Well, it seems we have another Watch_Dogs on our hands everyone. While we will wait until the PC version gets out, the following direct screenshots from the PS4 version of AC:U show downgraded visuals (at least compared to those that were showcased in the first screenshots of Assassin’s Creed: Unity). Or we can say that despite Ubisoft’s claims, those images were bullshots and nothing more. Enjoy the comparison, courtesy of PSMania. Bullshots are on the left whereas the in-game shots are on the right!
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Vote with your wallet people, it’s the only criticism Ubisoft understands. They did it with Watch Dogs, now they do it again with this one. The also release their games completely unoptimised just like this one, and just like Watch Dogs. Its up to us how far we let Ubisoft go on like this.
What’s going to unfortunately happen(in some sense and amount):
-Ubisoft sees that PC version doesn’t sell well but consoles do(because peasants)
-Because they are mentally challenged they think PC is a dying platform
-They put out even sh*ttier ports and care less about PC because it sells less
-PC looses support on their side and other devs and people will think the same way
I’m still not going to buy an ubisoft game before they change their habits, if it goes anything like I predicted then good, they didn’t deserve a penny from me anyway.
Ubisoft can think what they want, but everyone know that PC is a profitable platform. Steam has over 100 millions active users. Why do you think they port Valkyria Chronicles after 6 years?
Yes but if a big company like ubisoft starts to stray away from PC then it will surely effect the whole platform.
They straying away from PC for several years already, starting from their obsession with PC piracy and always-on DRM. Watch Dogs is probably the highest point in all this.
Ubisoft could vanish of the face of PC gaming and it would barely make a ripple.
Nipple FTFY
Hmm.. true that, but they still have some fun IP’s. I wonder whats happening with Prince of Persia speaking of good old Ubi IP’s?
The trouble with that theory is that I have looked at Ubiosft’s earnings report and not only does the PC account for just as much sales as the consoles but it in some cases the PC versions outsell the consoles.
The only console Watchdogs sold better on was PS4 which is hardly surprising as PS4 is a new platform therefor there is less games competing for PS4 gamers attention but apart from that PC sold as good as or out sold the other consoles which is an amazing achievement for Ubisoft when you consider that PC is an open platform so there is no Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo taking a 50% cut from the money made from each game sold via license fees.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-made-up-largest-part-of-ubisoft-game-sales-dur/1100-6421105/
Doesn’t seem quite like so. If you take in concideration the bigger profit margin on PC then it’s probably second, much closer to PS4.
You are pathetic.
I just checked your comment history and you actually bought Watch Dogs.
“I’m still not going to buy an ubisoft game before they change their habits”
Yeah sure mate.
The thing is that 80% of the Ubisoft and Bethesda and EA haters on this website actually buy the damn games even though they whine about it!
Yes I bought watch_dogs like 6 months ago, that was before the downgrade scandal or AC U discussion. Now the situation is completely different and I’m seriously not going to buy a single ubisoft game. So keep your insults.
Sorry, I was probably in a bad mood so insult wasn’t necessary. Will delete.
It’s ok, happens to me too.
i have 115 steam games, no one is Ubicrap game and it is their fault.
Yes ubisoft will stop releasing their games for pc if we dont buy it ,and im OK WITH THAT ,but other companies wont EVER stop ,in fact if ubi doesnt release games on pc that would be less competence.
You think Bethesda ,Crytek or Capcom will stop releasing games on pc because ubisoft doesnt sell well on it?? thats some pretty stupid statement.
No, I meant that other companies will take notice and maybe produce less and worse ports. Not everyone, some will improve. But if a major developer and publisher basically stops doing games for PC, do you seriously think that will not have an negative effect on the industry regarding PC gaming?
“PC looses support on their side and other devs and people will think the same way”
This is where you’re wrong. Ubisoft leaving the PC market entirely is something that I’ve been anxiously awaiting for a long time. People are going to keep buying games, they’ll just buy someone else’s game. It would open the market for a superior competitor, maybe one that doesn’t have their kind of ad budget. All major publishers should leave the PC and we’d be better off as a result. Their lowest common denominator games are all designed for consoles any way, nothing of value would be lost. You can sell a console game on PC but you can’t sell a PC game on consoles. They will never significantly improve the PC versions of their games, that’s a fact:
Scenario A: Increasing revenue on PC -> same bad ports but marketing more geared towards PC (totally the lead platform guise, just ignore the controller button prompts, low FOV, mouse acceleration, framerate locks etc.) and more nvidia and AMD deals
Scenario B: Decreasing revenue on PC -> even worse ports, marketing remains focussed on consoles
We can only lose as long as they are around. They are absolutely convinced that consoles are the way to go. They will not change their minds on this no matter how brightly PC eclipses consoles. As long as THEIR games make more on consoles, and they will because of developers used to console design standards, they will stick to what they know.
