{"id":65343,"date":"2014-05-30T13:59:39","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T11:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=65343"},"modified":"2014-05-30T14:03:26","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T12:03:26","slug":"ubisoft-defends-watch-dogs-pc-performance-congratulates-itself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/65343-ubisoft-defends-watch-dogs-pc-performance-congratulates-itself","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft defends Watch Dogs PC performance, congratulates itself"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ubisoft’s “Graphics Technical Director” on Watch Dogs, Sebastien Viard, has said a few words in defence of the game’s shoddy launch on PC<\/a>, and then gave his dev team a public pat on the back for shipping a game that, by many accounts, doesn’t run properly, if at all.<\/p>\n

Apparently there is a patch in the works and it can’t come soon enough because three days after launch, I’m still not able to play the game on PC myself.<\/p>\n

In a series of tweets<\/a> Viard said the following:<\/p>\n

Watch Dogs can use 3+ GB of RAM on NG [next-gen] consoles for graphics, your PC GPU needs enough VRAM for ultra options due to the lack of unified mem.<\/p>\n

If you experience lag\/stutter on a fast PC, try to lower one of those settings to reduce the GPU VRAM usage: texture quality, AA, resolution.<\/p>\n

Making an open world run on NG & CG [current-gen] consoles + supporting PC is an incredibly complex task, the team did a fantastic job. Congrats guys! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

And finally, our PC progs are also currently working on a patch to improve your experience thanks to your reports, stay tuned \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Regular readers may be aware that I’m not pleased with the product<\/a> that Ubisoft delivered. Aside from the asinine “tips” on improving performance, to see the developer congratulating themselves for allowing a bug-ridden product to be shipped to paying customers is another infuriating insult.<\/p>\n

It’s an obvious assertion that it’s a complex task to get a game running well across multiple platforms – it’s their job to do that properly and deliver a quality product to the paying customer.<\/p>\n

It’s one thing to be proud of your work, but how about a bit of humility in light of the rampant problems that gamers are having? They need only look to their own technical support forums for over 50 pages of reasons why: Ubisoft Watch Dogs Technical Support Forum<\/a><\/p>\n

After all, this was a game that was six years in the making and was marketed as a “next-generation defining experience”. Personally, I’m sick and tired of the “ship now, patch later” attitude.<\/p>\n

Until I get the chance to play the game I paid for, I’ll have to enjoy it vicariously through gameplay videos others are uploading.<\/p>\n