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The page is having a lot of trouble loading, but this is what it says:quote:Our ambition from the start with Watch Dogs has been to deliver something that embodies what we wanted to see in the next-generation of gaming. It is with this in mind that we’ve made the tough decision to delay the release until spring 2014.
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Oct 15, 2013 17:53
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Yea I am fine with the delay if it means we will get a much more polished game at the end.
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Oct 15, 2013 18:02
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Better it come out and doesn't feel like a launch game. Ubisoft of all companies wanting to focus on improving their titles should be loving lauded.
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Oct 15, 2013 18:02
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Hakkesshu posted:Ubisoft of all companies wanting to focus on improving their titles should be loving lauded. They've put out a lot of good stuff lately. The Rayman games, Far Cry 3, Anno 2070, the 15 dollar stuff like Call of Juarez: Gunslinger and Blood Dragon, and so on and so forth. The only real misstep I can think of is running Assassin's Creed into the ground.
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Oct 15, 2013 18:05
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Ugly In The Morning posted:They've put out a lot of good stuff lately. The Rayman games, Far Cry 3, Anno 2070, the 15 dollar stuff like Call of Juarez: Gunslinger and Blood Dragon, and so on and so forth. The only real misstep I can think of is running Assassin's Creed into the ground. Out of all those games, only Rayman Legends has been really worth playing by my estimate (Splinter Cell was bad, too). But okay, sure, even aside from that, taking more time with an open-world game, especially the first game in a franchise, is always a good idea. They're already taking a huge risk with this game, so it better hit it out of the park from the outset.
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Oct 15, 2013 18:09
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As disappointed as I am that it's been delayed, I was really struggling between getting this and AC4, particularly given how much I like the idea of sailing the pirate seas farming shanties. Now at least I don't have that problem anymore.
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Oct 15, 2013 18:24
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Hakkesshu posted:Better it come out and doesn't feel like a launch game. Ubisoft of all companies wanting to focus on improving their titles should be loving lauded. If it were delayed a reasonable time beforehand, sure, but delaying a month before release is a major fuckup. They had next gen bundles pre-ordered and nearly ready to go, and now Sony and MS have to clean up the mess.
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Oct 15, 2013 18:25
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Midee posted:If it were delayed a reasonable time beforehand, sure, but delaying a month before release is a major fuckup. They had next gen bundles pre-ordered and nearly ready to go, and now Sony and MS have to clean up the mess. No they don't. Sony and Microsoft didn't offer those bundles, retailers did.
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Oct 15, 2013 18:27
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Aphrodite posted:No they don't. Sony and Microsoft didn't offer those bundles, retailers did. http://www.videogamer.com/ps4/watch_dogs/news/sony_working_with_ubisoft_to_manage_watch_dogs_ps4_bundle_pre-orders_2.html quote:"Obviously this is [a] very recent announcement, but we will be working very closely both with Ubisoft and with our partners at retail to manage this situation."
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Oct 15, 2013 18:29
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Well I preordered a Watch Dogs bundle from amazon. I hope they just ask me to pick a new game instead of delaying the entire thing.
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Oct 15, 2013 19:24
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FateoMcSkippy posted:Well I preordered a Watch Dogs bundle from amazon. I hope they just ask me to pick a new game instead of delaying the entire thing. I guess it depends on if it was a pack-in or just an additional game. If it was a pack-in....sucks to be you.
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Oct 15, 2013 19:31
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suddenlyissoon posted:I guess it depends on if it was a pack-in or just an additional game. If it was a pack-in....sucks to be you. If it was scheduled to be a pack-in there's still launch consoles allocated for those bundles that are now freed up. Pretty sure it wasn't though, just an Amazon thing.
