Yeah. I think Ubi just caught off guard when they got final PS4/Xbox One specs and realized they'll need to downgrade the hell out of the game.
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Watch_Dogs downgradeaton confirmed
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Yeah. I think Ubi just caught off guard when they got final PS4/Xbox One specs and realized they'll need to downgrade the hell out of the game.
Deadly Cyclone
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Oh that gif looks nothing like the reveal trailer. That's for sure. My whole point was based on the new trailer today the game doesn't look horrific or anything, especially being a cross-gen game.
That one bad looking scene the gif is from could have resulted from any number of things. We'll see how the final release looks.
Did you mean to quote my post? I was saying I'm surprised and have no idea how it looks worse a year after last year's E3 showing.Seriously? It's pretty damn noticeable in these:
SpacePirate Ridley
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All the game assets? I can assure you that " "demo" was not even 30% of the game assets. They only showed you what they wanted to show you, it's what a prototype is for.
Mr. Luchador
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And now I'm worried about The Division.
DryvBy
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Please don't say this. I want to believe this game is going to be epic.
But the Division was debuted at the same E3 we saw games running on PS4 hardware. It would be something of an excuse for WD, but not the Division.
plagiarize
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I'm not so upset about the lighting as I am the complete lack of atmospherics. Distant things look terrible. Crystal clear and rendered seemingly just the same as things up close (aside from the fighting bits where there is heavy FOV on the environment, which looks fine imho).
fog, dust, all that stuff. just gone. I'm looking at a screenshot of Alan Wake on my desktop that has some nice environmental effects for crying out loud. Subtle fogging as things become more distant. That's exactly what Watchdogs seems to be missing in this video and it makes it look terrible in comparison to the early footage.
fog, dust, all that stuff. just gone. I'm looking at a screenshot of Alan Wake on my desktop that has some nice environmental effects for crying out loud. Subtle fogging as things become more distant. That's exactly what Watchdogs seems to be missing in this video and it makes it look terrible in comparison to the early footage.
Sephiroth503
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All I can say is how disappointing this is. What a downgrade 
Cthulhu_Steev
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Ubisoft New Zealand must have taken over development of this game, because those graphics look like they dropped off a cliff.
Always-honest
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The gif looks shit. The rest of the gameplay video does not. Well done. You just judged the entire game based on one gif.
http://www.everyeye.it/ps4/articoli/watch-dogs_hands-on_21862
Doug Heffernan
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PC is the lead platform, E3 2012 was PC footage.
What did you expect?
As long as it still looks like that on PC then it's not really deceiving.
What did you expect?
As long as it still looks like that on PC then it's not really deceiving.
ArkkAngel007
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Not every trailer, screenshot released is to this degree of bull. These are exceptions to the rule, despite how many on here are making it out to be otherwise.
And I doubt "Oh no, Rockstar!" was the case. Probably was in an even shittier place than what we have here. Maybe not visually, but in other aspects.
If you have a serviceable PC, you can make it run these games much better than the consoles will, for <£150 (entry/mid-range GPU).
Auto-Reply
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So it looks like a game now and not like a scripted movie sequence anymore... i'm shocked!
Mr. PlayStation
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Can someone explain what exactly has been downgraded?
Triggerhappytel
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I look forward to finally playing The Division next year:
Look on the minimap, there's a helicopter following him in both versions. The spotlight effect seems to be missing in the new version
What I see...
- different car
- different time of day
- different camera behavior/angle
- heli vs no heli
- wet vs dry road
- new effect of "blinking" bridge when it is hacked
Someone more technical should point out what they really see as a "downgrade", so I can understand.
The lighting is horrible looks like a huge ass flashlight shining down. Also no reflection on the road. No rain,also the atmosphere is just gone it now looks very stale. No wonder my hype was all ready dead since they announced another delay. If people can't see the difference you need your eyes checked this is a huge downgrade.
Dat Definitive Edition !!
