It looks like the delay for the Watch Dogs release date has been a bit beneficial as Ubisoft confirmed that they have added more content in the game.
Responding to the reports of changes to Watch Dogs' Australian classification, Ubisoft issued the following statement:
"The entire development team has been working hard to polish and fine tune Watch Dogs in order to deliver a truly memorable open world game. In parallel, the extra time also allowed the team to include a bit of additional content.
"As per Australian classification guidelines, Ubisoft resubmitted the updated version with the added content to the Australian Classification Board (ACB). The decision to amend the rating of the game from MA15+ to R18+ was made by the ACB."
Kotaku acquired a copy of the ACB's report detailing a sequence involving sexual trafficking, which Ubisoft confirmed was added to the game post-delay. The scene implies sexual violence, which is not permitted under an MA15+ classification.
No details of what the additional content entails were provided, but judging by the board's new content guidelines, it was something to do with violence, sex and drug use.
However Creative Director Jonathan Morin gave a hint that it would take atleast 35 hours just to finish the game and 100 hours to complete everything in the game.
@vytla102 I would say the average player which does free roam a bit tend to reach the end within 35-40h. But doing everything is close 100h.
— Jonathan Morin (@Design_Cave) March 15, 2014
Watch Dogs is currently planned for a May 27, 2014 release on PC, Xbox One, PS4, PS3 and Xbox 360 while the Wii-U version has no set release date.
