14 DAY TRIAL // It seems that even if we do not know anything about the coming Watch Dogs 2 title other than it exists, it appears the video game is designed to be one of the PC experiences that will introduce deep optimization for DirectX 12 and will also be designed to run on AMD Radeon graphics processing units.
The information comes from the Twitter account of Toy Taylor, a director at the company, who is not yet willing to offer any other details at this point.
It's interesting to note that the first Watch Dogs was designed to run on the special GameWorks tech from Nvidia, and the two graphics card companies got into some heated exchanges as they argued about the efficiency of the move.
It is unclear whether Watch Dogs 2 will represent a similar point of contention between the two or if they will seek to make simply the experience run on their hardware as well as possible.
The game was mentioned in the official Ubisoft earnings briefing to investors that took place earlier in the year, and the documents seem to show that launch will take place before the end of April of next year.
Some rumors are even saying that, after an official announcement of Watch Dogs 2 around E3 2016, the company will position it as the big title of this autumn, especially given that it is not planning to deliver a new Assassin's Creed experience.
Gamers might explore San Francisco next
Ubisoft has not talked about the way this coming installment might relate to the first one, which managed to sell more than 9 million copies but was not a great hit with reviewers.
A rumor says that players will be asked to explore San Francisco this time around, once again using a wide variety of hacking skills in order to interact with the environment and find creative ways to manipulate characters into handing over information.
The first Watch Dogs was set in Chicago, and the title's creative director has said that his team has a lot of new ideas that it would like to explore in a sequel.
Ubisoft has long relied on annual releases for Assassin's Creed to boost its fall earnings. However, taking into account that the series is given a rest this year, the company really needs to make sure that Watch Dogs 2 can take its place both in terms of sales and when it comes to opening up new opportunities for the future.
More on our lead in #DX12, https://t.co/enEXx76KZT @watchdogsgame @AMDRadeon pic.twitter.com/QIClPUS0BH — Roy Taylor (@Roy_techhwood) March 28, 2016