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[Nibel]

Ubisoft is spelled

Ass-ass-ins-Creed-Comp-any

 

[plagiarize]

You-be-soft. It frustrates me when people say it the other way.

yep. after moving to America, people convinced me that oohbesoft was right and I started saying it that way for a while, until I heard that the name was derived from the word ubiquitous.

it's youbesoft.

 

[Backflip]

Eww-bee-Soft

That's actually pretty close to how it's pronounced.

 

[ASTROID2]

U-b-soft like the "U" in Wii U.

 

[dejay]

Boobiesoft - 'cos I roll immature like that.

I've always said you-b-soft. Never thought about it, probably never will again.

 

[Ghost_Protocol]

No matter how people want to pronounce it, can we all agree that we should start using these spellings whenever we talk about them?

 

[Shahadan]

It stands for Ubiquitous Software, so its "You-be" Soft.

No.

The name "Ubi" comes from the acronym Union des Bretons Indépendants (Independent Breton Union)

 

[snoopers]

It's supposed to be "you" even though I said it the other way for years.

It's not supposed to be 'you' at all. It's a french company, "UBI" is an acronym (Union des Bretons Indépendants), so it's Ü-bee-soft.

 

[TheOGB]

Joo be soft

 

[Acquiescence]

It's You-bisoft, just like gif is gif and not jif.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

I don't say it aloud.

Mentally, I have no clear preference. I tend not to think about them.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Up till around a year ago, I would say You-be-soft

Now, I'm stuck with OO-be-soft.

Not sure what clicked that made me switch.

 

[RoKKeR]

YOUbisoft. Even if it's not correct, fuck it, sounds way better.

 

[Khaz]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Close_front_rounded_vowel.ogg

 

[SmokeMaxX]

Fuck you guys. #teamsoftU
If they wanted to pronounce it youbisoft they would've spelled it that way. They don't make the rules on how to pronounce the word. I've always pronounced it with a soft U and that's the only way to pronounce it.

 

[Tom Hatherford]

Uh-bye-sofe-t

 

[NinjaFridge]

Youbisoft cuz I ain't no french.

 

[DaBoss]

Youbeesoft.gif

 

[Zekra Dezivad]

i say ubibug

 

[Raist]

MTV asked years ago btw.

http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2007/09/17/how-to-pronounce-ubisoft-the-official-explanation/


Still wrong It's ü ffs.

 

[dragonfart28]

The correct pronunciation is You Be Soft, as in the word, "ubiquitous." Which is what they get their name from.

Fuck, I've been pronouncing ubiquitous wrong all these years.

 

[revolverjgw]

Oo, as in goo. Which I know is wrong. I also pronounce id as eye-dee and Mario as MARE-ee-oh. I don't even care.

 

[$200]

清创叮当

I'm pretty sure this is a racist post.

Edit:

It's You-be-soft

 

[Aeana]

No.

It's funny. There are different origin stories of the name from the people who founded the company. There's a video where Yves says that it comes from ubiquity, and that's how it should be pronounced. I can't remember which video though.

 

[kittens]

I always said oo-bisoft cause that's phonetically correct. Turns out it's not the actual pronunciation, though.

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

I've been wondering this for awhile. In Japan they pronounce it like U.B.I. Soft.

So French-GAF, is it actually Oobisoft?

 

[Dead Man Typing]

"A Ubisoft Production" - at the start of their games.

not "An Ubisoft Production"

That's when I realised I'd been saying it wrong for years. You-be-soft from that day forward.

 

[careless mango]

How do you pronounce Ubiquity?

This man has the answer.

 

[Puppet Shadow]

You-be-soft. Don't care if it's wrong, I'm sticking with it. I'm allowed to pronounce at least one thing wrong at my age.

Dealwithit.jif

 

[Triggerhappytel]

I've always said 'you be soft', but seeing as they're French I expect it's the other.

 

[-KRS-]

It's not supposed to be 'you' at all. It's a french company, "UBI" is an acronym (Union des Bretons Indépendants), so it's Ü-bee-soft.

If it's an acronym it should be pronounced You Be Eye-soft though, right?

I say you-be-soft.

 

[lockload]

I guess if you wanted to see it phonetically then would be 'you-be' but you are basically just pronouncing the U as you you any other word same as ubiquitous

 

[CouchMaster]

Youbesoft

Like union, uniform, utensils.

Also NeoJaf because the other one sounds too soft and mellow.

 

[Raist]

It's funny. There are different origin stories of the name from the people who founded the company. There's a video where Yves says that it comes from ubiquity, and that's how it should be pronounced. I can't remember which video though.

http://www.gamekyo.com/blog_article292598.html

Scroll down. Watch Yves Guillenot say neither You nor Oo

 

[Oblivion]

I've been calling them Oobisoft for years, and that's how it shall remain, all evidence to the contrary.

 

[linko9]

u-bi-ai-so-fu-to.

It's obvious.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Youbesoft

That's why its You Play and not Ooo Play.

 

[Arkos]

Phew glad this isn't going to be another gif issue (although that was fun because justice prevailed )

"you-bee-soft" here too

 

[Aeana]

http://www.gamekyo.com/blog_article292598.html

Scroll down. Watch Yves Guillenot say neither You nor Oo

So then even he can't be consistent.

 

[Shahadan]

It's funny. There are different origin stories of the name from the people who founded the company. There's a video where Yves says that it comes from ubiquity, and that's how it should be pronounced. I can't remember which video though.

I'm aware of that, still wikipedia and probably history will retain the Union thing, since they come from that region.
I wouldn't be surprised if, knowing Ancel, it was told as a joke or even if it was really the true reason (he's capable of both), but I guess we'll never know and that's how most "legends" like these are created to stay.

 

[Blood Diamonds]

Youbisoft

Also: Jif

gif

smh

 

[Crentist the Dentist]

It stands for Ubiquitous Software, so its "You-be" Soft.

You learn something new every day! Cool fact bro!

 

[Bendoruu]

-If it comes from ubiquitous, the english word, then it's "you".
-If it comes from the french word "ubiquité", that could be translated as ubiquitous in english, then it's a french , and there is no english equivalent for this phoneme.
-Since the company is french, I would bet on the french .

in french can be found in words such as "tu" (you) and "rue" (street). It's the same as the german "u" in "über".

 

[Raist]

So then even he can't be consistent.

The thing is, when he's asked by a native english speaker he probably won't pronounce it that way, because that sound doesn't exist in english.

 

[Dead Prince]

So then even he can't be consistent.

similar to their game performance.

 

[Order]

Ubisoft is Youbisoft. Gif is Jif.

 

[Rentahamster]

I go with however the founders of the company say it, or what the official company pronunciation is.

Because jif.

 

[Necromanti]

I used to say Youbisoft until I heard the French pronunciation.

 

[BaronLundi]

I've been wondering this for awhile. In Japan they pronounce it like U.B.I. Soft.

So French-GAF, is it actually Oobisoft?

It think you people have us all on ignore because it's been answered at least a half a dozen times including first post.

It's neither youbisoft nor oobisoft. This sound doesn't exist in English and is proably the hardest vowel to pronounce for native English speakers so just stop already, I've been trying to have my wife say it properly for 6 years to no avail.

It's pronounced exactly like "ü" in German.

 

[RustyNails]

It's pronounced exactly like "ü" in German.

So, Oobisoft then?