ctOS 2.0

The next-generation operating system connecting every device in San Francisco.

ctOS 2.0 is a computing network connecting every device together into a single system, developed by technology company Blume. It is the next generation of ctOS, first installed in San Francisco.

Quick Facts

Developer: Blume
First appears: Watch Dogs 2 (2016)

Lore & Background

In 2016, three years after the events of Chicago, San Francisco becomes the first city to install the next generation of ctOS. The system was developed by Blume. Dušan Nemec is Blume's CTO. The system can covertly harm innocent citizens across the city. Marcus Holloway was punished for a crime he did not commit through ctOS 2.0.

Reader's Guide

Players can hack into various electronic devices connected to the ctOS system with Marcus's in-game smartphone. Hacking options include modifying personal information of NPCs to have them arrested or attacked by gangs, hacking mobile phones, disrupting traffic by hacking cars and traffic lights, hacking monitoring cameras, and carrying out mass hacking. The player can also gain multiple options while hacking the same object, such as taking direct control of a car or making it crash.