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Ubisoft: Watch Dogs, The Division, For Honor, The Crew, and Steep were all profitable
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It had a pretty small development team and only about half the development time of a lot of their new IPs.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
I remember that they already said that The Crew was profitable.
Nice to see that Steep was as well. Another reminder that even though no one talks about them, most of Ubisoft games are really big.
Nice to see that Steep was as well. Another reminder that even though no one talks about them, most of Ubisoft games are really big.
LFMartins86
Member
Steep being profitable is a bit of a surprise but it's good news. Still need to get it but I'm waiting to see if the Switch port is decent.
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
Pretty good that Steep is already profitable when the Switch version isn't even out yet.
yurinka
Member
As I remember The Crew had 12M users and a record engagement, so make sure it was profitable.
I'm happy to see that big new IPs are profitable. Let's hope the other big publishers take note from Ubi or Sony and release more new IPs.
I'm specially happy for risky IPs like Steep or The Crew. You need to be brave to pitch a cars open world AAA MMO or a winter sports open world when the driving (unless you're Gran Turismo, Mario Kart, Need for Speed or Forza) and winter sports genre are pretty much dead or don't sell well.
I'm happy to see that big new IPs are profitable. Let's hope the other big publishers take note from Ubi or Sony and release more new IPs.
I'm specially happy for risky IPs like Steep or The Crew. You need to be brave to pitch a cars open world AAA MMO or a winter sports open world when the driving (unless you're Gran Turismo, Mario Kart, Need for Speed or Forza) and winter sports genre are pretty much dead or don't sell well.
They actually said Steep was made cheaply compared to their other games last year.
Velocity:Design:Comfort
Banned
Plus, if they actually do release it, I think Steep will be quite evergreen with a long tail on Switch. Not many games like that on that platform at all (and unless SSX is rebooted again, there won't be)
Freeman76
Member
It was...
Lol, classic GAF response.
Do you work for Rockstar?
hanspampel
Banned
Not? Generate more money with the game than it cost to make and market.
Low budget Titel, minor or none marketing and you have your profitable
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
For Honor and Wildlands were both "average" digital sales at 40%
Obliterator
Member
Steeps dev team was tiny. It was made by Ubisoft Annecy which only employs 140 people. They are usually a team that helps the larger teams work on the "Big Projects" for Ubi.
Game likely didn't have to sell all that much to break even
tearsintherain
Member
Ubisoft is really good at multiplat, marketing, and aggressive pricing. I bought Crew on both PC and xbone due to "price errors" (probably not) that dropped the game + all DLC to $20, still haven't played more than an hour or two of it.
MosquitoSmasher
Member
Watch Dogs makes me damn happy because 2 was fantastic. Highly enjoyed.
Sword Of Doom
Member
Ubisoft has perfected their assembly line.
I'm not really into their games but theyre making a lot of good bets. They seem to make more AAA games than any other publisher and reaping the benefits.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
The Crew has 12 millions registered users. It made the same amount of profit in year 3 as it did in year 2
that would explain the quality of it then.
hopefully a sequel has a bit more meat on it's bones.
Weird, GAF always tell me that any game that Ubiflop makes is a bomba bin because their OT barely have more than 40 pages.
Jokes aside it's nice to see them getting rewarded for providing the market with products they want to buy... would be nicer if some of those products like The Division and Wildlands were better at launch but hey! At least they get updated and receive constant support from them so I cant hate.
Jokes aside it's nice to see them getting rewarded for providing the market with products they want to buy... would be nicer if some of those products like The Division and Wildlands were better at launch but hey! At least they get updated and receive constant support from them so I cant hate.
The ubigods are killing it this gen, damn shame If they get bought by vivendi
...that may be why they're trying to buy them out. All that $$$ =/
RecRoulette
Member
Is Steep still coming to Switch?
Also, I'm one of the people who bought For Honor at launch and regretted it lol, gonna fire it up today because I paid for the stuff anyway but man that game took too long to fix its issues.
Also, I'm one of the people who bought For Honor at launch and regretted it lol, gonna fire it up today because I paid for the stuff anyway but man that game took too long to fix its issues.
They wouldn't lie.
Psychoward
Banned
Glad to see For Honor did well
Obliterator
Member
This is absolutely true and something you don't see mentioned a lot. Their market research team is A Class and those people deserve some serious recognition
You're right Ubisoft just committed fraud
I'm still waiting on further details from watch dogs 2, I definitely need wd3
KZXcellent
Member
Comes off as silly when you respond to a thread that says "Steep was profitable" with "I can't imagine that Steep was profitable"
Obliterator
Member
WD2 started slow and Ubi even admitted as much. They also said though that it was legging well and that long term they saw it as a success.
I don't think you should be worried about WD3 not happening.
Circle Jerk
Member
haha what
how can you have a different opinion on whether or not something is profitable than the company who made the damn product
You don't see GTA online discussed here much either and a ton of people play it. Gaf isn't really the barometer for what's popular.
Most seem to be continuing, and two were the bets selling new IPs of all time when they came out, so presumably pretty good.
IcyRhythms
Member
Their last several PC ports haven't been terrible either. They've ranged from good-great in terms of optimizing IMO.
ClivePwned
Member
damn straight.
from the same category: games outside the top 10 of NPD often make money.
Sorry...what about Steep says "assembly line"?
digitaltrance
Member
Steep over R6: Siege? Hmmm.
MosquitoSmasher
Member
Same here. Man 2 improved over the first one is pretty much every single way. Really didn't like WD but love WD2.
Jon Carter
Member
They're taking too long with their Switch port of Steep. As more original games come out on the Switch, buying a downport of an old game will become even less attractive. I'll probably get it if it's priced correctly though.
BIGWORM
Member
Yeah, seeing as to how long Siege has been out and it recently picking up steam the past year or so, I find that hard to believe.