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Watch Dogs sold over 400 000 copies only on PC

We found that Watch Dogs on PC sold over 400k copies in first 4 days.

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life283642d ago

Now, can we find out, how many players are on Xbox One, PS4 etc?

starchild3642d ago

That's good to see in any case. I'm really enjoying it on PC.

Anthotis3642d ago

I regret buying it.

Hopefully the modders can do something with it, because the base game is underwhelming to say the least.

elhebbo163642d ago

@Anthotis I'm afraid there will be no intensive mod support, if any of Ubi's previous games are to go by.

TopDudeMan3642d ago

I really didn't like the first portion of the game, but I just did the last mission of act 1 and it completely changed my mind on it. That was nothing less than top-class mission design.

So I decided to continue playing the game and it was really awesome. If you're less than impressed with it before you play that mission, I urge you to carry on because it's so worth it.

Visiblemarc3641d ago

@TopDudeMan

You're exactly right.

I think people are judging it too quickly, as is the case with most games actually.

Hydrolex3641d ago

I finished the game, and I didn't buy it... I'm glad I didn't

When Ubisoft tries to sell me a broken game, of course I'm gonna say NO to that. The game is pooooorly optimized for PC

tee_bag2423641d ago

@ Hydrolex

So lets get this straight. You enjoyed it enough to finish it but not buy it.
You child, are everything that is wrong with the gaming world.

DoctorJones3641d ago (Edited 3641d ago )

@Hydrolex

Your definition of 'broken' is very different from mine. You finished the game, so it can't be broken can it?

And it runs sweet on my pc, it's a shame that isn't the case for everyone, but it works fine for me.

AndrewLB3641d ago

I had my definite reservations about buying the game because of the initial problems on PC, but once those were fixed for nVidia owners with a driver update, I have been playing the crap out of it and am on the final act. It's actually a very good game.

My one gripe is the map interface NEEDS a way to highlight ALL locations of a particular type or specific group, for example "mission persons" or "weapons crates". It can be a real pain in the a$$ sometimes to find the last few, or when you get a secondary objective it wont automatically switch to it.

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Crazyglues3642d ago (Edited 3642d ago )

Probably over 2 million combined.. it was the highest Pre-ordered game ever for GameStop and in Ubisoft's history..

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bunt-custardly3642d ago

That's really impressive numbers for a PC game, although I'm not sure if the leaderboards have been hacked on PC or as always there are people with multiple accounts. Still, give or take a few 400,000K is mighty fine.

life283642d ago

At Day 1, leaderboards have been hacked and some of players had 999999 online score, but Ubisoft fix that few hours after

AceBlazer133642d ago

That's one way to try counting sales, give or take a couple thousand that's a nice ballpark figure. Good game Watch Dogs.

GribbleGrunger3642d ago

It's weird using the word 'over' with the word 'just'.

Tommy_titfer3642d ago

Well 'just' equates to 400,000 and 'over' equates to an absolute minimum of 400,000...

Basic logic really.

GribbleGrunger3642d ago (Edited 3642d ago )

No it isn't. It's bad grammar. When you use 'over', that is indicative of a 'good' result but when you use 'just' (in the context it's used here) that then tells us it's not a good result. The headline is grammatically contradictive. It's just the result of trying to express two things in one headline. Either give the number and explain that it's not good in the article, or express that the sales aren't that good in the headline and explain why in the article.

"Watch Dogs sold just over 400,000 copies on the PC"

or

"Watch Dogs didn't sell very well on the PC."

brish3642d ago

Just over makes sense to me.

I took it as being more than 400,000 but not by a large margin.

supes_243641d ago

Finally, someone intelligent enough to understand the use of "just"

The Great Melon3641d ago (Edited 3641d ago )

The 'just' effectively adds another layer of precision in the number effectively. I wouldn't would say over 400,000 for 531,232, but I would say that it would be valid something like 465,000. You could mention under 500,000, but that has negative connotations. Enough rambling from me now.

MidnytRain3642d ago

I don't see the word the word 'just' anywhere, and this is a Google translated article. The grammar is s**t throughout.

GribbleGrunger3642d ago (Edited 3642d ago )

I didn't see that lol. Well that explains it then. Thanks. This is the actual headline:

"Watch Dogs sold on the PC more than 400,000 copies in four days"

Whilst clearly a translation, it makes far more sense.

Lon3wolf3642d ago

Just over is perfectly fine, ambiguous yes but it is correct too.

Hi,

'Just over' suggests a little more than something, often used with weight and time as in: It will be just over six weeks before you get a reply = You will get a reply in a little more than six weeks.

GribbleGrunger3642d ago

Why are you explaining to me what 'just over' means?

starchild3641d ago

Because you clearly don't understand what the term means. It is a completely normal expression in American English and is being used correctly here.

Visiblemarc3641d ago

Can't agree. "Just" is being used here in place of another descriptive term such as "well."

It's somewhat subjective but saying "just over" brings to mind a quantity very near 400k saying "well over" brings to mind a number far higher, but not near enough another milestone number.

To just say "over 400k" would be far less descriptive and could even be used to describe sales of 10 million. (Though that's absurd).

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gamerfan09093642d ago

Yeah for some reason I find these numbers a bit high. I'll wait until Ubisoft's quarter earnings call to get the official numbers.

steve30x3642d ago

Why is that. PC Gaming is dead or dying or PC gamers dont play this kind of game right?

TheDevKit3642d ago

Steam doesn't release their distribution numbers.

sungam3d3642d ago

@TheDevKit
This game is not on Steam...
It's on ubisofts uplay

Vegamyster3641d ago

@sungam3d

You can buy it on Steam, it just needs to launch through Uplay.

