New updates for Watch Dogs 2 have been revealed.
International Business Times has reported that Watch Dogs 2 is rumored to be released in 2016, although there are no further information whether this will be for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One consoles. However, Cyberland has reported the the sequel's release date has been tentatively set for the Summer of 2016.
IBT further reports that 9 locations will be added in the game and these are Tokyo, Singapore, New York, Dubai, San Francisco, Silicon City, Stockholm, Beijing, and London.
It was reported before that New York and New Jersey have already been added to Watch Dogs 2, but the New Jersey location turns out the be an added update for the first Watch Dogs game.
The Fuse Joplin has reported before that Ubisoft might be adding some changes in Watch Dogs. Gaming fans felt that first game lack several features like more weapons, activities to explore, and gameplay features. Ubisoft developers hinted that there will be more destructive weapons in Watch Dogs 2 that will rival GTA 5, better graphics than the first game, more places to explore aside from Chicago, new side-missions to test their skills, new activities such as going to gyms, shopping in malls, and more.
There are also hints that Watch Dog 2 might have a new protagonist, which begs the question. Will Aiden Pearce return to the sequel?
Gaming website, Game Debate conducted an interview with Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot regarding Aiden Pearce in Watch Dogs 2.
“I can’t say because I don’t know actually. We’ll see.”
“We knew it would be polarizing; some people loved the characters and some didn't. It was difficult to please everybody with that character. Now, having seen the reaction, we know what we will do next to improve that.”
Guillemot added further details on their plans for Watch Dogs 2 in an interview with Gamerant.
"We are working on that. We want to spend more time on the worlds and characters in our games... you will see more and more of this at Ubisoft. We'll try to be less like we have been in the past with some characters. We'll try to extend more diversity."
Watch Dogs creative director Jonathan Morin stated in a interview with Eurogamer that "Right now there is no such thing as a Watch Dogs 2", but assured fans that it wouldn't take as long to come to market because the developer already has an established foundation to build upon.
"It's certainly not going to be the same amount of time if we ever embark on such a journey," Morin said. "A big part of it was defining whatever Watch Dogs is. Once you have that starting point, then what becomes interesting is what players want more of--what comes next?"
However, reports from KpopStarz stated that at the end of the first game, a new and improved ctOS 2.0 was introduced and the new OS that once swept and controlled Chicago was reported in the post credits of the game to expand not only across the United States, but across the globe as well.
In a ctOS 2.0 thread on a Watch Dogs forum, user AtlasShruggedTwice believed "A sequel is likely. They've been describing WD as a new franchise, not just a new game."
Others even speculated of the sequel to be set on a different city.
"At the end they also mention something about smart "cities" in that commercial. I can only assume that means the next installment will be in a different major US city. Similar to what GTA has done with its series"
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