I mean, have you ever bought an Ubisoft game directly from their store instead of Steam? Because I sure haven't... unless we're counting bundles.
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I think I bought Far Cry 6 last year when you could get 15 bucks off 30 (I got two copies, one for me and one for my gf) but that's the only time I bought from their store.
I did however buy from resellers like Humble and others.
I don't really see the point of buying them through Steam since there are never any good exclusive sale for Ubi games and you have to run both clients, and don't even get achievements
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Failure after failure, they needed to make a change, but personally i don't really care, because their day one product isn't really a finished one, and they do heavy discounts soon after anyways.
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I don't think I bought a single Ubisoft game since the original Beyond Good & Evil. And I will keep it that way.
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No I don't even use Ubisoft connect or play their games just thought this interesting to bring to the site
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No Uplay launcher? Count me in.
If they still retain a launcher then I couldn’t care less if it releases on Steam day one.
(I’m free to have my own opinion.)
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Has this been confirmed? I'll believe it when I see it but that could be interesting.
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I don't see this confirmed in any of the articles listed above. I'd say it's highly unlikely, when those Ubisoft games we already have on Steam basically all require their launcher anyway. And yes, I agree, as long as they stick with their double DRM, I couldn't care less whether their games release on Steam day one or not.
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Articles should avoid phrases like crawling back.
If we all would reprimant people who admit their mistake in one way or another with such phrases no one would ever aknowledge that they did a mistake ever again.
At the end it is just business.
And what can get you a better bottom line will be persued.
Maybe Steam is not just a store who takes a 30% cut on games directly sold on their store, it is also a huge passive advertising benefit.
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This, absolutely. It doesn't even matter if their poor financial situation forced them to improve. What matters is the step in the right direction.
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I agree. Not to mention it feels very petty and personal like the author had some stake in it, which I'm sure they did not.
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It's also literally the best digital video game client/store in terms of features and straight up technical competency on the market but years of Epic Store shills posting their talking point like Valve takes a cut for nothing made some people forget that. If only every video game store/client needed like 4 years to add a fucking goddamn shopping cart.
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Day 1 is out of my interest and price range for the vast, vast majority of games. It will get cheaper and better within a year or two, so this isn't a thing that affects me.
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This.
If they want me to buy a Ubisoft game on Day 1, they're going to have to cut their release prices by a lot but we know they won't do that since they are aiming at whales on day 1 only and then cutting down the prices to what they should be later on, all to make their lousy subscription service look more attractive (it doesn't really work)
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Pretty much this. Also - I hope they add achievements to collect, still kinda salty about Valhalla.
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So, preorders for AC Shadows were SO BAD, that they are going back to Steam AND they are giving a free DLC for preorders for the game?
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I don't think it's a pre-order problem. It's just that the game is not ready and they are using an excuse to push it back to avoid the criticism they received with Outlaws.
They probably had decided to go back with Steam already but only announced it at the same time to make it look like it was related to the delay.
The free expansion is more likely because the delay is going to be massive and they don't want people asking for their money back.
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I think there is also the problem that Outlaws didn't sell that well, and releasing AC Shadows now would be "competing with themselves". That phrasing isn't mine, I forgot for which games but they already had this problem before.
People are most probably going to buy a game for Christmas, but not two AAA games; they'll have to choose between Outlaws and Shadows (and that's if they pick a Ubi game at all). Postponing Shadows for after (Valentine's Day, even) gives Outlaws a chance at raising its sales a bit (even more so with its Steam release late November).
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IF they buy a Ubi game, indeed.
If they want people to be able to afford more than one game, they should rethink their prices I guess
It does make sense that they want to space their games out and honestly when you think what their output has been in recent years...(Motorfest which is empty of content, Avatar which is a redress of Far Cry, Mirage which is a DLC turned into a game, Skull and Bones which is nothing more than about 15% of AC Black Flag was...) maybe they should take more time making the games.
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I dont need new ubisoft games on steam, I just want Settlers 3 History Edition on Steam or gog.
And also no uplay to play far cry 3.
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Ah Ubisoft. Love the games, hate the tacked on mandatory client that forces you to be online. Don't care much for all the cash grab dlc's either but that seems to be a widespread thing not just Ubisoft. I have a feeling if they remove the client they will see sales improve to a large degree.
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I used to say Ubisoft had great games that deserve a better marketing than Ubisoft's but nowadays, their games have slipped quite a bit in quality. The launcher definitely doesn't help their sales.
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I think the Assassin Creed games are actually far far better than they used to be with much fewer interruptions to break the immersion. Beyond that I think burnout may be more to blame than any dip in quality. I mean I remember quite fondly playing my first TBS game into the ground over and over, XCOM, and obviously recent games are far beyond that limited gem but nothing is ever like the first is it? This is why I don't try to weigh games against other games and simply play them on their own merit. Origins was OK, Odyssey was much more refined and to me Valhalla is quite pleasing. Haven't played any other games from them so not sure about them.
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Postponing AC: Shadows and release them in same month as Monster Hunter Wilds and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, not to mention there is Ghost of Yotei lurking not far around that year.
A small thin line between high in confidence or straight dumb..
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I gotta say... I didn't feel like I was missing much without them lol
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Going to miss the 80% discount 6 months after the initial release when it did hit steam
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Yooo, I was going to wait for AC shadows to come back to steam in 1-2 years before buying it but now I will wait 1-2 years to lower it price.
Either way, nice. Ubisoft is (sadly) owner of my favorites sagas
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In 2019: "Future games of Ubisoft will be Epic games exclusive."
In 2024: "Yeah no, that didn't work out as planned."
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crawlin back.... lol... this is just...
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Venue does not matter to me whatsoever. If anything, the vitriol surrounding the topic is far more annoying than playing somewhere other than Steam could ever be. I'll just be interested to see if they've changed up anything gameplaywise for the upcoming AssCreed. Will I buy it on Steam? Maybe.
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https://www.eurogamer.net/all-new-ubisoft-games-to-release-day-one-on-steam-starting-next-february
https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-returning-to-day-1-steam-releases-starting-with-assassins-creed-shadows
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ubisoft-comes-crawlin-back-to-steam/
What do you think of this move - guess it really can't be stated how important Steam really is
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