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Ubisoft has been having a few bad years; public failures include attempting (and failing) to launch NFTs in games<\/a>, announcing Splinter Cell & Assassin’s Creed VR (and later cancelling SC)<\/a>, Frontlines and XDefiant’s incredibly tone-deaf announcement, and the latest investors update<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 2 recent things in particular I’d like to highlight as a sign that Ubisoft is in a great deal of trouble: The cancellation of 3 unannounced games (one of which I’m betting was an attempt at a Ghost Recon sequel), and something that many may not realize could be a warning sign.. The release of multiple games to Steam in close proximity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ubisoft switched away from Steam a while back; they have their own platform, and maintaining a release on Steam with all the headaches that includes just wasn’t worth it to them previously.. Until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With each release on Steam comes a large injection of sales. Many gamers only buy games on Steam just because it’s the biggest gaming retailer available, and simplifies the process of buying, playing and returning games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ubisoft has released games later on Steam after some time on their own platform plus Epic Games, but we’re seeing 4 titles all coming within close proximity of each other: AC Valhalla, The Division 2, Anno 1800 and Roller Champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, Ubisoft’s language when talking to their own developers<\/a> could be considered a warning: While dev performance is critical to success (as a developer myself I understand this 100%), this language shows that they are concerned about their ability to keep studios open and functioning without some serious wins in the books.. Fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of this article is conjecture, but I don’t think we can ignore the warning signs. Ubisoft needs some solid injection of success after the past few years of luke-warm to cold releases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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