Ubisoft released its third Star Wars game, Star Wars Outlaws, in August 2024. Unfortunately, it did not meet expectations. Now Ubisoft says it should still become really successful.
Why did Star Wars Outlaws flop? At the release of the AAA title, there were some technical shortcomings. According to many players, the game struggled with several bugs and performance issues. An underdeveloped enemy AI made the gameplay somewhat sluggish. The stealth mechanics were poorly executed, and the combat system did not feel good.
Sales figures over the Christmas period fell short of Ubisoft’s expectations, according to Frederick Douguet during the financial conference on February 13, 2025 (via ubisoft.com).
What does this mean for Ubisoft? The stock price of Ubisoft (via boerse.de) has steadily declined since the release of Star Wars Outlaws. Such a low price has not been seen since 2015. Throughout 2024, Ubisoft’s value dropped by half.
How does Ubisoft plan to achieve long-term success? Despite the unmet sales figures, Frederick Douget stated that Star Wars Outlaws has already gained quality through several updates. Further updates and improvements are intended to make it a long-term success and thus improve the stock price of the video game developer.
The current rating on Steam is Mostly Positive
. In November, there was already an update for the stealth mechanics and a release on Steam.
Similarly, other games have been developed into very good titles. Cyberpunk 2077 and No Man’s Sky are prime examples of an early release. Today, both games are very popular and offer high quality.
Ubisoft sees a positive future
In the sales report from February 13, 2025, Ubisoft co-founder Yves Guillemont stated:
We are fully focused on the upcoming release of Assassin’s Creed Shadows on March 20. The first previews were positive and praised the storytelling and immersive experience, where both characters play a significant role in the game’s narrative, as well as the quality and complementarity of the gameplay provided by the dual protagonist approach.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows will also be available directly on Valve’s Steam gaming platform. Additionally, Ubisoft announced it will abolish the battle pass model to provide players with a complete experience.
Since 2019, Ubisoft games have been released on the Epic Games Launcher. Star Wars Outlaws is already available on Steam, and the new Assassin’s Creed will be released directly on Valve’s platform: Ubisoft gives up its own launcher for Star Wars Outlaws, crawling back to Steam – Was it that bad?
