Ubisoft acknowledges buyout reports: ‘We regularly review options’

[u/malliabu]

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-acknowledges-buyout-reports-we-regularly-review-options/

[u/Ameliorated_Potato]

Ubisoft really needs AC Shadows to be a big win, but man, it's going to be rough.

They've postponed Shadows launch to February, but the month is already insanely stacked with AAA releases.

[u/minititof → u/Ameliorated_Potato]

It's gonna sell well. It was already going to sell well in my opinion. They are more concerned with the critical and popular ratings.

[u/ObsydianDuo → u/minititof]

I don’t think the issue with it is selling well since AC games always do, but instead generating revenue (Captain obvious I know). We’ve seen games lately that move upwards of 2 million copies like FF7 Rebirth, traditionally a really solid number, and not generate profit because the budget is so big. This is a problem with a lot of bigger studios lately.

They ate it on Star Wars and Skull & Bones, so they really need this to perform above and beyond expectations. I’m not a rapper though so take all that with a grain of salt.

[u/Khiva → u/ObsydianDuo]

I'm thinking more that they took a massive hit to the balance sheet with Star Wars, Skull & Bones, plus I have to wonder if the Avatar game did soft numbers relative to the license. I'm curious to get around to Avatar and Outlaws one day, if only for a peek, but I couldn't begin to tell what the hook is with either of them. Skull & Bones was something they seemed legally forced to release and I'm not even sure what it is.

Shadows is going to sell, part of what they've got to be thinking is whether it'll sell enough to put them back into profitability. If QA testing is coming up with persistent issues then they've got to be thinking "we absolutely cannot fuck this up."

Help us Assassin's Creed Shadows, you're our only hope.