Ubisoft Sellout - Bankruptcy Speedrun Any% Thread

[BradeRunna]

>I bought Blood Dragon on Steam
>Ran it
>It installed ubishit launcher unprompted
>It didn't like Proton
>Refunded the game
>Download game from a torrent
>Add game to Steam with default Proton
>Play

Sorry, but I'm not buying anything Ubisoft ever again.

I bought them during sales. I don't really mind the Ubisoft launcher. It sucks having to keep a bunch of launchers but that's how it is.

 

[Oliver Onions]

I bought them during sales. I don't really mind the Ubisoft launcher. It sucks having to keep a bunch of launchers but that's how it is.

I wouldn't mind so long as it's unintrusive, but what happens if Ubisoft goes belly up, or abandons the stupid launcher?

Will existing games tied to it continue to work fine or will we have another Games For Windows Live situation where the community have to create patches just to get a game to boot, and if no one is up to the task then you've got a digital paperweight on your drive?

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

Were sales figures (not "engagements" or whatever) ever revealed?

 

[Oliver Onions]

Were sales figures (not "engagements" or whatever) ever revealed?

Not as far as I'm aware, beyond a claim about record-breaking day one sales*. I think Ubisoft already had a shareholders meeting that addressed Shadows and they used every metric except units sold to glaze it.

*BZZT I am fucking wrong, it was the second-highest day one sales after Valhalla; day one record was for 'Playstation Store performance' whatever the fuck that means. This article provides a handy TL;DR but it's from May so I don't know if more current info is available:

TL;DR Assassin's Creed Shadows achieved the second-highest launch sales in the franchise, trailing only Valhalla, and set a Ubisoft record for day-one PlayStation Store performance. With over 160 million player hours logged and a 91/100 average score, Shadows demonstrates strong engagement and reinforces the franchise's enduring appeal.

 

[The Last Stand]

How did Ubisoft or Reflections convince several car brands to license their vehicles WITH damage for an open world driving cop duo game with Driver: San Francisco? That game is a trip, literally.

 

[p1138]

How did Ubisoft or Reflections convince several car brands to license their vehicles WITH damage for an open world driving cop duo game with Driver: San Francisco? That game is a trip, literally.

A lot of car brands didn't have an issue with that years ago. The two biggest problems were(and I believe still are) Ferrari and Porsche, and a lot of games at the time got around Porsche not licensing their cars by using RUF instead.

 

[Adolf Von Merkel]

Were sales figures (not "engagements" or whatever) ever revealed?

They showed the top 10 games with most sales in Steam during the SGF and Asscreed wasn't there.

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

Not as far as I'm aware, beyond a claim about record-breaking day one sales*. I think Ubisoft already had a shareholders meeting that addressed Shadows and they used every metric except units sold to glaze it.

*BZZT I am fucking wrong, it was the second-highest day one sales after Valhalla; day one record was for 'Playstation Store performance' whatever the fuck that means. This article provides a handy TL;DR but it's from May so I don't know if more current info is available:

So maybe it had a strong start and fell off fast?

They showed the top 10 games with most sales in Steam during the SGF and Asscreed wasn't there.

From what I heard it's a franchise that traditionally sells better on console.

I suppose like others said before, if it sold well they'd just release the facts instead of talking around it. At best it probably broke even or made a modest profit, which isn't what a big company wants.

 

[Anachronistic2]

How did Ubisoft or Reflections convince several car brands to license their vehicles WITH damage for an open world driving cop duo game with Driver: San Francisco? That game is a trip, literally.

I find it funny that the car brands were okay with their cars getting utterly trashed in that game but they put their foot down on their cars being destroyed. So much so that Ubisoft had to make a fake car for scenes with bombs.

 

[Smashed & Slamed]

I got bamboozled by Ubisoft again. They had this big hype around Rainbow Six Siege X. With a new mode. I tried it and it was just another meh gimmick mode. Also my god did they ruin the UI for this game. Siege circa 2016 was peak UIX but then the Esports fags got their grubby hands on it and then the lootbox department raped the corpse.

