d ago

One of the few times i agree with you, there is no excuse for Ubi anouncing this less than a month for release

s8anicslayer3846d ago

I think this was more of an intentional delay because of the fact that they are releasing ACIV as well plus dealing with the launch of other heavy hitters like COD and BF4..IMO!

MestreRothN4G3846d ago

How would they know that GTA V would be so much better than their clone?

They don't have much choice except for chickening or accepting the eternal shadow.

seanpitt233846d ago

They probably played gta5 and thought our game is crap in comparison we need to delay and make it better.

-Foxtrot3846d ago (Edited 3846d ago )

Plus they give out obvious Bulls*** reasons like "Oh we want to make our game better, we don't want to ship a broken game" to be all noble like....as you've said you don't get a month before launch when you should be getting discs ready only to go "Gee Whizz I think we should delay it"

heliumhead20303846d ago

Too make it worse this game was being shown as an unannounced next gen game back in 2012

-Foxtrot3846d ago (Edited 3846d ago )

Exactly, they've had plenty of time to work on this especially if they were confident enough to show it before next gen was announced.

sigfredod3846d ago

Yeah, also you don't push back a game just for polish details and bugs or glitch for 6 months!, if they delay the game a month i would believe that reason

Xsilver3846d ago

Im pretty sure if you had the watch dogs bundle thats means that they will just take out watch dogs so people will still get a PS4 at the original price.

WeAreLegion3846d ago

Why are you getting disagrees? Amazon reps are saying what you said is correct. They are NOT official bundles. So, we'll all get the system, by itself.

s8anicslayer3846d ago

@ wearelegion

In the UK they had Watchdog bundles available for preorder from Sony and Ubisoft where the game was bundled with the console at a special price.

Xsilver3846d ago (Edited 3846d ago )

lol i'll never know why i got disagrees apparently i said something wrong.
Edit: @S8anicslayer well what i said was just me guessing but i see where you're coming from.

s8anicslayer3846d ago (Edited 3846d ago )

@Xsilver

I think you got dis agrees because of the European preorder watchdogs bundle with the game in with the system. That bundle was at a discounted price too so I would think it was those affected by the delay are the ones who gave you dis agrees.

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grassyknoll3846d ago

I sense they didn't want to cannibalise sales of Assassin's Creed 4. It only being played by developers & not shown to the press / public means they probably knew it was unfinished a month ago.

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OrangePowerz3846d ago

I`m sure they will get their console simply because the consoles are manufactured anyway no matter if the game is released or not. The only question is if they get a stand alone version or another bundle as replacement.

ape0073846d ago

i preordered it long time ago, looks like i'll cancel it and get the KZ SF bundle

sigfredod3846d ago

don't do that until an official response is given about those bundles

ape0073846d ago (Edited 3846d ago )

thx for the response man, i live in the middle east, i preordered it because new console usually get double the price in the first 6 months in here but ever since sony announced the KSA ps4 pricing, i don't need the pre order anymore

the ps4 KZ bundle with 2 controllers and the ps camera looks tempting, it costs 2200 SR, divide that by 3.75 and u get that in $$$

i will not cancel the preorder of course, let's see what happens

prodg523846d ago

Yeah I have this bundle preordered as well, but I'm not canceling anything. I'll wait until Ubi/Sony and Amazon sort it out. By canceling you're likely going to miss out this year because there's no other preorder option available.

ape0073846d ago

it's coming here in KSA at retailers, i ain't cancelling the preorder until im assured i get one at launch

Arcanine3846d ago

I feel bad for all the gamers and everybody that had high hopes for this game. Ubisoft should apologize with free DLC or something when it gets released and why wait till spring why not a month or two

barb_wire3846d ago

The spring is the start of a new financial year.. Ubi is probably betting on AC 4 and (don't laugh) Just Dance 2014 being huge sellers between now and then (what with the holidays and all)

Still, it's incredibly arrogant (the right word, maybe?) of Ubi to do this.. those XBOne/PS4 bundles have been pre-ordered and in some cases paid for, pretty sure MS and Sony had substantial marketing campaigns lined up, not too mention internet and print marketing.

EXVirtual3846d ago

Wow, that sucks for people who pre-ordered the bundles. At least let them switch for a different bundle, or just get a PS4/XBO versions.

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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.

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RaidenBlack1003d 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.

LucasRuinedChildhood1003d ago (Edited 1003d 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.

HankHill1003d 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.

obidanshinobi1003d 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.

LamerTamer1002d 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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gantarat1003d ago

assassin's creed 1 should get a remake.

ExBee1003d 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?

RaidenBlack1003d 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.

BlaqMagiq11002d ago

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

Profchaos1003d 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.

BlaqMagiq11002d ago

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

chicken_in_the_corn1002d 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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smolinsk1003d ago (Edited 1003d ago )

Absolutely, this watch dogs legion was terrible boring.

Profchaos1003d ago (Edited 1003d 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_toad1003d 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.

LamerTamer1002d 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.

TheSinsibleOne1003d 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.

LamerTamer1002d 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.

TheEnigma3131003d ago

Remake the PoP series from xbox/ps2/gc era

RaidenBlack1003d ago

They are remaking Sands of Time.

TheEnigma3131003d 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."

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vallencer1067d ago

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

Pridefall1067d ago

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

mikefizzled11067d ago

The mystery that is En Fore Gee

neutralgamer19921067d ago

Give us driver San Francisco remastered

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen1067d ago

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

Gameseeker_Frampt1067d 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.

WeAreLegion1067d ago

Best driving mechanics ever made. Nothing has come close.

Gardenia1067d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1067d 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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