![]() "Ubisoft's prospects are particularly promising,” said CEO Yves Guillemot.” Our numerous growth vectors going forward include the arrival of the next generation of consoles, the opening up of the Asian market and our partnership with Tencent for launching our franchises on mobile. ![]() Ubisoft is spinning all this positively, though and still sees a bright future: Ubisoft would be wise to make a new AC game a next generation staple as those consoles launch, which may happen with the rumored Vikings-based title that hasn’t been unveiled yet. There are supposedly two more AAA games coming out in the 2020-21 fiscal year, presumably an Assassin’s Creed and a Far Cry, though no details are known about either yet. And at this point I feel like we’ve been talking about Skull and Bones for so long that it will frankly be amazing if it ever comes out, and it’s still only half the pirate game Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag fans wanted in the first place. Watch Dogs has always been a franchise on a knife’s edge for Ubisoft, and there are some concerns Legion’s central “play as anyone” concept could fall flat. Rainbow Six Quarantine is an interesting idea, but there’s no reason to assume it will emulate Siege’s success. ![]() It’s unclear where Ubisoft goes immediately from here, even when its slate of upcoming releases arrive after their delays. ![]() Ghost Recon: Breakpoint was always a bad call for a signature fall release as it was a sequel that no one was asking for, with no real improvements over Wildlands, or even changes for the worse in many aspects. The Division 2 was fine, but it has not cultivated the explosive sales and sprawling fanbases of rival loot shooters like Destiny and Borderlands. But they are still trying to ride on those successes today, with newer entries making less of a splash. Previously, Ubisoft had been praised for a number of success stories, including the miraculous, endless growth of Rainbow Six Siege, and the revitalization of the Assassin’s Creed franchise with Origins and Odyssey.
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