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'Watch Dogs 2' rumors: Ubisoft to make 'modesty' DLC after 'nudity' controversy; Multiplayer mode back online!

| Nov 23, 2016 01:30 AM EST

Ubisoft confirms Watch Dogs 2 for the PS4, Xbox One and PC platforms and it will be release on November 15.

The latest details for "Watch Dogs 2" will feature new "modesty" DLC and the multiplayer mode back online in the sequel.

Several rumors are making rounds regarding a DLC patch fix for "Watch Dogs 2" that is said to fix the "nudity" glitch within the game. The controversy started when a PSN member was suspended for a week when he circulated an image of an NPC character showing her private parts.

Despite the fact that "Watch Dogs 2" hs ESRB rating of "M" for mature, Ubisoft did not anticipate that someone will actually take a photo of the NPC and post it online. Players are free to to look at the explicit scenes but are prohibited from posting them online. Other players have also reported several naked characters including a nude male wandering in the street and a group of naked women frolicking at a backyard.

According to TechRaptor, Ubisoft is hinted to make a free and mandatory DLC that intends to cover up the naked bodies of the NPCs in "Watch Dogs 2". However,upon careful observation from readers, it turns out that there is not such DLC update and it was just a satire article making fun of the nudity glitch within the game.

In other news, it seems that Ubisoft has found a way to bring the back the multiplayer features in "Watch Dogs 2".

Several gamers complained about "Watch Dogs 2's" broken online multiplayer as Ubisoft had disabled the sequel's seamless multiplayer feature because it caused the game to lag and crash periodically.

Ubisoft added that the "seemless multiplayer", which allows players to suddenly join someone else’s game in order to hack or help them. "Watch Dogs 2's" co-op mode is also having issues.

While co-op requests sent directly to someone on a gamer’s friends list will go through with no issues, there have been reports that online sessions with random co-op partners are not functioning properly.

These random sessions are related to the purple icons on the game’s map, where players can group together to take over a gang hideout, free a DedSec prisoner, and other activities.

But a run down about in the sequel's official subreddit revealed the “first phase” of seamless online multiplayer has made its way back online on PlayStation 4 consoles earlier today at 11:00 AM PST, while Ubisoft plans for the Xbox One version to have the multiplayer feature back up “by early afternoon PST.”

The multiplayer experience in"Watch Dogs 2" comes alongside the release of the patch update 1.05, which contains crash fixes to improve the overall stability of the game.

As of now, Reddit username GRRRNADE claimed that the multiplayer feature for "Watch Dogs 2" has not made its way back online in the Xbox One. It’s unclear at this point in time as to whether or not the multiplayer mode is only available for the PS4 version, as Ubisoft has yet to provide a specific followup to confirm its availability to other gaming platforms, Gamerant reported.

"Watch Dogs 2" is currently out on the PS4 and Xbox One console, while the PC version will launch on Nov. 29.

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