Tinfoilhatsron
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We were just hoping that it would actually turn out well.
Watch_Dogs downgradeaton confirmed
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It's a video game forum. No one comes here to end world hunger.
blastprocessor
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Chill out guys...
Always-honest
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They created this.. But maybe it's too ambitious for the hardware. Or not, and then we'll be happy.
Dictator93
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I can't believe ubisoft tried to sell us on an open world game with that much fucking detail with that level of graphics.
look at that shit.
That's just one street.
Jesus Christ. This is so obviously the PC version it is not even funny. Look at that object density, image clarity, GI everything...
Ubisoft, the Peter Molyneux of publishing
Zero doubt, console gamers be damned though
Admiral Woofington
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Come on man. I know you as an individual don't do it as often as the other editors/contributors, but this should be at the very least mentioned to the masses. If you feel it's beneath you, give a tip to one of the other guys posting articles about Twitch Plays Pokemon image maymays or reddit links.
It's not that the press has to be negative, but a sizable amount of people read the site, and this is heavily related to games and a pretty big deal. As a reader I'd love for somebody with that power to write "Hey the game promised to us in 2012 looks nothing like what the trailer shows."
unempLLOYD
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Fried Food
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u isoft is the king of bull shots and fake footage. The games press needs to grow se balls
Always-honest
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Haha, that's not far off. Peter does in words what Ubi does in bullshots and reveals.
I always loved to hear him talk about games. And then when i played them it made me feel dirty and verbally raped.
XANDER CAGE
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This kinda goes beyond not looking like a demo. I actually think the Far Cry 3 demo people keep bringing up is a silly comparison, because when that was first shown I doubt the open world was even close to being fully laid out. Having a vertical slice of gameplay look better because that's all there is at that point happens a lot of the time.
But this... this is bigger. The E3 2013 downgrade was totally reasonable since the initial 2012 video was running on entirely speculative hardware. It still looked great in the 2012 footage - now, it doesn't even look good. Generally, downgrades (other than the Colonial Marines crapfest) are in orders of degrees, like "oh, the demo obviously ran on PC hardware because this game is more aliased" or "oh, they toned down some showy lighting effects here and there." The latest Watch Dogs footage is missing nearly everything that made the reveals look good.
I can't believe ubisoft tried to sell us on an open world game with that much fucking detail with that level of graphics.
look at that shit.
That's just one street.
I'm pretty sure the demo was built on a high-end 2012 PC, so it's not impossible for that level of fidelity to be possible.
Ubisoft has a history of pulling shit like this.
Remember Killing Day?
That was supposed to be a PS3/360 game...
Remember Killing Day?
That was supposed to be a PS3/360 game...
What the fuck was this? LOL
Muffdraul
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Now that you mention it... so far all I've seen is a tweet from Sony Denmark and some Italian webposting, which I don't think had anything to do with Ubisoft. If there's been any official confirmation from Ubisoft, I missed it. I don't remember them saying anything about it during the stream today, but if the new footage was last gen rather than current gen you'd think they'd be quick to point that out, very loudly.
AusRoachman
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Ubi soft has just realised a new screenshot of the division running on the ps4
Harlock
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Yeah, because two months is like two years if you are flying close to speed of light.
Wake up people. There is no way in fucking hell you come back after months of delay with a release date and have the footage you showcase be on anything but your best version.
MidgarBlowedUp
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Well, one can only hope that the old e3 reveal was based on the PS4's power on paper. And that devs, middleware or otherwise, just don't have a handle on gpgpu offloading yet. Coupled with the fact that it must be a huge amount of asset creation for a game this size as well. I see no reason why the game can't look like the 2012 reveal to be honest, there are a lot of middle ware development software solutions available.
Nothing against ubisoft, but the current footage should have been expected. They have been doing stuff like this since PS2/Xbox days, imo.
Nothing against ubisoft, but the current footage should have been expected. They have been doing stuff like this since PS2/Xbox days, imo.
XANDER CAGE
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You're right. Because Ubisoft and other publishers are constantly lying to the consumer, we should just ignore it. It's not an important gaming issue like somebody's hair or the best cult movies you've never seen.
edit: Oh, the hair thing is an advertisement masquerading as a normal post. Speaking of dishonesty to the consumer...
Complaining about people complaining doesn't either but, I digress.
CambriaRising
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It's okay this time cause reasons.
Ubi soft has just realised a new screenshot of the division running on the ps4
Uh wow that looks like ass...
I'd agree if the launch was in twelve months. What's supposed to change in two months, though?
If the game looks like a stark, immediately noticeable downgrade from E3 2012 in the PR footage Ubisoft has released to the masses to paint the game in the best light possible, then that's an issue worth bringing up.
See:
Admiral Woofington
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Those are pretty shitty gaming topics. I'd rather know what silly thing the guys of Twitch Plays Pokemon did next!
For once Kotaku could not be Slowtaku.
Muffdraul
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Jesus dude, step the fuck off. Yesterday morning it was being called a "leak". It was within the realm of possibility that there were two new tailers coming, and one them was to show what the last gen version looked like.
Infernal Monkey
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I can scroll through this thread and masturbate at the same time, multitasking is great.
..... smfh
TheRealTalker
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They have some time to fix the downgrade issues in that though. Don't worry.
Admiral Woofington
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just to be clear, that's not the game. It's a joke. I never know with people online.
edit: ok you were joking nvm
Muffdraul
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Spending any time at all on a video game forum doesn't strike me as a productive use of time. Yet, here we are.
Are you assuming I'm coming down on you because I used a curse word? I assure you I'm not, and it's not about calling you out specifically.
Damn it all to hell lying fucks .... this is alien colonial marines all over again ..........
Maninthemirror
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Umm you fell for it ? Really ?
Right. I mean, I think it's totally valid to say "hey, this game looks nothing like Ubisoft made it out to be" when it comes out. It's still in development. They've got 2+ months left with this thing. I don't really think it's a good trend to freak out over how video games look before they hit store shelves, because it just encourages publishers to hide things and keep game footage under lock and key to avoid complaints like this. Of course, you guys can do whatever you'd like - but if you're wondering why you haven't seen many game outlets talking about this, that's one possible reason.
(I do think it might be fun to do a feature comparing how games looked at E3 to how they looked when they came out, though.)
Muffdraul
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Well that, and the fact that your post was so condescending in general. And it was a direct reply to me, after all. Not sure what I was supposed to think. Anyway, no hard feelings.
You really fell for him falling for it ?
Yea, didn't they say it was launching May? Shouldn't it already be in QA process right now? Unless they are delaying it again, I don't think they will change from what is being shown.,,
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