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[Draugoth]

During a Q&A session as part of Ubisoft's most recent third-quarter earnings call, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot was asked for his comment on the recent Microsoft reports and what effect such a move might have on Ubisoft's business.

Guillemot could not officially comment or confirm the rumors, but said Microsoft would "decide what's best for them" in regard to publishing its first-party games on competing platforms like the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5. As for what kind of impact such a move might have, according to Guillemot, not much.

"What you have to look at, anyway, Activision Blizzard used to be multiplatform, so it would have an impact, but it's not a huge impact on the industry,"

Guillemot said.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Nobody asked you, Guillemot - get your own house in order.

 

[EnergyStar]

Nobody asked you, Guillemot - get your own house in order.

“…Guillemot was asked for his comment on the recent Microsoft reports…”

 

[SmokedMeat]

If any company knows about not making an impact it’s Ubisoft.

 

[Moses85]

 

[crackajack]

When a platform going multiplatform isn't a huge impact on the industry, the purpose of a platform was not reached at all.

I'd love if MS actually does this that Sony and Nintendo agrees to a deal, where both release their games on their competitors platform since PS5 and Switch(2) are not necessarily competing anyway. So basically all becoming multiplatform and the remaining two sharing the handheld console space simply half & half and fight for the market only via the quality of their games.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

“…Guillemot was asked for his comment on the recent Microsoft reports…”

LOL fairs. Missed that entirely.

Detention for me after school.

 

[SJRB]

Why would that have an impact on Ubisoft at all?

What a weird question.

 

[Skifi28]

It's crazy other publishers are beginning to publicly discuss Xbox going third party while we still have only silence from MS.

 

[Neofire]

During a Q&A session as part of Ubisoft's most recent third-quarter earnings call, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot was asked for his comment on the recent Microsoft reports and what effect such a move might have on Ubisoft's business.

Guillemot could not officially comment or confirm the rumors, but said Microsoft would "decide what's best for them" in regard to publishing its first-party games on competing platforms like the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5. As for what kind of impact such a move might have, according to Guillemot, not much.



Guillemot said.

Talk about down playing lol. I don't game on Xbox and know it would definitely have a major impact... ..to Xbox users

 

[MrTired]

Talk about down playing lol. I don't game on Xbox and know it would definitely have a major impact... ..to Xbox users

Exactly to the Xbox user, however to Unisoft not really the AAA market is already ultra competitive so it shouldn't meaning impact Ubisofts revenue when majority of the game Microsoft now own were already multiplatform.

 

[tusharngf]

Apart from crew motorfest nothing is good in ubi catalogue

 

[FunkMiller]

Try to run a fucking company that isn’t full of sex pests before commenting on others, you massive cunt.

 

[Varteras]

Dude really just came out and pretty much said Xbox Game Studios is barely competition. What makes that fucking hilarious is that his own company is a dumpster fire.

 

[radewagon]

Why would that have an impact on Ubisoft at all?

What a weird question.

Why would new competition in the space for multiplatform software have an impact on Ubisoft? I dunno...

 

[Interfectum]

Nobody asked you, Guillemot - get your own house in order.

 

[poppabk]

Apart from crew motorfest nothing is good in ubi catalogue

And that is just a pale imitation of Forza Horizon.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

No shit.

It’s not like something would be lost.
Nor gained.

 

[Griffon]

He basically said that MS games are mid.

Sick burn, especially as it comes from Ubisoft.

 

[lh032]

tbf, software sales on xbox arent great so....

 

[Cyberpunkd]

where both release their games on their competitors platform since PS5 and Switch(2) are not necessarily competing anyway.

They are competing for your time. Always were, always will be.

 

[adamsapple]

tbf, software sales on xbox arent great so....

But if that were true, going multi-platfor would make a huge impact, the opposite of what Ubisoft are saying.

 

[vkbest]

Nobody asked you, Guillemot - get your own house in order.

You should stop licking cadmium

 

[tusharngf]

And that is just a pale imitation of Forza Horizon.

A better game compared to the especially online grand races

 

[Three]

Apart from crew motorfest nothing is good in ubi catalogue

Well, that's a good point actually, will FH go to other platforms and if it does surely that will have an impact on games like The Crew, no?

 

[Gudji]

Nobody asked you, Guillemot - get your own house in order.

 

[Heisenberg007]

He basically said that MS games are mid.

Sick burn, especially as it comes from Ubisoft.

The disrespect I'd feel as a publisher if even Ubisoft didn't find my games impactful.

 

[Reaseru]

My take, but for Guillemot to start diminishing Xbox as a brand, it means he no longer sees Xbox or MS as a potential client to distribute their(Ubi) games...Meaning, they now are a rival brand, software wise.

 

[Heisenberg007]

My take, but for Guillemot to start diminishing Xbox as a brand, it means he no longer sees Xbox or MS as a potential client to distribute their(Ubi) games...Meaning, they now are a rival brand, software wise.

