What is that? A story that mentions consoles on its title? What blasphemy is this? What happened to DSOG? Aside kidding, PCGamesHardware has released the proper trailer of Watch_Dogs that is based on that video that was released earlier this month (you know, the one tagged as PC trailer that drove everyone crazy and started wondering whether the PC version would be better than the console version).
Alongside the video, there is a small interview with Ubisoft’s employees in which the devs confirmed that the game will run in full HD on PS4.
What’s really interesting here, however, is the claim that Watch_Dogs will be utilizing Xbox One and PS4 to its full capabilities. Funny thing is that Watch_Dogs’ director creative, Jonathan Morin, claimed earlier this month that the game would not be maxing out these current-gen consoles.
As Morin said, Ubisoft does push quite a lot but this is the very beginning of a generation and that the company will have years of fun with these consoles.
And as Lars Bonde, cinematics animation lead, said in the latest trailer:
“We are utilizing Xbox One to its full capabilities and the same to PS4 of course. And as far as to my knowledge it’s on the PS4 we’re running full HD”
So, is Ubisoft using PS4 and Xbox One to their full capabilities or not? Will there be secret sauce that will enable some truly ‘wow’ performance boosts to these consoles in the near future? Will developers find new tricks to boost performance in the future (and if so, why are they claiming that they are now utilizing the full capabilities of these machines)? Or is this just a marketing thing (because it’s always better to say that your game takes full advantage of the ‘X’ platform)?
Last but not least, Jonathan Morin promised – once again – that we’ll be getting some PC gameplay footage prior to the game’s release.
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bs as always from ubisoft and most console devs. i remember that the first uncharted maxed the ps3, then the 2nd then the 3rd. and when quantum dream said heavy rain maxed it,etc. just buzz. getting the casuals hyped to by downgraded crap.
watch dogs doesnt max shit out, its based off last gen, as long as its part of last gen it will be held back no matter what. witcher 3 will be the first real next gen game with all the bells and whistles.
witcher 3 will be trash. they want the skyrim audience they said. let them keep the plebs. witcher 2 was a downgrade in every way to the first witcher besides graphics. i had hope for cyberpunk, but based on the info they have stated its anything but cyberpunk and will be nothing but a cash in on the great tabletop game upon it is based on.
“witcher 3 will be trash.” ???
John, can you hit me with the link to all the w3 gameplay videos you used to come up with this gem?
i have high hope for witcher3 and witcher 2 was one of the best games i played in past few years with a respectable developer behind it
I don’t remember them saying they were “targeting” the Skyrim audience. I do remember them saying they love the Open World that Skyrim provided and wanted to open up the Witcher realm. I personally don’t see that as a negative, as I was always perturbed when a log or water prevented me from exploring. CDPRed don’t seem to me to dumb down their vision for the console bucks. They pushed their release date to put out the best product possible, and AFAIK there is still no DRM… Can’t really see what point you are making.
If it doesn’t play like a 1990’s CRPG it’s crap, right?
Great that means we get a good, mature Skyrim like game rather than the dumbed down version that Bethesda gave us with a convoluted area of Dragons, prehistoric, mythical animals.
I know what you mean ,they were fully based on xbox 360 controller to map the keys ,the gameplay got casual ,however ,most of the people don’t understand that.
Based? I dont know the game is lead on pc or so they say. No compromised from last gen according to ubisoft but then again they could chane their tune again.
yeah with uncharted 2 we maxing out ps3, now with killzone 3 we max out ps3, no really with uncharted 3 we maxing out ps3.
no no no, this time with the last of us we really really maxed out the ps3. lol :))
oh wait, beyond two souls, lol
I litteray wanna punch i nthe face dumb kids who think the last of us is graphically impressive, kz3, uncharted 3, the last god of war game those are more impressive, but hey console idiots dont know crap about graphics and gameplay.
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proud member of the sony dck riding defence force.
3 thumbs up, you got nothing, cry some more troll. If you think the last of us is graphically impressive you are a r3tard, enough said. Most multiplats easilly destroy it on pc, your consoles are pathetic.
Devs can get more efficiency out of consoles over time including PS4.
Not everyone can afford an expensive gaming PC, and those games you listed can’t be played on PC anyway.
The new can’tsoles are based on the x86 architecture, being used on PC for years, hence BS.
PS4 has several customizations that devs will spend years optimizing, it’s not just “hurr hurr x86 pc in a box”. Try learning about it sometime.
Or you can just stay a dumb and ignorant fanboy. I have a high end PC but PS4’s tech is impressive for a $400 box.
