investors make really terrible game developers I guess.
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redeemer404 on
>*Ubisoft was banking on Star Wars Outlaws to be a massive, multi-platform hit that would earn the company plenty of money…*
mm-hmm.
>*…especially with the expensive Gold and Ultimate editions and season pass.*
well, there ya go.
subcide on
I can’t think of anything worse for gamers, than Ubisoft being owned by people who don’t give a shit about games.
Keltoigael on
Blaming your bad practices is not the fault of a single game. It is your whole approach to how the games are made.
KeyboardGunner on
>We believe that Guillemot family and Tencent are discounting potential value of Ubisoft in
order to buy more shares at lower valuation and eventually take full control of the company at
heavily discounted valuation.
And people will celebrate Ubisoft’s downfall like them getting chopped up and sold off so Tencent can make some AC mobile games is some kind of moral victory for gamers everywhere.
Farlapa_wapa on
Got to say it, that Prince of Persia is a superb metroidvania
webb71 on
It’s more than just outlaws. They’ve been fucking up a lot lately and in a day and age where one flop is enough to shutter your dev studio it was only a matter of time. Shadows has to hit big for them or they’re in trouble.
CoverTheSea on
Good riddance.
Hopefully EA investors follow suit here lol
Bitter-Good-2540 on
I heard Microsoft is looking to buy more studios
TriggerHydrant on
I didn’t care for Ubisoft that much anymore but I do wonder what Far Cry 7 would’ve been like.
Lwe12345 on
maybe make a good fucking game
bwyazel on
It’s a shame, because many of my favorite games happen to be Ubisoft games. AC Odyssey, AC Origins, Immortals Fenyx Rising, and Far Cry 5. Granted, a few of those games were all made by the same studio, Ubisoft Quebec. So maybe I’m just a Ubisoft Quebec fan specifically lol.
It’s a shame that people meme on hating AC Odyssey so much because the game is absolutely wonderful, and made even better with the PS5 performance patch for full 4k/60fps HDR. It’s breathtaking.
myychair on
It’d be better for gaming if Ubisoft gets fixed, not goes away completely. Not sure what the solution is but maximizing shareholder value as the main priority usually doesn’t lead to better products.
fredandlunchbox on
Ubisoft games have so much potential in terms of scale, graphics, completeness and world building, but they have maybe the most tedious game loops in the business. Painfully repetitive, even across titles. Their environments deserve better.
Brandoe on
Take the company private again and make better games.
hackersgalley on
Maybe this will scare other developers from releasing unfinished games.
ExaminationLife5888 on
I literally could not care less about Star Wars. It’s JUST a cash grab brand at this point. George Lucas isn’t in the building.
FireZord25 on
They’ve been on the wringer several times now, but they weren’t close to anything in 2024. The abysmal flop of Skull and Bones, the half baked Star Wars Outlaws and all the controversy of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, among other things, and the year’s not even over yet. Can’t say I don’t blame them for screwing themselves over by being so stagnant.
Even the new PoP game which got great reviews (I haven’t played it so idk) got poor sales because of those aforementioned Ls and being so unconventional (newer protagonist, and a sidescroller).
ThreeCrapTea on
Just now say Shadows will be AAAAA
Fuck it just say like A times infinity that’ll do the trick
K1rkl4nd on
Maybe Electronic Arts could buy them and somehow bankrupt each other.
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investors make really terrible game developers I guess.
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>*Ubisoft was banking on Star Wars Outlaws to be a massive, multi-platform hit that would earn the company plenty of money…*
mm-hmm.
>*…especially with the expensive Gold and Ultimate editions and season pass.*
well, there ya go.
I can’t think of anything worse for gamers, than Ubisoft being owned by people who don’t give a shit about games.
Blaming your bad practices is not the fault of a single game. It is your whole approach to how the games are made.
>We believe that Guillemot family and Tencent are discounting potential value of Ubisoft in
order to buy more shares at lower valuation and eventually take full control of the company at
heavily discounted valuation.
The actual shareholder letter is pretty interesting. [AJ-Invest Ubisoft Open Letter (pdf)](https://aj-invest.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Ubisoft-Open-Letter.pdf)
And people will celebrate Ubisoft’s downfall like them getting chopped up and sold off so Tencent can make some AC mobile games is some kind of moral victory for gamers everywhere.
Got to say it, that Prince of Persia is a superb metroidvania
It’s more than just outlaws. They’ve been fucking up a lot lately and in a day and age where one flop is enough to shutter your dev studio it was only a matter of time. Shadows has to hit big for them or they’re in trouble.
Good riddance.
Hopefully EA investors follow suit here lol
I heard Microsoft is looking to buy more studios
I didn’t care for Ubisoft that much anymore but I do wonder what Far Cry 7 would’ve been like.
maybe make a good fucking game
It’s a shame, because many of my favorite games happen to be Ubisoft games. AC Odyssey, AC Origins, Immortals Fenyx Rising, and Far Cry 5. Granted, a few of those games were all made by the same studio, Ubisoft Quebec. So maybe I’m just a Ubisoft Quebec fan specifically lol.
It’s a shame that people meme on hating AC Odyssey so much because the game is absolutely wonderful, and made even better with the PS5 performance patch for full 4k/60fps HDR. It’s breathtaking.
It’d be better for gaming if Ubisoft gets fixed, not goes away completely. Not sure what the solution is but maximizing shareholder value as the main priority usually doesn’t lead to better products.
Ubisoft games have so much potential in terms of scale, graphics, completeness and world building, but they have maybe the most tedious game loops in the business. Painfully repetitive, even across titles. Their environments deserve better.
Take the company private again and make better games.
Maybe this will scare other developers from releasing unfinished games.
I literally could not care less about Star Wars. It’s JUST a cash grab brand at this point. George Lucas isn’t in the building.
They’ve been on the wringer several times now, but they weren’t close to anything in 2024. The abysmal flop of Skull and Bones, the half baked Star Wars Outlaws and all the controversy of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, among other things, and the year’s not even over yet. Can’t say I don’t blame them for screwing themselves over by being so stagnant.
Even the new PoP game which got great reviews (I haven’t played it so idk) got poor sales because of those aforementioned Ls and being so unconventional (newer protagonist, and a sidescroller).
Just now say Shadows will be AAAAA
Fuck it just say like A times infinity that’ll do the trick
Maybe Electronic Arts could buy them and somehow bankrupt each other.