Ubisoft downgrades

Comparison between E3 demos and retail version of recent Ubisoft games. I encourage you to not only focus on textures or lighting, but also on animation, level design, assets, physics, and sound. Recorded in 1080p at max settings on PC with a controller. E3 footage is always before retail footage.
0:00 Intro
0:26 Watch Dogs
2:33 The Division
5:58 Rainbow Six Siege
9:47 Far Cry 4
12:20 Far Cry 3
15:18 Outro
Intro theme: goo.gl/986wk7

[@RandomGuy-ej9gr]

The difference is so big it looks like a game and a remaster.

[@CenoriaWoah]

Even Ubisoft remasters are bad, but I can’t say a Watch_Dogs remaster with the E3 graphics wouldn’t be great.

[@zikof5646]

@@CenoriaWoah Imagine if it came with that physics shown at e3

[@carhighh]

honestly the far cry games look fine

[@scythea428]

They keep the upgraded versions safe and sound in the studio so they can sell them to you in 8 years

[@lancevancebaby4987]

@@carhighh yep the only good ubisoft franchies with watch dogs

[@o3tomas]

They should add another setting after ULTRA called E3

[@MegaLoquendo2000]

Lol

[@tobyman360]

You would need a supercomputer to run it, these E3 videos probably took hours to be renderered

[@pug2858]

+toby Hogan you atleast need 2 GTX 1080 to run on E3 settings with 60 fps XD

[@direktaberfair]

+deez nuts +toby Hogan BS, every strong graphics card can handle it. You don't need the overpriced 1080 for it.

[@tobyman360]

Direkt aber fair i..... err what. I think you missed the point of my post.

[@narrive_]

Notice how at 1:50 the NPC on the left actually interacts with the person that got crashed. There wasn’t something like that in current Watch Dogs. All they did was stand there and stare.

[@mr.bookum]

They suck at making games they only have their moments 😢

[@dennisthemenace567]

movies you mean@@mr.bookum

[@friendofp.24]

It's literally all fake. That interaction was so obviously fully motion captured. No system was ever created for the NPCs to actually behave like that, it's been fake all from the start.

[@Sinatra2200]

@@friendofp.24we know it’s fake that’s the problem lol. They presented it to us like they’re gonna have that feature in the game just to not do it. Didn’t think I’d need to explain that considering we’re watching the same vid but here we are

[@zbeatza9910]

Ubisoft are great at making a demo, but games that go over 30minutes you're asking too much, anyway the full price for the downgrade is $70+35season pass+15every armor set+10for one weapon. Btw you do not own games anymore.

[@bigobloks1656]

I’ve seen the Vaas one many times and I still think the one we got in the game looked better.

[@habz4464]

yeah i agree

[@Notnotnotnotnotnotnotnot]

Trailer vas looks like he’s bathing in oil and sweat.

[@SudariDaM]

But the vegetation in the game is very disappointing

[@antoniobrendo3100]

Agree

[@lugarespecial]

The shadow effect is better in the game than in the trailer.

[@newdarkneoss3985]

1:35 even the music is a downgrade

[@jacobcruz3496]

Newdark Neoss lmao

[@kawhileonard4231]

Arguable lol

[@redraven123]

It went from decent music to someone scrapping a cast iron pan with a brush while another guy plays the xylophone.

[@nime_2114]

LMFAO

[@newdarkneoss3985]

@ShevNR its not even a joke.

[@delayedplayer]

It's like Ubisoft takes 2 steps forwards, then falls down the stairs

[@PersonausdemAll]

Oh yes 🤣

[@MrMetallix]

Because of hardware limitations

[@emulation2369]

Your comment made my day 🤣

[@jimmydarm]

@@MrMetallix Then they should not be advertising what they can’t actually put in the game. Doesn’t take a genius to figure that out

[@MrMetallix]

@@jimmydarm watchdogs was one of the first games for the ps4 and Xbox one…. They advertised what they were working on at the time… but when push came to shove, the consoles couldn’t handle as much as they originally predicted… so the had to lower the graphics a bit to make the game run smoother.. it doesn’t take a genius to figure it out… and the game was still awesome and had really good graphics for the time….

[@Mene0]

Holy shit the fake chat/banter between teammates always drove me crazy. They are almost telling you that this is a performance instead of the real thing

[@antoniobrendo3100]

Despite some parts of the vegetation, I really prefer the usual FarCry 3, Vaas for example, is much better looking in the actual game then he is in the trailer, he looks more realistic in my opinion

[@JustAdude291]

I was thinking the same, in both far cry cases, the actual game does look better than the trailers in several different aspects.

[@NobleBoss]

Yeah Vaas in the actual game looks closer to his VA Michael Mando. Vaas in the trailer looks a bit off.

[@dr.loomis4221]

Absolutely

[@twentytwo138]

You picked the ONLY good thing that Ubisoft has done. Too much optimism. You must be working for Ubisoft.

[@zerogamer935]

@@twentytwo138 💀

[@dylndaviln3091]

Trailer: R6 hostage asks the drone for help and actually acts like a scared hostage Game: •_•

[@jgperes]

I mean, it's much better to have bots who are killed all the time show no emotion

[@wimyjohn7159]

From a gameplay prospective, that would be shit.

[@FreshieTactics]

It's useless to remove detail like that. It also wouldn't be shit on a gameplay perspective. The other plays know that the drones are gonna show up anyways. The trailer looks fluent smooth and the final product looks stiff and PS2 like. Still a good game but not what we paid for

[@darkshat3077]

*MMMHMMHMHMMMHMHMHMMMMMMMHHHHMMMMMMMM*

[@stephaniemchahon21yearsago34]

its a fake hostage the storyline of r6 is that its a training operation, they changed the storyline since the trailer it was supposed to be a pve based game

[@IbtissamTrabelsi]

Ubisoft graphic settings: - low - medium - high - ultra - E3

[@SolidRaiden2655]

E3 not included!

[@IbtissamTrabelsi]

@@SOLO-NEVER i'm not stealing anyone, consider that is similar comment you will find anywhere

[@IbtissamTrabelsi]

@@SOLO-NEVER i don't beg for likes, if you like it is fine if you don't no problem

[@ahmedkarem1936]

😂😂😂👌🏼

[@IbtissamTrabelsi]

@@ahmedkarem1936 LOL

[@Auslanderr]

This absolutely needs a part 2 or some sort of follow up with everything they've released since then.

