Watch Dogs 2

Play as Marcus Holloway, a brilliant young hacker living in the birthplace of the tech revolution, the San Francisco Bay Area. Team up with Dedsec, a notorious group of hackers, to execute the biggest hack in history; take down ctOS 2.0, an invasive operating system being used by criminal masterminds to monitor and manipulate citizens on a massive scale. Explore an incredible variety of gameplay possibilities in a massive and dynamic open-world: the colourful & vibrant city of San Francisco, the industrial Oakland and its unpredictable suburbs, the natural landscapes of Marin County and the birthplace of the tech revolution, Silicon Valley.

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	Hor+	Native	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	Hor+	Native	Optimized
Multi-Monitor:	Hor+	Native	Optimized
4k UltraHD:	Hor+	Native	Optimized

Rendered Cut-Scene:	Static Aspect
FMV Cut-Scene:	Static Aspect

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Tuesday, 29 November, 2016

Tested Version:

Uplay 1.06.135.7

Play styles:

Single player, Competitive, Co-Op

Setting:

Modern

Genre:

Open World

Developer:

Ubisoft

Links:

Website ⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Steam,

Comparison Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
Ultra-Wide (21:9) Screenshot
Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

Native Hor+ support.

FOV can be increased from 70 up to 110, although gameplay areas are affected quite arbitrarily.
Views that should be affected but are not: while driving, pursuit (close) and dashboard.
Views that are affected and shouldn't be: phone camera, security cameras, sniper scopes.
Nudle Maps app is "Vert+".
Real-time rendered main story cut-scenes are 16:9 anamorphic.

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

Native Hor+ support.

Real-time rendered main story cut-scenes are pillarboxed.
Nudle Maps app's opening view is Vert-.

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

Native Hor+ support with a handful of MM-friendly options... and flaws.

Multimonitor Borderless mode: uses the maximum width and height of an extended desktop. For H-shaped PLP, better use regular Borderless Window.
Menu Position: centered by default, may be moved to any monitor.
Multimonitor HUD: centered by default, may be set to span.

Nudle Maps: opening view is Vert-, UI always spans.
Real-time rendered main story cut-scenes are pillarboxed.
A few UI elements are tiny, unless Multimonitor HUD is set to Fit to display (span).

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues

Native support.