Ubisoft is pushing some big launches to 2026 and 2027

Ubisoft's latest earnings call has revealed changes in its release roadmap, with the publisher revealing several major projects have been postponed. These delays are intended to give the titles more development time to improve quality, following lessons learned from Assassin's Creed Shadows' delay. 

CEO Yves Guillemot (via Eurogamer) stated these impacted titles come from five of Ubisoft's top brands: Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six, The Division, and Ghost Recon. Despite these postponements, Ubisoft did list the games still slated for release within the current fiscal year. This pipeline includes Anno 117: Pax Romana, the long-awaited Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake, Rainbow Six Mobile, The Division spin-off Resurgence, and other titles yet to be unveiled. Additionally, planned content includes Assassin's Creed Shadows' first major expansion later this year and the ‘X' upgrade for Rainbow Six Siege in June.

For the fiscal year ending March 31st, 2025, Ubisoft reported revenue of €1.85 billion, slightly below their objective, attributed to “lower-than-expected partnerships due to timing impacts”. Assassin's Creed Shadows was their biggest release, but a new sales/players number wasn't provided (the latest known figure was 3 million players in its first week). Its financial performance was said to “reaffirm the strength and resilience” of the brand, with Shadows achieving the series' second-highest first-day sales revenue (after Valhalla) and reaching 160 million total playable hours across all users. Ubisoft also noted annual unique player counts for their top brands, with Assassin's Creed and Rainbow Six seeing around 30 million each for the fourth consecutive year, while Far Cry had around 20 million players.

In efforts to reduce expenses, Ubisoft stated it successfully cut fixed costs by €200 million, with plans to cut a further €100 million over the next two years. Their headcount is now 17,782 individuals, a reduction of around 3000 since September 2022 via layoffs and reduced recruiting.

More details are expected later this year regarding Ubisoft's plan to build a new subsidiary with Tencent that will encompass their three largest franchises: Assassin's Creed, Rainbow Six, and Far Cry. This new division will focus on improving narrative-driven solo experiences, expanding live service offerings with a better multiplayer component and more frequent content updates, and targeting underpenetrated markets like mobile and China.

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