[@alexwilliams4729]

These aren’t true comparisons, he didn’t even try to match time of day or DO THE ACTUAL MISSIONS! Of course it’s going to look different. There is no downgrade then or today

[@1Guason3]

​@Alex Williams lol what? Yes, some are different times of day but the effects aren't there at all. I guess you are technically correct because they're pre-rendered so you can't downgrade a render. But the end product was a downgrade from the presented product.

[@alexwilliams4729]

⁠@@1Guason3 I guarantee the effects are there if you wait for time of day or go to a drain pipe that’s steaming. Division world is always going you just hop in(division actually has way more detail then this trailer). That police station I was going in the lock up area, the fitness, and the lieutenant’s office. In watchdogs just wait for rain, dusk, and the coffee shop to be populated it looks exactly the same. This is BS. You can make any game look this bad.

[@1Guason3]

@Alex Williams I can't speak for the division. But I can speak for R6 and FC. I've seen those two plus more from UBI get downgraded. I love ubi, but I will never backup a studio that doesn't maintain its track record.

[@AlexConnor_]

@@alexwilliams4729 Lol no. Watch Dogs literally has the E3 graphics settings hidden away, you can enable them on the PC version with a mod. Minus a few effects that were never implemented at all. But PS4 couldn't support that so was all stripped back. Division is just lifeless in the release version, all that movement and life in the environment is gone. Completely different map menu, numerous closed off areas from the demo. Plus the combat was completely faked.

[@retroguy95]

I don't know what's worse the false advertising or the terrible dialogue they put in their gameplay showcases.

[@forgotten4146]

Not terrible dialogue. However everyone false advertises, and graphics dont make a game. They just sell it

[@derekjay.s]

LETS BRACE FOR SOME PVP

[@retroguy95]

@@forgotten4146the actors they get as players are beyond terrible,dude go dickride Ubisoft somewhere else.

[@friendlyfrenzy3498]

@@forgotten4146 gamers don't talk like that

[@maska3495]

The early-game clips with "voice chat" sounded so artificial i thought they were npc's

[@christiangomez320]

I just now realized that. Wow, I thought it was weird when the npc said, "we're unlocking my base up here on the right"

[@davikhiin]

I realise that only when the woman said " shit, they got me" when she was killed. Then I laught a lot.... Yeah thats how teammates play...sure.

[@charlescalthrop2535]

They really don’t understand how people are on voice chat. It’s just a bunch of screeching and people being stupid.

[@shiroyasha7324]

lol I thought so too.

[@yoinked_eggs3371]

In the division i thought they were npcs until they said “players”

[@ClimaticHawk]

Im surprised Ubisoft has not been charged with false advertising.

[@lasse6539]

Same here

[@3ole2]

Its hard to convince the jury of this stuff, and Ubisoft is a large corporation its a waste of money if no huge power bursts in the fight

[@scummyy]

They spare charges with only one phrase: "Subject to change"

[@jaredtorrini5379]

It's not false advertising, the games are pre release then can change anything at their own discretion. It's still a scummy thing to do.

[@thedecoysfc]

Climatic Hawk come on its a cinematic build of the game half the time they aren't even playing it just runs on a PC and they stand there with a controller.

[@davidvela2346]

When he say lets brace for pvp and his friend screamed "is pvp time" and started to pvpieng the fuck out of everyone, really brought a tear to my eye.

[@idontknowbruh6879]

This made me laugh way more than it should have

[@nestormelendez9005]

Or when he looks at his partner and says " well looks like we were the division all along"

[@Sorrelhas]

@@nestormelendez9005 "Looks like I'm one of your Watch Dogs too" "This is a Far Cry from what I was expecting" "This is who we are. We live and die by the Assassin's Creed" "So you're telling me you're doing this for what? For Honor?"

[@nestormelendez9005]

@@Sorrelhas beautiful

[@isingra]

@@Sorrelhas You can’t just leave out “I’m Rainbow Six, and he is too, now let’s Siege”.

[@higifnr]

Doesn't anyone want that original Rainbow6Siege concept to actually come to life?

[@HdyMac22]

I think it's much more suited for campaign than multiplayer tho, but yeah it sucks we don't have that and the fancy-ass lighting now.

[@higifnr]

@Father Bologna Yeah that's exactly what I was actually imagining

[@czarnakoza9697]

Swat 4 mods my friend

[@higifnr]

@@czarnakoza9697 can you give me more info? I'm rewlly interested actually

[@panzer3e710]

@@HdyMac22 Zero hour is basically that

[@FEARSxCAMAR0]

So far the only next gen Ubisoft game that didn't get downgraded from an e3 demo is South Park.

[@OmbrageDestiny]

Not sure

[@Sega666]

I think that's because Ubisoft is not a developer of South Park, it's Obsidian. Ubisoft is only publishing. Thank god.

[@titanslayer492]

Ha!

[@jiro89757]

我完全同意你... I'm in entire agreement with you..

[@xXSilentAgent47Xx]

Actually it was heavily changed but it wasn't on E3. Only on pictures.

[@tanveerrahman8256]

The voice chat really shows how disconnected Ubisoft is from their audience

[@nimmernomma8830]

'Hey roger tango to your six"

[@AHPcameron]

I’m not too fussed over it in the trailers, as they are supposed to be promotional videos, like adverts on your TV, but what I will say it is super unrealistic, like RB6 Siege chatter is nothing like that, In reality the game has a super toxic playerbase and people trash talk SO much, and if you don’t play the way somebody in the game wants you too (cause he believe he knows better) he votes to kick you and rages at you... that’s real chatter

[@AyaanMurad]

Yeah ok and all but.... like the trailer came out before the game....

[@XxBloodSteamxX]

I agree. it definitely needed more racial slurs and your mom jokes

[@fredgrimm5545]

@@AyaanMurad They should have known, literally every FPS has the same kind of trash talk.

[@BladeOfOlympus]

ubisoft are pretty damn good at making trailers, wish it carried over to even just the cutscenes in their games.

[@FutaCatto2]

It's the same with EA. Don't give them any money. Torrent their games.

[@Rexhunterj]

When they spend the same if not more on their marketing team as they do the development team, what can one expect?

