According to recent revenue reports, the host of upcoming Ubisoft titles has received new release windows. According to reports, games such as Far Cry 6, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six blockade, Tom Clancy’s The Division: Heartland, Roller Champions, and Riders Republic are scheduled to launch by March 31, 2022, while Skull and Bones are now scheduled. Released between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023.
In particular, many of these titles have been delayed at least once, with some of them – such as the skull and bones – suffering from a confusing and long developmental cycle. It was originally planned to launch in 2018, then postponed to 2019, and again delayed until 2021. Now, Ubisoft hopes to be ready by the end of March 2023.
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In fact, while Fry Cry 6 and Riders Republic is due to launch in the first half of 2021, the Rainbow Six blockade (named Rainbow Six parasite) is scheduled to launch in 2020. It is now planned to come out within the coming year.
Ubisoft also mentioned the upcoming Avatar, Beyond Good & Evil 2, and the untitled Star Wars game, but did not announce a release window for those titles – referring to them only as portfolio expanders.
The company said it aims to avoid relying on multiple AAA game releases each year and has shifted its focus to some free-to-play experiences.
“We said for a number of years that our normal template is to come with either three or four AAA games, so we’ll stick to that plan for fiscal 2022,” Ubisoft Chief Financial Officer Frederick Duguet said. “But we see that we are progressively, continuously moving from a model that used to be only focused on AAA releases to a model where we have a combination of strong releases from AAA and strong back catalog dynamics, but also complimenting our program of new releases with free-to-play and other premium experiences.”
Ubisoft highlights:
– 141m unique players on PC & Console, up 20% YoY.
– Assassin's Creed franchise revenue up 50% YoY
– The Division hits 40m players
– Avatr, Beyond Good & Evil 2, Riders Republic, Skull and Bones + Star Wars still in development. pic.twitter.com/atNUcHGmwO
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The company also announced that the revenue generated by the Assassin’s Creed franchise is up 50% year-over-year, while unique players across PC and consoles have reached 141 million, an increase of 20% year-over-year. Finally, The Division franchise is up to 40 million players across all consoles.
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