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Oct 15, 2013 19:32
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Amazon has said they will ship the console as scheduled and the game when it comes out for the Amazon non-official bundle. This one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DE2W5M2/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Oct 15, 2013 19:42
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The Aphasian posted:Amazon has said they will ship the console as scheduled and the game when it comes out for the Amazon non-official bundle. That's like the worst one they could have picked (that isn't holding the console until Watch Dogs comes out.) vvv They're not going to charge for the game until it ships. vvv Aphrodite fucked around with this message at 19:49 on Oct 15, 2013 |
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Oct 15, 2013 19:44
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The Aphasian posted:Amazon has said they will ship the console as scheduled and the game when it comes out for the Amazon non-official bundle. Well that kinda sucks for a lot of people I would imagine. I have only just managed to afford the bundle and the thought of being stuck with a PS4 without any extra cash to buy a game of my choosing to go with it is pretty lovely. I'm in the UK with a pre-order for the Watch Dogs PS4 bundle through an independent retailer so things may be different for me. Considering in the UK they don't take the money until they ship the items, I wonder if there is some legal hurdles for them if tey are unable to ship it as agreed i.e. as a complete bundle.
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Oct 15, 2013 19:48
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keyframe posted:Yea I am fine with the delay if it means we will get a much more polished game at the end. Definitely. Seems like lots of games fall into the trap of trying to hit the holidays and winding up with a less finished game than they really should have.
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Oct 15, 2013 19:50
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Here's the comment thread: http://www.amazon.com/DELAYED/forum/Fx2UM941C5CS5V1/Tx3AEJ5I0SS34CV/1/ref=cm_cd_dp_tp_cq?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B00DE2W5M2 As with most Amazon preorders, buyers won't be charged for items until they ship. So you'd get charged the console price next month and charged for Watch Dogs whenever it comes out. Sucks that canceling would lose your place in line (or whatever you want to call it), but you could probably cancel Watch Dogs after you get your console next month.
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Oct 15, 2013 19:50
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In addition to Watch Dogs, the Crew has been delayed as well to Spring.quote:The Paris based publisher initially expected to make $1.94 billion by the end of the fiscal year in April 2014, but now believes that figure will arrive at $1.38 billion. This means that both delays have helped pull revenue expectations by $560 million. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/433948/ubisoft-to-lose-560m-this-fiscal-over-watch-dogs-and-crew-delay/ Ubisoft's conference call suggested they had expected sales of 2-2.5 million for The Crew and 6-6.5 million for Watch Dogs. The delay along with poor sales (SC: Blacklist/Rayman Legends) means they'll probably lose money this year in spite of having an Assassin's Creed game on the horizon.
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Oct 15, 2013 19:57
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Aphrodite posted:That's like the worst one they could have picked (that isn't holding the console until Watch Dogs comes out.)
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Oct 15, 2013 20:17
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The Aphasian posted:Here's the comment thread: Works for me, games are easy as poo poo to pre-order and I still get my console on time.
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Oct 15, 2013 20:19
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The game for which I upgraded my PC has been delayed to such a point in time that the hardware will have fallen in price. gently caress. 
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Oct 15, 2013 20:22
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I actually thought this came was coming out today, seriously.  I'm glad I checked this thread before heading to the store. I feel really bad for dudes that upgraded PC's or preordered next-gen system bundles. Seems like a really lame move on the part of the publisher, but I guess if the game needed THAT much work, it's the best choice. Here's a question that I've had for a while but haven't found an answer to: how much of Chicago, north of the loop, are they actually including? I'm obviously not expecting to be able to "go by my apartment" but it would be nice to have much of the north side represented properly.
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Oct 15, 2013 20:36
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ijyt posted:The game for which I upgraded my PC has been delayed to such a point in time that the hardware will have fallen in price. This is why you always wait until you actually have the game you're gonna upgrade for before doing the upgrade. Apart from delay talk, I'm glad we're finally starting to see the death of 32bit support. Finally developers can take advantage of the fact that I have more than 3.5gigs of ram in my computer.
