Ubisoft has reversed its woke stance amid Assassin's Creed Shadows delays and poor Star Wars Outlaws sales
It seems that Ubisoft is in a lot of trouble, the video game studio is getting blowback from all sides and it seems like they are giving up. And I don't just mean their game sales – they are moving away from their woke agenda, at least publicly. The first domino that fell was the revelation that Star Wars OutlawsOne of Ubisoft's bigger games isn't selling as well as they hoped. According to True Trophies, Star Wars Outlaws It landed at number 39 on last week's list of the top 40 most popular PlayStation games. As That Park Place tells itIn less than a month after its release, more people 10 … Ghost of Tsushima instead Star Wars Outlawswhich signaled a rejection of the notoriously buggy and poorly developed game. PSN Profile Report Only 7,170 PlayStation users own a copy of it Among the criminalsAnd the average completion rate is 29%, indicating that most gamers aren't even bothering to finish the game. That Park Place also notes that Ubisoft hasn't released sales figures, which it surely would have done if it had. Among the criminals The game was a hit, especially since it was ridiculed before its release. And, considering the gameplay of this very expensive game, can you blame gamers for giving it a miss?
Then came a big blow: assassins creed shadowThe next installment in Ubisoft's long-running stealth series has been delayed. Originally, the game was scheduled to release on November 15, 2024, which makes sense; it was perfectly timed for the Christmas season, making it ideal for Santa to leave under the tree — or, for older gamers, a mean-to-me Christmas treat. Now, however, it's got a new release date of February 14, 2025. Somehow, I don't think it'll be a big seller on Valentine's Day. In announcing the delay, Ubisoft — after saying a lot about everyone on the team Love Sports – Says they're doing it to “polish and refine” assassins creed shadowThey make it clear that Yasuke is still the main character of the game along with Naoi, so they aren't removing him, which wouldn't have been possible anyway. I think it's possible that they will try to correct some of their cultural and historical mistakes – by not having a black samurai roaming around feudal Japan and kicking Japanese people's ass – for example. Chinese architecture And Modern flagsBut this is not the only reason.
Assassin's Creed Shadows will now release on February 14, 2025. pic.twitter.com/J2ah7kkytW
—Assassin's Creed (@assassinscreed) September 25, 2024
After these two errors, Ubisoft issued a press release While adjusting its financial estimates for the next fiscal year, 2024-2025, the following are the reasons cited assassins creed shadow Delays and a “softer than expected” launch Star Wars Outlaws.” Oh. Also, the press release gives the reasons for this assassins creed shadow pushing back its release date, and that has a lot to do with Star Wars OutlawsThey say that the lesson to be learned from this is Dacoit' The failure inspired him to “give himself extra time to improve further” assassins creed shadowIn other words, they want to make sure that Shadows don't become a laughing stock Among the criminals So they're taking a closer look at this to make sure Yasuke doesn't suddenly fall off a mountain or something. It's outrageous to have it get to this point; this should be standard practice for all games, and the time taken to make sure the game works properly should be factored into the production schedule. But I think that whatever they have to do to release a working product is a positive step. However, the funniest part comes from a personal message from Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot that's attached to the press release:
This is a big thing.
Ubisoft's board is launching an internal investigation.
Their goal is not to 'advance any specific agenda.'
It seems like Ubisoft got the message.
We gamers are customers, not consumers. pic.twitter.com/Qm0dROppQ8
— Yorch Torch Games (@TinkererYorch) September 25, 2024
I know, this is coming from a guy who Insulted gamers by calling them toxic And DEI support just rolled out a few months ago. But this change is important because it means Ubisoft knows there's a problem. I don't know if it means they'll fix it, despite promising an internal investigation; because Mark Kern is rightBob Iger has said this over and over again, and Disney has never changed its stance (although Now it might be possible) And I agree that you should always wait until you see change before you believe it's coming. But Ubisoft's situation is very different from Disney's. Yves Guillemot helped build Ubisoft, but he doesn't have the cultural prestige of Bob Iger. And shareholders are very angry; an investment firm Threatened proxy war Unless major changes are made, the Guillemot family is called out for their negligence and incompetence. So, I think this could go somewhere; assassins creed shadow It will still remain that way, but going forward, Ubisoft could have a big change coming.
Let us know in the comments what you think about Ubisoft's troubles and the possibilities for change!
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