 

[Oliver Onions]

So maybe it had a strong start and fell off fast?

I think Shadows did probably benefit from normie interest in AC and the fans who have waited nearly 20 years for a game set in Japan, and that gave it a strong start, but everyone else was either put off by the Yasuke shit or generally burnt out on the Ubislop formula.

I used to pick up Ubisoft games once they dropped to 20 bucks or less, but that stopped after Syndicate. Now I don't even play them when they're free on PS+ because I already know what I'm going to get.

 

[Big Brown Schlub]

Got it!
So we do nothing and chill then.

For real though, I remember when I was a kid and all through high school when I saw that Ubisoft logo show up I know I was gonna play some fucking quality. The classic Splinter Cell trilogy, the old Ghost Recon games, the Prince of Persia Sands of Time trilogy, Rainbow Six 3 Raven Shield, Brothers in Arms, Rayman, HoMMV, XIII, Beyond Good and Evil.

Now, to be fair, they also published a bunch of slop in that timeframe, but the '00s were peak Ubisoft years with tons of bangers being released. What the fuck happened?

 

[jeff7989]

From what I've seen it was entirely the Xdefiant team's fault. They slept on a really positive beta and delayed the game's full release for so long that by the time it finally dropped CoD had filled the void Xdefiant was aiming for and nobody gave a shit.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=UWo5-OzQP_UThis video covers the shitshow pretty well but I've not independently verified any claims made.

Why is the top cover missing on the AK? It looks retarded,

 

[p1138]

Why is the top cover missing on the AK? It looks retarded,

So they could sell more variations of skins for it, being able to double up on them later on.

https://xdefiant.skin/weapons/ak_47/

 

[Quence]

unironically, it's probably the metro-french inferiority complex with english speakers. they gota be either the extreme counter or constantly one-up their perception of the anglos.

Are the French really that bad in terms of lacking true self-esteem? People who constantly puff out their chest usually don't have much self-confidence.

 

[Yak-130 Mitten]

Are the French really that bad in terms of lacking true self-esteem? People who constantly puff out their chest usually don't have much self-confidence.

From my experience they have an extreme superiority complex. At each step they have to remind everyone that its in fact them being the best. Had it happen a few times, lately at Rijksmuseum. Ironically, pointing out that they are a joke makes them shut up very quickly and retreat, as is french tradition.

French claim they have the best construction art? No, Italy exists.
Best museums? Met is better.
Best food? Italian is better.
Best wine? Hell, even hungarian is better.
Best cheese? American is better.
Nicest cities? Paris is a cesspool, I would rather spend my entire life in Berlin than Paris, and thats saying something.

French are high off their farts their entire lives because they rarely interact with outsiders. The moment they do their worldview falls apart.

 

[Glory To Arztotska]

From my experience they have an extreme superiority complex. At each step they have to remind everyone that its in fact them being the best. Had it happen a few times, lately at Rijksmuseum. Ironically, pointing out that they are a joke makes them shut up very quickly and retreat, as is french tradition.

French claim they have the best construction art? No, Italy exists.
Best museums? Met is better.
Best food? Italian is better.
Best wine? Hell, even hungarian is better.
Best cheese? American is better.
Nicest cities? Paris is a cesspool, I would rather spend my entire life in Berlin than Paris, and thats saying something.

French are high off their farts their entire lives because they rarely interact with outsiders. The moment they do their worldview falls apart.

Is Joan of Arc still cool?

 

[The Last Stand]

Is Joan of Arc still cool?

I think so.

Back to Ubisoft, when was the last time they made a French centric video game? Assassin's Creed Unity?

 

[Yak-130 Mitten]

Is Joan of Arc still cool?

Meh historical figure, most likely inflated to hell and back in importance.

 

[Oliver Onions]

Is Joan of Arc still cool?

This gook band who stole her name is pretty good if you're partial to generic anime opening songs.

Back to Ubisoft, when was the last time they made a French centric video game? Assassin's Creed Unity?

I think Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil were both created by Frenchmen, does that count? That would at least bring us up to 2022, or take us into the future if we want to believe BG&E2 is actually still coming out.