Ubisoft has been working on Watch_Dogs since 2009

Watch_Dogs has been a long time coming from Ubisoft. In a recent interview, senior producer Dominic Guay confirmed that the project has been in the works since 2009.

Guay shared the development tidbit when asked about connections to the TV series “Person of Interest”.

He said:

“Actually we were many years into development when we heard of that show [Person of Interest] for the first time. Making a new IP like WATCH_DOGS is a long process and we started to craft our vision in early 2009.”

Because Ubisoft has been making Watch_Dogs since 2009, it has been in development for around four years.

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