Ubisoft Sellout - Bankruptcy Speedrun Any% Thread

Christ what does Ubisoft even have left now? Assassins' Creed's looks like its going to cause a international incident, The Division 2 is a flaming shit show with the C String developers fucking things up left and right, The Division Hearthland has been canceled, and the Star Wars game looks to be a total flop. What else is there? What is coming down the pipe in 2 or 3 years?
 
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With that, XDefiant's developer, Ubisoft San Francisco, is shuttering their doors as well. An expected 177 jobs will be laid off from Ubisoft as well, severance packages expected.

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Christ what does Ubisoft even have left now?
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Rainbow Six: Siege? Just Dance? All I can think of. I'm surprised that R6: Siege had a comeback stage. Guess it was the right place at the right time.
 
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The Last Stand said:
With that, XDefiant's developer, Ubisoft San Francisco, is shuttering their doors as well. An expected 177 jobs will be laid off from Ubisoft as well, severance packages expected.


Rainbow Six: Siege? Just Dance? All I can think of. I'm surprised that R6: Siege had a comeback stage. Guess it was the right place at the right time.
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Oh god, thats it isn't it? Ubisoft is gonna have some Just Dance slop for kids for the Switch 2 and its gonna save their ass for a year or so. Maybe even some Rabbits stuff on the new console.
 
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This tweet did not age well.
 
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The Last Stand said:
XDefiant is shutting down its servers come June 3, 2025. If you haven't downloaded it already, you're not able to anymore.

Tweet from Mark Rubin himself. Sorry, @30+GameOvers.

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The devs definitely aren't to blame here, I think they did the best with what they got. This is 100% a problem with Ubisoft, I guess they are really trying to cut down on the fat to avoid complete bankruptcy.
Oh well. I looked forward to playing it, but it's not not a tragedy. As I always say, any game worth playing can be pirated and played offline.
 
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XDefiant is shutting down its servers come June 3, 2025. If you haven't downloaded it already, you're not able to anymore.

Tweet from Mark Rubin himself. Sorry, @30+GameOvers.

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Reminder, they shut down the nearly finished division heatland looter game that was already in closed beta because they thought this game would 100% totally for sure gonna blow up if they gave it extra developers. So its less one game flopping and more two.

Edit: Also, lol Ubisoft stock has hit a new low, a year ago it was at 22.50 now its 12 last time it was this low was in 2013.
 
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30+GameOvers said:
The devs definitely aren't to blame here, I think they did the best with what they got.
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XDefiant was fine, nothing special. Definitely suffered with netcode issues and lack of originality. I thought it would last a couple years.
 
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Reminder, they shut down the nearly finished division heatland looter game that was already in closed beta because they thought this game would 100% totally for sure gonna blow up if they gave it extra developers. So its less one game flopping and more two.

Edit: Also, lol Ubisoft stock has hit a new low, a year ago it was at 22.50 now its 12 last time it was this low was in 2013.
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This reminds me: Didn't they release an alien survival game set in the Siege universe a while back? Did that game outlive XDefiant or is it unplayable?
 
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Lol, Sony cocksuckers were hailing this as a CoD killer.
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I've never seen soynys claiming anything as such, it was mostly actual COD fans that were tired of the disgusting state of their franchise.
Shame, I guess XDefiant is only going to be an alternative to COD for 2 years. Still, it caused a ridiculous amount of asshurt from nu-COD fanboys in that time.
The Last Stand said:
Rainbow Six: Extraction. I don't think Ubisoft updated it since launch. Servers are still up AFAIK.
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I wanted to get that one since it reminds me of Ghosts Extinction mode. Don't want to buy something that will also be shut down tho, I mean what are they gonna do, make it a SINGLE PLAYER survival horror game? Please, no such thing exists!
 
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30+GameOvers said:
I've never seen soynys claiming anything as such, it was mostly actual COD fans that were tired of the disgusting state of their franchise.
Shame, I guess XDefiant is only going to be an alternative to COD for 2 years. Still, it caused a ridiculous amount of asshurt from nu-COD fanboys in that time.

I wanted to get that one since it reminds me of Ghosts Extinction mode. Don't want to buy something that will also be shut down tho, I mean what are they gonna do, make it a SINGLE PLAYER survival horror game? Please, no such thing exists!
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They were all over its balls when Microsoft was buying Activision.
 
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How is it that whenever Massive releases an update for The Division 2, something messes up? Only reason I've heard of The Division 2 is how unstable the title is.
 
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Black Ops 6 practically doomed XDefiant to life support. Competing with a yearly juggernaut like CoD is wishful thinking.
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Black Ops 6 sucks, I doubt that's the reason. It's more likely that after Assassin's Creed: Nigger and Star Wars Outlaws, they really have to lay off quite a few people to keep the show going. Note that everyone in San Francisco and Osaka studio are either getting laid off or re-assigned.
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The Division 2 was doomed from the start with these people.

