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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZahmJIhE90

Articles on the trailer's graphics:

• TSA - Could This Be Watch Dogs on PS3? Then Hurry Up, PS4
• CVG - New Watch Dogs trailer draws criticism
• Cinema Blend - Watch Dogs First Trailer For Xbox 360, PS3 Shows Ugly Graphics

Edit:

Not next-gen version:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=73925948&postcount=502

Edit 2 - from Gamersyde:

This trailer is so strange. I've got HQ 60 fps version (can't release it yet though), and the quality is all over the place. You've got some 60 fps scenes, some 30 fps with frame drops, some 30 fps with blended frames, and even some 60 fps with blending, like it was a bad deinterlace.

I don't understand how that's even possible, someone really fucked up somewhere.

Edit 3:

Jonathan Morin, creative director of Watch Dogs:

User: what version was that?

Morin: Its simply someone who don't know the tech who check the wrong stuff... So no versions here...

User: Why show it, then? iOS version?

Morin: You know sometimes 100s of people working together causes communications issues lets just say that ...

User: The graphic whores are all out today because of the Aisha npc trailer. For the whiners, What was that trailer running on?

Morin: No worry to have on graphics at all believe me

User: Agreed. It looked like absolute shit.

Morin: Love your passion guys but I see the game every day and I can tell you, this trailer is far from it...

User: So it was a botched trailer? I thought it was hilarious lol. Just the visuals were shocking compared to E3

Morin: It was indeed hilarious in its own way I guess...

User: you may not make this decision. But please don't release a Wii U version that can't outperform last gen. Like let's not do that

Morin: Agreed, I played the Wii U version last week... Should be fine

Via Pray for Death

 

[Deus Ex Machina]

Love her!

 

[Chake]

Spilled my drink on the screen when i saw the income. Lol.

 

[Dennis]

Da fuck is that?

PS2 graphics.

 

[EightBitNate]

I've wanted to do that to her for years.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

What happened to the visuals?

 

[bigboss370]

I wonder if you can shoot her >_>


not that i would lol, I'm just wondering.

Income on her profile is hilarious

 

[FairXchange]

Love her. And yes, I'll be day 1 for this on PS4.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Is that the current gen version?

 

[A Serious Man]

Is this a GTA4 mod or something?

 

[Salsa]

GIRLWOOD

 

[XxBlackHulkxX]

This is probably the current gen build

 

[RoKKeR]

Da fuck is that?

PS2 graphics.

My thoughts as well. I am less and less impressed with Watch Dogs's graphics the more we see of the game.

 

[SneakyStephan]

This game looks more last gen every time they show it.

 

[BigDug13]

When is Ubisoft going to get started on that Who's Line is it Anyway game?

 

[Certinty]

That was... weird.

First current-gen footage shown though? I mean surely that's current-gen, right?

 

[Enco]

Wat happened?

Wat were dem graphics?

 

[Windom Earle]

Da fuck is that?

PS2 graphics.

Dat downgrade.

 

[Black Door]

What happened to the visuals?

AC4 is siphoning the budget

 

[ZeroGravity]

She's terrible, ugh.

 

[sappyday]

#girlwood

 

[lupinko]

LANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

 

[Shiggy]

What happened to the visuals?

Perhaps Wii U footage

 

[Jezbollah]

Lana!!!

edit - beaten...... danger zone...

 

[Ricerocket]

Wii U version?

 

[Alienous]

AC4 is siphoning the budget

I think 'The Division' decided to take them.

Ubisoft only has one graphics.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

that's gotta be current gen. Thank god I preordered the ps4 version. That looked like GTA IV.

 

[NintendoRev]

But.. But it looks so awful now. What the hell did they do to it? ;_;

 

[Jamie OD]

Even for a current gen game that looked bad.

 

[SteeloDMZ]

Watch Dogs. Watch Dogs. WAAAAAAAAAAAAATCH DOOOOOOOOOOOOGS.

 

[notoriousKTR]

Everytime...everytime Ubisoft shows off this game, it looks worse.

 

[brandonh83]

This isn't some self-indulgent shit or anything.

I don't think the game has ever looked very good. Sure it looked better graphically when it was first shown, but these "AAA" Ubisoft open world things usually end up as buggy messes with repetitive gameplay. This looks no different.

 

[CaptainTiptop]

This is the current-gen version, right? But why would they show current-gen Watch_Dogs off?

 

[RockmanWhore]

In before Kotaku makes an article saying this trailer is sexist and racist.

 

[Hurricane43]

Here is the entire SDCC panel with Lead Story Designer Kevin Shortt, and Aisha Tyler.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0-XPMg5jiuE

The npc's models in this game look incredible. The lamp posts and electronic billboards all over give it a great sense of immersion for me. Looks great and so next gen.

Tidbits from the SDCC Panel.

Can hack police.

Aiden Hacked the garbage truck to run over Aisha.

No one call is duplicated in the game world. Tons and tons of phone calls, mostly lasting 30 seconds.

One focus tester took 7 minutes to steal money from an npc as he felt bad stealing from people that were not the "bad" guy.

5 years to be completed.

Playing as the "positive guy" if Aiden steals a car people will just let it go and not call the police.

Negative play running over people and such, npc's will call the police much quicker if you do something illegal

 

[Enco]

This isn't some self-indulgent shit or anything.

I don't think the game has ever looked very good. Sure it looked better graphically when it was first shown, but these "AAA" Ubisoft open world things usually end up as buggy messes with repetitive gameplay. This looks no different.

First showing looked beautiful.

Looks like the final game will look like shit with plenty of staged moments and little freedom. That's my guess.

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

Love Aisha, her new book is excellent. Hyped to play this on day one of the PS4 launch.

 

[Ricerocket]

Hmmm LOL.

 

[Colocho]

Holy shit, the animation when she steps back to the curb is early PS2 at best.

 

[sunnz]

Wow, that defiantly looks worse graphically lol.


Eitherway, I know what the number 1 thing to do in WD will be.

It will involve Aisha Tyler and an m107.

 

[Dennis]

This isn't some self-indulgent shit or anything.

I don't think the game has ever looked very good.

 

[Paches]

Looks like the N64 version.

 

[brandonh83]

First showing looked beautiful.

Looks like the final game will look like shit with plenty of staged moments and little freedom. That's my guess.

It did, it was very impressive. Now it just looks like Assassin's Creed in many ways, which aren't all good.

 

[Ivan 3414]

What the hell is up with the ending? I don't really get it. I guess he hacked the truck to run into her?

Why?

 

[Certinty]

Hmmm LOL.

Reminds me of Fahrenheit. lol

 

[freenudemacusers]

This game looks more last gen every time they show it.

had no idea this was a state of emergency sequel

 

[RiZ III]

Maybe its the running on current gen hardware.

 

[brandonh83]

.

I meant as a game in general, not graphically. Yeah graphically it has looked good.

 

[Hystzen]

Good old Ubisoft strikes again

Amazing looking trailers and bullshot images

closer get to release worse the game looks they better cut this shit out next gen

 

[Alienous]

First showing looked beautiful.

Looks like the final game will look like shit with plenty of staged moments and little freedom. That's my guess.

A Ubisoft game? You don't say ...