Ubisoft has revealed its choice to delay main unannounced titles to provide them further growth time.
Sharing the information in its newest earnings launch, the writer pointed to its choice to delay Murderer’s Creed Shadows late final 12 months, and its subsequent profitable launch and optimistic reception earlier this 12 months.
Though Ubisoft doesn’t specify which video games had been delayed, its assertion strongly suggests they’re titles in its greatest franchises, resembling Murderer’s Creed, Far Cry, Ghost Recon, and Rainbow Six.
“After an intensive evaluate of its pipeline that happened from October to December, the Group determined to offer further growth time to a few of its greatest productions in an effort to create one of the best circumstances for fulfillment,” Ubisoft stated.
“This choice has already been helpful to the standard of Murderer’s Creed Shadows. As a consequence, FY2026-27 and FY2027-28 will see important progress vs. FY2025-26 on the again of sturdy content material coming from the Group’s largest manufacturers.”
Ubisoft additionally confirmed in its earnings paperwork that the long-delayed Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake will launch throughout its present enterprise 12 months, which ends in March.
The sport’s final trailer, launched final summer time, introduced a 2026 date, which suggests the remake will arrive early subsequent 12 months.
Earlier this 12 months, Ubisoft introduced its plan to kind a subsidiary which can deal with its fundamental three IPs, and be partly owned by Tencent.
The brand new subsidiary shall be primarily based on the Murderer’s Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six manufacturers, and shall be “backed by higher funding and boosted inventive capabilities” in an try and push every sequence ahead.
The subsidiary has been valued at round €4 billion, and Tencent shall be investing €1.16 billion to achieve a minority stake of round 25% in it.
In its newest earnings launch, Ubisoft stated the subsidiary intends to enhance the standard of “narrative-driven solo experiences”, increase stay service choices with richer options and extra frequent updates, and scale into underutilized markets resembling cellular and China.
