In the event that Watch Dogs proves to be a success and Ubisoft decides to make a sequel, gamers won't have quite as long to wait for Aiden's next adventure.
The game's creative director, Jonathan Morin, discussed the potential sequel in an interview with Eurogamer, assuring the outlet that development time will be much shorter the second time around.
Right now there is no such thing as a Watch Dogs 2. It's certainly not going to be the same amount of time if we ever embark on such a journey. A big part of it was defining whatever Watch Dogs is. Once you have that starting point, then what becomes interesting is what players want more of – what comes next?
Especially with the delay we have just been really concentrating on getting it [the original Watch Dogs] launched. After that we'll see where it goes – I think Ubisoft is showing more and more that they're willing to take the time for it to be right.
I think we're in a pretty good shape. I certainly like the idea of going deeper in the thematics – the hyperconnectivity and hacking in an entire city, controlling a city, monitoring everyone. There's stuff we discovered by making Watch Dogs that are interesting to pursue. But it's up to players. [And] for me right now – it's vacation.
There's no doubt that Watch Dogs has been an expensive endeavor for Ubisoft, so the game is going to have to sell rather well if fans expect to get a sequel. Our own Daniel Bischoff got extensive hands-on time with the game and was quite impressed, so have hope!
