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[Draugoth]

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

It's unlikely Ubisoft will ever be acquired due to owners:

For now, the negotiation halt seems to be a strategy both sides are playing. Tencent will continue to snap up shares and raise its stake. At the same time, the Guillemot brothers will want to wait until late February to early March to reignite negotiations, as Ubisoft is set to release the highly anticipated Assassin’s Creed Shadows on February 14. An Assassin’s Creed Shadows failure gives Tencent more opportunities to increase its stake at a lower share value. Conversely, a successful launch gives the Guillemot brothers more negotiating power to head into further talks.

Other points:

• Ubisoft wants to release AC:Shadows in the best shape possible, this would benefit the Guillemot brothers in case of an acquisition
• Project U budget already exploded past the $100M mark.
• XDefiant was losing several million dollars in development costs alone, and Ubisoft couldnt pay it.
• No one at Ubisoft belives things will change, even with an acquisition.
• It's more likely Ubisoft will go private in 2025

 

[Hookshot]

Why pay now when you can get it cheaper a bit later? They are on the decline with no way of stopping it.

 

[Hudo]

As much as I believe that Ubisoft deserve the situation they're in, I'd rather not see IPs like Rayman, Anno and Might & Magic be in the hands of Gacha retards like Tencent

 

[ThisIsMyDog]

Ubisoft are fucking idiots, AC:Shadows looks great, if only there was a way to avoid controversy, such as a actual Japanese man as a male character in a game set in motherfucking Japan in the pre-globalization era. Stupid shit eaters.

 

[Astray]

Ubisoft are fucking idiots, AC:Shadows looks great, if only there was a way to avoid controversy, such as a actual Japanese man as a male character in a game set in motherfucking Japan in the pre-globalization era. Stupid shit eaters.

Just sticking to Naoe as the lead would have been enough imo. Her gameplay looks really good in the clips I've seen, especially with the new parkour system they have.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Everyone should hope AC bombs

Just let tencent own the company and Ruth it around

 

[LectureMaster]

as Ubisoft is set to release the highly anticipated Assassin’s Creed Shadows

 

[Raven117]

But didn't they already delay AC?

Talk about ironic. The one setting where fans have been clamoring for with AC since its inception, is the game that is very likely going to sink them.

 

[Lionel Richie]

But didn't they already delay AC?

Talk about ironic. The one setting where fans have been clamoring for with AC since its inception, is the game that is very likely going to sink them.

I don’t think it’s ironic, it’s fitting. Fans wanted a Japan-set AC for years and they do that by including an out of place black dude that looks like an NBA player with some insane headcanon to justify it. Their downfall isn’t ironic, it’s fully warranted.

 

[Sentenza]

I'm very curious to see how AC Shadows will perform.

It's an Assassin Creed game, so "bombing" completely is almost out of the question, but it's entirely possible that it could be a weak performer for the standards of the franchise and comparatively to its budget, which would spell doom for the company.

 

[Saber]

If true hopefully all ends well and Tencent acquires Ubisoft and proceeds to do operation clean and sweep.

 

[Raven117]

I don’t think it’s ironic, it’s fitting. Fans wanted a Japan-set AC for years and they do that by including an out of place black dude that looks like an NBA player with some insane headcanon to justify it. Their downfall isn’t ironic, it’s fully warranted.

Its ironic.

But yes...deserved. What was maybe one of the easiest slam dunks in video game history...they manage to not only take too long doing it, but completely eff it up. Just amazing.

 

[Mr Moose]

Ubisoft are fucking idiots, AC:Shadows looks great, if only there was a way to avoid controversy, such as a actual Japanese man as a male character in a game set in motherfucking Japan in the pre-globalization era. Stupid shit eaters.

*Hip-hop music starts to play*

 

[Z O N E]

I mean, they'll just wait and get them cheaper and it's not like they have competition either to buy them.

Sony won't buy them and Microsoft can't due to streaming rights stuff and probably wouldn't either.

 

[FF:Enhanced_Reality]

Such a historic publisher. Made way too many stupid fucking decisions.

 

[Hookshot]

I'm very curious to see how AC Shadows will perform.

It's an Assassin Creed game, so "bombing" completely is almost out of the question, but it's entirely possible that it could be a weak performer for the standards of the franchise and comparatively to its budget, which would spell doom for the company.

Even ignoring the African elephant in the room, they waited too long to do it so other rival companies have done that historical setting recently.

 

[Buggy Loop]

The value of Ubisoft will tank even further down after Ass creed shadows

Tencent is like.. "ok bruh"

Guillemot brothers are stupid

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Just sticking to Naoe as the lead would have been enough imo.

It wouldn't because "women don't sell" according to ubisoft's research/data.
It's why evie was absent from any and all pre-release marketing for syndicate, and why she's tucked in the back like some random goon on the cover art, even though she's the assassin and more important character.
It's why odyssey had the choice between kassandra and alexios, even though they wanted it to be a kassandra solo game; their stats wound up showing most people played as alexios, even though kassandra is the canon option.
Likewise Valhalla never marketed female eivor until the collector's edition statue was revealed, even though once again female eivor is the canon one.

AC HEXE will probably the first time a major AC release (liberation wasn't major) will have a female protag exclusively, but even then it doesn't seem to be a mainline big open world entry, but a more linear experience.

 

[Hudo]

*Hip-hop music starts to play*

That kinda would be consequential, in a way. Just fucking fully commit to the back dude make it like Afro Samurai

 

[Cyberpunkd]

No one at Ubisoft belives things will change, even with an acquisition.