408GB 5400RPM HDD, 6x speed Blu-ray, paying for multiplayer, one controller, no backward compatibility, expensive games is not impressive. $400 is just the start of you paying to Sony.
(I dunno why I’m replying to you)
First and foremost, you called me names, so I feel in my own right to call you too.
You are the dumb and the ignorant fanboy here. There’s no point in discussing hardware, PC is superior, and will always be and that is a fact.
PS4 has several customizations that devs will spend years optimizing(…)
Is a pre baked machine the console manufactures pay the devs to do the so called optimization, this doesn’t make it a better machine.
I imagine if somebody paying for the same optimization in a superior and more open hardware, I wonder what could happen…
Last but not least:
LOL. The imbecile fanboys here refuse to admit reality or admit both platforms have their pros and cons. Brain dead, dumb, and blind.
AND again!! This guy fanboy blindness is getting annoying.
“Last but not least, Jonathan Morin promised â once again â that weâll be
getting some PC gameplay footage prior to the gameâs release.”
Prior?, what 5 minutes before the game is out? this is seriously getting annoying people ask and it’s always brushed off yet ask about PS4 and they could tell you everything about it, this just provides more evidence that the PC version isn’t the lead build anymore, I can’t believe that showing few screens would or could really make a difference whether people but this or not for console
Nvidia also seems quiet also , usually they showcase something.
I’ll be suprised if we get something before but doubt it will really show off the pc version but a mere minute or two compared to the countless console videos my theory is deals were made to promote the console version.
I can’t believe I’m pre ordering something I haven’t seen.
“(…)my theory is deals were made to promote the console version.”
It isn’t a theory, let’s just be honest with ourselves, it is a fact. A sad one.
Lol last time I said the word “fact” on a watch dogs article here I was questioned as how I knew it was a fact that is why I’m treading lightly this time, Tbh one can understand that sony and Microsoft want the advantage over opposition though exclusive games and timed dlc (yet as as soon as there is something solely on pc they throw money at it) but it seems that Mr Blow is very pro console from reading that he is playing his current walkthough on PS4 etc. These consoles were “supposed to be similar to PC yet already hearing the words maxing out he console which seems to make every console based player very happy these days(I have nothing against Consoles just that since being introduced to PC gaming coming from a console background myself, I just feel that suits me more than any console thats already maxed out to this game and then a few months done the line told another game is doing it aswell.
@madbads I gotta pre order it here quickly since the original place I was ordering from decided to jump its price from R445 to R525($45 to $52) which a game used to be around $30 or R340 here a year ago, Plus I dont Pirate (I love my glossy cases) although I believe that Piracy doesn’t cause loss but a sale waiting to happen plus I only have 6GB cap , buying it doesnt show I support this dirty tactic but rather shows that instead of screaming Piracy at every injustice done that one can prove that they are a paying customer just like any other console gamer.
Lastly this seems to be like ubisoft is repeating their previous mistakes on previous gen in which they said many things about PC gaming and only near the console’s lifecycles did they start changing their approach which will probably change in 5 or so years since there is only sooo much they can “max or use the full capabilities of consoles” before their PC approach returns.
Do you have to play it minute as it’s out? Wait atleast 2 days to see how it looks like and will it be good for you. Or simply download it via torrent , unless you want to support what Ubisoft is doing in general and with this game AND with PC lol
nvidia promoted this game before it gets delayed. after delay lots of things changed. videos after videos showing PS4 version, nvidia stoped promoting it, PC was lead platform but after delay it seems PS4 taked the crown or something. sorry for english, i agree with you. it seems we should wait a day or two before it launches to see PC version of it or it is another DarkSoulsII situation, that mean PC (with those recommended specs) are near or equal to console version of it.
after all PC has no boss,no owner, so there was no one there to pays ubisoft to promote watchdogs for it, it’s a good thing in most cases but in some, we get downgrades, bad ports,games that never comes to pc,delayed pc versions,etc… and no responsibility.
Didn’t know that nvidia had promoted the game , I’ll search a bit, thanks for that, I know nvidia usually has TXAA and other occulsion extra’s still suprised to not atleast see 1 comparsion picture
Tbh when you think about it with no one in control of it, it is for the best that PC gaming is free and open ,that’s what makes it even more enjoyable no lockdowns PC gaming is a free sociaty and without Indie’s like Hotline Miami and Spelunky could never be, dunno what happended to that group of devs that agreed to some PC based support?
it’s getting better these days, lots of consoles devs are working on PC games, some of them announcing their games only on PC thanks to steam and GOG (indie gogo/kickstarter/etc…), these days we see all sort of games on PC even some of console only titels and that shows how much better it’s getting and how much popular is PC community.
