Ubisoft lost income because a single game flopped, namely Break Point, which they probably spent hundreds of millions of dollars on marketing.

One game flopping does not equal a "gamer revolt." If more of their games keep flopping, then it would be a gamer revolt. But probably that isn't going to happen.

Even though it would be great for gamers if it did, since then companies like Ubisoft would stop re-releasing the same derivative games all the time, and also they would stop lazily re-copying & pasting 95% of the stuff that is contained within their game's worlds over and over again (which is exactly what their latest game that was very successful does, namely AC Odyssey).

Breakpoint is Wildlands but broken.

Division 2 is the dame as Division 1 with slight improvements to loot and endgame.


They keep releasing the same stuff in the same way with the same marketing at the same times of year.

Much like a certain other figure in the industry who may or may not own this board, if you don't identity the flaws in your marketing and product, while ignoring your demographic in the hopes of attracting another, your product/service is going to falter.

Ubisoft are smart, it wasn't that long ago Assassin's Creed looked dead and Rainbow Six Siege launched to 'meh'. Now both of them are riding high.

So that's what's behind the youtube link, The Quartering. Nice!
If only TS had mentioned that in the OP I could have viewed it that much sooner..
Not subscribed, but a fan still.

Like my oldies radio station, this line constantly shifts. GOG have most of the "pre-2005" type classics they can get, due to licensing issues, technical issues and owners who just aren't interested. If they want to release more "AAA classics" or whatever, then stuff like Assassin's Creed 2 is the logical next step. I don't think Ubisoft has added a modern-ish game like that in a long time though.

I am sure it's obvious to everyone else but... Who are you referring to? Just like to know who may or may not own this board I use so frequently.

Edit: Don't mind this post, I don't want to contribute to this thread. :P

It is of course, misleading at best.

You can read it here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ubisoft-reports-first-half-2019-164000245.html

Net operating income is down 94% however there's a note in the statement that says these figures are not comparable, as they changed accounting standards. That said, the note only indicates that this could shift it by about 2 or 3 million, so it would still be a massive drop in Net Operating Income (which as you say isn't revenue). They had a low profit year, but then so did Amazon, but I don't think they're struggling.

Looking at the sales breakdown it seems that their overheads went up a bit, but they had a drop of about 10% in sales, which is what has lead to all this hysteria.

Not a good half-year for them, but not catastrophic.

Got to +°1, i don't mind most "youtubers", though only like AVGN and actually dislike very few including that guy, looks and talks obnoxious plus tired to notice him "creating content" surfing on the misery of others... Vulture.

On topic, this probably, eventually, maybe mean U are down 6% from 100 to 94 plans rather than... Meh.

Yeah....Jeremy tends to exaggerate some things every now and then.

================================The dude has some good points every so often and champions some good causes from time to time.....but he also uses clickbait titles and thumbnails, and he gets easily upset sometimes over minor things in the gaming world and blows them out of proportion.

He also really REALLY loves PewDiePie......which can either be good or bad, depending on one's tastes.

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Anything can be a classic....time is not always a factor.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

So the guy wants to make money off of his channel/work.....are you saying that's a bad thing.

(Also iirc he puts every dime he makes on the channel into his website)

I feel if an "e-celeb" is entertaining then people should follow them if they feel it's worth their time...just my two cents.


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Perhaps, but if someone makes good videos often enough I tend to give them a fair shot on new ones.

It's the truth, even if you refuse to see it.....you need to remove those nostalgia goggles while you can, friend.

(I meant to say a long amount of time isn't always a necessary factor, btw, so my mistake....but you get my point, I hope.)

Most of the classic games from the 90's or 80's I played when I was well into adulthood, so no the "nostalgia" argument doesn't work with me (nostalgia meaning you rate someone higher because you played/viewed it when very young). Nice try though.

I was more guessing(With you) that it is/was the "modern games mostly bad" argument if not the nostalgia factor.

And regardless of if i'm right on your motivations the point still stands: Newer games can be classics.....a good amount of time doesn't make a classic.