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Is there even a market for Divison 2? How can a piece of shit like this still keep limping when something like XDefiant that has a genuine niche gets shut down?
 
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“Hello everyone,

It has been some time since I last spoke to you, and I apologize for this silence, especially as the past months have been challenging and unsettling for Ubisoft and likely for each of you.

The announcement by Marie-Sophie regarding the discontinuation of XDefiant, the closure of the San Francisco and Osaka studios, and the ramp down of the Sydney production site is among the difficult decisions we’ve had to make.

I want to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the tremendous work done by the XDefiant’s teams. Their goal was to challenge the best shooter on the market, but despite the intensity of their efforts, it was not enough.

To everyone leaving Ubisoft, I want to express my deepest gratitude for the work you have accomplished and the contributions you have made. We will do everything possible to provide you with the best support during this transition phase.

We wanted to take a firm and clear decision to enable us to concentrate our investments and forces on more profitable projects.

I am well aware that, given the current context, such announcements may worry you, and that’s understandable. The entire industry is facing similar difficult decisions, yet often the scale of the impact is much larger. Our organization has allowed us to limit the impact of these kinds of decisions and make more targeted restructurings, and all our efforts are focused on trying to maintain this course and philosophy. We will continue working on evolving our organization to adapt it to market changes, and with a long-term perspective in mind.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the chance to read the results of the Ubisoft XP 2024 survey. The vast majority of you participated: the response rate was over 86%, and you’ve shared your questions and concerns about the future of Ubisoft via more than 55,000 comments.

I would like to sincerely thank you for your commitment, the quality of your feedback, and your collective intelligence. It’s very impressive. We are compelled to take your critiques to heart, live up to your expectations, and be accountable to you and your needs.

I want you to know that all my energy is focused on finding the means to guide Ubisoft through these turbulent times. I am working tirelessly with my team to identify the best solutions so we can maintain control of our destiny.

This company – the incredible gem we’ve built together over the past 38 years – means everything to me. It’s a part of who I am, it’s in my core.

I’m doing everything I can to help us regain momentum, so that we can continue to make Ubisoft a key player in our industry, a creator known for its unique and exceptional video games.

In the coming days, some members of the Executive Committee will reach out to you. Cécile Russeil will share new initiatives aimed at addressing some of the questions raised by Ubisoft XP. Marie-Sophie de Waubert will present initiatives to bring back a daily focus on creation, ensuring fewer unnecessary processes and more time dedicated to what truly matters to each of us: making the best games possible. Alain Corre will provide updates on the launch of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, progress made in strengthening our relationship with gamers, particularly regarding The Crew Motorfest and Star Wars Outlaws.

Thank you sincerely for your daily commitment and the quality of your work. The greatest strength of Ubisoft is its people. That strength is you. Thank you.

Yves”
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Marie-Sophie de Waubert’s internal memo:
Marie-Sophie

Hello all, Today, I wanted to share with you that we’ve made the difficult decision to discontinue development on XDefiant.

Despite an encouraging start, the team’s passionate work, and a committed fan base, we’ve not been able to attract and retain enough players in the long run to compete at the level we aim for in the very demanding free-to-play FPS market. As a result, the game is too far away from reaching the results required to enable further significant investment, and we are announcing that we will be sunsetting it.

Concretely, that means that as of today, new downloads, player registrations and purchases will no longer be available. Season 3 will still launch, and the servers will remain active until June 3, 2025, out of appreciation for both our dev teams who worked on it and for XDefiant’s active players.

Unfortunately, the discontinuation of XDefiant brings difficult consequences for the teams working on this game. Even if almost half of the XDefiant team worldwide will be transitioning to other roles within Ubisoft, this decision also leads to the closing of our San Francisco and Osaka production studios and to the ramp down of our Sydney production site, with 143 people departing in San Francisco and 134 people likely to depart in Osaka and Sydney. To those team members leaving Ubisoft, I want to express my deepest gratitude for your work and contributions. Please know that we are committed to supporting you during this transition.

Developing Games-as-a-Service experiences remains a pillar of our strategy, and we’ve achieved significant successes, like Rainbow Six, The Crew, and For Honor, among others. It’s a highly competitive market, and we will apply the lessons learned with XDefiant to our future live titles.

Globally, we are determined to take the necessary steps to put the company back on a path to growth, innovation and creativity and make sure we can set you up for success. This means continuing to radically evolve our mindset for Production and Business practices, which we will share more about soon, and doing targeted restructuring when necessary. I know that the situation brings questions and expectations, and we will share regular and transparent updates.

My sincere thanks for your continued dedication as we navigate these trying times together.

Marie-Sophie”
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