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Ubisoft CEO Reassures Investors About Skull & Bones, Celebrates Microsoft' Acquisition of Activision

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot and CFO Frederick Duguet talked about Skull & Bones, Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and continued to tease the unannounced "big game" which is now slated for Q4.

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Christopher316d ago

That whole statement about the ABK deal I heard as "Hey, we're available for sale for $68B as well! Come buy us! We have good mobile IPs as well!"

Abriael316d ago

Quite possible. Especially considering that he didn't answer the part of the question about his opinion on independence.

-Foxtrot316d ago

With how hard it was for MS to get the ABK deal through I have hard time believing they could take another, their third publisher.

I'm not saying it couldn't but after what they've just went through, imagine getting another one passed.

Abriael316d ago

Microsoft is certainly not the only buyer in the market.

TheColbertinator316d ago

Microsoft will buy every other 3rd party publisher in due time. Prepare yourself/

-Foxtrot316d ago

@TheColbertinator

"If we can't win it...buy it"

blackblades316d ago

Going by how shytty the protection are around mergers/aquiring whatever is. They'll be fine and will be able to aquire easily. The only one giving them trouble is CMA. The FTC basically prolonged it I would say it was easy for MS just annoying i bet.

EvertonFC316d ago (Edited 316d ago )

Yeah I can't see any other big ones being purchased by MS, not for a good while. However Sony can buy a couple of really big ones now without any opposition.
If I was Sony I'd just buy rockstar and take GTA, RDR away from MS and go see we can fu*k you up too.
Edit: don't think that would ever happen btw and if it did it would be more beneficial staying 3rd party profits wise.

MrBaskerville316d ago

ABK was hard because they are the biggest publisher in the industry, if not the biggest company overall. Ubisoft is a lot smaller, so probably not as tough.

Christopher315d ago

***Microsoft is certainly not the only buyer in the market. ***

*Embracer and Tencent have entered the chat*

long-time-gamer315d ago

I mean at this point they might just try and gobble up everybody, one by one and have the Netflix oh gaming even though ps has a nice amount of games to keep you busy,

dcbronco313d ago

I think it will be easier for Microsoft to buy the next one. Given the way the FTC was humiliated by congress and that Khan will be fired because of her resistance the next head of the FTC won't be too anxious to interfere. The next one will be easy. Especially since Sony's exclusivity deals weren't made a big deal of yet. To prevent further acquisitions by Microsoft Sony needs to try to get a deal with Microsoft that stops exclusivity deals in return for no more acquisitions. Sony can't afford a acquisition battle. So they should assure Microsoft they will no longer be locked out of franchises. Otherwise we are going to see some big offers or hostile takeovers.

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EvertonFC316d ago

Whatever happened to Ubi, used to be one of my fav pubs.

jaymacx315d ago

What happened to them is they play it safe and follow industry trends and most of their newer games aren’t fun and are loaded with filler content. Hopefully with the new Prince of Persia and the Star Wars game, they can turn things around and bring excitement back to their releases.

darksky315d ago

If they are desperate to sell then that means they are struggling or know things will go south eventually. No company would try to find buyers if they were growing.

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sparky77316d ago

At this point who doesn't want this deal to happen lol.

Stanjara316d ago

So Ubi is next judging by their ass kissing.

crustcate316d ago

I'm not saying it couldn't but after what they've just went through, imagine getting another one passed.

LabRat315d ago

Yeah that's why I think they did it in the order they did. First they buy a few studios ( Ninja theory, compulsion games, double fine, playground games) okay no big deal. Then they get something a little bigger (zenimax/bethesda/ID software etc). That caused a stir but again, okay I guess. Then finally the hammer (activision). That caused a huge commotion and a lot of attention. Had they done this in the reverse order, I doubt Bethesda would've passed. They will likely lay low with acquisitions for a looong time now.

MrBaskerville316d ago

They know that they are next in line, so why wouldn't they congratulate them?

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Days Gone Director Says Bend's Project Costs Over $250M; Says PS Co-CEO Doesn't Want 2 Zombies Games

Days Gone director claims Sony has already poured in at least a $250M in Bend's project; says Days Gone sold more than Death Stranding.

shinoff218318h ago

Well that sucks. Seems they want more online trash. I'd rather of had the sequel if it was single player

MrNinosan3h ago

What online trash games did PS Studios release last 10 years?

Notellin1h ago

The past has nothing to do with the future. This is such a terrible argument. Everyone knows about their current live service push.

_SilverHawk_25m ago

It's so tragic what happened to days gone. It is such an amazing game but bandwagoners trashed it and it underperformed in it's launch year. Days gone is the best open world zombie game released in the past five years. I was recently playing it on pc and I'm still amazed by it.

Games are very expensive to make and it seems like it's normal for a AAA game to cost over a quarter billion to make so if a quality game like days gone greatly underperforms then people shouldn't be upset when they see a lot of GAAS. I still remember a lot of bandwagoners calling days gone trash but years later it's now amazing when it's considered a failure by sony.

If a game isn't the best thing seen since hats with pockets then a lot of gamers who haven't played it automatically calls it rubbish and whoever made it should be incarcerated

-Foxtrot17h ago

It would be a shame if it was true that Hermen never gave the franchise a chance simply because he didn't like it and they already had a "Zombie" game with TLOU.

NaughtyDog are most likely moving onto a new IP next so it would have been the perfect time to do it.

ThinkThink9h ago

Here's where xbox steps in and releases state of decay 3 day and date on ps5.