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The entire WatchDogs series is 87% off and it's not even Black Friday

If you are looking for a bargain, check out the huge discounts across the entire WatchDogs series on Steam.

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Watch Dogs Deserves A Remake, More Than Ever

With the world of information and technology, privacy and security growing every day, Watch Dogs deserves another chance in the spotlight, now more than ever.

RaidenBlack1027d ago

The only Ubi title that deserves a faithful remake right now is Splinter Cell 1.
All 2014+ Ubi titles are just underwhelming. Especially ones from 2016+ are just cancer.

LucasRuinedChildhood1026d ago (Edited 1026d ago )

Seriously, are we so far removed from Ubisoft actually making good games that people now praise Watch_Dogs in retrospect?

"Watch_Dogs has remained one of my favourite games of the last ten years." Jesus Christ.

HankHill1026d ago

I remember being so disappointed in Watch Dogs when I played it at release. It was alright, but I think I fell for the hype and I needed a game to play on my new PS4.

obidanshinobi1026d ago

This is what happens when mediocrity gets praised as good.
Standards are slipping across the whole entertainment industry.
What was once considering rubbish is now considered as OK, what once was OK is now being praised as good etc etc.

LamerTamer1026d ago

Everyone has their own likes. I liked it a lot myself. I played through it twice and liked the car chases and the open world with fairly decent environments and missions. It suffered from the whole downgrade thing where they showed graphics that weren't actually there. No game will appeal to everyone but it was still ambitious for it's time.

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gantarat1026d ago

assassin's creed 1 should get a remake.

ExBee1026d ago

For certain! AC1 was brilliant at the time but with new graphics and gameplay it would be amazing! Do you prefer old combat or new though?

RaidenBlack1026d ago

I'd say a reimagining of AC1.
I direct AC1 remake would be a bad idea. It'll need better story pacing and significant better world building.

BlaqMagiq11026d ago

Old. Let it play like how it did with AC2-Syndicate style gameplay but refine the setting and story.

Profchaos1026d ago

It would need a lot changed for it to be enjoyable again as even back in 2007 on launch we were all complaining about it's repetitive gameplay go here perform one of three side quests repeat then assassination now do it over and over until a big battle with a unforgiving checkpoint system.

BlaqMagiq11026d ago

Absolutely. It needs it. The only AC I truly didn't enjoy.

chicken_in_the_corn1026d ago

I'd prefer it didn't. Ubisoft would make it so bloated, it wouldn't be anywhere near the original

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smolinsk1026d ago (Edited 1026d ago )

Absolutely, this watch dogs legion was terrible boring.

Profchaos1026d ago (Edited 1026d ago )

As a fan of the franchise legion was garbage and I regretted my purchase for the first time in the franchise the entire thing felt like an experiment in NPC behaviour and released without the writers input on what makes a good story.

I don't think I'm alone in that feeling though as wrench and Aiden are brought back and the campaign was rewritten to fit them.

I am tempted to buy the season pass to play it again with Aiden but fool me twice shame on me I'm waiting for a deep sale

camel_toad1026d ago

Agreed. Despite the annoying hipness of the characters in part 2 I thought it was a really fun game. I was extremely disappointed and surprised at how many steps back they took with Legion. You'd think it was made by an entirely different team. Or was it?

It was just so devoid of fun.

LamerTamer1026d ago

Honestly one of my biggest annoyances with Legion is that they took out the camera views for the driving. I mean the behind the car view that they stuck us with is near unplayable. I always used a first person driving view. After two releases why did they take OUT features? I don't get it.

TheSinsibleOne1026d ago

The fist watchdog game was the best by far
After that they weren't weird and annoying with that hipster stuff. Aiden was a badass.

LamerTamer1026d ago

I thought so at first too. I got used to it and it ended up being good after some play time. I just had to give it a chance.

TheEnigma3131026d ago

Remake the PoP series from xbox/ps2/gc era

RaidenBlack1026d ago

They are remaking Sands of Time.

TheEnigma3131026d ago

That's good news. Hopefully it's done right.

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Inside the Driver game that died so that Watch Dogs could live

From VG247: "When cars slide, they leave tyre marks. In a game like Driver, they’re an aesthetic touch, part of the inherent cool of a handbrake turn. But those dark shadows in the road also tell a story. From tyre marks, you can determine the speed of a vehicle, when it started to skid, and its ultimate direction of travel – long after the car itself has vanished into the distance."

vallencer1091d ago

Different spellings in different parts of the world friend. Tyre is a correct way to spell it.

Pridefall1091d ago

Dunno why you got downvpted when tyre is correct in Australia.

mikefizzled11090d ago

The mystery that is En Fore Gee

neutralgamer19921091d ago

Give us driver San Francisco remastered

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen1091d ago

Why did they stop making some of the best games ever? Driver was one of them.

Gameseeker_Frampt1090d ago

Assassins Creed 2 showed Ubisoft how to make money and Far Cry 2 showed them that gamers don't like complex ideas. Now Ubisoft just turns out games that are just variations of the same thing.

WeAreLegion1091d ago

Best driving mechanics ever made. Nothing has come close.

Gardenia1091d ago

A story driven game with pure driving gameplay. I'd love to see a new Driver game or a remake of the first one.

ApocalypseShadow1091d ago

Yes. This one. A definite remake of the first without adding any ridiculous fluff. The first game had great physics and sound for its time. The start of the car in the beginning cinema I watched constantly. My father and uncles were big muscle and classic car freaks. Only thing crazy about the game was the relentless cops in the last level. Insane the way those police cars were and launched at you.

Bleemcast made it look better just like PC emulators. But would definitely take a remake.

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