[@ityyax2931]

Problem with old 2010s Ubi demos was that it was really obvious they were pre rendered because of how the “player” would, well, PLAY. Only a very few people deliberately play video games super slowly to make everything look cinematic. Their co-op game demos are another story though, i don’t think its a stretch to understand and replicate how friends actually talk to each other when they’re playing co-op. The random ai interactions that make the world seem immersive is another example, just don’t do it unless you’re sure you want to keep it in retail as its difficult to code completely dynamic moments like that. It’s cool for a demo yeah but its still misleading on purpose unless you inform the general public that chose to buy the product specifically cause of those immersive moments shown in the demo.

[@perfectopubg7320]

Before the is released it looks so good, I hope they’ll remaster the game

[@thaelon5514]

100%. It's so obvious to the trained eye.

[@ihaveanosthedirector]

They weren’t pre-rendered. They were just heavily scripted in-engine demos ran on super beefy pcs with the graphics turned way higher than the consoles could ever be. Usually when it comes to the end of development, devs will heavily optimize the game to run well on consoles and remove a lot of the core visual makeup of the game. This would be fine if Ubisoft still allowed those high quality graphics on the PC version but they are almost always removed to keep parity with the consoles

[@ambiguousdrink4067]

Honestly Far Cry 3 looks good the way it released. Sure, there is waaay lass detail, but that's to be expected since it was made for 2012 hardware and the things that stayed the same (like Vass or the AK) look better in the release version. The trailer looks like a trailer and the game looks like a game.

[@BonziBUDDY]

The R6S one was so contrived lol. An actual session would involve screaming slurs at each other in voice chat and holding the most criminally insane angles.

[@michaelh4227]

Ubisoft makes their games the way Spongebob draws a circle.

[@adr_agl9732]

Best FRICKING comment I seen in my life thank you for this moment!

[@slits_chaos]

This comment is so true it hurts lol

[@momenbazzar]

Spongbob can draw a perfect circle actually

[@Yesmanpersondude]

momen bazzar yea but first he took something perfect already and erased It to make a circle

[@mashedpotato245]

Why is this so funny

[@richard32536]

It's so funny whenever the real game is shown it has awkward silence.

[@stephancalitz7113]

Chad x almost as if you should soak up the fuck up that happened

[@snuggman333]

Shits hilarious

[@nicolas28686]

makes me *XDDDD*

[@mcmuffinstuffer1217]

Trailer: aight so EPIC BANG BANG WOOOOO Reality: ... uhhh am I supposed to do something...?

[@amolecularmassofuranium2354]

I think its because they added ambiance in the fake one

[@hybridstudios1449]

whats interesting about sieges comparision is I honestly think on release sieges aesthetic and visuals were VERY similar to the trailer just over time the colors were dulled down and lighting made more flat for pro league. like old clips of night time cafe , favela, themepark had the visual fidelity of the trailers. I do really miss that artstyle so much, the art direction of release siege was industry leading

[@apenguin7779]

this video was made 7 years ago which was before that

[@sirsuccmegood7187]

I hate the cringe comms in the r6 and division trailers man “brace for pvp 🤓”

[@Insictis]

Lol

[@OMGisGreen123]

Holly shit the division was a fucking crime

[@TAFequalshappiness]

OMGisGreen tell me about it. I bought the game.

[@dirtyweapons3459]

OMGisGreen EXACTLY

[@bigkenpachi9391]

KaiD shit I pre ordered the fucker I never felt so mislead in my life.

[@SpiritussMTRHAH]

Sanquan Harrell damn right

[@nonautemrexchristus5637]

Sanquan Harrell I preordered no man's sky, how do you think I feel!?

[@plutobaby9996]

That watchdogs explosion was the saddest shit I’ve ever witnessed

[@trtl1083]

kind of the same sentence my wife said after sex

[@spy2859]

@@trtl1083 I'm sorry for you bro

[@terriblebadedits3814]

Is watchdogs a good game?

[@WhatAmIDoing229]

@@terriblebadedits3814 nope, save your money

[@terriblebadedits3814]

@@WhatAmIDoing229 k

[@BerserkGuts1]

with F.C.3, it seems to me that everything is in order, even somehow in the game itself everything looks better than in the trailer

[@Nombrenooriginal]

Guts, you need to fix your only good eye, it's starting to make you see blurry

[@namgunaucao9771]

They cut to much trees

[@shrumgus5608]

@@Nombrenooriginal Character models were better and the environments weren’t much different. It’s good looking game

[@forgotten4146]

Sc Is good. Best ubisoft series by far

[@geraltofrivia4107]

@@Nombrenooriginal We did notice the trees, but overall, the game itself is better than E3 Trailer release.

[@AlfaFilms1NZ]

I think the larger problem is the devs are very ambitious with their initial builds in terms of fidelity, but these versions can only run on specific systems and they would still have a LOT of jank. So to compensate they downgrade the final release but there is still problems. Doesn't matter how much money or time you throw at some projects, there will still be problems

[@VITAS874]

It's all about money now. They will never make good games, because money first from them and copy paste games.

[@VITAS874]

Oh I forgot of course 1000 remakes and remasters. No more new ideas, to risky for lost 1 panny.

[@xevenxaver4759]

​@@VITAS874 Sure, third worlder

[@bautistasalomon4319]

It ain’t just about the graphics, as seen in the video the final product lacks AI & other immersive features/intractable buildings or places as seen in The Division the underground tunnel was completely scrapped along with the map being a real time event. Same for rainbow, you’re just by yourself with just one guy helping you out with wacky ai that probably is more likely to shoot a wall instead of your enemies.

[@debigboix4390]

And even when they downgrade the optimization is still terrible.

[@yakamozsunsen2661]

Did i ever tell you the definition of downgrade? -Ubisoft

[@jacobisaacs600]

yakamozsun sen Thanks Xbox

[@hemantsarthak]

I dont get it why the downgrade cant they just put a pc melting extra super ultra mode... or follow the crisis route ... or a special collectors edition high detail ... pc melting copy out there .... just for the games, gamers and arts sake ..... they are perfectly capable of showing us a treat then why dont they use it ? Fuck

[@pierreo33]

@@jacobisaacs600 Thanks consoles*

[@pierreo33]

@@hemantsarthak sometimes the higher graphics options are hidden in the .ini files. i literally cant think of any reason why this is the case.

