Watch Dogs Legion has, after delays, received an update to add online play to the game's PC version. The multiplayer mode, which includes both co-operative and player-versus-player content, is available via a patch now.
Players can grab the online addition to Watch Dogs Legion on PC now, catching up to the game's console iterations after a wave of patches to give the PC port more stability online. The online mode includes 4 player co-op missions in the open world, playing on the game's random character generation. This is in addition to separate PvP battles with Watch Dogs Legion's spider-bot companions. Ubisoft have confirmed the mode will be supported into the future with new content post-launch.
Watch Dogs Legion launched to some controversy as one of Ubisoft's first open world titles following the rushed release of Ghost Recon Wildlands, prompting the company to delay Legion alongside a few other titles to allow for more polish. Despite these delays, Watch Dogs Legion launched in October 2020 without an online mode, something its predecessor Watch Dogs 2 had from day one. Added to the fact Watch Dogs Legion's online mode patch was delayed earlier in March, fans of the dystopian hacker's open world have had to wait a while for this update, with Ubisoft owing the delay to a variety of technical issues within the PC version causing the game to crash.
The game's state at launch was notably still rather unpolished, but overall changes to the title ultimately gave Watch Dogs Legion a reasonable rating overall. The new online mode could be the breath of fresh air this dystopian version of London needs to get players back into Watch Dogs Legion, though the 6 month wait some players have had to sit through before experiencing the game online could be a case of too little, too late to reignite interest in the game.
Watch Dogs Legion's cross-generation release could be part of the game's technical woes, similar to those seen with Cyberpunk 2077 recently. The added burden of releasing across a wide variety of platforms, coupled with the infinitely varied hardware from PC gamer to PC gamer, means these issues aren't likely to vanish soon.
Combined with a good sale here and there, Watch Dogs Legion's online multiplayer could help propel the game back into relevance. As it stands, however, this new update for PC is just a step in the right direction for giving Watch Dogs Legion a more finished feel across all current platforms.
Watch Dogs Legion is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One and Xbox Series X.
Source: Ubisoft