If ubisoft keeps making PC ports, we gain some mediocre games. Nothing is lost. If ubisoft forgets PC then well end up with less games and do you seriously think nobody will notice? ”All major publishers should leave the PC and we’d be better off as a result.” That’s just stupid. Like I said to the other guy: if a major developer and publisher basically stops doing games for PC, do you seriously think that will not have an negative effect on the industry regarding PC gaming?
Yes. It would have a positive effect as there is now more gamer money left to be spent on non-major games. You must realize that “the industry” is really just “all publishers and devs involved”. If you remove a bunch from that group then there’s more consumer money left for the rest of them. Everyone would profit except for the publishers and devs pulling out. Which is of course why they sadly don’t do it.
I’m not sure if it does work that way, I’m not buying some indie game because I didn’t buy the latest assassins creed. And that assumes I wanted to play it, which is a loss. Also if ubisoft left PC then all other devs would get better PC sales? Marginal improvements at best. And you completely forgot the negative impact from the assumption that all you said will happen.
If you’re not busy playing one game your likelihood of looking at another increases, don’t you think? So you don’t buy a Ubisoft game but you still want to play something. I don’t care what type of game you end up buying instead but surely you will get some other game to fill your time.
Could you clarify that last sentence? I’m not sure what you mean by that.
Well it could I guess, but at least I have more stuff to play than time.
Yeah I meant that you talked about the possible good side effects but what if it doesn’t go that way and some other devs take an example of Ubisoft? I can’t imagine a major publisher leaving a system out of their lineup to be anyhow beneficial to the system.
It’s really not about the publishers or the devs. The problem are the consumers who encourage bad business practises like yearly sequels and unfinished games that remain broken while the dev works on the sequel. All of these things are sold on the market because someone keeps going out and buying them. WE are the problem if WE keep buying trash.
In my hypothetical scenario where people stop buying bad ports it was an unspoken premise that they stop buying bad ports because they realize what is bad about them. Given that they realize this about Ubisoft titles I would expect them to realize it when it comes to other publishers and devs aswell. So no, if the reason these games go away were an awareness on part of the consumers then no new bad games could arise as the consumers would already be wise enough not to buy them.
Don’t blame the free market for what the consumers choose.
That’s completely true but I’m not sure if ubisoft cares enough or even understands the situation. Bad port after another, they apparently are not willing to learn. They sell PC copies ofc, but not as many as they could. They don’t seem to see that.
Even EA clearly understood and commented on the BF4 launch, they already delayed Hardline so I really appreciate that. Ubisoft doesn’t comment and only puts out bs marketing that they afterwards try to somehow fix but fail.
I agree on the part that we must vote with our wallets, I’m doing it as I’m not getting AC U even though I would like to. But still, a major publisher leaving a platform wouldn’t be a sign to focus on PC for the rest of the devs, vice versa.
That’s terrible idea. You might not like their games, but obviously many people do. Especially since Ubisoft regularly releases good PC exclusives. Don’t like their games? Don’t buy them.
Also..lol… vast majority of PC exclusive devs have nowhere near enough funds to make something like Unity. So you would have all your beloved FOV and mouse settings on games that wouldn’t even be able to match the first AC in production values
“Ubisoft regularly releases good PC exclusives”
Uhm… such as??
“So you would have all your beloved FOV and mouse settings on games that wouldn’t even be able to match the first AC in production values”
Sounds good to me. A big budget is not required for a high quality game. Many developers get by with small budgets, the secret is not blowing half of it on marketing and taking your time with a small but highly qualified team instead of hiring a zillion hacks to push out something mediocre quickly. Look at movies. Tell me with a straight face that Transformers is more enjoyable to watch than say, Taken. They are both mindless action movies but Transformers blows its budget on lifeless CGI whereas Taken accomplished believable, relatable stunts on a comparably tiny budget. It works in very similar ways in the games industry. “AAA” = Hollywood. Style over substance, rushed production cycles etc. The two industries work very similarly at this point.
Exclusives like Anno 2070, Settlers 7, Might & Magic X, Heroes VI..etc.
