Driver San Francisco dev opens 40 positions for Watch Dogs development

I have a strange feeling that this game isn’t nearly as done as they wanted as to believe at this year’s E3 so I wouldn’t be surprised if it would slip into 2014.

@2 I don’t think they ever gave a solid release window did they? I might be wrong in that. If not, then it can’t technically slip. I can see this being a next-gen launch title on 720.

Awesome news for tech jobs in the North East. Hoping it expands as the design and development side is really blossoming.

@2 They said back at E3 that they have been working on it for the last 2 years or so and that it’s coming out next year.The fact that they haven’t shown anything besides that E3 demo and that they are still hiring people at this point doesn’t sound like a 2013 release to me,but we will see.I am certainly looking forward to it cause that demo was fantastic(both story and gameplay wise)and the fact that the actual gfx looked amazing doesn’t hurt either therefore as yourself I suspect that this is indeed a PC and next generation title.

@4 Yeah agreed, such an awesome demo, best thing to come out of E3 imo

@2 The game is coming to PC PS3 and X360 as they have announced in E3. The demo was the PC version of the game.

@6 Everyone and their mother by now knows that it was shown on PC,and it might come for the current generation of consoles,but not looking like that.

Driver San Francisco dev? Fail, no thx

@8 they’re assisting in development. It’s predominantly a Ubisoft Montreal gig.

@9 I suspect you haven’t met loki yet?

I believe the E3 demo was a ‘vertical slice’, which is game-dev speak for ‘we’ll make one entirely complete level/mission/area, to show off what the game could be’.

It’s an expensive way of getting investment and greenlight approval from publishers.

@11 Yep, the vertical slice model has become increasingly common. Apparently costs significantly less than the demo format we’re used to. It’s clever.

@11

Except Watch Dogs is fully funded by Ubisoft. THere is no reason to seek more investment. The devs and ubisoft said it has been in development for the last couple of years.

@7 whats wrong with you?! I only stated a fact, when Dave said he was seeing this game being a 720 launch title.

I do believe and agree with Dave, about this game being a 720, PS4 launch title to.

@14 what’s wrong with you?!!I only stated a fact that everyone knows that it was shown on PC.

I had a fantastic time there, and i’s been more than 10 years since I left Reflections, but they still seem to be developing games in the same way.

Spend years building something that looks fantastic, but barely runs, then spend another 2 years after the game was expected, optimising it and cutting stuff out.

I’m surprised that people haven’t seen the pattern yet…

Man i think iam in a minority here, i did like Driver San Francisco, a lot.

@13 It still needs to be approved for full-scale development.

@17 i liked to.