Ubisoft has revamped its Ubisoft+ subscription service, but Sony needs to get in on its Premium tier for PS5 as Xbox continues to boast better day-one access.
Ubisoft is currently experiencing one of the most concerning months in company history.
Am I reading this right? The Lost Crown (great game btw) took $200 million to create? How? Like seriously? No wonder the games business is in serious trouble. A side-scrolling Metroidvania game costing that much money is insane to me. Maybe I am out of touch, very possible, but of course that is not sustainable. Sad and scary times in this industry. Ubisoft is in serious trouble. Too bad because at one time I really enjoyed a lot of their games. But recently they seem so lost on how to manage their amazing catalog of IP's and are pushing their projects in a direction that gamers simply don't want. Is the only way to save them is for them to be bought up by someone (going to another huge problem with the industry in lack of competition and monopolization)? So sad.
The problem is multi-layered.
Games are taking longer to make, and you would think even something like a side-scroller should be simple for a what is generally considered a AAA studio, but 3 years in development is still a high cost. A team of say 150 devs, and the average salary is basically $100k per year, that’s $45 million right off the bat, and honestly IMO, more than what should be invested into a game such as this.
Unfortunately, a lot of these gaming companies were founded by people who loved making games, but are not pushed into business roles as they’ve grown from studio to corporations, and they simply don’t have the business sense to run them. You have two groups responsible for this, the gamer turned executive who has a passion for the hobby but finance is not their area of expertise and thus a game that should have a $20 million budget ends up with a $100 million budget. Then you have the greedy shady corporate slimeballs who only want money and will run the budget up for their own personal gain, and now you have a game that should have been $20 million now at $200 million and the developers are the ones who get screwed over.
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200m is just mad and i think is highly inaccurate..
God of War ragnarok cost 200m to make.. we are on another level value wise.
Mismanagement is the issue, especially if they need 150 devs for a side-scroller. Hollow Knight had 3. Even if they wanted to up the production value, I don't see a reason for 150 devs.
Yes that in no way looked like a 200 mill budgeted game… I think we’re overpaying people.
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No they don't cost that much unless you include the massive CEO salaries.
Hollywood Accounting is what it is called. But recently directors are starting to tell the truth about costs in making movies.
Hopefully someone will blow the lid off of how much it actually costs to make a game.
Overhiring most likely. Ubisoft has around 19 thousands employees, now compare that to Nintendo with 7 thousands employees worldwide.
That’s right, almost 3 times the employees of Nintendo, a company with far more game libraries and a hardware division. How many of those 19 thousands are actually developers?
Right! $200m for the last PoP is insane and I can't see how that was possible. If it did indeed cost $200m then there's a major problem lol. I loved the game but no way in hell is it a $200m title.
The gaming world is burning and these CEOs are the dog saying "it's fine" while they sit atop their piles of money.
Gaming was great when it was SEGA and Nintendo, then Sony and Microsoft came along and moved it to the next level. £70+ games, £700 consoles, £70+ controllers, VR too expensive and paid DLC, it was inevitable what direction this was going in.
Don't couple Sony with MS. Gaming was still great when it was Sony and Nintendo. Then MS came in with their big heads and continue to scorch earth console gaming. At least Sony is an entertainment company. MS is just a conglomerate looking to monopolize or burn it all down if they can’t get their way.
VR too expensive? I'm pretty sure PSVR2 is the best value headset in the business.
Revisionist history...most early Nintendo and Sega games were expensive reskins of Mario, Street Fighter and random Atari games and they were well over a $100 in today's money.
They churn out some great looking games, but gameplay wise and paid DLC, it was always heading for a cliff edge, which will be the downfall of gaming. The 1983 gaming crash is looming.
Ubisoft says it is "aware" of an issue that is impacting some Xbox players and preventing them from accessing their Ubisoft+ subscription.
A standalone version of the Ubisoft Plus Classics subscription service is now available on the PlayStation Store.
I wonder who the nut jobs are that will get this. Seriously Ubisoft isn't worth a sub and having this along side ps+ y'all must be rich.
It's like in the UK, you pay for broadband, a TV licence, then there's the likes of Sky, Virgin and BT offering subscription TV. On top of that, there's Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, Paramount, Discovery Plus and ITV X to name a few. Has always made me wonder how people can afford it and also have the time to watch TV.
Disclaimer: It's always cheaper purchasing the entire Ubisoft Game Edition when they're on sale.
This service is for the severely uninformed. These games are in bargain bin why rent them monthly?
Exactly you can pickup most of their backlog for 5 bucks a pop with change I've seen some older titles go for as little as $1 like watch dogs
Why, do people really want this. 17.99 lol ubisoft slow down. Should be 10 at most
17.99 per month only for Ubisoft games..
Not sure why it’s not on PS but hopefully that changes. The more options the better.
What?
It's enough with the free package we get with Ubisoft.
Would never pay 18$/month for this, that's way more than I pay for PS+ Premium.