And you make zero sense. If you only care about gameplay not graphics then what are you doing here complaining about Unity’s failure to match promo screenshots?
Bassicaly your whole argument can be summed up as whining that some people like things you don’t like, so out of pure spite you would want to make them not have access to that content anymore, despite the fact that you wouldn’t gain anything besides maybe a very mean spirited satisfaction
I’m not talking about taking anything away from anyone. I’m talking about people stopping to buy Ubisoft ports on PC and Ubisoft as a result seizing to port to PC altogether. It’s a hypothetical scenario and I explained why I think it would benefit everyone (except Ubisoft). It could even benefit you, maybe they would pump more cash into those games you mentioned.
Gameplay or graphics? I don’t complain about AC graphics because graphics. I complain about UBISOFT MARKETING which uses misleading graphics in all games including AC.
It sure wouldn;t benefit million of pcgamers who buy and enjoy those ports.
Are you just f*cking with me at this point? The people who buy these ports are the ones who would stop buying them in my scenario. Their seizing to buy the ports is what would make the ports go away. The only reason a publisher would stop porting to PC is if people stopped buying those ports. Bloody hell.
You are right.the more we pay for these low quality craps,the more they will sell us crap.
At least Watch Dogs looked a little better. Sure it was bad, but it was’nt THIS bad.
am still buying it, ubisoft may be dickheads but i enjoy their games more than anyone elses
Optimized? The graphics on games like Assassin’s Creed, Battlefield, Grand Theft Auto and most best-sellers always outshine everything else. So deal with your little First World Problem before people start calling you out as a graphics whore.
This is making me sick. I actually had some hopes as far as gfx goes. Ubisoft keeps going lower and lower..
The lighting look flat again like Watch Dogs, probably because of the baked GI, bloom and saturated yellow lighting. This is too be expected from companies like Ubisoft and ACU was never going to look like they showed it in their bulsh*t videos
Call me stupid (i’m calling myself that atm) but i did believe the hype for this game. Even the Bullshots didn’t look too amazing, so i thought it’s possible for the final product to look that way.. I guess not. 🙁
probably just copy/pasted half of the code… we should stop caring about graphics because every time we will get disappointed. they should at least focus on story,gameplay and optimizing for PC.
i think it looks identitcal in game. the face of the girl is different but its in engine. i can tell. its just a different face. i can tell they are using PBR shading. thats why cloth and skin actually look and feel like skin
Keep in mind this IS the ps4 version with possible lower res textures and effects. lets see on release on pc broithers.
I don’t think they can be considered bullshots unless the PC version looks equally downgraded. It should go without saying that the console version of multiplatform games will never look as good as the advertised images since they’re always from the PC version at max settings and supersampled.
But then again…Ubisoft.
and the pc version will pull a dark souls 1 with no graphic modifications.
i guarantee it
What are you talking about? There is framelock/fps on the PC version. It’s already been confirmed. I for one will be playing the game at the “bullshot” settings with GTX 980 SLI.
I’m saying at most there will be resolution change , AA and texture and shadow resolution the rest wont change much from the pictures.
Same character models same lightning. this will be like watch_dogs, we can only wait until someone mods it to unlock the stuff ubisoft is hiding, unless they remove it from the game (like how they told theworse to delete his watch_dogs mod)
The thing about PC is that we can choose any resolution we want. We are not forced into a single resolution.
These shots aren’t the same. To REALLY compare them you would need identical situations like, time of day, angle, position, and same area.
Image 1 and 2. I can’t see a single shadow from characters.
ACU doesn’t even have realtime day and night cycles like other AC games LOL
really ? :)) why ?
Maybe because…………them poor console’s CPU :p
damn :))
Lol, here we go again…
Oh come on, this is hating for the sake of hating, the bullshots are practically cartoons, and for me at least the game looks pretty close to E3, I’m not defending ubi, they are dogshit, but at least let’s judge them right
Thanks Consoles
Well..to be honest, without consoles something like AC: Unity would never be made at all.
oh, what a loss
Don’t be childish, hundreds of thousands of people buy those games on PC.
sadly yes
you mean , ‘pc vs console’ … but yea , i don’t think this can be even called news these days.. fake advertising is among video game industry for quite some time.. and it works wonderfully. it only sucks that almost everyone does it , especially ‘big time’ publishers and companies and i wonder if someone will answer for it? we need some kind of law against fake advertising
It’s not the usual downsampled bullshot here. The game was severely dumbed down graphically. And you still needs a GTX 680 to run on low settings… oh well….
