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WatchDogs 2 Optimised for AMD

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Seem AMDs DirectX 12 support is even carrying onto more games. Not sure about this site though, Roy Tweeted it.

The year’s Game Developers Conference, held just a couple of weeks ago at San Francisco’s Ruby Skye night club, saw Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) host an invigorating press briefing that not only convinced the masses to join the virtual reality cult, but also talked about upcoming games that are going to utilize AMD’s new technology to deliver a next-generation gameplay experience.

Ubisoft took this opportunity to take the stage and officially confirm the existence of Watch Dogs 2, revealing that the sequel to the 2014’s open-world third-person stealth shooter is going to feature support for DirectX 12.

Ubisoft refrained from giving away more information, or even adding details to what kind of improvements are fans in for with Watch Dogs 2’s DirectX 12 integration. That being said, seeing the developer’s presence at AMD’s press briefing suggests that the sequel is going to be highly optimized for the red team’s graphical units. Suffice to say, AMD is going to take this opportunity to showcase the performance abilities of its cards; recent releases of pro-NVIDIA games have already done enough damage as it is.

On the note of proving oneself, Ubisoft suffered a major dent to its reputation when the first Watch Dogs was released. In the wake of downgrade allegations, launch issues, bugs, glitches, broken code, and more, Watch Dogs can only be described as an incredibly forgetful experience. Hence, Ubisoft has to all but ensure that Watch Dogs 2 is a great game.

Watch Dogs 2 is expected to be in development for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. A release window has yet to be mentioned or even teased by Ubisoft. Considering how we’ve been hearing about the game’s rumours for the past two years or so, it’s possible that we get to see a late 2016 launch.

We expect Watch Dogs 2 to get an official reveal at E3 2016 this summer. Let’s hope that Ubisoft has learned much from its prior experience with the first game and is going to work on those mistakes to ensure a well-received sequel.
 
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shankly, i hope you dont mind but i had to edit your link out as it has links to possible adult content. If you can find a similair site that doesnt thats fine. Hope you understand.:)
 
Expect a full unveiling at E3 2016

The year’s Game Developers Conference, held just a couple of weeks ago at San Francisco’s Ruby Skye night club, saw Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) host an invigorating press briefing that not only convinced the masses to join the virtual reality cult, but also talked about upcoming games that are going to utilize AMD’s new technology to deliver a next-generation gameplay experience.

Ubisoft took this opportunity to take the stage and officially confirm the existence of Watch Dogs 2, revealing that the sequel to the 2014’s open-world third-person stealth shooter is going to feature support for DirectX 12.

Ubisoft refrained from giving away more information, or even adding details to what kind of improvements are fans in for with Watch Dogs 2’s DirectX 12 integration. That being said, seeing the developer’s presence at AMD’s press briefing suggests that the sequel is going to be highly optimized for the red team’s graphical units. Suffice to say, AMD is going to take this opportunity to showcase the performance abilities of its cards; recent releases of pro-NVIDIA games have already done enough damage as it is.

On the note of proving oneself, Ubisoft suffered a major dent to its reputation when the first Watch Dogs was released. In the wake of downgrade allegations, launch issues, bugs, glitches, broken code, and more, Watch Dogs can only be described as an incredibly forgetful experience. Hence, Ubisoft has to all but ensure that Watch Dogs 2 is a great game.

Watch Dogs 2 is expected to be in development for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. A release window has yet to be mentioned or even teased by Ubisoft. Considering how we’ve been hearing about the game’s rumours for the past two years or so, it’s possible that we get to see a late 2016 launch.

We expect Watch Dogs 2 to get an official reveal at E3 2016 this summer. Let’s hope that Ubisoft has learned much from its prior experience with the first game and is going to work on those mistakes to ensure a well-received sequel.
 
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On the note of proving oneself, Ubisoft suffered a major dent to its reputation when the first Watch Dogs was released. In the wake of downgrade allegations, launch issues, bugs, glitches, broken code, and more, Watch Dogs can only be described as an incredibly forgetful experience.
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Ubifail went all in last time on the blackbox buffet. It looks like they are making a concerted effort this time to not do that again. If FC Primal is any indication, it's clear that they can make games that don't fail right out of the gate. Hope they are able to turn their image around.
 
thesmokingman said:
Ubifail went all in last time on the blackbox buffet. It looks like they are making a concerted effort this time to not do that again. If FC Primal is any indication, it's clear that they can make games that don't fail right out of the gate. Hope they are able to turn their image around.
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Isn't primal just a skinned FC4? Much how blood dragon (whatever it was called) was a skinned FC3? In which case there was no excuse for primal to be a mess out of the gate as the bulk of the bug fixing had already occurred in FC4. I wouldn't go crediting ubi for a good release on that one.

At least watchdogs 2 might actually work on something rather then nothing at release if they're optimising it for something :p

Personally I can't fathom why they're even making a second, the first was a disaster on all platforms and once it was as fixed as it was likely to get, it became apparent the gameplay was quite shallow and dull
 
Watchdogs 2 to be DX12 and AMD sponsored?

Saw this on overclock.net and AT forums:

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/51303...2-abilities-tuned-amd-radeon-cards/index.html
https://twitter.com/Roy_techhwood/status/714255139419193346
http://www.thecountrycaller.com/546...-12-support-will-be-highly-optimized-for-amd/

Ubisoft now working with AMD - they were one of the studios who were very close to Nvidia for yonks!! :eek:

It might explain why at the Capsaicin event Ubisoft were talking about DX12 and VR which was very strange,considering their Nvidia focus. It might explain why The Division ran well on AMD cards too.

Is it the start of "Dat' AMDWorks Effect" now? :p
 
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I tried to get into Watchdogs but it just wouldn't click and not sure what was missing but interesting to see a second outing and hopefully on the gorgeous Snowdrop engine.
 
TheF34RChannel said:
Them being close to Nvidia is exactly why I remain a bit skeptical until the official announcement of said cooperation.
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Well AMD PR man has more or less indicated it by his response and Ubisoft were out in action at that AMD PR event too.

JediFragger said:
nVidia will be punishing them accordingly I'm sure :p :D
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Get the EPIC CEO to go and beat up the Ubisoft CEO??
 
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Surprised to read that after all the publicity regarding using Nvidia tech on the Division.

Not that I'll end up getting it after the farce that was the first game.
 
pgi947 said:
Isn't primal just a skinned FC4? Much how blood dragon (whatever it was called) was a skinned FC3? In which case there was no excuse for primal to be a mess out of the gate as the bulk of the bug fixing had already occurred in FC4. I wouldn't go crediting ubi for a good release on that one.

At least watchdogs 2 might actually work on something rather then nothing at release if they're optimising it for something :p

Personally I can't fathom why they're even making a second, the first was a disaster on all platforms and once it was as fixed as it was likely to get, it became apparent the gameplay was quite shallow and dull
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It proves they can make a game that runs well on day 1, it's almost cathartic. It may be humorous but the frequency of games running well on day 1 had almost gone the way of the dingo.
 
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