[@MuerteBolonesa]

@@hemantsarthak I don't think they make all the game with graphics like the trailer ones, just to trash everything and downgrade it. I think they just improve the graphics on certain parts they will show and then they downgrade that parts to be in point with the rest of the game

[@user-xx5lq8ei4h]

"it's Evolving, just Backwards"

[@user-xx5lq8ei4h]

@@a-ha4940 yes

[@jobmarsman1718]

A- Ha it’s evolving just backwards is a meme

[@popbomber3670]

There has never been a better meaning for this quote than for this

[@NickGurr.]

Just like humanity

[@MC-jk1zm]

Just like the TENET

[@Linus_B]

I recently re-played FC3 as I loved it when it first came out but the lack of a real jungle in the game really took me out of the experience. I think the environment of FC2, for example, aged better than 3, but that the story kinda makes up for it.

[@psy8917]

What do you mean lack of real jungle?

[@Linus_B]

@@psy8917 The islands are basically made up of grass plains with palm trees scattered around. There are no dense jungles like the ones advertised.

[@Rexhunterj]

@@Linus_B Conversely, FC2 had a huge amount of 'jungle' to wander into and get shot like a dog in.

[@thebigpig2364]

Far Cry 3 feels so fake to walk through.

[@unclepecos3512]

Blows my mind that this isnt illegal. Especially in cases like Watch Dogs and The Division. And even though this video is 7 years old this stuff still happens today on a giant scale with AAA games. Hopefully at some point they will start being held accountable in a legal sense.

[@gopnikolai7483]

As annoying as it is getting bait-and-switched by devs (*cough* Cyberpunk), people neglect to mention the times where there are actually valid reasons for it, or the direction/vision for the game changes. Many of these changes are for the sake of practicality, playability, and performance, not just because they couldn't be arsed following through. I agree, though, that it's wrong to set everyone's expectations in the sky, only to deliver something phenomenally waist-height lol One example of changes for valid(ish) reasons, is R6 Siege. It started off as a multiplayer tactical FPS, but its development and future went in the direction of COMPETITIVE multiplayer tactical FPS. When a game becomes competitive, it can't be an absolute graphics blunderbuss and obliterate anyone's PC that isn't worth at least £3k/$3k, the graphical bar has to be dropped, which means less dynamic lighting/shadows and replacing all that with baked in shit, simpler animations and animation blending, calmer particle effects, and also less/simpler player animations for the sake of smooth and functional gameplay, most of the shit that makes an E3 demo look so good... nobody is wishing CS:GO had cover mechanics and inverse kinematics or locked in animations for running up and down stairs because it'd make it a bit of a Jankfest and greatly hinder the competitive gameplay aspect. There's almost no excuse for single player games however, that shit just fucking boils my piss. Devs need to stop fucking around and mugging idiots off and idiots need to stop supporting their scummy antics and repeatedly buying the same piles of trash from the same scammers... EA Sports, EA Games, Bethesda. Primarily, the devs need to realise that without them, their publishers are basically nothing. If all the dev teams told publishers to stuff it when they're asked to make a 2 year project in 6 months, rather than bending over backwards to push unfinished shit, publishers would calm down and back off a bit, but I guess that's the problem. A dev team says they can't do it in that too-short-a-time, so the publishers just go "aight" and go find a different dev team that are happy to rob the first team's opportunity, even if that means churning out unfinished dogshit. Fuck me, that's balled me off a bit lol, why does every company have to be scummy as fuck. Sorry for the rant :)

[@Igor19485]

Tbh this kind of false advertising should be considered as a fucking crime.

[@EliteBuzzy]

Siege actually saddened me. Looked so great, now its not. Also pushing this female in special forces agenda shit.

[@Oh-uk5ee]

EliteBuzzy sf has females its just like .00000001% of special forces

[@serenadotbat]

This is before the game has even half way developed so everything is "Subject To Change"

[@serenadotbat]

They don't want the feminists to come after their game, and luckily they haven't xD

[@lawrencehardwell8075]

u right

[@shitsheet7277]

the downgrade of Watch Dogs is brutal

[@MarksterC]

At least some of the files were left in so not all is lost through modding

[@anakinkenway4769]

Comparing an afternoon with the morning... obviously it cant be compared to be judged, although it had a huge downgrade but i honestly didnt care, anyway the game is still amazing

[@anothertallbruv8665]

Agreed

[@Itsyovice]

Was this through update how did get downgraded

[@anothertallbruv8665]

Unique_CharKu no the games were released that way

[@ElitePlaysTactical]

Important to showcase such examples of a downgrading "development". The gaming industry needs that kind of feedback as a mirror for the community, gamers and in conclusion their customers. That KZbin channel is pure bliss in that regard - and often comedy gold. 😅 Thanks for this content! 👌

[@rottenapple_]

Me having an existential crisis realizing this was posted 6 years ago

[@notrdy4thisjelly546]

“Sorry guys for losing the hostage” “Hey don’t worry about it”

[@KyleAlexanderkneeGrowPlz]

LMAO.....NO one speaks like that irl 🤣 Pretty sure he would have been called a dummy & piece of shit until the round ended

[@samr9457]

@@KyleAlexanderkneeGrowPlz even more if killed by a fuze

[@z1n53r]

Lol he would have probably raged quit right after

[@ZedEyeEyeEnOh]

inaccurate af in a real game lmao

[@notrdy4thisjelly546]

I’m just imaging that hostage dead on the ground behind them

[@AngryBoozer]

Always makes me cringe when actors pretend to be players on voice chat.

[@smirkkink1663]

agreed

[@Tom.a.s]

+Uncle Joey's Bizzare Adventure true

[@starkiller007]

"fuck u, teabagging scrubs"

[@Vertutame]

so that's how they name their engine? Cry engine? well,that is only farcry 1 huh.

[@darkcenturion5735]

you're kidding right? cry engine isn't ubisoft

[@boogaloo4481]

I love the minimalistic approach Ubisoft puts into their game, really sells the feeling of treachery.

[@HedgeThatDamn]

Just saw the Star Wars Outlaw gameplay. Can't help but come back to this.