Also, I think that was what the person wanted to ask -- the potential impact (positive or negative) of not having Xbox as a platform partner but a competitor on another platform (PS5).

 

[bitbydeath]

Why would that have an impact on Ubisoft at all?

What a weird question.

They’re saying it won’t impact them greatly if Ubisoft games are no longer sold on Xbox consoles.

 

[SantaC]

Nobody asked you, Guillemot - get your own house in order.

Actually he was asked about it

 

[devilNprada]

Why would new competition in the space for multiplatform software have an impact on Ubisoft? I dunno...

Weren't the main competitors just recently purchased? Who is the NEW competition?

 

[Tams]

Imagine getting dunked on by Ubisoft.

 

[adamsapple]

They’re saying it won’t impact them greatly if Ubisoft games are no longer sold on Xbox consoles.

Not even close.

 

[bitbydeath]

Not even close.

It states it in the OP.

what effect such a move might have on Ubisoft's business.

As in their gaming business.

 

[adamsapple]

It states it in the OP.

As in their gaming business.

Yes, as in Microsoft possibly releasing 3P games on Playstation will not impact Ubisoft's business as they'll continue to operate as a multi-platform developer already.

How you somehow twisted this into saying he means Ubisoft won't release games on Xbox is a masterstroke.

 

[Astray]

Apart from crew motorfest nothing is good in ubi catalogue

New PoP is outstanding. Avatar is apparently decent too.

 

[bitbydeath]

Yes, as in Microsoft possibly releasing 3P games on Playstation will not impact Ubisoft's business as they'll continue to operate as a multi-platform developer already.

How you somehow twisted this into saying he means Ubisoft won't release games on Xbox is a masterstroke.

That sounds like a bit of a stretch, obviously more developers wouldn’t impact anyone. I think you understood it wrong.

 

[adamsapple]

That sounds like a bit of a stretch, obviously more developers wouldn’t impact anyone. I think you understood it wrong.

I think it's pretty clear, you're just trying to read into it too much.

Why would Activision games releasing multi-platform impact Ubisoft's business. Their games were releasing multi-platform already and it seems like CoD etc will continue to even after the acquisition. So, not much change there.

 

[Deerock71]

I don't think he's wrong. It's just Actiblizz and a couple other games.

 

[Mooreberg]

Activision Blizzard used to be multiplatform

When did they ever actually stop being multiplatform? Unless something flew under my radar, they weren't positioned like Bethesda to try to keep (what they were hoping would be) a big game off of PS5.

 

[bitbydeath]

I think it's pretty clear, you're just trying to read into it too much.

Why would Activision games releasing multi-platform impact Ubisoft's business. Their games were releasing multi-platform already and it seems like CoD etc will continue to even after the acquisition. So, not much change there.

There’s no value in the question you’re interpreting. Asking about the impacts of them going multiplatform (and therefore leaving their own console behind) makes more sense to be the question.

 

[adamsapple]

There’s no value in the question you’re interpreting. Asking about the impacts of them going multiplatform (and therefore leaving their own console behind) makes more sense to be the question.

It would help immensely if the OP would actually source the article the quote is from with a link, and post the very next lines, instead of just cutting it off out-of-context. Draugoth

Ubisoft Says Xbox Games Going Multiplatform Wouldn't Make A Huge Impact

"They are really going to decide what's best for them," said Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot.

www.gamespot.com

When he says Activision Blizzard's games releasing MP wouldn't have much of an impact, even the article states it being the same reason I gave above.

"What you have to look at, anyway, Activision Blizzard used to be multiplatform, so it would have an impact, but it's not a huge impact on the industry," Guillemot said.

As Guillemot points out, many games released by Activision Blizzard, which is now part of Microsoft following its $69 billion acquisition of the company, have long been multiplatform. That includes franchises like Call of Duty, Diablo, and Overwatch.

 

[Shin-Ra]

IOW, Yves disregards all of MGS’ pre-ABK games.

Savage.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

He basically said that MS games are mid.

Sick burn, especially as it comes from Ubisoft.

 

[radewagon]

Weren't the main competitors just recently purchased? Who is the NEW competition?

If MS releases a Halo or other traditionally MS-only game on PS5, that could become competition for PS5 users' dollars.

 

[Kokoloko85]

I mean it would kill the Xbox console, so I think it would make a difference

 

[Mahavastu]

I mean it would kill the Xbox console, so I think it would make a difference

not so much for Ubisoft, and that what matters for the Ubisoft investors who asked the question.
If XBox consoles would stop to exist, its users over time would go to PC or Playstation and buy their games there.
It would not happen from one day to another, it would take a few years, but it would happen.

 

[00Magnum Gaming]

Try to run a fucking company that isn’t full of sex pests before commenting on others, you massive cunt.

Are we talking bout Sony or Ubisoft?

 

[FoxMcChief]

Probably because most Xbox gamers also own a PlayStation, while it can’t be said vice versa.