Ubisoft News

[one-armed dwarf]

Is it worth a third party publisher having its own topic, dunno but Ubisoft are in the news constantly and it's going to keep happening I guess

 

So Assassin's Creed is being delayed again, but I put this here cause they are also still looking for a buyer and things aren't going well for them there or are still ongoing. I think the seemingly big financial failures of Avatar and Outlaws has really being a part of a negative chain reaction for them.

 

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2mkgbhbhqvappkkorf2bzyrp/post/3lfd5gjb7mk2x?ref_src=embed

 

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Jason Schrier:

 

NEWS: Assassin's Creed Shadows is delayed again, now to March 20, Ubisoft says, as the company pursues "various transformational strategic and capitalistic options to extract the best value for stakeholders" (looks for a potential sale).

 

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot (in a press statement): "We are convinced that there are several potential paths to generate value from Ubisoft’s assets and franchises."

 

Here's an article with more detail

 

https://insider-gaming.com/analysis-ubisoft-faces-its-most-challenging-year-in-its-history/

[Nag]

So who do we think are most likely to make an offer on Ubi?... would Microsoft even be allowed to? (not that I want them to)

[one-armed dwarf]

They have something like 20000 people employed and I guess their assets/IPs/etc don't really have a lot of value. It sort of sounds like trying to buy the Titanic after the captain lost his binoculars. 

 

edit according to the article I edited in the post above it looks like Tencent where in talks but they've ceased over disagreements with the Guillemots

[mfnick]

Embracer or Tencent? 
 

I think MS need to keep a low profile with regards to these kind of acquisitions for a bit so definitely not them. 
 

But like Dwarf says, they’re in trouble, their IP has lost loads of value, so why would anyone buy them unless it was for a really low price? Maybe see after Asscreed Shadow. If that does well I they may have more interest again. 

[Maf]

I will buy them. 

[Nag]

 

This guy is probably their last chance... he'll buy any old shit.

[Maf]

When I buy Ubisoft I’ll post it in the game purchases thread

[Maryokutai]

The last thing big companies want to spend money on these days is employees and that makes UbiSoft incredibly unattractive. And on the IP side I don't think it's a stretch to say that AC is the only one that might be worth something still. Maybe Far Cry, too? Haven't really followed that series too much, so I don't know if the last ones were successful.

 

I don't really know what else to say. UbiSoft obviously made mistakes, between betting too heavily on licensed IPs, throwing money out of the window for Skull & Bonus and on a significantly smaller, but for me rather annoying scale the always-online DRM bullshit they've been doing for a while now. But someone else acquiring them wouldn't necessarily result in a better outcome. The in-development PoP and Splinter Cell remakes? Would probably get cancelled the day the deal is signed. Consistent, but not massive releases like Anno? Nice knowing you.

 

I really hope they somehow can turn it around, with different leadership, smarter choices in terms of production costs, not cannibalising themselves with a truckload of live service-ish titles. But this looks increasingly like a THQ situation where the ship will simply go under and then the vultures will fight over scraps.

[DANGERMAN]

I don't think Ubisoft have done anything to deserve sympathy. They've been fucking over their customers since at least From Dust back on the PS3/360. They've been a terrible company for longer than they were ever a good one. 

 

A lot of people will lose their jobs, that's obviously a shame, but I won't shed a tear for Ubisoft whichever way this goes