An overview of Ubisofts downgraded games (video)
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ddelamare
I've already made a conscious decision to boycott any game designed to run on anything other than PC only.
fantaskarsef
Sadly, that will leave you with almost no games besides indie ones. And there are still worthy 'big' titles out there, too. But I know what you mean... it's just the environment has changed... PC is the overflow of console sales these days, instead of a seperate branch in the gaming business.
I bet you won't hear the words 'we won't bring this to consoles' anytime soon.
qgshadow
we all know E3 is maxed out PC graphics + hidden options. If the other footage is console i would say that you can't compare both.
We all know consoles can't run these games at what ever E3 is showing lol.
fantaskarsef
At the beginning it says that all the actual final gameplay footage was recorded on a high end pc with everything maxed and a controller, time code 0:24.
XP-200
I doubt even the PC versions in those videos were ever real or looked anywhere like that in real time, videos always looked ike they were totally staged.
Spartan
This video is embarrassing as hell. 😛uke2:
Singleton99
Disgustingly deceptive , Ubisoft need to have their backsides spanked for very misleading and false advertising of their so called AAA games ...........................
Groovy-Music
I agree with everything you guys said!
^ Disgustingly deceptive ^
I want to add that even with the downgrades, the performance of Ubisoft games are really bad.
Since they play tricks on us, play tricks on them:
Buy their game at a discounted(downgraded) price on "key sites"!
:flip:
lisac85
This dramatic downgrades are just because of consoles. PCs could probably run E3 games, but consoles can't, not even in a dream. So to protect console market witch is big they downgrade PC versions too, so the console fans wouldn't complain about the epic difference.
Today we would have much, much better graphics in games if it weren't for consoles witch are suffocating graphic's progress on PCs.
RzrTrek
I bet the shareholders aren't too happy about that video.
Stormyandcold
I actually think there's something else going on here. The clue is in the big differences in all assets used in all games shown at events like E3 etc.
I suspect the "event-versions" are actually what we'd call "tech-demo", running on a different engine altogether with proper lighting, smoke, textures...even sounds as you've noticed.
What they seem to do is take small portions of the real game and remake it at a much higher-quality and this is then presented as representative of the real game when infact it's just a tech-demo of what the game could be like, but, not what it's actually like. This explains the assets and even interface differences etc.
Kinda-like those UE4 demos. Small portions of the game, just enough to make you "wow" and "awe" (and think it's real) and ofcourse, buy the eventual product which is much lower-quality and not because of consoles either, the real games are lower-quality because they were made that way.
XP-200
^^Yeap, it is always telling that these reveals are alway pre-recorded, never live. ha
Just watch E3 next week and see how many videos are pre-recorded with games that look way too good for even PC tech to reach.
vbetts
Moderator
It's not though. In every pre-release footage, it is always noted that these games are still in development and are subject to change.
It's crappy, but not illegal.
Tat3
1. Stop buying UBI games
2. Share holders will not be happy
3. https://www.ubisoft.com/en-US/company/overview.aspx Get rid few of these (from management team) and hire better ones.
4. Gamers get better games and share holders get more money.
XP-200
Should we start a small competition between us, a free humble bundle to the person who guesses the correct amount of pre-filmed games reveals that come up with the words "game are still in development and are subject to change.
Go on, i will stump up for the humble bumble, don't say i don't put out. ha
Go on stick you name down and leave a number.
Spartan
Almost like comparing a blockbuster movie with the low budget parody version of it, except it isn't funny at all.
Xuanzang
That is not the point. Point is Ubisoft is advertising their products in a way that gives people false expectations. And it goes far beyond the graphical aspect.
Sergio
Thanks to consoles for ruining and slowing pc gaming since 2006
PrMinisterGR
Funny how all of this could be solved just by using the tag: Target Quality on the videos, because that's what they obviously are.
Tree Dude
Did you watch it? Even the gameplay they went through was cut down from the original demo.
They show these demos full of life. Lots of NPCs, awesome lighting, smoke, weather, ect. Then they cut all those touches that make it feel alive and the game looks and feels drab for it. But the games still sell like hot cakes, so I doubt it will change any time soon.
