Ubisoft chief: 'We learned from the mistakes we made with Watch Dogs'

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  1. Extraordinary

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    Ubisoft says it was perhaps too ambitious with its cyberpunk thriller Watch Dogs , and has since changed its approach to pre-release marketing


    Guillemot said that reactions to the Watch Dogs demo had re-shaped the company’s approach to showing off pre-release games.

    “With E3 2015 we said, OK, let’s make sure the games are playable, that they’re running on the target machines. When we show something, we ask the team, make sure it’s playable, make sure gamers can immediately see exactly what it is.

    That’s what we learned from the Watch Dogs experience – if it can’t be played on the target machine, it can be a risk.”

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    http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/06/ubisoft-chief-mistakes-watch-dogs-yves-guillemot

    http://www.videogamer.com/ps4/watch..._to_change_policy_on_pre-release_footage.html
     
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    Really? They are just now figuring this out?
     
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    Yea I know, that's why I thought it deserved a frontpage thread lol

    Welcome to the 80s ubisoft
     
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    It played like crap on the pc. I ended up buying it again for the ps4 just to play it properly.
     

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    Enabler. ;D
     
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    At least it was meant to be at 30fps-max and look mediocre on the ps4 :p
     
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    I am more worried about the copy paste gameplay mechanics tbh
     
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    If they're actively trying to and do follow through with bettering their pre and post release model, then all the power to them. I love to have a reason to purchase Ubisoft games again.

    If they re-released Unity with more interactive gameplay and stealth that matches Sc: Chaos Theory, id buy it in a flash. Unity, visually, is simply insane. But as long as their games remain to be nothing but changes in scenery from game to game and they continue to treat the Tom Clancy IP's as a childs play thing, then they can go stand in front of a train. I'll even stand there with them...like co-op gameplay.
     
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    Someone go dig up all those previous "Yeh we screwed PC so we're going to fix it next time" PR BS from UBI-S H I T E and add this one to the lists. No thanks.

    Wait for final reviews but won't expect any changes. Nice troll attempt UBI-S H I T E

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    I sure am lol
     

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    We should give Ubisoft some slack, they learned their mistakes, haha. :D

    Cant wait to see how will they ruin The Division.
     
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    Waits for inevitable downgrade on promises.

    Patch 1.1000 addresses chronic bull****.
     
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    Ubisoft is like Lennie from Of mice and men.
     
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    Ubisoft are the 'News of the World' of game developers.
     
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    You guys do realize the target machines they are talking about are consoles right? I think all this quote means is that from now on, PC versions will be even worse.

    i.e Future UBI PC games will have visual parity with the XBONE.
     

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    If Ubisoft learned from their mistakes with Watchdogs then how the f*** did they let the AC Unity debacle happen?
     
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    IMO Target machines means target machines, so if they show a preview of the PC version, it will be running on a PC, if they show console footage, it will be running on a console
     
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    Thats fine imo. A working product is better than one that looks pretty but is broken.

    The PC community needs to get past this expectation of console focused devs treating the PC like a delicate flower. If they were CDP, Id be a little annoyed, but they're Ubi and their bread and butter is in the consoles. If dialing back the gfx and or game worlds means stable fun playable games, who the hell is the PC community to complain?

    Ubi havent been PC level gfx focused since the early 2000's. Those days are long gone.
     
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    Translation:

    Please preorder R6:Usedtobegood and AC:Swindlecate because we need more of your money.

    Fu!k you ubisoft, not a MFing dime.
     
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    I don't think UBI targets the PC for anything but promo bull shots and buggy leftovers. That's my opinion.

    They've already said they downgraded assets globally in the division to be playable on consoles. for a visual reference of what that looks like see E3 2015 and the YT previews which were played this year on "target machines".


    If you guys think this is done to make the games more stable that's your opinion. Personally, I am going to go by UBI's track record and assume it has more to do with more marketing reasons than anything else.

    I am no expert you guys could be right for all I know, I am just stating my opinion.


    I also think they are kind of full of it, since Ghost Recon was played on PC this year with Xbone controllers.....
     

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