It actually makes a lot of sense for Ubisoft to delay Watch Dogs I think. Assassin's Creed 4 will be out soon and having two AAA open world action games coming on to the market at about the same time probably would hurt the sales of both.
Ubisoft On Delays: Our Goal Is To Win The Next Generation
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I would just say that "we won't compromise on quality" is their fancy way of saying "we miscalculated, and it just won't be ready on time" and believe them. But, I dunno, I still smell slight bullshit. They're asking for an extra three months or so, and you'd think if they needed that much longer, they'd have noticed before it was time to ship (which would have been within the next couple of weeks)
I dunno, I've heard a few theories, like that they wanted to release their game at a time when everyone's wallets hadn't been recently crippled by the new console releases, but I still think they stand to loose more than they gain, especially as they're now aiming for a pretty dead time of year. They'd have the market to themselves, but to forfeit the holiday season? Surely not. Then again, it's one hell of a holidays season, again, given the new consoles. So who knows.
In the end it's up to them to choose when to release anyway.
I dunno, I've heard a few theories, like that they wanted to release their game at a time when everyone's wallets hadn't been recently crippled by the new console releases, but I still think they stand to loose more than they gain, especially as they're now aiming for a pretty dead time of year. They'd have the market to themselves, but to forfeit the holiday season? Surely not. Then again, it's one hell of a holidays season, again, given the new consoles. So who knows.
In the end it's up to them to choose when to release anyway.
Is this them acknowledging how batshit insane it was to say all their franchises will be coming out annually? They don't seem to realize that divvying up the work on a game between 7 different studios may get it done faster, but makes it a disjointed mess, as was seen with AC3. Personally, I'm perfectly fine with delays, if and only if they are actually using the time to improve and expand the game. If they are just doing it to garner a more advantageous launch window, then it would annoy me...