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VGC: Ubisoft willing to delay games if next-gen consoles are postposed, WDL next-gen launch title
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Pretty sure this won't have much of an impact on AC. I think it was Jason Schreier who said that Ubi was planning on releasing 5 games between Sept. 2020 - Mar. 2021 (or some similar time frame, my memory's a little hazy on this).
Assassin's Creed and Far Cry were confirmed to be two of these, and now we know Watch Dogs is for sure a third.
Have fun getting one!
Sony Plans Limited PlayStation 5 Output in First Year (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-16/sony-is-said-to-plan-limited-playstation-5-output-in-first-yearwww.resetera.com
I'll preorder the minute it's available. We shall see.
Their big Winter game of 2021 I imagine. Is AC Vikings cross gen too?
WDL probably needs the extra next gen bells and whistles to sell. But people will double dip on AC. It sells itself.
What double dip, will XSX and PS5 not just be patched to give you improved performance and features.
Why is it that so many people on this forum are foaming at the mouth for new consoles to be delayed. Folks here seem like they actually want that to happen
Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a free next gen upgrade but Ubi is definitely selling next gen SKUs and they haven't announced any free upgrades for current gen SKUs.
Ubisoft always shows up with third party launch titles, and it probably does quite well for them.
When next gen is delayed due to the crisis, this board will be an absolute mess. Hell even if its out in limited release, will be a mess with people complaining about a lack of pretty much anything they may be missing at launch.
I hope they dont try and make me decide between playing next gen watchdogs or AC on launch day.
I was wondering when they were going to announce the new release date for Watch Dogs Legion. It just seemed to disappear from the face of the earth after the delay announcement (and that weird BBC interview with Clint Hocking inside virtual London?).
One thing that came up in yesterday's Bombcast that I didn't think of until then: outsourced QA (and possibly even in-house QA) is going to be a major problem for next-gen. PS4 and Xbox One devkits are plentiful now and not really a secret; you could potentially send people home with them to test if needed. But who's going to let a random QA tester have a PS5 or Series X devkit in their home at this stage? That's so much more potential for accidental or malicious exposure than it would be under normal circumstances.
I'm not a game developer or QA tester so I don't know if remote access to devkits is feasible or not.
One thing that came up in yesterday's Bombcast that I didn't think of until then: outsourced QA (and possibly even in-house QA) is going to be a major problem for next-gen. PS4 and Xbox One devkits are plentiful now and not really a secret; you could potentially send people home with them to test if needed. But who's going to let a random QA tester have a PS5 or Series X devkit in their home at this stage? That's so much more potential for accidental or malicious exposure than it would be under normal circumstances.
I'm not a game developer or QA tester so I don't know if remote access to devkits is feasible or not.
I was sad to learn Watch Dogs Legion was delayed for a unknown amount of time, but I'm ok with it now. I plan to pick it up with my next gen ready PC (maybe one year after PS5 launch). I can play it on my current PC for sure, but I want to see where PC's go in response to new game design thanks to fast SSD. Likely Star Citizen, and Path of Exile are there already, but they just recommend SATA speed SSD.
What? AC Vikings definitely won't be Winter 2021. It will release Spring 2021 or Fall 2020 for sure.
I wouldn't be so sure. I suspect they will offer SKUs for next gen and current, but current gen will include the upgrade.
Ubi did the AC Odyssey Stadia test, so if anyone could do remote QA on a equivalent to/remote PS5/XSX I'd guess it's them.
I mean, what's the difference between any other gen launch? Its not like outsourcing didn't exist before PS4, if they had problems in 2013 they would have the same in 2020.
PS4 devkits are plentiful because it has existed for 8 years by now.
Jeff was talking about how outsourced QA would presumably happen at an office that could be locked down to prevent hardware from leaving the building. Obviously that's not an option right now. Sending devkits to individual QA testers working from home makes it way more difficult to prevent or control leaks.
Oh, for fuck's sake. Just cancel video games, period.
YES. YES, I DO.
YES. YES, I DO.
This quote is actually aggregating my Times article this week - surprised nobody made a thread about it tbh https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/technology/personaltech/coronavirus-video-game-production.html
WD:L has already been delayed, though.
Also, some of the "know to alls" saying lots of things will be delayed have, y'know, sources.
Okay, these two things together makes more sense.
I was thinking more of a next gen launch sans the doomsday we're living in, which was kinda dumb from my part lol
Boy, I'm terrible at reading. I didn't realize Ubisoft had mentioned that Microsoft and Sony had already found ways to allow developers to use next-gen devkits remotely. Not only is it in Schreier's New York Times article AND the VGC article, it's even in the quote in the OP. (Technically they're talking about developers, not QA, but obviously the situation is better than "who knows if remote devkits will work")
I was talking about randos on this forum who are constantly saying every game and console is being delayed.
Can anyone summarize what it says? Looks like you need to signup for access.
Reading this about Ubisoft with Legion has my imagination running when I play games like Division or Wildlands/Breakpoint or even AC. With next gen on the horizon and the leap both systems have in their hardware...
All those lights are gonna make the RTX effects so much better
Never mind, when I found it through Google it didn't ask me to signup.
Basically, annual releases like COD and Madden - as well as gamss from larger developers like Ubisoft - have a good chance of hitting their 2020 targets.
Other studios are struggling to keep up. Two anonymous sources said their studios are cutting content to make release deadlines this Fall. Other studios might decide to delay.
Voice acting and mocap are major challenges. I can see that affecting the timeline for a lot of 2021 games.
Consoles could possibly be delayed if not enough software is ready. Personally, I don't see that happening. I predict a supply-constrained console launch with a reduced number of launch titles.
I still think the console launches will be delayed. At least, I hope. Let's not risk lives having people line up - or have a huge scalper problem.
And let those developing for them take their time.
And let those developing for them take their time.
Assuming they will have the implemented in the XSX and PS5 versions of the game by launch. But them saying it will be a launch game I think we can expect it to be enhanced for the systems for sure.
Honestly ever since that Watch Dogs 1 downgrade debacle, Ubisoft has actually been pretty honest and straightforward with their game announcements, they've shown gameplay indicative of the final product pretty consistently since then, far as I've seen
Makes sense to me.
Honestly, it was the most ambitious game from E3 2019
Except he doesn't say that they are willing to delay the game(s)? He just says "adjust" Plenty of wiggle room in his phrasing.
There's no way they are going to miss the holiday sales season just for the sake of a launch across all platforms. If it comes down to it they will launch AC and WDL on PS4/X1 in the holidays, and then have PS5/XSX versions ready to go in the springtime when those systems launch.
There's no way they are going to miss the holiday sales season just for the sake of a launch across all platforms. If it comes down to it they will launch AC and WDL on PS4/X1 in the holidays, and then have PS5/XSX versions ready to go in the springtime when those systems launch.
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If next gen delayed... then please release current gen version of Watch Dogs Legion this year, don't hold us the ones who wants to play the game ASAP back.
And whoever wants to wait for next gen version would be on their own call.
And whoever wants to wait for next gen version would be on their own call.
A lot of great examples in that article and interesting that VGC added their own input to it. Curious if this means that the new AC will be launching before Watch Dogs.