Games like Dark Souls (yeah, downgraded but pluse side is= it was a console title but it’s on PC too) – MGR:R or Yaiba-DmC-Evil Within-Killer Is Dead-Ys series-Agarest series & list goes on…
i guess PC is starting to take shape and it will never stops because nobody is in charge to stop it (one of the good thins about it) & there is no 5 or 8 years life cycle for it, and it grows even more in the near future. but on the indie side, PC is a beast, every weeks tons of new indie games, not just any games but games that sony wants them for PS4 and MS wants them for X1 and they are fighting for them (Octodad,Starbound,Don’t Starve…). they born on PC and they will continue to do so and growing faster than before, just look at those new genres or sandbox & survival games on PC, Rust-DayZ-The Forest-Unclaimed World-Clockwork Empire-godus-Routine-Dead State-Craft The World -War for the Overworld-and tons of Voxel Based games,tons of new rough like games,tons of new tactical and CRPGs,tons of new RTSs. man i even lost track of my favorite games and i wish a had an unlimited amounts of money to buy them all. this is how a platform should work, games,games and games, not 2 or 3 popular games (with their marketing scheme,tricks,ect) that sells well and nothing more in between.
even some of the so called AAA titles and real AAA titles coming simultaneously on PC these days, like Batman series,Assassin’s Creed games,Trials nicely optimized and comes simultaneously not a year after, even Watchdogs and so on… but why ? it’s simple i guess. pc market is growing fast and it’s not like 10 years ago anymore.
(as awlays, sorry for english)
“This just provides more evidence that the PC version isn’t the lead build anymore,
Why?
On another site i read that they will show off pc footage prior release dont worry.
”Will Use Full Capabilities”
What’s their agenda with this? Because for me it tells two things 1. they are lying 2. even if they weren’t then it’s rather disappointing what they could do with the consoles
They probably just mean they’re using all available resources. That doesn’t mean the code is as efficient as possible.
Don’t they always? I don’t think they would make a game like this and make the GPU run at 80%. RAM/VRAM is different but can be optimized too.
Yeah thats why the fotage from the PS4 version looks like a damn PS2 game. We all know that the PS4 is piss poor weak but damn these devs if they cut down the Pc version just for not piss of these consol sheeps.
Hope this really is the last of these crappy toy boxes. Let em die allready, Pc only or one can dream đ
If people only stop buying into this crap and go Pc then it would benefit us all.
Delusional and insane.
You might want to get a therapist if you are.
Just because you get a hugbox of fanboy lunatics together on a single blog doesn’t mean you’re not dumb, insane, and delusional.
Reading the comments here, I despair for the english language and future in general
learn japanese then >)
hahah good one.
I hear Cantonese is where it’s at these days.
amir, pcrules, dakan are just “special” children.
LIke you!!
still dumb as a rock ?
The funny thing is the way you wrote your name. Is that english??
Yes. It is.
My brother-in-law just got back from the military and the stories he tells…
The fall of America is coming soon – the whole idea that all men are created equal… it’s all going to crumble, just so some political tyrant will have his way.
Just get ready, man. It’s coming within our lifetimes.
pff
Watchdogs utilizing next gen consoles to the fullest
witcher 3 not holding back and maxing out next gen consoles
the order 1888 almost maxing out ps4
What happen to powerfull consoles?
as of head of IO Interactive said, new gen consoles could be maxed out in their first few months. i guess he was right đ
thanks for the info.
Still clueless and dumb as a rock.
8 thumbs up, cry some more troll.
That’s not a trailer!!
Maxing out means making the best out of what you currently have as work techniques. Besides, it’s not that much that you can do on that hardware. FFS, latest r295x2 is more than 6x faster than PS4! In just 2 more years, probably the current “next gen” consoles will be as weak as the old one were right before these ones launched.
This BS is coming even from snes/sega era, all those games that supposedly uses the hardware of the console at its best. Every new game “used the console hardware than the last game better”. This is just a marketing trick to sell more games.
Sadly , after Dark Souls 2 . I am not holding my breath for Watch Dogs on PC . It is start of the generation and consoles have already started to hold back PC gaming once again . I really hope that I’m wrong , but I think that is too much to ask for .
Ubisoft admits :
n4g…….com/news/1488715/morin-games-are-dumbed-down-because-we-want-to-make-money