Lol, everyone around there is full of faith and positive thoughts.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Tencent. Watch out for UBI trying to stuff stores with discs.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Ubisoft is the best example of "go woke, go broke". but as usual, media keeps blaming the consumer. it's seems a redemption arc is basically impossible

 

[Complistic]

Tencents like the only "gaming" company I dislike more than Ubislop.

 

[DeepEnigma]

As I said before, MS knew what they were doing by choosing UbiSoft for the CMA cloud component.

You don't think these companies see their financial forecasts/books when choosing a partner to hold onto keys to a kingdom?

 

[FalconPunch]

Once Ubisoft shares are a dollar or less, I'll open a large position to play the acquisition bait game.

As I said before, MS knew what they were doing by choosing UbiSoft for the CMA cloud component.

You don't think these companies see their financial forecasts/books when choosing a partner to hold onto keys to a kingdom?

I smell a buyout coming....

 

[SJRB]

> Tencent: "We'll wait until Shadows bombs so we have to pay even less"
> Guillermot brothers, leaders of a company where tens of thousands of people work: "You know what, we're casually going to delay the game just to fuck with you"

Insane situation.

 

[TintoConCasera]

As much as I believe that Ubisoft deserve the situation they're in, I'd rather not see IPs like Rayman, Anno and Might & Magic be in the hands of Gacha retards like Tencent

I wouldn't call them gacha retards, looking at the output of some companies they have shares in, like Larian (Baldur's Gate 3) or Grinding Gear Games (Path of Exile II), I think those IPs could be in the right hands.

 

[VulcanRaven]

I think you are over estimating the online controversy. Its still an AC game set in Japan.

 

[VulcanRaven]

Just sticking to Naoe as the lead would have been enough imo. Her gameplay looks really good in the clips I've seen, especially with the new parkour system they have.

Many would have still called it woke.

 

[DeepEnigma]

I think you are over estimating the online controversy. Its still an AC game set in Japan.

Online controversy tanked a lot of games recently, but I digress. It is AssCreed, after all.

 

[Kurotri]

It still feels so very weird when I think about it. This is Ubisoft we're talking about. Huge ass company that was responsible for so many things good and bad and almost 40 years old. To see a titan like that just go down in flames like this is surreal to see.

 

[Hudo]

I wouldn't call them gacha retards, looking at the output of some companies they have shares in, like Larian (Baldur's Gate 3) or Grinding Gear Games (Path of Exile II), I think those IPs could be in the right hands.

I mean, yes, you are right. But I am a pessimist. So I'd expect Tencent to do the absolute worst shit with the IPs.

 

[TintoConCasera]

I mean, yes, you are right. But I am a pessimist. So I'd expect Tencent to do the absolute worst shit with the IPs.

Can't be worse than what Ubi has done to HoM&M over the years.

God I hope the new one delivers, it looks so good. Probably the best thing Ubisoft has green-lighted in the last decade.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Didn't the US government just blacklist Tencent due to working with the Chinese military? --

Tencent blacklist

 

[Hudo]

Can't be worse than what Ubi has done to HoM&M over the years.

God I hope the new one delivers, it looks so good. Probably the best thing Ubisoft has green-lighted in the last decade.

Ngl, Heroes of Might & Magic: The Olden Era looks like it could be pretty good!

 

[Iced Arcade]

As I said before, MS knew what they were doing by choosing UbiSoft for the CMA cloud component.

You don't think these companies see their financial forecasts/books when choosing a partner to hold onto keys to a kingdom?

said the same... are we going to ONQ123? lol

 

[CosmicComet]

Just sticking to Naoe as the lead would have been enough imo. Her gameplay looks really good in the clips I've seen, especially with the new parkour system they have.

Sorry no, I don't want to play as a fake female kunoichi created by some French fuck developers either.

I'd rather it be a fake asian male ninja, a fake Asian male samurai, or a historical male samurai of the era like Musashi that had enough mystery that they could have some creative liberties with him.

Instead I'm stuck between two shit sandwiches: fake Naoe and real Yasuke who had no title, no recorded campaigns and zero influence on Japanese history since he was there for under 2 years.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Both Ubisoft and Tencent are awful, so I'm just enjoying the show from the sidelines. I'd be sadder about some really good franchises getting ruined if Ubi hadn't spent the last 15 years doing that already.

 

[Kacho]

 

[Mister Wolf]

I bought the dip. No way over the next 3 -5 years this stock stays at $13. Not convinced Shadows will bomb. They also have upcoming Prince Of Persia Remake, Splinter Cell, The Division Mobile, and The Division 3 in development.

 

[Robb]

At the same time, the Guillemot brothers will want to wait until late February to early March to reignite negotiations

 

[StereoVsn]

That kinda would be consequential, in a way. Just fucking fully commit to the back dude make it like Afro Samurai

Yeah, Afro Samurai was a damn great show.

But I think Ubi could easily done a full on Japanese character AC and then do a separate AC in sub-Saharan Africa.

There are a ton of interesting settings there that could be done. From fall of Mali to Kongo’s empire to trading kingdoms like Benin to Zulu resistance of the British.

Instead Ubi falls on its face and pisses off everyone.

 

[StereoVsn]

I bought the dip. No way over the next 3 -5 years this stock stays at $13. Not convinced Shadows will bomb. They also have upcoming Prince Of Persia Remake, Splinter Cell, The Division Mobile, and The Division 3.

Go further, stock up on Options!

 

[Mister Wolf]

Go further, stock up on Options!

The bulk of my investment money is in Nvidia. I sold the Nintendo stock to buy the Ubisoft. I think there is potential for a much greater return and I get a lot more shares. It's riskier though. I pretty much considered Nintendo a sure thing to get a decent return, just not a massive return. Ubisoft can potentially be massive.