The latest details for "Watch Dogs 2" will feature an appearance at E3 2016 event and Ubisoft promises a new "innovative gameplay" for the sequel.
Ubisoft officially confirmed that "Watch Dogs 2" will be in the works and making its debut at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo in June 14-16 as the video game developers posted a video on their YouTube channel showcasing several video game titles they feature during the event such as "South Park: The Fractured But Whole", "Ghost Recon Wildlands", "For Honor" and "Eagle Flight", Gamespot reported.
Before the announcement was made by Ubisoft, YouTube channel The Rad Brad tweeted an image of "Watch Dogs 2's" new logo hinting an appearance of the sequel within this year, and now gaming fans will have a chance to see it during the E3 2016 event. Ubisoft will also have a press conference on June 13 at 1:00 PM PST / 4:00 PM EST / 9:00 PM BST / 10:00 PM CET.
CEO Yves Guillemot revealed that "Watch Dogs 2" will feature a "new tone" and "innovative gameplay" which will likely surpass the first game, Gamerant reported. "Watch Dogs 2" has several rumored gameplay features such as a new city, game features and possibly a new protagnist replacing Aiden Pierce.
The sequel is said to take place in San Francisco and it will have a "Morality" system which enables gamer's to make the best decision within the game and their decision determines the pace of the story.
As for the new protagonist, Twitter username NerdLeaks tweeted the photo of the new hacker that will replace Aiden Pierce in "Watch Dogs 2", when the one of the motion capture actor's took a photo of him on his Instagram, which he eventually deleted.
Several gaming wanted Aiden Pearce to be replaced as the lead in the sequel as they wanted someone with a unique personality and less experience in combat.
Guillemot stated in an interview that he does not know if Aiden Pierce will be back in "Watch Dogs 2" and several rumors claim that the sequel could feature three playable characters similar to "Grand Theft Auto 5".
The PC version for "Watch Dogs 2" will feature a DirectX 12 support and highly optimized AMD GPUs as Ubisoft used NVIDIA Gameworks tool set in developing the first "Watch Dogs" game for PlayStation and Xbox consoles, as well as the PC version.
"Watch Dogs 2" is speculated to launch sometime before April 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC platforms.