"Consumers are playing fewer games, playing them for longer, and as a result, outside of a few notable exceptions, many new games are struggling," say Ubi UK.
  • trevor (any/all)  ( trevor@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English
    39·
    1 year ago

    They should try making good games and putting them on Steam and GOG and not their shitty launcher.

    It’s so satisfying watching one of the worst actors in the gaming industry eat shit and die. I hope Activision, EA, and the other purveyors of overpriced, malware-laden, microtransaction slopware can meet the same fate one day too.

  • Someonelol ( Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English
    7·
    1 year ago

    Maybe if it got rid of insisting on logging on to a Ubisoft launcher, intrusive DRM, in-game stores, buggy releases, and formulaic map exploration it could do better. That won’t happen though because it’s a piece of shit corporation that won’t give up an ounce of control for the fiduciary sake of its stockholders. I hope it shutters soon so the gaming landscape can heal a little more.

  • corsicanguppy ( corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ) English
    7·
    1 year ago

    I’m pretty sure Ubisoft isn’t the company you go to for a focus on the customer and a thumb on the pulse of the industry. They were one of the first to require this authenticated umbilical to their servers or the game would crash, while operating from a country and era where internet wasn’t 100% solid. Many non-urban areas around me now will suffer disconnections and blips constantly as over-used infrastructure drops a random packet here and there. They know this, they knew this, and still.

    Given they’ve always presented a little self-centered, I can imagine what they’re really saying is that from their point of view that Ubisoft is struggling because their customer base is dwindling from a lack of stable, playable games.

  • carlossurf ( carlossurf@lemmy.ca ) English
    4·
    1 year ago

    Because new games come with micro transactions in fucking single player games. Actual good games still get bought like the indiana jones game was amazing and felt like a classic old school game

  • djsoren19 ( djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English
    3·
    1 year ago

    I dunno why so many people are dunkin on Ubisoft here. Sure, they make shit, but they’re commenting on an industry wide issue.

    and it’s not just their industry. People are also going out to the movies less. Restaurant profits are down as people are staying in more often. I haven’t checked, but I imagine bars are likely struggling right now as well. It’s almost like Western economies are reaching a breaking point, and people are unable to afford anything beyond the bare necessities.

    • dbtng ( dbtng@eviltoast.org ) English
      3·
      1 year ago

      Do you want to know why? Read what people are saying. Ubi’s DRM policies have caused many, many people to lose access to their games. I have at least 4 Ubi games in my Steam Library that I can’t play. So … what’s that? A good $150 they owe me that I’ll never see? Gee. Why would I dislike them? Because they personallyh fuked me.

        • dbtng ( dbtng@eviltoast.org ) English
          1·
          1 year ago

          Read what people are saying. We disagree with your perspective and feel that this issue is justly deserved by Ubi’s behavior. Everyone was very, very clear about this. Our take is this is Ubi trying to hide their failure and blame it on an industry slump. So there ya go. Now you understand the article.