'Watch Dogs 2' news and updates: Ubisoft releases Title Update 1.04, removes graphic image but skips multiplayer issues

Jessica Ferrera Monday, November 21, 2016

Ubisoft released the Title Update 1.04 that addresses some issues including the graphic genitalia image previously shared by a player. No word yet on the fix for multiplayer mode. | YouTube/Ubisoft

Ubisoft addressed issues faced by players of their newly released game, "Watch Dogs 2." As promised, the update will fix the previous graphic image issue that is recently uncovered by a player. Unfortunately, the patch does not cover the fix for multiplayer mode, which was broken right at the release of the game.

In an official announcement last Friday, Ubisoft said, "Overnight we are pushing Title Update 1.04 to the live environment to fix a few known issues that have been identified since launch. This patch does not include a fix to the seamless online issue that we are currently focusing on, more info will be available on that soon."

Title Update 1.04 include fixing the emotes and weapon wheel. The patch promised to avoid these elements from intermixing on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Also for both consoles, patch 1.04 is expected to recover missing phone apps as several players reported that they have encountered some issues that have led them to lose these apps.

The recently released patch is also equipped with the fix to improve the framerate of the "Limp Nudle" mission. Ubisoft also added a fix to make the game's performance improve for PlayStation 4 Pro players.

Ubisoft also addressed the issue on the controversial explicit image of a female genitalia by removing it completely from the nonplayable character. The Entertainment Software Rating Board gave "Watch Dogs 2" an M rating meaning it is only meant for players who are 17 years old and above because of several descriptors such as nudity and sexual themes.

It got controversial when a player publicly shared the image via Twitter. Sony, then, suspended the player's PlayStation Network account temporarily.

To address the issue, Ubisoft told Kotaku to fix it with a patch to come (which is now the Title Update 1.04) and promised, "We also are working with our first-party partners to ensure that players can continue to play and share all content from the game within the bounds of the first parties' respective codes of conduct."

Unfortunately, Title Update 1.04 did not mention anything about the multiplayer mode which was deliberately closed down by developers during launch as it has the tendency to "to lag and crash periodically" as per a GameSpot report.