[@MRSYYKKGY]

Seem like Ubi forget to paid KZbin to hide this Video

[@pca1314]

I remember when I first saw the E3 presentation of Watch Dogs I was just stunned, I couldn't believe such a game was possible at that time. Turns out, it wasn't possible...

[@babaspector]

same. good thing i never preorder

[@anduin1]

That’s why I stopped watching E3 after a while since it was just a bunch of lies regardless of what company presented their product. What’s the point of getting excited for something if they always under deliver compared to the presentations. Wait for reviews and player feedback ignore reviewers that are paid by publishers.

[@ArthurN415]

The funny thing is that it actually was possible. The graphics files were located in the game but was deactivated.

[@eden20111]

If you get the Watch Dogs Legion season pass, it will include a remastered version of Watch Dogs 1. It looks absolutely stunning like the trailers but better with the PS5 graphics. I was very impressed.

[@johnnycripplestar5167]

disappointing yeah.

[@Dylan-xx2io]

Devs: Alright, now all we have to do is add lighting to the game. Publisher: Uh, the game released yesterday.

[@Leapless]

Bruh im dead

[@user-fn3py8hv9p]

Lol

[@Kanal7Indonesia]

Lmao I'm a programmer and this made me ROFL🤣

[@dishkaa93fcb10]

HAHAHA

[@Kralkuscov]

The way the division looked compared to how it is, is such a soul crusher I love the division but seeing how it was supposed to be or the intended version is crushing

[@tugaycavdar3598]

Like the spinach that comes out when we excitedly open the ice cream box in the fridge

[@godzkinkong]

i love how unintentionally comedic this video is. One second it's action packed and in the next, dead silence just standing around, haha

[@godzkinkong]

Also, with the far cry games, i think they actually kinda look better than their respective showcases

[@OfficialDre2K]

+godzkinkong yeah the far cry is good but the other games are not

[@mrhi2400]

😂😂😂

[@Olie956]

This guy gets it. This is why I laughed so hard. Lololol

[@stepchild8100]

I know, I could tell he was being humorous

[@commietearsdrinker]

The definition of insanity, is buying downgraded games, from the same company, over and over again, and expect shit to change.

[@LS-qt9bo]

R6 is pretty good though, even if it was downgraded

[@cresalp]

Psychopatic

[@Olleh930]

@@LS-qt9bo m8 have u seen how it looks nowadays?the textures look so much clean and more realistic.the olds textures looked like they were made out of clay and they were super contrasted.

[@jacobshank9362]

KZbin YT yeah, in todays R6S (Or around S2-3). When it first dropped, it was a garbage shit show.

[@NikoNT_GR]

When you can't see the difference between a CGI trailer and a gameplay trailer. Yeah, I am talking about R6S.

[@c_ourier6]

Watch Dogs is without a doubt one of my favorite video games of all time, I wished it look like this in the final release.

[@S1D3_1]

Just finished the game for like the fifth time in my life and yeah, story’s amazing. Hands down the most fun game I’ve played in a while

[@seppuku-]

it’s so damn good i know i’m not blinded by nostalgia. it’s just had a unique feel too it even though the NPC’s were a downgrade.

[@SAFIS448]

Same

[@dr.loomis4221]

Since they're likely not gonna release a new Watch Dogs, I'd love if they remastered Watch Dogs 1 & 2. They could add a 60fps mode...maybe a 30 fps ray tracing mode.

[@Belmont1714]

@@dr.loomis4221 the first Watchdogs has 60 fps on Xbox series X

[@LazyPirate8]

Ubisoft did the rtx off vs rtx on thing before it was a thing.

[@sonjaywilliams]

Ubisoft are selling you cake but then giving you rice.

[@ibrahimshamsi4845]

No, they're selling you steak but then giving you chicken nuggets.

[@andyren3868]

Paul Junng rice is better than cake

[@ibrahimshamsi4845]

Andy Ren Sure.

[@ibrahimshamsi4845]

***** Ah, now I understand

[@manzarulakandh5627]

Paul Junng lel i'm Asian so I like rice better than cake

[@footlongoose7575]

You know it's bad when you can still spot the difference in 240p

[@AustinPlayzDuckIsdumb]

Can you not go up to 144p

[@allmightywhale]

@@AustinPlayzDuckIsdumb what

[@smlik]

@@allmightywhale he is asking him to up his level to 144p and not go up from 240 to 144

[@aaaawubadugh8054]

@@AustinPlayzDuckIsdumb they could’ve been on data which is known to not be the best

[@3xoticG4m3r]

@@AustinPlayzDuckIsdumb 144p is how real man watch

[@timlemieux6505]

The trailer for the division hyped me hard. Preordered the $100 version, I was convinced that was going to be a generational game. So much potential. Execution was poor, still was decent though, especially once you hit end game content. Game was in a good place at the end

[@timlemieux6505]

@@edge8945 the E3 showing that’s in the video is what I meant. Maybe didn’t look great to you, but I remember seeing that and the hype that followed it

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

So........I worked at Ubisoft from 2015-2019. I will explain how these "downgrades" work and how they are not downgrades. I actually worked on the Division 2 E3 build, the part in which the fake gamers are walking by a downed airliner in the capital and there is water all over. Basically, during development the game build will be copied and that copy becomes the "E3" build. This E3 build is then worked by a special team. As you can see in this video the lighting of all the games is vastly improves. better visuals, better reflects, more vegetation and waterfall effects on farcry 3.....etc. The only one I think is a fake pre rendered video is Division 1 because of all the reflections and light effects. These build will never ship and are just made to show off the game, once E3 ends they are discarded or destroyed. Now, this is completely different than the FF13 and Bioware Anthem reveals, those are actually pre rendered videos to show the game because both games had no playable builds with FF13 actually not even having combat figured out. Devs saw the build and built their game around it. Insane right. So why did Ubisoft stopped doing this? was it because they got called out? NO, the head guy behind these "E3" builds got fired a few years ago when the Ubisoft abuse scandal came out. A ton of old executives got fired and he was one of them.

[@gahler8552]

So what? Just make your games with mod support anyways.

[@doran2003]

to me that's somehow even worse, if its a Downgrade then that would mean that the E3 Version is what they wanted to make and simply hadn't have the time or Money to make it. but believing your message, they intentionally made a "Demo" that was Impossible from the beginning to F over everyone who got Hyped from the Trailers... Truly what a nice World we life in.

