Finally, Ubisoft has launched the major patch sorely needed by the PlayStation 3 and 4 versions of "Watch Dogs." PC users, however, may have to wait a couple of days for the PC-compatible patch to come through, Christian Today said. Also, Xbox One and Xbox 360 owners may have until next week to wait for the much-anticipated patch.
Although the game had only been released less than a month ago on May 27, users had raised a number of issues involving "mission-breaking bugs as well as problems with corrupted save files," Christian Today added. Despite that, the game still managed to hit the top of the charts this month. And with this recent release, PS players can now breathe easier and enjoy the game a bit more - and the game may be an even bigger hit.
The said patch includes the following:
Major Fixes
- Automatically reconstructed corrupted save files which prevented loading to go further than 90%. Some collectibles may remain unrecoverable.
- Fixed the issue preventing players from using hacks in game.
Gameplay Fixes
- Fixed several mission-breaking bugs.
- Fixed minor mission and item-related issues.
- Fixed the issue that caused the empty weapon-wheel.
Multiplayer Fixes
- Fixed several minor respawn issues.
- Fixed some connection and session joining issues.
PC-Based Fixes
- Fixed graphical glitches on Low & Medium settings.
- Fixed some crashes on SLI configurations.
- Implemented several performance improvements.
- Implemented a few control improvements.
- Fixed issues causing infinite messaging and timing-out when trying to access the Online Shop from the Extras Menu while Uplay is set to Offline mode.
- Fixed issues connecting to a Multiplayer game.
- Implemented several mouse modifications.
- Fixed "Drinking Game" control issue where wrong information was displayed when played with a gamepad.
- Fixed "Chess Game" control issue.
- Fixed bug where the invasion setting was never saved.
- Fixed graphical issues during cut scenes and cinematics.
- Fixed several graphical and texture bugs.
- Removed Vista OS check to prevent false positives.
- Added game version in main menu.
The update, however, doesn't target the graphic settings of "Watch Dogs," PC Gamer said. However, it has been found that certain visual effects, like depth-of-field and bloom, were hidden in the game's files and can be activated using a mod. However, Ubisoft has opted to disable these by default and has not revealed why they made this so.
If you've gotten the patch already, let us know how you find the new "Watch Dogs" gaming experience through your comments.