14 DAY TRIAL // Ubisoft has confirmed that its upcoming Watch Dogs game will feel the same across all platforms, as the Disrupt engine is capable of producing great visuals and gameplay on every device, although next-gen consoles like the PS4 or Xbox One will have an advantage.
Watch Dogs is one of Ubisoft's many cross-generation games that will appear this year, as the open world action adventure game is coming to PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One.
According to Senior Producer Dominic Guay, the game will shine not just in terms of graphics, but also in terms of its open world that was designed with next-gen consoles in mind.
"First, it starts with the content itself. Watch Dogs strives to innovate technically but also on the front of design. While we think pushing immersion (which includes graphics) is important for our title, we do not think it is enough," he told Gamingbolt.
"We believe that our efforts to push dynamism in an open world, that our efforts to connect all players together in new ways are fundamentally geared toward fostering game experience innovation. Of course it also refers to our commitment to developing the game with a mind-set on fully supporting next gen hardware."
Even so, the Disrupt engine, which is highly customizable, ensures that the game will run well on all platforms.
"This is true of the PS4 or other next-gen platforms using modern technology, as well as a certain range of PC hardware which offers similar capabilities. But ultimately, our engine Disrupt has been designed to scale to different platforms. So as it supports also current gen platforms, you can expect the same game experience we want to offer with Watch Dogs, whatever platform you will be playing on."
Even if the game feels the same on all platforms, it will truly shine on next-gen consoles like the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, as Ubisoft is still exploring their capabilities and taking advantage of bonus features like the DualShock 4's touchpad on the PS4.
"The Xbox One is a powerful platform, as of now we do not foresee a major difference in on screen result between the PS4 and the Xbox One. Obviously since we are still working on pushing the game on these new consoles, we are still doing R&D. This said, the platforms have some specificities that we are leveraging. For example, we are making use of the touchpad on the DualShock 4."
Watch Dogs is expected to hit all platforms in November.