It is officially today that Ubisoft's game, Watch Dogs, is available for purchase. The game has been eagerly awaited by fans for months. The developers at Ubisoft Montreal had already postponed its release once, officially to put the finishing touches on the game.
You play as the hacker Aidan Pierce in the near future, in the city of Chicago, where everything is connected. You will have to do more than fight: you will also need subtlety and ingenuity, using every service at your disposal to achieve your objective: revenge!
June 2012. The end of Ubisoft's pre-E3 conference. The trailer for a certain Watch_Dogs dazzles and teases us. Yes, this is a new IP from the French company, which has been at the height of its glory since the launch of Assassin's Creed and the success of its various installments. Very quickly, the title—despite being shrouded in mystery—sparks interest and excitement. Ubisoft cannot afford to stumble, and a November 2013 release seems like the perfect fit: the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 line-ups, however full they may be, seem to be betting more on quantity than quality. The opportunity was perfect. It was missed.
For Watch_Dogs, the six-month delay turned anticipation into doubt, while Ubisoft preferred to talk about polishing the game. But it is now May 27, 2014, and Aiden Pearce can no longer hide forever, even behind his hacker mask and cap. It is time to deliver our verdict on a game that has stirred passions since June 2012.
Back in the days of GTA V, Ubisoft took a little troll shot, claiming that a trip to Los Santos lasted no more than a handful of weeks. Now, its own title will be the center of attention. Was the wait worth it? Here is the answer.
"Amazing street Hack"
Ubisoft is really pulling out all the stops to promote Watch Dogs, which will be released in two days. After an incredible video called "
Amazing street Hack," in which we see a vendor install a smartphone application that can be used to take control of the city, they have now returned with a "parkour" version.
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The video was made by Devin Graham and edited by Graham Parker and Walbeck. It features freerunning experts Chris Romrell and Robert Bennett.
If you follow even a little of the—fascinating—world of video game news, you will know that Watch Dogs has been the focus of attention ever since Sony Computer Entertainment tried to show off the PS4 version.
The Japanese manufacturer had indeed announced on its official website yesterday that the game would run at full power on its next-generation console: 1080p resolution and 60 frames per second for smooth action.
A mention discreetly removed the following day, but spotted by everyone before the press corrected the information. As a result, Ubisoft felt obliged to respond and provide the official details, since the French publisher was the only one to know the truth. That truth fell well short of expectations: we learned on the
Ubi blog that Watch Dogs would run at 900p on PS4 and 792p on Xbox One, with each console offering 30 fps.
On next-generation consoles, the game will run at 900p on PS4 and 792p on Xbox One, at 30 fps on each machine. While other next-gen games offer native 1080p, it is more important to deliver an incredible next-gen experience than to have a few extra pixels on screen. Nevertheless, the game looks good on every console generation.
A clever way for Jonathan Morin, the Creative Director, to make clear that the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions should not be overlooked, even though no one has seen anything from them yet. That said, this is a long way from the full-power performance promised by Sony, even if the PS4 version is—once again—superior to the Xbox One version. To help us get over this disappointment, Ubisoft has offered us a new trailer for its game: Watch Dogs trailer 101.
Until now, next-generation consoles had no flagship game that could "justify" making the switch and purchasing new hardware. Ubisoft's game is clearly the standard-bearer for the new generation and marks the starting point for games that raise the bar. First impressions coming very soon!
Xbox 360
Voir la vidéo sur YouTube
Voir la vidéo sur YouTube
Voir la vidéo sur YouTube
Footage from another trip called "psychedelic," in which Aidan falls freely and bounces off flowers.
On PS4
You play as the hacker Aidan Pierce in the near future, in the city of Chicago, where everything is connected. You will have to do more than fight: you will also need subtlety and ingenuity, using every service at your disposal to achieve your objective: revenge!
A mention discreetly removed the following day, but spotted by everyone before the press corrected the information. As a result, Ubisoft felt obliged to respond and provide the official details, since the French publisher was the only one to know the truth. That truth fell well short of expectations: we learned on the Ubi blog that Watch Dogs would run at 900p on PS4 and 792p on Xbox One, with each console offering 30 fps.
Until now, next-generation consoles had no flagship game that could "justify" making the switch and purchasing new hardware. Ubisoft's game is clearly the standard-bearer for the new generation and marks the starting point for games that raise the bar. First impressions coming very soon!
