Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has revealed backlash towards Watch Dogs' apparent graphical downgrade has led to the company re-evaluating its pre-release policies.
Speaking to The Guardian at E3 2015, Guillemot acknowledged the issues arose from the game not being playable on the target machine at the time, and this should have been addressed sooner.
"With E3 2015 we said, OK, let's make sure the games are playable, that they're running on the target machines," he said. "When we show something, we ask the team, make sure it's playable, make sure gamers can immediately see exactly what it is. That's what we learned from the Watch Dogs experience – if it can't be played on the target machine, it can be a risk.
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Speaking to The Guardian at E3 2015, Guillemot acknowledged the issues arose from the game not being playable on the target machine at the time, and this should have been addressed sooner.
"With E3 2015 we said, OK, let's make sure the games are playable, that they're running on the target machines," he said. "When we show something, we ask the team, make sure it's playable, make sure gamers can immediately see exactly what it is. That's what we learned from the Watch Dogs experience – if it can't be played on the target machine, it can be a risk.
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