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Breaking Down The PlayStation 4 Watch_Dogs Demo

Analog Addiction Writes: "Technology is all around us; it controls our lives exponentially more every year. Almost every minute technology creeps even further into the fabric of society. From automatic teller machines, smart phones, computers, portable music devices and unassuming things as simple as the remote control for your television. The twenty first century has seen technology evolve to make our lives easier, more entertaining and safer. But is this really true? Traffic lights stop cars from having accidents, pacemakers help people with bad hearts and electronic wheelchairs help the elderly move around; but what if this technology was harnessed? What if this technology could be controlled by one simple device? Watch_Dogs is questioning how safe becoming technologically dependant can really make us when it falls into the wrong hands."

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whoyouwit044076d ago (Edited 4076d ago )

I hope before every one drools over this that they do know that it was not running on PS4 but on A PC instead. with that said I am defiantly looking forward to this game just have to decide which console I am going to get it on.

rustyspoon804075d ago

It was the PS4 build of the game. You see the guy with the Dual Shock 4 controller before and you see the playstation buttons on screen (X, O etc).

FlameBaitGod4075d ago

You know you can use the PS controller on any pc game right ?

BldyShdw4075d ago

They said it was a PC with Specs very similar to a PS4, so I assume it will at least look almost as good if not just as good.

BiggCMan4075d ago

But PC games using a controller will always have Xbox 360 controller icons, that's what he is getting at. I agree, I personally believe it was on the PS4, because I know for a fact that I can't play my PC games with dualshock button icons. Unless they specifically coded it into these demos, which just sounds stupid, I believe it was on PS4.

3rdDimension4075d ago

Here we go... UBIsoft dev officially confirmed it was the PC game running during the event. Just go and watch the after show video on gametrailers were they interviewed the dev. He said they were running the PC game because the PS4 version was still in development.

buddymagoo4075d ago

I didn't think it looked all that special, like a modern day Assassins creed. Looked like the PS4 would have no problem running it.

whoyouwit044075d ago

No it wasn't, if you watched the post show you would know that the first thing the developer said that it was running on a PC with similar PS4 specs.

jmc88884075d ago

Or a PC version with Sony overlays.

Either way it's being run on a PC.

The 360 controller has a PC interface. Hell people got the PS3 controller to work on PC as well.

So the point is, it's not hard for this to be doctored.

The real question is, how representative is this footage on a PC going to compare to what will actually be on a PS4 running the PS4 version of the game?

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IcicleTrepan4075d ago

I like how you're getting all these disagrees for something that the Ubisoft guy actually said for a fact after the Sony conference.

3rdDimension4075d ago

It's call denial. It's typical of Sony fanboys.

jmc88884075d ago

I'll buy a PS4, just like a 720, just like I have a PC, just like I have a Wii U, just like I have a PS3 and 360, etc, etc.

But the fanboys are trolling hard thinking the PS4 is a beast, when it isn't. They think they saw PS4 demos yesterday, they didn't. They saw PC demos. Notice most games were notoriously multiplatform games and devs.

Where were the 1st party exclusives besides Killzone? That was really the only thing that is probably PS4 devkit material, being run on a PC.

We didn't get a price. We got a rough timeline, holiday 2013. We got vague dev commitments not of WHEN they will release, just that at some point in the future they will make a game on it.

So what did we really see?

We saw Sony wants us to be narcissists and wants everyone to believe that everyone else wants to spend time watching them play video games. Instead of living life or playing their own video games.

We saw they want you to be able to link to your CIABook accounts, or also known as SellallyourdataBook so that if you game when you're sick, well your work or school can find out about it. They'll sell that information to insurers who will have data pointing that you played 33540 hours of gaming since you were 12 and thus you're high risk and we're going to charge you double for insurance. Thanks Sony!

Anything on facebook, is facebook's. Not yours. So now Sony is talking about how great it is to hand over even more data that no one wants except those that wish to exploit you.

Yeah we all want THAT!

So no, the only things that were good news really was that Gaikai wasn't going to be an awful, consumer and dev killing OnLive service. That is WILL have a hard drive. That Gaikai instead will be used to allow you to play downloaded stuff as it downloads.

That it has 8gb's of GDDR5 instead of the rumored 4gb's.

That the new dualshock was there and it looks better and more comfortable than the old one.

While you don't know the quality of any of the titles mentioned, at least you know some of the games that will be out. You will get a final fantasy game this year. You will get a Killzone game, Destiny and Diablo III will also be coming to the PS4.

Some other minor things like low power mode saving your gaming experience, if you have a friend who owns the same game and has beat it and is online will be able to jump in (aka not very often).

That's really about it.

Sketchy_Galore4075d ago

Who are you defying by looking forward to this game? /GrammarNazi

Seriously though. I understand that the game was running on PC but it wasn't even close to the best looking game shown at the conference. People are acting as if this one game blew people's minds graphically whereas the others merely sat there. Even if this particular demo was running on a PC it's clear that the PS4 can handle it easily.

Jek_Porkins4075d ago

You beat me to it, it was a PC just like the demo at E3.

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SpiralTear4075d ago

Seriously, Watch_Dogs is looking to be a serious smash.

My only concern is how the PS4 version will play out compared to the PS3. I hope it's not released in a similar way Twilight Princess was for Wii and Gamecube. If they can truly take advantage of the PS4 hardware, offer some new modes, sharper graphics, or some serious incentive to buy a PS4 to play this version of the game, then I'll do just that.

If not, I'll stick to the consoles that are already released for my Watch_Dogs fix.

jmc88884075d ago

Watch dogs looks like a great game.

Umm, Watch Dogs is beyond next gen specs. Meaning it will play best on PC. Then on PS4. Then 720. Then Wii U. Then we'll see about the older consoles. Possibly on them, but massively downgraded.

Jek_Porkins4075d ago

I was just curious why you think Watch Dogs will play better on the PS4 as opposed to the 720? We haven't heard a single thing about the next Xbox, but it is safe to say that most likely everything that is third party will be as equal as can be.

tbon3man4075d ago

On the gttv interview the guy said it was running on a pc but the PS4 version was looking good and still in the works.

Bahpomet---4075d ago

while i play this the pseye 4 will steal my bank account im sure of it

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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.

RaidenBlack996d 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.

LucasRuinedChildhood996d ago (Edited 996d 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.

HankHill996d 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.

obidanshinobi996d 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.

LamerTamer996d 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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gantarat996d ago

assassin's creed 1 should get a remake.

ExBee996d 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?

RaidenBlack996d 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.

BlaqMagiq1996d ago

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

Profchaos996d 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.

BlaqMagiq1996d ago

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

chicken_in_the_corn995d 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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smolinsk996d ago (Edited 996d ago )

Absolutely, this watch dogs legion was terrible boring.

Profchaos996d ago (Edited 996d 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_toad996d 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.

LamerTamer996d 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.

TheSinsibleOne996d 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.

LamerTamer996d 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.

TheEnigma313996d ago

Remake the PoP series from xbox/ps2/gc era

RaidenBlack996d ago

They are remaking Sands of Time.

TheEnigma313996d 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."

vallencer1061d ago

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

Pridefall1060d ago

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

mikefizzled11060d ago

The mystery that is En Fore Gee

neutralgamer19921061d ago

Give us driver San Francisco remastered

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen1061d ago

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

Gameseeker_Frampt1060d 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.

WeAreLegion1061d ago

Best driving mechanics ever made. Nothing has come close.

Gardenia1061d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1061d 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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