New details on the Watch Dogs 2 Season Pass were published Wednesday morning, via the official Ubisoft blog, alongside a new trailer for the game’s post-launch content. And even though we’re pretty sure the video wasn’t intended to be comedy relief, something tells us there are plenty of gamers who will share a hearty laugh when they hear what the Watch Dogs 2 team is hoping to sell them after the game hits store shelves later this month.
Post-launch content certainly isn’t new to the industry anymore. Season Passes are practically the standard for AAA releases, particularly from big publishers like Ubisoft, but even that reality likely won’t be enough to convince gamers the Watch Dogs 2 Season Pass is a great idea. The package might entitle gamers to more downloads than they’d expect, with five sets of Watch Dogs 2 DLC covered by the game’s Season Pass instead of the usual two or three. But when you actually dig into the contents of the Watch Dogs 2 DLC announced thus far, it doesn’t actually sound like Ubisoft is releasing enough new material to justify the Season Pass’ $39.99 price tag.
Here are Ubisoft’s official descriptions for each of the five downloadable offerings covered by the Watch Dogs 2 Season Pass.
T-Bone Content Bundle
Raymond “T-Bone” Kenney returns in Watch Dogs 2 and he’s brought his tropical trucker-hobo look with him. The T-Bone Bundle includes his truck, his outfit and Mayhem – a new difficulty level for co-op activities that introduces a new enemy archetype equipped with advanced weaponry.
Human Conditions
Uncover scandals in San Francisco’s science and medicine industries through several hours of content spread across three new world stories. Additionally, this content unlocks elite co-op missions that feature the Jammer – an enemy that possesses the technology to hunt you down.
No Compromise
Marcus takes on the Russian Mafia in a new world story that exposes an even more dangerous side of San Francisco. You can also experience a new co-op mode called Showd0wn where only the best players can survive.
Root Access Bundle
Someone claiming to be the Zodiac Killer has returned to the Bay Area, and they’re leaving new messages from Marcus to uncover and decipher. In addition to the Zodiac Killer mission, this bundle includes new outfits, cars, a drone skin and a new weapon.
Psychedelic Pack
Hippies. San Francisco. A groovy weapon, outfit, drone and car await.
For those keeping score at home, that means the $40 Watch Dogs 2 Season Pass entitles you to roughly three to six hours of story content, depending on how long you take to complete the new missions, a handful of new outfits, a few new vehicles, two new enemy types and a pair of new weapons. The pass will also cover a new co-op difficulty setting and a new multiplayer mode. So, you know, like 30-40 percent more of the core Watch Dogs 2 experience at around 66 percent of the base price. Who wouldn’t want to take that deal?
For an early look at some of the Watch Dogs 2 DLC covered by the game’s Season Pass, check out the latest Watch Dogs 2 trailer from Ubisoft. Then head down to the comments section and let us know what you think of the content covered by the Watch Dogs 2 Season Pass.
Watch Dogs 2 is in development for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The game hits consoles on Nov. 15 before making the jump to PC on Nov. 29.
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