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I think it could be a case where they're unimpressed with their Assassin's Creed 4 pre-orders. Releasing two open world games around the same time to compete with each other at Christmas time means one game's sales suffers for people who use the logic of buying the one they are most interested in first and then grabbing the other when it comes down in price or goes on sale.
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Naky posted:I think it could be a case where they're unimpressed with their Assassin's Creed 4 pre-orders. Releasing two open world games around the same time to compete with each other at Christmas time means one game's sales suffers for people who use the logic of buying the one they are most interested in first and then grabbing the other when it comes down in price or goes on sale. No, they adjusted their forecasts down after the delays. It's not that.
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Oct 18, 2013 02:10
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Aphrodite posted:No, they adjusted their forecasts down after the delays. It's not that. Hmmm I suppose. Though I also suppose it would make for a nice 'surprise' if they exceed those adjustments with increased sale numbers from AC4, but then I don't know if those adjustments included an assumed rise in AC4 sales either.
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FateoMcSkippy posted: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. Same, but hey, at least we still get launch PS4s. 
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Oct 18, 2013 11:10
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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. Yeah like when GTA online was delayed for 3 weeks and still didn't come out as expected. worked out great!
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Oct 18, 2013 11:24
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yourafagpleasedie posted:Yeah like when GTA online was delayed for 3 weeks and still didn't come out as expected. worked out great! Yeah that Bioshock game turned out pretty bad after it was delayed.
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Oct 18, 2013 11:36
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Hail to the king, baby! (Insert Duke's Bros gang tag here) edit: There really could be an endless back and forth of "this game was good after it was delayed!" to "this game was bad after it was delayed!". The only way to know if Watch Dogs will be the former or the latter is to wait until it comes out for real, unfortunately.
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Oct 18, 2013 11:37
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Equilibrium posted:Yeah that Bioshock game turned out pretty bad after it was delayed. It would have got the same cocksucking it got regardless, and we all know that. Delaying games at the last second is the new 'its a beta guys'
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Oct 18, 2013 11:59
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Croccers posted:
So is it 2014 or November 21st? I'm confused
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Oct 18, 2013 13:14
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yourafagpleasedie posted:It would have got the same cocksucking it got regardless, and we all know that. Delaying games at the last second is the new 'its a beta guys' Wow, you are precious.  Don't stop posting, by all means.
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yourafagpleasedie posted:Yeah like when GTA online was delayed for 3 weeks and still didn't come out as expected. worked out great! GTA Online wasn't delayed. The first announcement said it would launch 2 weeks later.
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Boing posted:So is it 2014 or November 21st? I'm confused
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CJacobs posted:edit: There really could be an endless back and forth of "this game was good after it was delayed!" to "this game was bad after it was delayed!". The only way to know if Watch Dogs will be the former or the latter is to wait until it comes out for real, unfortunately. They've been keeping a lot of Watch Dogs under wraps, it's very mysterious.
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Oct 18, 2013 16:51
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Amazon is trying their best.Amazon.com posted:Thank you for purchasing from Amazon.com. 7 games show up at the "here" link:
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Oct 21, 2013 20:37
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All of those games feel like a kick to the nads for me.
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Oct 22, 2013 14:31
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No Assassin's Creed 4 is weird.
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Oct 22, 2013 14:35
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I wonder if they're going to keep dev going on current gen versions.
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Oct 22, 2013 14:38
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Aphrodite posted:No Assassin's Creed 4 is weird. I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon decided to not include a Ubisoft title in the list of qualifying games due to the fact that Ubisoft have caused a whole load more work for Amazon by delaying Watch_Dogs.
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Has there been any NEW news since they pushed back the date? Every few weeks I'll search and see a current-date "story" that's just rehashed old press releases and trailers on a buzzfeed style throwaway site, but nothing real since mid-October ( http://blog.ubi.com/category/watch-dogs/ ).
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People were already starting to get pre release fatigue from all the promotional stuff coming out before the delay. I'm guessing they have gone for a media blackout until closer to release, where they will start releasing more details to get people interested again.
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Friendly Fire posted:People were already starting to get pre release fatigue from all the promotional stuff coming out before the delay. I'm guessing they have gone for a media blackout until closer to release, where they will start releasing more details to get people interested again. Hell they were on a media blackout for a while when they first announced that the game existed. I really hope they're taking the time to add polish and not just sitting on their thumbs.
