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[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 minutes ago

But then who’s going to reskin my favourite open world games every year?

[–] [email protected] 44 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

If only bankruptcy actually meant consequences for those responsible.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 hours ago

Pretty much. The leadership team all have a golden parachute and will be integrated back into an industry and fuck that up too.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Gamers say that Ubisoft execs need to get comfortable with not being solvent.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 hour ago

I'm afraid Ubisoft execs won't feel much from that.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Ubisoft execs need to get comfortable flying coach.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Man Ubisoft could be so great but they just land so meh. Watchdogs, tom Clancy wildlands, the division, farcry. They all have potential but just don't have that last 15%

[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 minutes ago

That's because they fear giving that 15% out for free when they could have monetized it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 29 minutes ago

Embracer killed Deus Ex.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Ubisoft Executives need to get comfortable not eating food anymore.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I'm sure they can wipe their tears with hundred dollar bills.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 minutes ago

which they got before running the company into bankruptcy?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 hours ago

Eat shit and die motherfucker

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago (3 children)

It feels tragic. On the one hand, they made some of my most favourite games especially the Splinter Cell series, and it would be sad to see a once great developer to go. But then on the other, the greedy bastards deserve to go under for ruining some of my most favourite games including the Splinter Cell series.

But seriously though, if Ubisoft do go under, I hope that their IP would go into safe hands, like how Baldur's Gate franchise has been handed over from Bioware to the competent team of Larian (and I do hope Larian does not enshittify unlike the fate of other companies, such as Ubisoft and EA).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago

If it's any consolation, probably all the game devs that worked on your favourite titles have left Ubisoft long ago.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

They were decent to the Anno series, but honestly that's probably just because they didn't see the value in messing with the formula that Anno solidified around the time of the acquisition and it reliably boosts their numbers with strategy gamers who otherwise might not be customers of Ubisoft's at all

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Larian isn't making another Baldur's Gate.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It’s funny how many times they’ve clearly stated it too lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago

The best thing about it is that they're not making another BG just because they don't want to. I think it is safe to say say that they won't enshitify as long as Swen Vincke is at the helm.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Ubisoft always reminds me of an old pun my Latin teacher taught us: Semper ubi sub ubi. Always where under where.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Semper ubi sub ubisoft

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 hours ago

You love to see it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

FFS just get Olden Era released and then go die in a corner somewhere, Ubisoft.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Part of me is sad because some of my favorite games might get shitcanned as a result, but it’s a loss I’m willing to accept if it kills such a parasitic company.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago

I'll be sad if For Honor stops being supported

[–] [email protected] 78 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

"Company fails to generate infinite revenue even after implementing every abusive tactic known".

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Imagine, about five years ago, they peaked at $82.

It was also during that time when they talked about getting into Crypto, NFTs, and all sorts of other get rich quick schemes.

Now look at them.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

More like, company keeps pushing for short-term profits, runs out of goodwill built up in the past.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Ubisoft had many long standing issues, but disowning The Crew users was the worst possible move they could have made in their already dire situation.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago

I played and enjoyed both of them, shutting down the first one instead of giving it offline functionality really pissed me off and was the final straw for me with Ubi. It had a fully offline playable story, NPC vehicles to race etc. and the game would've been preserved forever.

Instead we got the crew 2, always online AAA signature garbage.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago

Came here to say this.

[–] [email protected] 59 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Ubisoft executives need to become comfortable with "not being employed."

[–] [email protected] 44 points 8 hours ago

Unfortunately, that's not how this works.

This is late stage capitalism, execs are judged on how much money they managed to squeeze out before the company died. They'll be hired immediately specifically to do it again somewhere else.

The company dying in incidental.

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