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'Watch Dogs' dev on PS4 & Xbox One versions: Water not possible on past-gen

It's the question people always want to know when it comes to a game that is hitting the PS4, Xbox One and current-gen consoles, what is the difference? Well aside from the obvious visual contrast we will see, Ubisoft talked about some specifics that will certainly be different with the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Watch Dogs.

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randomass1713661d ago

"It's not concessions, we're trying to do the exact same game. There are some differences though, obviously with more power, you can have a deeper simulation"

Dang last gen, you just got the boot!

JoGam3661d ago

I'm going to be really honest, I could care less about this game now. Since the delay last year and all the other set backs I just lost interest in the game. Maybe closer to release I'll change my mind.

randomass1713661d ago

Hey man, I don't blame ya. I was pretty put off by the recent trailers and I didn't think the game was going to be an amazing masterpiece to begin with. It'll probably be fun but not amazing. I could be wrong, but that's just my opinion right now. Guess we'll see how it goes. :)

LOL_WUT3661d ago

Last gen just got the boot! I wonder why they haven't talked about the WiiU version maybe being delayed is one of the many reasons it's not being shown ;)

TitanUp3661d ago

i also think the game could be fun and not amazing either way im keeping my limited edition pre order.

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curtis923661d ago

@JoGam so it was a matter of timing that you were interested in WD rather than what the game is?

That... doesn't make sense.

AngelicIceDiamond3661d ago

@Jo I'm with you on that.

I've been on the fence about Watchdogs since last summer. This is gonna be the most unpopular thing here, but what I'll do a wait and see approach. Read what people are saying about it look at reviews basically.

But at the same time this will be the last AAA title then its officially the summer drought so why not pick it up?

Like I said I'll do a wait and see approach.

Aleithian3661d ago

Agreed. And the main character looks like a douche now (just my personal opinion).

vishmarx3661d ago

water? GTAV?BLACK FLAG?HELL EVEN GTA 4??and what about just cause 2?LAZY COZ WE GOT MORE POWER

starchild3661d ago

@vishmarx

Yes, other games have water...it even looks good in some of them. But Watch Dogs uses tessellation for the water and the last gen consoles can't do tessellation.

Ritsujun3661d ago

Don't give up, MS!!!!!!!!!

snp3660d ago

kris9512

Actually both are accepted usage. One's sardonic, the other's literal.

UltraNova3660d ago (Edited 3660d ago )

@Farsendor1

Guess I ll buy it as soon as you or someone else trade in at half price :p .

@Starchild

Since they cant use tessellation on last gen they better have used something else to at least equal or surpass GTA V's water effects.

OT, yes hype god smothered for this game so many f*** ups from Ubi and something tells me it will be like the first Assassins Creed, half assed with great potential for the next round.

@Ritsujun

May god find you and cast his eternal light on you my child...or something.

TruthInsider 3660d ago

@starchild "last gen can't do tessellation"

GranTurismo 6 says hi.

Bordel_19003660d ago

@JoGam. To be really honest, if you couldn't care less then you'd probably not be commenting on this article.

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showtimefolks3661d ago

i guess what dogs 2 will live up to everything because this one has to make sure the current gen versions also look good

supes_243661d ago

Current gen is the X1 and PS4. The 360 and PS3 are last gen. FYI.

3-4-53661d ago

Wave Race 64 STILL HAS amazing water physics, and it released in 1996.

IT CAN BE DONE.

GW2123661d ago

I think I just pooped nostalgia. Off to YouTube to check out some clips.

ion533661d ago

I think it kack water because last gen is using it's power elsewhere. I.e WD AI

Ken853661d ago (Edited 3661d ago )

Wave racer was a game based around water where this is a game in a huge complicated open world. They hafta divide resources.

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ITPython3661d ago

If they can't do water in the previous gen games, then something must be horribly wrong with their engine in terms of efficiency.

Cause if it takes the power of the PS4, and to a lesser extent the XB1, just to do water, then how graphically advanced could the game possibly be? This basically tells us that the engine is not optimized in the least.

Gamer19823660d ago

Water.. I'm sorry but I would prefer real game upgrades on nex-gen rather than more realistic looking water.. The fact is past gen will be holding us back. However we are at that time where its almost suicide to release nex-gen only unless your the platform holder.

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Christopher3661d ago

When he says "current-gen" he's referencing PS3/360.

The title doesn't do a good job of differentiating between the two and the developer in question refers to those two as "current gen" still.

teedogg803661d ago

I know right. When are people gonna get with the times?

PS4,XB1=current-gen
PS3,360=last-gen

kris95123661d ago

Wrong. He's referencing The PS4/Xb1. Read the fucking article.

"due to past-gen systems, and he mentioned that the water in the game isn't possible on the PS3 and Xbox 360."

AngelicIceDiamond3661d ago

I still refer next gen to PS4 and X1. Current gen as 360 and PS3 because of the install base as well as high attach rate.

Once PS4 and X1 hit a reasonable install base then it's current gen.

So next gen water effects will simulate better than current gen.

BG115793661d ago

You're right. Got mislead by the title.
I really thought they weren't able of emulate water in the PS4 and the Bone.
It would have screamed lazy work.

Yet, after the downgrade in the PS4, I'm really disapointed with the Ubi.

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creatchee3661d ago

Insert "Where's My Water?" joke here.

BISHOP-BRASIL3660d ago

Or just take the article picture and make a Buzz Lightyear alternative meme: Water, water everywhere.

Meltic3661d ago

To bad they didint just do ps4,x1 and pc. Then Everything would be better. But still it looks great just look at ac4. It was beautiful

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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.

RaidenBlack993d 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.

LucasRuinedChildhood993d ago (Edited 993d 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.

HankHill993d 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.

obidanshinobi993d 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.

LamerTamer992d 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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gantarat993d ago

assassin's creed 1 should get a remake.

ExBee993d 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?

RaidenBlack993d 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.

BlaqMagiq1992d ago

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

Profchaos993d 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.

BlaqMagiq1992d ago

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

chicken_in_the_corn992d 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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smolinsk993d ago (Edited 993d ago )

Absolutely, this watch dogs legion was terrible boring.

Profchaos993d ago (Edited 993d 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_toad993d 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.

LamerTamer992d 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.

TheSinsibleOne993d 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.

LamerTamer992d 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.

TheEnigma313993d ago

Remake the PoP series from xbox/ps2/gc era

RaidenBlack993d ago

They are remaking Sands of Time.

TheEnigma313993d 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."

vallencer1057d ago

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

Pridefall1057d ago

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

mikefizzled11057d ago

The mystery that is En Fore Gee

neutralgamer19921057d ago

Give us driver San Francisco remastered

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen1057d ago

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

Gameseeker_Frampt1057d 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.

WeAreLegion1057d ago

Best driving mechanics ever made. Nothing has come close.

Gardenia1057d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1057d 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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