rhe Watch Dogs delay was an "important message" to the company, according to Massive Entertainment.
The decision to postpone the release date of Watch Dogs from November 2013 to May 2014 was "tremendously important," according to Ubisoft studio Massive Entertainment, the studio behind the upcoming third-person shooter Tom Clancy's The Division.
David Polfedt, managing director of Massive Entertainment, spoke to Examiner about the importance of the delay:
It’s tremendously important for us as a developer studio, to know that the owner and the publisher are ready to take that hit, and [the Watch Dogs delay] was a massive hit. I think their shares fell 25% on the day it was announced it was being delayed. It takes so much courage to live through that day and still think that was a good decision. So for us in the development [side of things], that’s an important message that ultimately the management will back up the goals that we have, which is the game has to be great.
That’s ultimately the end goal and then it’s a million times better if it’s on time, but if there is a choice between time and quality, then quality will win. If you look at Ubisoft you see a lot of people who have been in the company for over 20 years and that’s not very common today in corporate landscapes. But I do think that one of the reasons is people believe that ultimately this company has a very positive agenda about putting out good entertainment products and we’re willing to back it up, we’re will to take a few hits and some larger risks to make sure quality is very high.
Watch Dogs, chiefly developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft, is due for release on 27 May 2014 for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows. A Wii U version of the game is also due for release later this year. Earlier this week, it was stated that the game will not include cheat codes. Additionally, the PC specifications for the game were announced. The game was also recently re-rated by the ESRB.
Massive Entertainment's Tom Clancy's The Division, also being co-developed by Ubisoft Reflections and Ubisoft Red Storm, is due for release later this year for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows.
What are your opinions on Watch Dogs' delay? Do you think it has been worth the wait for the game?
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The decision to postpone the release date of Watch Dogs from November 2013 to May 2014 was "tremendously important," according to Ubisoft studio Massive Entertainment, the studio behind the upcoming third-person shooter Tom Clancy's The Division.
David Polfedt, managing director of Massive Entertainment, spoke to Examiner about the importance of the delay:
It’s tremendously important for us as a developer studio, to know that the owner and the publisher are ready to take that hit, and [the Watch Dogs delay] was a massive hit. I think their shares fell 25% on the day it was announced it was being delayed. It takes so much courage to live through that day and still think that was a good decision. So for us in the development [side of things], that’s an important message that ultimately the management will back up the goals that we have, which is the game has to be great.
That’s ultimately the end goal and then it’s a million times better if it’s on time, but if there is a choice between time and quality, then quality will win. If you look at Ubisoft you see a lot of people who have been in the company for over 20 years and that’s not very common today in corporate landscapes. But I do think that one of the reasons is people believe that ultimately this company has a very positive agenda about putting out good entertainment products and we’re willing to back it up, we’re will to take a few hits and some larger risks to make sure quality is very high.
Watch Dogs, chiefly developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft, is due for release on 27 May 2014 for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows. A Wii U version of the game is also due for release later this year. Earlier this week, it was stated that the game will not include cheat codes. Additionally, the PC specifications for the game were announced. The game was also recently re-rated by the ESRB.
Massive Entertainment's Tom Clancy's The Division, also being co-developed by Ubisoft Reflections and Ubisoft Red Storm, is due for release later this year for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows.
What are your opinions on Watch Dogs' delay? Do you think it has been worth the wait for the game?
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