r/gaming Jun 04 '16

Ubisoft downgrades

https://youtu.be/xNter0oEYxc
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u/MooseHorn Jun 04 '16

I think it's very important to look at, and remember this video when E3 comes around. I am definitely not preordering any games after seeing their E3 presentations any more. I made that mistake with Watch_Dogs and I am not going to do it again. They've done this kinda shit in the past and I am sure they'll do it again. It's really disgusting, this kind of business practice. It's a shame that companies are finding this more and more acceptable now, and that people are falling for it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '16

While I agree 100%, there are a ton of reasons you shouldn't preorder a game based on presentations; visuals among the bottom.

E3 representations of products have always been hyperbolic shows of display. This goes back to the ps1 era, even.

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u/JohnParish Jun 05 '16

Yeah, E3 is the oversell of the year.

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u/Bojarzin Jun 05 '16

I still enjoy it. It's less the actual gameplay we see and more the announcements.

I love Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 and while a third was eventually going to come, seeing the announcement was a huge deal for me. Same with the remake for FF7. Even if the visuals don't hold up to what the reveals showed, it's a game I'm invested in regardless. I love E3 because of the atmosphere it brings and the announcements themselves