There is news from Ubisoft and the player numbers. The Crew 2 performs quite similarly to its predecessor, so it’s not exactly breaking new ground. However, For Honor is significantly larger than many think. Overall, Ubisoft had a strong quarter from April to June 2018.
Ubisoft Business Report – Oh la la: Ubisoft can present good figures in the business report for Q1 2018/2019 (via ubistatic). This is the quarter from April to the end of June 2018. In that time, they earned 466.5 million US dollars. This surpasses expectations. Ubisoft mainly attributes this to older games, the so-called “Back Catalog”, where they certainly have For Honor and Rainbow Six Siege in mind.
Games-as-a-service pays off for Ubisoft
Old games contribute to success – 3 new ones are ready: At Ubisoft, they see this as confirmation of the strategic shift to “Games as a service”. They publish fewer games than before, but they support them for years; developing and monetizing them further. For the future, they see themselves well-positioned with titles like:
- The Division 2
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- and Skull & Bones.
PS4 is the most important platform for Ubisoft: Ubisoft makes most of its money on the PS4 (38%), the PC is at 24%, Xbox One is in third place with 22%, and the Switch is at 5%, while mobile accounts for another 8%. The PC has thus surpassed the Xbox One, which was still the second strongest platform for Ubisoft a year ago.
The Division 2 has already set the record for the most beta registrations.
The Crew 2 performs like part 1
Not exactly thrilling: At the end of June, “The Crew 2” was released to rather mixed reviews. There hasn’t been much news about the game so far. It is said that The Crew 2 performs about as well as part 1 in terms of active users. That doesn’t sound very encouraging.
The Crew 2 still lacks a lot: Ubisoft admits that players expected content and features that are still missing. This mainly refers to PvP content. To retain players, Ubisoft will need to step up with The Crew 2. At Gamescom, they plan to present a roadmap.
For Honor huge
10 million play For Honor: The game that was already written off as a flop, “For Honor”, is enjoying good health. In February, Ubisoft announced that 7.5 million players were registered and 1 million play daily. The number of registered players has now risen to 10 million. For 2018, Ubisoft even announced a 4th faction for “For Honor” at E3.