Storm Chamber
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Why cant I hold all this money I'm saving
……forgetit
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My fondest memory game will probably waiting in line for 2 hours at new ypu comic con for a gameplay demo, shoved into a dark room full of BO, only to sit down amd watch the gameplay trailer I had seen on youtube that morning and told to pre-order to get they're stupid t-shirt. I then turned around and told everyone in line how much bullshit it was.
Long story short, fuck this game and fuck ubisoft.
Long story short, fuck this game and fuck ubisoft.
TheRealTalker
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"I don't know what happen to this game..."
Cross gen and thinning your development to multiple amount of devices/platforms happened
Cross gen and thinning your development to multiple amount of devices/platforms happened
Always-honest
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Yeah, Let's watch other upcoming game videos, make a gif of the absolute worst part and ruin the lives of devs.
Most people posting here just watched the gif and never looked back.
SneakyStephan
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This is what ubisoft does
every single time
look at far cry 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqnAbRpyqfI
red steel anyone? http://revolutionmedia.ign.com/revo...40/e3-red-steel-screens-20060501034051480.jpg
idk why anyone ever thought it was going to be different with watchdogs
the demo they showed at e3 was running on a high end pc and is their typical overpolished misleading tech demo that they always do for new games
the division will be the same and if you think it will look even close to this
every single game that's looked distinctly next gen during that E3 (and was therefore hyped) has been heavily downgraded or cancelled
every single time
look at far cry 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqnAbRpyqfI
red steel anyone? http://revolutionmedia.ign.com/revo...40/e3-red-steel-screens-20060501034051480.jpg
idk why anyone ever thought it was going to be different with watchdogs
the demo they showed at e3 was running on a high end pc and is their typical overpolished misleading tech demo that they always do for new games
the division will be the same and if you think it will look even close to this
then you're crazy
every single game that's looked distinctly next gen during that E3 (and was therefore hyped) has been heavily downgraded or cancelled
Bullshots have existed forever as has E3 focused demos that don't represent the final product. There has never been enough integrity in the gaming industry to just be honest and there are plenty of us who knew this was coming.
We all will know the final effect once it is actually released.
dragonelite
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This better prepare for The division downgrade :'(
Duxxy3
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Somewhat, yeah... but The Division isn't cross gen.
Portugeezer
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It's like people don't remember games like Saints Row early last gen.
Did people watch the videos or just look at that gif? For a sandbox game I think it looks fine.
Did people watch the videos or just look at that gif? For a sandbox game I think it looks fine.
Mr Fahrenheit
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Oh hey, Ubisoft is doing that thing that Ubisoft always does. It was obvious the E3 trailer wasn't real, it isn't a "downgrade" because the game more than likely never looked like that.
ptuck874
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instead of closing a door, the door will already be closed....
lol I bet it doesn't look that much better on pc.
NotoriousPUG
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There will be large amounts of disappointment with the door closing tech.
Oppo
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i made a snorting sound, not dissimilar to that of a ping pong ball being consumed by a midlevel Dyson
PrimaNocta
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maybe i'm in the minority but I'm still excited for this game. PS4 day 1 purchase...
I think the visuals are good, too, but this is not why people are angry or dissapointed. Ubisoft clearly bullshitted everyone with footage that looked much better and actually very impressive, while this one only looks "good" or "good enough".
It's the deliberate LYING about the games's "suppoesed" graphics that got people mad, which unfortunately isn't exclusive to Ubisoft, since there have been many instances of other publishers doing the exact same thing.
And now that it's obvious they've been lying about the graphics, it's really not that far fetched to believe they've also lied about the gameplay.
Of course it's not going to look that good. But it's not going to get nearly the downgrade that Watch Dogs received.
Ubisoft loves their bullshots.
Why not, if the content is still there? They'll allow for higher quality settings on PC.
Reality.
As someone pointed out, the glowing actually seems to be a "Hack me" indicator.
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