So I guess some of those shots are from the 4K PC version. The difference between #’s 5 and 6 look like the difference between PS4 and PC textures.
Man i’m hoping they don’t mess up farcry 4 its the only title i care about from them
You’re excited about a copy paste addon to Far Cry 3 – how could anyone ever disappoint you?
Yes actually since i beat farcry 3 several times. Anyways it has newer things in it.
How long must Ubisoft get away with stunts like this? They mocked us with Watch_Dogs and it looks like they preparing the same package as an early christmas present for us.
Money talks folks, so better start talking with your wallet!!
PC with GameWorks vs peasant version.
For a 400 bucks box its amazing how goods it looks. Gratz ubi.
after saying that i hope the pc version looks like the bullshots… but…
we already know that you are gonna pull another watch dog.
you cant be in good terms with devil and god. If you are not gonna push the industry and our hardware, please stop insulting all pc gamers.
X1 = Ps4, ubisoft doesn’t want to favor a console over the other (which means they are favoring the X1 but dont want to tell people that with a straight face)
lol it went from looking like a next gen game to looking like a 360 port with higher resolution. so realistic and next gen this built from the ground up engine is!
I’m too sick of Ubicrap to care anymore. Just don’t buy their games —__—
GTX 680/HD 7970 minimum for this piece of shit? are you insane Ubicrap?
My Iast pay check was $9500 working l2 h0urs a week 0nline, My neighb0ur’s sister has been averaging 15k for months now and she works about 2o hours a week. l can’t beIieve how easy it was 0nce l tried it 0ut……
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This means PC version will be ditto E3. (jk)
Wow the real shots look so bad. Well that not gonna stop console gamers in buying to hype. They have always been.
And that comparison is only in like 640×480 screenshots. 1080p Comparisons will be worrrrrrse
Hmm well that is interesting. Thanks for that.
Do you know what I see in these pictures? I see that the game looks good and beautiful. And really, what is that hate for nothing? The bull pictures in every games look better than the in-game’s. It’s like comparing Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood’s E3 trailer to the actual game. And honestly the difference between the images is in the texture resolution, AO and lack of Tesselation. On PS4 we got a 900p res. with SSAO, which is kind of pathetic compared to PC’s dynamic super resolution (4K on 1080p monitor), HBAO+, which is far better than SSAO and Nvidia’s tesselation. And other thing that I see is that the PS4 pictures look very close to the E3 demo, which was on PC (yes it was, because it had uncapped fps and most of the gaming companies use PC to present a game on E3). Comparing this to Watch_Dogs is stupid, because:
1) Watch_Dogs was a cross-gen game
2) Watch_Dogs had a massive downgrade, which causes paranoia that raised all that hatred
3) This is Assassin’s Creed- Ubisofts golden goose and they have never dissapointed us with an AC game (on graphical quality).
Conclusion: The pics on left are on PC with maxed out graphics (which only 2% of the PC gamers will be able to experience due to the steep system reqs ) and the right one is on consoles (amazingly good looking game considered how weak they are). Don’t get me wrong I’m not defending Ubisoft, I just listed some facts with which I hope I’ve proven you that this hate is for nothing.
Well they are steep compared to the other upcoming games. And in my country (Bulgaria) the gtx 970 costs 700, while a 780ti over 1000 BGN. Converted in dollars they have similar price, but considered how low the salaries are it’s like paying 1000$ for a 780ti, which is ridicilous. And building a system with i5 4690K (460$), 8 gigs of ram (150$), gtx 970 (700$), good MB (170$), 1tb of HDD (120$), good 600W PSU (90$) and decent case (80$) it’s like a lot while in countries like USA it’s half the price.
I only count a downgrade if it impacts on the PC version, a pc above a certain quality will always outdo a ps4
Just stay far far away from the annual creed games.
CONSOLE peasants low level poor cunts…..hahahahahahhahaha
Even after all the s**t that Ubisoft pulled, i still have some faith that they will make a difference with this one. Keep in mind that these screenshots are from PlayStation 4 and not from PC. Considering the high requirements for PC, there is still some hope it won’t look as s**t as on consoles
The game on the left is using Sharpen Complex, AA16x, Ultra Reflection and Too many PhysX.
its not downgrade, the left one is surely made for demo and trailer only. its like advertising. full of lie.