That'd be closer to a Release Candidate really, as far as the terminology is concerned. Although the reality these days seems to be to beta-test it and simultaneously release it to the public as a release product and fix it after the damage is done.
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That'd be closer to a Release Candidate really, as far as the terminology is concerned. Although the reality these days seems to be to beta-test it and simultaneously release it to the public as a release product and fix it after the damage is done.
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no such thing as release candidate for console games IMO, it's more for stuff like windows, etc.
games have an alpha build which is demoed at shows like E3 or whatever.
then a beta which is tested in house and sometimes publicly.
if there is a release candidate that is what would be sent to review sites and magazines, etc either a week or a month before release.
as you say the game is just released the same as the beta and any issues are just fixed with patches.
games have an alpha build which is demoed at shows like E3 or whatever.
then a beta which is tested in house and sometimes publicly.
if there is a release candidate that is what would be sent to review sites and magazines, etc either a week or a month before release.
as you say the game is just released the same as the beta and any issues are just fixed with patches.
That isn't going to make it look like the game we saw at E3 2012.
Its obvious that they just can't make that level of graphics sustainable for anything more than a quick play through of the first couple of minutes of the game.
It will still be a good game, and ultimately graphics don't define a game so its not as big of a deal as some make out.
But theres no denying the final graphics are definitely a downgrade over what we promised.
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Don't forget though that sometimes a beta is a limited version, missing out on levels or areas of the game. If the Watch Dogs beta was simply a chunk of the game, then reviewing that chunk and and scoring it like a retail version is misleading. Many games start out weak and finish really strong, and vice versa, and basing a review on just part of a game is the worst thing a reviewer can do. Graphically the game won't change much (maybe some stability fixes) but if the story gets better or worse, that could have a big impact on the final score.
Sometimes it looks amazing and sometimes it looks poor. Half the time we don't really know what version we're looking at and added to that the compression in a lot of videos we see can be horrendous. Ubisoft haven't done them any favours with the build up to this. It's beeen a bit of a joke from the start.
Just going to wait until they release the thing before I make up my mind about it.
Just going to wait until they release the thing before I make up my mind about it.
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I think a lot of the poor graphics comments are coming from those looking at highly compressed PS3/360 versions tbh.
I saw some PS4 footage and it looked better than the PC version up close in some areas then inferior in others.
I think I'll wait to play the game myself before judging graphics as the info online is all over the place.
I saw some PS4 footage and it looked better than the PC version up close in some areas then inferior in others.
I think I'll wait to play the game myself before judging graphics as the info online is all over the place.
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I think I'll just play the game for the gameplay and not give a toss about the graphics tbh.
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Yup, review embargo is the 27th.
General consensus from the leaked info is the night scenes have some very nice effects which make it feel next gen.
Daytime, not so much.
I still want to find out what time the embargo lifts. The possibility that the game is going to have been on sale for the entire day before the embargo lifts is rather stupid. Quite annoying too because Tuesday is my day off but I'm not buying it until I've read a few opinions.
Or a bad sign.
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My guess is that the review embargo will be lifted at 2pm GMT, which is 9am EST. That's the kind of time I've been held to in the past when under embargo.
This.
They must lack confidence in their product. I still feel this game is going to flop.
Im excited about it either way. It looks pretty original for an open world game. Nightime looks stunning...daytime looks abit flat but the gameplay looks fun which matters most.
I reckon its going to score around 80-90%. The downgrade in graphics really shouldn't hurt the score as high quality videos iv seen make it still look really good.
I reckon its going to score around 80-90%. The downgrade in graphics really shouldn't hurt the score as high quality videos iv seen make it still look really good.