French publisher Ubisoft has postponed the release of the next installment of its saga until February 14, 2025. Assassin’s Creedsaid in a press release on Wednesday, September 25. This decision comes after the game’s least expected success. Star Wars Outlawsencouraging you to lower your financial goals.
“Our performance in the second quarter did not meet our expectations.” Yves Guillemot, CEO of the French video game giant, said in a press release, stressing that he had given his teams more time to perfect the creation ofShadows of Assassin’s Creed which was scheduled for release in mid-November.
“This will allow the franchise’s flagship to live up to its ambitions, in particular by fulfilling the promise of our adventure with dual protagonists, Naoe and Yasuke, bringing two very different playstyles.”explains the CEO, while this new installment of the group’s most popular series was initially scheduled to premiere in mid-November.
“Although the game is finished, the lessons learned from the launch [fin août] “Star Wars Outlaws” led us to spend more time “polishing” the title”Ubisoft commented on this long-awaited work, which takes place in feudal Japan.
Ubisoft shares have lost more than 50% of their value
If you say you are satisfied with the user ratings and reviews about “Star Wars Outlaws”the first sales “it turned out to be weaker than expected”The publisher acknowledged, stating that its teams were mobilized to “refine and improve the player experience”.
Ubisoft also announces that it will end its “Season Pass” For “The shadows of Assassin’s Creed”a system that allowed players who purchased a more expensive version of the game to start the adventure before everyone else. “We recognize the need for greater efficiency while satisfying demanding players”Yves Guillemot said in the press release.
Announces an internal review to achieve “a more efficient model” for shareholders. With these changes, the video game giant hopes to relaunch itself after a difficult period in which its shares have lost more than 50% of their value since the beginning of the year.
The company is also regularly attacked on social media for the quality of its games and the messages they convey. “Our goal is not to promote a particular agenda”Yves Guillemot defended, recalling that Ubisoft was “first and foremost an entertainment company”.