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Oct 15, 2013 20:50
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Thinking about it, while it feels like we've been drowning in AC4 pre-release hype trailers/teasers/gameplay videos, there haven't been nearly so many Watch_Dogs videos coming out, and the ones I have seen were often times the same exact mission (like that Aisha demo on Fallon). I hope this delay gives them enough time to get it right. AC1 was so close to being great, and it felt like the negative reaction caused them to go in a much less ambitious direction for AC2+ plus.
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Oct 15, 2013 20:58
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The Aphasian posted:Amazon has said they will ship the console as scheduled and the game when it comes out for the Amazon non-official bundle. Oh cool that's the one I bought. Time to preorder a different game now though
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Oct 15, 2013 21:24
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This stinks, I wanted to play this video game. But if it gets a few more months of polish it's probably better. Plus releasing near Christmas when GTA is still going strong may of turned them off a bit I suppose?
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Oct 15, 2013 21:36
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I am kind of glad people other than Wii U owners are experiencing Ubisoft's delay policies 
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Oct 15, 2013 22:35
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There are WiiU owners? 
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Oct 15, 2013 22:42
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toggle posted:This stinks, I wanted to play this video game. But if it gets a few more months of polish it's probably better. I was really hoping to play Watch Dogs all through summer before uni gets serious next year. Now it looks like I'll be getting GTAV.
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Oct 15, 2013 22:51
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Octy posted:I was really hoping to play Watch Dogs all through summer before uni gets serious next year. Now it looks like I'll be getting GTAV. ...But it still comes out before summer.
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Oct 15, 2013 22:53
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Aphrodite posted:...But it still comes out before summer. Not if you're in the southern, superior hemisphere!
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Oct 15, 2013 23:20
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Octy posted:I was really hoping to play Watch Dogs all through summer before uni gets serious next year. Now it looks like I'll be getting GTAV. The gaming industry really needs to stop syncing its seasonal release calendar to the university assessment cycle. I swear to god it's as damaging to higher education as the loss of public funding.
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Oct 15, 2013 23:35
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I was really holding out on GTAV since W_D was due around the corner, but now it's a matter of AC4 or GTAV if it ever gets released to PC this year. Pretty much done with console games at this point and don't want to pick up either for the 360/PS3.
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Oct 16, 2013 00:36
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Tyberius posted:I was really holding out on GTAV since W_D was due around the corner, but now it's a matter of AC4 or GTAV if it ever gets released to PC this year. Pretty much done with console games at this point and don't want to pick up either for the 360/PS3. Zero chance of GTAV coming out on PC this year. I have no doubt that it's coming, but I wouldn't expect it for another six months or more.
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Oct 16, 2013 02:08
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webmeister posted:Zero chance of GTAV coming out on PC this year. I have no doubt that it's coming, but I wouldn't expect it for another six months or more. Many news sources last week quoting leaks that it's scheduled for Q1 2014 as well.
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Oct 16, 2013 03:22
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Tyberius posted:I was really holding out on GTAV since W_D was due around the corner, but now it's a matter of AC4 or GTAV if it ever gets released to PC this year. Pretty much done with console games at this point and don't want to pick up either for the 360/PS3. I was vacillating between XCOM: Enemy Within and Watch Dogs. I know which I'm getting in November now.
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Oct 16, 2013 06:01
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As someone who hasn't pre-ordered yet, I'm actually kind of glad because I wouldn't have had the money to spare for a next gen console AND the game by the time pre-orders for it closed (I'm a poor college student you see). Now I can save up! 
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Oct 16, 2013 06:05
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Ah, good. Now I can patiently wait until my days off this Christmas before upgrading my computer, so I can be at home when the parts arrive. loving post-office, I swear.
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Oct 17, 2013 11:02
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Just got the email from Amazon saying my Watch_Dogs bundle has been changed to a normal gameless launch edition and the price for my preorder dropped to $399.
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Oct 17, 2013 11:56
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 I still think they're shifting dates because of GTAV, specifically GTA:O since they've mostly sorted out
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Oct 17, 2013 12:03
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