Watch Dogs 2 "Has to Carry on Taking Risks"

Ubisoft's Jonathan Morin says the new project must be bold.

The unannounced sequel for Watch Dogs, Watch Dogs 2 must be developed with risk-taking in mind.

Jonathan Morin, the creative executive on the debut project, and likely a figurehead in the development of Watch Dogs 2, said it is crucial that his team does not rest on its laurels.

"You have to carry on taking risks," Morin said.

"I will not do this job if there is no risk in it, that would just be boring. You shouldn't prevent yourself from trying something just because it’s hard and the solution is not apparent."

Morin pointed out that the game must not retread old ground.

"When you start a new project [and new IP], it's a blank page and everything you do is what you want to do," he said. "With a sequel, there is more pressure to push a brand forward and we now have to appeal to fans in a new way."

Watch Dogs has sold somewhere around 9 million copies, Ubisoft claimed.

Morin says he understands some observations regarding the game's weaknesses.

"I don't think Watch Dogs is perfect in any way and there's a lot of room for improvement. But you don't always see this when you ship a game. We deliver what we believe the brand should be at the time. But afterward, when you cool down after five and a half years [of development] and take your vacations and people play the game, certain elements become clear. They let you continue to bring what you envision to the next level with the fans included this time, which is where I think it really gets interesting."