alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 24 days agoUbisoft shares drop 33% following its ‘major company reset’ announcement - The company’s share price has dropped 95% in total over the past eight yearswww.videogameschronicle.comexternal-linkmessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up1334arrow-down13
arrow-up1331arrow-down1external-linkUbisoft shares drop 33% following its ‘major company reset’ announcement - The company’s share price has dropped 95% in total over the past eight yearswww.videogameschronicle.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square70linkfedilink
minus-squareiegod@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up57·24 days agoThey need some fun original IP, so much of their work is derivative and rehashes of old stuff now.
minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down1·24 days agoMaybe AI will save them.
minus-squareFlowers Galore@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·24 days agoThey tried with Anno 117, the backlash was delicious
minus-squarecalliope@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·24 days agoThe fact that they have shareholders means that they’re likely to keep rehashing old stuff. Shareholders love “guaranteed” money, which is why movie studios keep making the same crap over and over again. It’s more stable.
minus-squarefckreddit@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·24 days agoIt’s more stable, right up until it isn’t.
minus-squareiegod@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·24 days agoIndeed, but whatever they’ve been doing over the past eight years doesn’t seem to be doing the stock prices any good. They need a reevaluation of their approach.
minus-squareRamRabbit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·24 days agoThey also need to allow games to be more focused. Not every game needs to be an open world, crafter, rpg, treasure hunt.
minus-squareSuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·24 days agoHow you gonna make Rayman legends, one of the best 2d platformers ever and then just put all your focus on Assassin’s creed after that.
minus-squareSchmuppes@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days agoRayman Legends is absolutely incredible. We just started our (I’d estimate) 13th run. That game is flawless and timeless.
They need some fun original IP, so much of their work is derivative and rehashes of old stuff now.
Maybe AI will save them.
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They tried with Anno 117, the backlash was delicious
The fact that they have shareholders means that they’re likely to keep rehashing old stuff.
Shareholders love “guaranteed” money, which is why movie studios keep making the same crap over and over again. It’s more stable.
It’s more stable, right up until it isn’t.
Indeed, but whatever they’ve been doing over the past eight years doesn’t seem to be doing the stock prices any good. They need a reevaluation of their approach.
They also need to allow games to be more focused. Not every game needs to be an open world, crafter, rpg, treasure hunt.
How you gonna make Rayman legends, one of the best 2d platformers ever and then just put all your focus on Assassin’s creed after that.
Rayman Legends is absolutely incredible. We just started our (I’d estimate) 13th run. That game is flawless and timeless.