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

@@doran2003 yep it was all a marketing stunt to create hype over the games.

[@zombiekillo61704]

@@tHeWasTeDYouTh No offense but that is not cool

[@xArsVivendi]

​@@doran2003 Of course those demos were impossible from the get go. The gameplay shown mostly would have barely ran on $2000 pc hardware of that time, but they intended to release those games on PS3 and Xbox 360, which produce maybe one third of said pcs computing power.

[@aeipathy_live]

I just wanna say, if a teammate ever looked at me and said “brace for PvP!” I would probably turn around and shoot them.

[@ZAH33D]

I KNOW!

[@unusualsky2300]

I would drag them then burn them and frickin overkill

[@rabbit1360]

“ayo dude lets shoot this nerd”

[@ericlawyer7554]

_

[@slightlytrash5455]

irl

[@PxGamerHD]

This shouldn't be legal.

[@MaxRei_Xamier]

anything that isnt a big game dev would be sued for misleading conduct :|

[@edgrininnesfortin]

it isnt. this would count as false advertising

[@mccreadykearney9863]

Sadly they get away with it by saying "This is not a representation of the final product"

[@japhetramod1714]

Mad Soldier i see you in alot of youtube videos

[@smitty7988]

...well I mean, that's completely fair then isn't it?

[@matheusclemente8059]

We are in middle 2023, and this video never been so real, even all those years later. Nothing changed.

[@donnymcjonny6531]

Probably a good reason why E3 is dead now

[@CleverMonkeyor]

The definition of insanity: Getting hyped for Ubisoft games over and over again expecting shit to change.

[@elanonimo7378]

Cyberpunk copy ubisoft 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂okno XD

[@rexon5174]

Well legion and valhalla graphics weren't a lie

[@ednamaromba6915]

@@rexon5174 still mediocre games

[@ightimmaheadout290]

@@rexon5174 they need to fix Valhallas shit audio. Sounds so compressed and ruins immersion

[@baum3705]

@@ightimmaheadout290 they need to fix that the series is still alive

[@stolaslikestea6169]

R6 trailer: Grabbing the hostage and carefully exists the house. Actual game: *uses Ash to grab the hostage and runs away at 4 speed*

[@valentinus3658]

Bruh did you say grab the hostage? I thought you said forget the hostage and try to 1v5, my bad. No, wait... its your fault.

[@t___m]

She was used as a human shield. lol

[@g4mersteel440]

XD

[@ZzVinniezZ]

Ash...grabbing hostage??? Ash player only go for speed kill not grab n go.

[@D35749]

Fuze: Nah i dont care for no one

[@TraceguyRune]

The Watch Dogs one is honestly the one that hurt me the most, and the one I still remember to this day

[@playstation8779]

I remember playing watchdogs for the first time and honestly just loved how it felt. It just felt smooth. That us after u had the settings tuned perfectly.

[@bubbsywubbsy8885]

"woah its another group of players, get ready for pvp" yes i also talk to video game players this way my fellow teens

[@Rialyss22]

There seems to be other players about let's slowly move to a spot or try to shoot the enemies with our incredibly bad aim

[@ResidentFemboy]

Ubisoft player: I am afraid I have died due to a fatal gunshot wound I took to the torso. Actual player: *F U C K*

[@annahenrietta9517]

If those fuckers get my loot I'm swatting you all!

[@skettlesfart]

Ubisoft: "Get ready for PvP." Real players: "Oh shit where did these fuckers come from!"

[@keaton4174]

“OH SHIT PEOPLE HERE” “WHERE?” “NORRTH” “AAHH SHIT”

[@_Shdwz]

Division was biggest disappointment 2016

[@_Shdwz]

JFC never mind holy fuck R6 what have you done.... That looked like a completely different game TF

[@kake4273]

i rather buy battlefront EA

[@adamjohnson8305]

+arttu427 battlefront was an even bigger let down. I couldn't believe people trusted EA to not fuck up Battlefront, but they did.

[@kake4273]

Adam Johnson i get it when its on big sale but wont division

[@aaronfacey1060]

dude homefront was a even bigger let down

[@frozenstrike0196]

sad thing is that R6's old lighting, as amazing as it was, became a massive issue gameplay-wise

[@Rexhunterj]

The game _never_ had the E3 lighting, I remember playing it on launch and it looked nothing like the E3 trailers did, nor did it play like the trailers did, the trailers didnt even advertise it as a Counter-Strike style game lol. It's totally different visually now to the way it was on launch yes but the launch version of the game did not look at all like the E3 advertising.

[@CookehJC_42]

Came in for the quick like. Can’t wait for your next episode.

[@saddogofwisdom8103]

The voice chat in the trailers makes me want to eat my hand.

[@MARS-eb8pt]

Brace for pvp

[@ghostie38472]

MARS I cringed so hard when he said that

[@EndlesSuffering]

@Ben Pendleson what do you mean by ancient mind?

[@CoLDSuNdeR]

yeah that fake ass voice chat scripted bs. Very unrealistic.

[@mg-ej4po]

This comment matches very well with your profile picture

[@flopster8139]

This just demonstrates how important lighting is to make something look good.

[@kayagorzan]

Of course

[@artyom8905]

Lighting is even more important than texture quality, in my opinion, the thing is, a good looking, dynamic lighting, is difficult to make and heavy to support, that’s why most games have pale lighting, but never forgetting the hd textures, of course :/

[@Funkoh]

I also think that ambience sounds such as leaves and wind are important as well

[@Ran_yakumo_is_my_waifu]

I love that profile pic flopster

[@gleemo38]

@@artyom8905 Look at RE7, for example. Game has really horrible textures for many things, but the lighting and atmosphere literally makes it unnoticeable. Same goes for something like the BioShock trilogy for last gen

[@anacorn8824]

I remember The Division being the last game I was genuinely excited for. One of the main things I couldn’t get over was how good the map looked in the “gameplay trailer”. Once it came out I made an official vow to never get excited for a video game again

[@DrownedinDesigner]

Star Wars downgrade will be crazy 💀💀💀

[@worldcollapse]

the actors they hire to pretend like they're playing the game is really funny to me

[@kennethschaijk8698]

it's so cringy

[@jokerhalo1]

For real do they know how people actually talk when they play games with friends?