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The Aphasian posted:Has there been any NEW news since they pushed back the date? Every few weeks I'll search and see a current-date "story" that's just rehashed old press releases and trailers on a buzzfeed style throwaway site, but nothing real since mid-October ( http://blog.ubi.com/category/watch-dogs/ ).
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Speedball posted:Hell they were on a media blackout for a while when they first announced that the game existed. I really hope they're taking the time to add polish and not just sitting on their thumbs. 
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Croccers posted:I still think it was because they were afraid of clashing against GTA5 and getting forgotten under the Xmas rush Assassins Creed IV has been a huge seller which is pretty good considering many people were going to give it a miss, Ubisoft have done pretty well with stalling the Watch_Dogs release so far even if unintentional. But then again Sony delayed Drive Club too at the last minute due to it supposedly needing more work and I don't think there was much of a marketing reason to delay it so maybe Watch Dogs was rally just in need of more work. I'll be honest though, I was devastated when Watch Dogs was delayed and begrudgingly bought AC4 instead even though I didn't want it and it's been the best decision I have made in a long time.
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AC4 also has a few Watch Dogs references in it, so it's looking like they may exist in the same universe.
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I think it's a combination of not wanting to compete with another flagship title in ACIV and a realization that the game probably could use more work. Competing against yourself in the holiday season isn't always the best idea, especially with a new franchise. Wiser to push it back and let it stand on its own, especially if that gives you time to clean up the game a bit. In the meantime, it does allow them to work on things like more (or expanded) DLC and such to make up some ground for lost holiday sales.
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If nothing else, I hope it proof-of-concepts their ability to make an AC game set in a modern city.
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The only thing I've heard recently was some rumor that the game might be further delayed to Fall, but now I'm not sure where. Maybe Giantbomb.
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Equilibrium posted:The only thing I've heard recently was some rumor that the game might be further delayed to Fall, but now I'm not sure where. Maybe Giantbomb. It was on the end of year/emails Bombcast, and I think it was just speculation based on a mixture of official comments, the media coverage (or lack thereof), etc. I actually bet it's right, though. I could see September.
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Fuzz posted:AC4 also has a few Watch Dogs references in it, so it's looking like they may exist in the same universe.
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quote:Bayou_Billy41: First will there be any of Juno in WatchDogs? From what I know of Juno this situation would make sense. https://acinitiates.com/forum/discussion/3904/page/24
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coyo7e posted:Aren't they both Ubi titles? With such a ridiculously convoluted universe, cross-title nods to co-dev teams on other projects under the same publishing umbrella would seem de rigeur, au lieu de exceptionale. What the gently caress.
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Zombies' Downfall posted:It was on the end of year/emails Bombcast, and I think it was just speculation based on a mixture of official comments, the media coverage (or lack thereof), etc. I don't see anything to suggest that it's going to be further delayed, lack of marketing seems reasonable enough when Ubisofts focus currently is to squeeze out as many AC4 sales as possible and to push the DLC during the new console release period and Christmas period. Bear in mind that we have seen little, if anything in regards to Drive Club and The Crew from what I know and both of those titles were delayed at the same time as Watch Dogs. If Ubisoft were struggling with current deadlines I would bet it would be with The Division as that game seems to be their first truly next-gen title. Obsidius fucked around with this message at 07:53 on Dec 24, 2013 |
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Hopefully they can get Watch Dog's act together by early 2014 as I almost forgot this game existed until today. You keep a game in media black out long enough you'll not only have competition from natural contenders, but also games that have been kept in the public eye longer than your New IP has.
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Lumpy the Cook posted:What the gently caress. It's French because they're a Montreal company. 
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This was one of the first truly next-gen games announced, and made a massive impact at E3 2011. However, launching almost two years later has removed a lot of the wind from its sails.
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Spring '14 and polished would be the best case at this point, Fall and not needing more than a day 1 patch would be expected, but the radio silence makes me fear that this will be like the 360's/Kinect's Project Milo.
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I really hope this thing doesn't suck when it comes out. I don't want my drat near year old preorder to feel wasted.
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Lumpy the Cook posted:What the gently caress.
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Lumpy the Cook posted:What the gently caress. Francaise. C'est une language magnifique.
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