Grilla3h ago

Days gone 2 was canceled before Herman was in charge. That happened like 4 years ago.

vfl5232h ago

4 years ago he was head of Playstation Studios. He would've probably had a hand in the cancelation.

Notellin1h ago

Man two seconds of research could have saved you from this comment. Amazing work Grilla you fit in with the uniformed N4G community who speaks before verifying anything that they say.

Redemption-6419m ago

Maybe encourage people to buy the game at full price and not when it's heavily discounted or go on plus. If this game had sold well when it was full priced a sequel would have been in the works. They made a single-player game that most people didn't support until they dropped the price.

excaliburps4h ago

Yep. Kind of weird since it wasn't a sales flop, no?

I know we have to take what Ross says with a grain of salt since we're hearing just one side of the story, but even so, the game wasn't bad at all. Heck, it's my brother's favorite last-gen game from what I recall.

The amount of zombies on screen, imagine that with the PS5 and SSD? That would be insanely fun!

Grilla3h ago

Most copies were sold on sale. Not enough ppl bought it at full price. I paid 20$ for it 6 -7 months after release.

Notellin1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Yeah we should never believe the creators side until we hear the corporate/big business side as history has shown we should always believe billion dollar corporations.

What a bootlicker statement.

P_Bomb3h ago

Well I don’t want 10 live service games, but they have no problem doing that lol. Ugh.

CrimsonWing693h ago(Edited 3h ago)

Oh great so we only get what the big wigs want… y’know, the people that really have their fingers on the pulse of what their consumers want. Faaaaantastic!

rippermcrip19m ago

Well consider they know the sales... they do know what the consumer wants.

It sold shit.

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Trying to push players over from PC to console is a terrible idea, PlayStation

As PlayStation announces its new strategy to encourage PC users to choose PS5 it is a bitter-sweet moment for PC gamers.

Christopher19h ago

I mean, it's a business based on hardware market. Do we expect them to not even try? It's not like Nintendo doesn't do the same by not putting any games on PC and Microsoft until recently did the same. I don't care what they attempt, as long as they don't abuse the community or lie about their goals/requirements.

Will it work? Not likely. Should we care? No. Let them waste their time, it doesn't affect anything.

RaidenBlack19h ago

let them try ... at the end of the day, we get few extra PC games ... yay ... and also promotes game preservation via PC ... so double yay.

LordoftheCritics2h ago

If only Playstation games provided the ease of pc gaming features.

Primary being very few PS games support m/kb.

Fishy Fingers18h ago(Edited 18h ago)

I wish them the best of luck.

But PC players are often a patient bunch, many will even wait for Epic launcher exclusivity to end until a game comes to Steam.

If they didnt buy the console when its games were exclusive, why would they do it now theyre not?

MrNinosan4h ago

Way more do than you probably think.

ravens524h ago

All you need is that one game that'll make a few switch at a time. Like a game a PC player REALLY wants.

outsider162432m ago

I mean if there's 10 million pc gamers out there...getting atleast just 1 million from there is probably a good thing..right?

-Foxtrot18h ago

PC gamers are just too patient and loyal to their gaming set ups, something they've spent a lot of money on to perfect. They have backlogs of games which many never get round to finishing or get round to at all and will always have other multiplatform releases to keep them going.

Over the many years Sony has published so many awesome titles such as The Last of Us, Uncharted, Heavenly Sword, Infamous, Killzone, LittleBigPlanet, Dreams, Puppeteer, Resistance, Heavy Rain, Gran Turismo, Motor Storm, God of War, Horizon, Ratchet and Clank, Spiderman, Ghost of Tsushima, Bloodborne

If none of those games BEFORE all these PC ports convinced a hardcore PC gamer to get a PS5 console then why on Earth would porting them them to PC now make any difference? All PC gamers now know 100% is that they just have to be patient, which they are good at anyway to get a PS5 game 2 years later.

I get GaaS games or multiplayer focused titles but if people really want to play these games they'd have gotten a PS console years ago.

Crows9056m ago

Not sure they're aiming to convince the hardcore PC gamer.

Not sure why people are obsessing over his comment...it seems pretty simple to me.

He will do all he can to entice gamers to move to his ecosystem. As you say....exclusives existing hasn't moved many gamers over. But if they get to try them and love the games then they might change their mind about waiting 2 years.

We're in an echo chamber on this site...I've Personally seen people with Xbox and PC setups but no PlayStation. I've also seen people with small PC setups but no console. Not every pc gamer invests thousands and many may decide to put one in the living room.

They're not looking to convince all of players to buy a PlayStation...just a few...and really it is just a PR statement after all...they have to give a reason why single player won't release day 1....not to mention they also have to ensure current PlayStation gamers don't jump ship to PC. It goes both ways and they're ignoring the big L by putting any of their games off their platform.

Kakashi Hatake36m ago

PC gamers think tomorrow is promised. Sorry, don't have time for that.

helicoptergirl17h ago

Who cares? Then just stay on PC and play the waiting game. No big deal. Sony wins in the end anyway.

Number1TailzFan17h ago

I mean if there's any single player Sony games that I actually want that aren't on PC then I would buy said console to play them on. But the ones that I like that aren't on PC are few and far between anyway so no loss for me.

If I game, it's usually multiplayer titles, otherwise I like playing around with some other software.

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Greetings from the newly minted CEO - Shams Jorjani

Operating under the username BigKahuna_AGS, Jorjani created a lengthy thread on the Helldivers subreddit to introduce himself to the community following his appointment as CEO in early May.