[@3Guys1Video]

egh

[@rbaleksandar]

I'd call it anything but funny. It's pathetic to say the least. I think the marketing people at Ubisoft really think that their customers are stupid enough to believe all this farce. It's insulting.

[@kingexcrementus4268]

Well, considering idiots still buy their games they are not truly wrong.

[@bloatedpotato]

Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity? Insanity is buying ubisoft games over and over year after year again and expecting shit to change.

[@thereservoir7164]

nice, also sadly true!

[@narcissicape5272]

Good one

[@plasot]

Actually I like Ubi games, but I'm not buying everything and not in pre-order. I like two last Splinter Cells, I like Far Cry 3 and 4, Ghost Recon Future Soldier and of course I like The Division. Downgrading it is not a problem for me, games cause I'm not excited with graphics in trailer but with game features showed in trailer. And they never gave me up.

[@Hpl1830]

+Tomasz Plasota (han solo 79) features have changed so you are excited for what?

[@reter312]

Yea, they have even changed features ingame... see watch dogs AI and weather and again see rainbow six and its destructibility. They have nerfed both games in features! I think you need to rewatch the video, because we don't speak only about graphic at all.

[@OneWayToPeaceOrthodoxy]

5 years ago i stopped playing games all together. I noticed all this BS years ago. Now i watch films and appreciate human talent and walk into the hills and moutains as much as possible.

[@sinistrality7883]

What is it with Ubisoft writing the most cringe ass in game voice chat dialogue in the world, like wtf? it's not even just the unrealism, just the fact they chose the most cringeworthy lines and edit it in a way that when one says something, the other guy would immediately respond, like c'mon now.

[@curzon9619]

The change for Rainbow Six is dissapointing. 2024 Edit: As indicated by the scummy E3 footage deception, Ubisoft doesn't give a damn about Rainbow Six and ruined the game by turning it into a casual shooter + gacha game. Unpopular opinion, but the game has been complete dog ass since the Lion/Finka update.

[@Motown49001]

even the sound is shittier

[@Tactify24]

not ok pc, with the hd texture pack, in 4k, one of the best looking games out

[@ZaTripster]

+Bob Ross and the division

[@reJECT0]

Do you really think Ubisoft wouldn't?

[@jtbtuber7944]

its very stupid on how they would do this

[@mithruikka]

These are literally McDonald ads; burgers looks great in the ad but once you get it irl, the cheese is on top of the bun

[@Malibuthe6th]

if they remembered the cheese

[@og8263]

Thats why you dont preorder the next burger

[@is_tolek5492]

wait, maccas burger come with buns?

[@FuRizzna_de_Fontaine]

Wait McDonald's is a Restaurant ?

[@shinyxstarmusic9706]

Wait, McDonald's have a bun?

[@RedCastle335]

I remember watching the guy playing The Division on his tablet joining in on the fight and thinking that was the coolest thing ever.

[@DoctorVincent-kx9pd]

They called it simplified and modern. We called it.. A downgrade

[@bc3247]

Ubisoft, "One step forward, eight steps back."

[@spiritofthewolf1880]

Daffa 324 Pretty sure that was Nintendo’s meme. 😅

[@the_arizona_ranger0213]

That's the very definition of Ubisoft when translated to English.

[@vi10k46]

Sniper Wolf if that is Nintendo's meme then I've made a new one!! "One step forward, twelve steps backward"

[@geniusn8343]

True. But Rockstar two steps forward, no step backward.

[@bornwithsauce]

"TAKE SEVEN STEPS BACK"

[@Saynt614]

Watch Dogs downgrade was almost criminal...sheesh

[@Dash120z]

Captain Cartman you know u can get the e3 graphics in the PC version, they are hidden in the game files.

[@SkyNinja759]

It doesn't excuse them for using a carrot on a stick every E3.

[@undefinablereasoning]

It's not even close to the E3 version.. You can mod the heck out of watchdogs and you still wont get anywhere near the weather effects and shaders in the E3 version. Not to mention the game AI.

[@mikeramos91]

Watch Dogs 1 was the worst game release i've ever experienced!

[@abgrealty]

rogueSomber

[@Ctb1998]

The changes for r6 honestly look needed for visibility issues I couldn’t imagine playing multiplayer with some of that lighting

[@reklavier]

I came back to this video today (13/06/23) just to remind me why I shouldn't trust what I saw in the Star Wars Outlaws gameplay. I am sure that is gonna be another downgrade.

[@FuegodeInfierno]

and i thought there was no bigger fraud that watch dogs, but man, that rainbow six...

[@vaska00762]

I take it you've never played Rainbow Six Siege?

[@hupensohnsdaddelecke4855]

vaska00762 Cheater-infested, bad game.

[@sensei_zamasu7299]

Gato Brujo yeah ikr

[@acetown2263]

not the OP but I play r6 almost every day, and it doesn't look anything like the e3 build. However, the game is still fun as hell. Also to the guy who said its infested with cheaters, Its not any more, not since battle eye

[@hupensohnsdaddelecke4855]

Adam Toews Nah, that's why there are spinbotters, guys with godmode and people flying 'round the map in every second round. Please, dude.

[@MeWojak]

Developer: how much lighting do you want in the game when its finished? Ubisoft boss: no

[@hogrideeeeer]

How much do you want in trailer? Ubi - yes

[@masonelliott7674]

The map do be on night tho.

[@sheepherd2210]

@@masonelliott7674 i think there is a mod for the graphics for watch dogs. It was like what is shown in the demo

[@masonelliott7674]

QRPYWRPY you obv have never played rainbow because there is no mods. The map is on night and the helicopter got taken out of the game so ofc there will be no lighting

[@oscargomez4970]

"And what about brightness?" -YES!!

[@nymphomata]

It's not just a downgrade of looks. It's a downgrade of atmosphere.

[@555gamester]

I can’t believe I only recently found out Vaas from FC3 is also Nacho in Better Call Saul

[@t2hk_]

Basically those mobile game ads that always have completely fake gameplay, just on a less dramatic scale.

[@Justradleg]

Why everyone talking shit like wtf. If you're disappointed then go make a game and see how many peoples talk shit about you

[@t2hk_]

@@Justradleg Hmm, yet minecraft is literally low res textures all over the place and yet everyone loves it.. go ahead, please.

[@Justradleg]

@@t2hk_ since when does graphics have to do with the concept

[@Justradleg]

@@t2hk_ as long as you have fun.

[@voidahl1667]

@@Justradleg stop being a fucking child

[@Alex-vr6hu]

When you spend all the skill points in marketing

[@qalbi-s_Ahnfy2095]

Greatest comment I stumbled across in a while

[@IntergalacticVoid]

*all of your money

[@MANZDU]

@@IntergalacticVoid thank you captain obvious

[@IntergalacticVoid]

@@MANZDU You're welcome

[@Legion849]

@@IntergalacticVoid Thanks Captain obvious .

[@foolpassingby6675]

its so sad to see the lost opportunities this games could have been

[@MiningJack777]

First, I just thought the ones on the left were a different version, then, I read the description, and a piece of me died inside.

[@jordanadams4360]

how to beat them when they do this? dont preorder games

[@Tonybc99]

just lifeless people preorder games:v

[@JusticeSather]

what if you want whatever they offer for pre ordering?

[@MR_71_BLACKBIRD]

+Justice Sather (Justice618) pre order it at 10pm like i did

[@LOLimfunnyandunot]

*Dont pre order Ubisoft games.

[@fangsclaws9631]

^this

[@justsomefetus1597]

r6 dialougue in the trailer: "theres a guy at your 6 watch out!!'' r6 dialougue in multiplayer: "lol just threw a grenade at the hostages face and he died lmao"

[@machewgun503]

Those unrealistic dialogs in multiplayer based game trailers are cringe af

[@memroli5919]

r6 dialougue in the trailer: "there is a guy at your 6 watch out!!" r6 dialougue in reality: "There is a guy!" "where??" "there!!" "WHERE!?!" "THERE!!" *gets killed* "told you."

[@atomicfireball2302]

R6 dialogue in the trailer: "There's a guy at your 6!" R6 dialogue in real life: "....anybody got a mic?" "shut the fuck up."

[@kadirhoca6865]

@@atomicfireball2302 that's true

[@charon_lix]

You obviously play with handicapped people which says a lot about your skill

[@narutofanz4]

The definition of false advertising

[@pianoraves]

Ubisoft: makes a game demo that would be highly demanding on PC hardware Presents that to the public Nerfs graphics a ton and releases game "after running a lot of tests we learned that the graphics were just a bit too demanding on the consoles 🤷‍♂️"

[@DanBioGarcia]

Biggest lie in most E3 trailers, "it isn´t scripted"

[@dhuill8900]

It isn’t scripted it’s just those two AIs interacting at the cross-section with each other

[@DeedoDoop]

Dhuill % yeah like the ‘unscripted’ monster at Anthem’s E3 demo

[@MarksterC]

I mean, there was a penis drawn on the wall in the r6 siege trailer You can see it on the left at 9:04

[@juicedinsomniac5198]

@@MarksterC thats some damning proof to me lol

[@yan3066]

@@juicedinsomniac5198 I guess lol 😂

[@Spewb]

"shit he got me" "where is he?" "IT DOESN'T MATTER HURRY" strikingly accurate representation of my team's callouts

[@adamshepherd6721]

Guy Person I swear to god😂

[@YEAHKINDAGAMES]

Whenever I die I scream the room I died in, from, and then where I saw the guy shoot me from. "I DIED IN BATHROOM FROM SPIRAL" just because I have about four brain cells to make a phrase with.

[@midgy3484]

666 like

[@Daliggowski]

Shit I'm dead... Where is he? You're mom gay

[@chummyweevil3948]

Only realistic voice line in the trailer

[@gloverfox9135]

I don’t get how the EU doesn’t fine Ubisoft for false advertising

[@makuIa]

1:13 will live on in infamy & on it’s initial release date, future generations will have an annual D-day moment of silence for us gamers that had lived it

[@ALEX19960609]

The problem with Ubisoft's "downgrades" is that the initial reveal is so scripted/pre-rendered that you don't believe it's a videogame

[@givikap120]

More like NASA pc

[@PastPositive]

Because it isn’t, the trailers are so unrealistically good looking. All of the games in this video are good, but they were showed in an unrealistic way, every company does this, I don’t know why people only point out Ubisoft “downgrades”.

[@rabbitboybrownie86]

Watch dogs 1 was actually a playable build demo, but it’s just a demo. When compared they’d have to add the same finesse and scripting level to every mission to meet the expectations the trailer gave. I still love watchdogs 1 but man I wish they put more love into it. Not saying they didn’t put love it’s a well done game but missed the expectation mark the trailer gave

[@MrAM4D3U5]

@@PastPositive actually, “every” company does not do this.

[@garretwells3160]

@@PastPositive my thought exactly, like literally every game company does this, they just pre render cutscenes to make it look like gameplay

[@MorrisPlays_YT]

i got my friends so hyped for the division I felt like such an asshole when it finally came out.

[@jacobf7409]

Yeah it really looks like shit.

[@PantsofVance]

That E3 reveal was one of the best I've ever seen, I have yet to be as hyped for a game as I was for TD. I remember how buggy and hackable it was when it was first released too, just bad. The funny thing is I still play it lol, it's still a unique game. It could have been an all-time great.

[@ceetee110]

@@jacobf7409 it doesn't just look like shit, it's also boring and brings absolutely nothing new to the table. At this point who even cares about realistic graphics. I just want to see something with a well written, believable story with gameplay elements that aren't obviously just copy-paste jobs from title to title.

[@atinofspam3433]

the division 2 isnt too bad, i got it free with my headset anyway :)

[@almightynova4095]

@@ceetee110 the division is never about story, its about gameplay and rpg. if you want story and an easy game where you dont have to beat the enemy to death i have no idea why you would ever buy the division. didnt everyone already know the division is the dark souls of fps game? the gameplay isnt bad either even though it is console focused in pc the controls are very smooth

[@SheriffBaDoinks]

I dont know why but id love to see a studio remake watchdogs one with all the visuals that were originally promised. I feel like it would make exploring chicago feel so good

[@MVPMTKING]

2 console generations, 6 Graphics card generations later a WD like this is possible and would be nice, they did a great job with Chicago imo

[@SheriffBaDoinks]

​@MVPMTKING yeah, the layout was fine. Just could use some changes to the lighting and textures