This is the main lesson from the financial results that the French publisher has just published: the open world that has been in preparation for many years at Ubisoft Massive will not see the light of day this year, or even at the beginning of next year. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is in fact postponed to the next fiscal year (April 2023 – March 2024). Not good news for Ubisoft, which we remind all the same that it will not be deprived in the coming months thanks to the releases of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (October 20) and Skull and Bones (November 8) not to mention the possibility that the next Assassin’s Creed will be released this fall. According to information from Jason Schreier, this Assassin’s Creed Rift would also take place in Baghdad. Remember that Ubisoft plans to shed light on the future of the franchise but also to make other more general announcements in its Ubisoft Forward of September 10.
“Our goal is to create a cutting-edge immersive experience that takes full advantage of next-gen technology. This formidable global entertainment brand represents a major multi-year opportunity for Ubisoft“, commented the publisher about the postponement of Avatar. In addition, we learn that an unannounced game of lesser importance has also been postponed to the next fiscal year. Additional development times which reflect “current constraints imposed on the productions of the whole sector“, judge Ubisoft.
Regarding its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, Ubisoft announces revenue of 318.2 million euros, down 10% compared to the 352.8 million euros recorded for the same quarter. one year earlier. Console game sales account for 47% of Ubisoft’s revenue, compared to 27% for PC games and 12% for mobile games.
“We performed slightly better than expected this quarter, with Rainbow Six Siege and the Assassin’s Creed brand outperforming in particular. The last few months have been very active, with in particular the presentations of the Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope and Skull and Bones gameplays. Player reactions to the announcement of The Division Resurgence as well as testing of Rainbow Six Mobile, The Division Heartland and XDefiant around the world have been encouraging“, underlines the financial director Frédérick Duguet.
For his part, the Chairman and CEO Yves Guillemot mentions “the signing of a new high-value mobile licensing partnership for one of our AAA brands“, but which has not yet been revealed to the public. In addition to the still solid performances of Rainbow Six Siege and Assassin’s Creed ValhallaUbisoft released Roller Champions whose number of players and income are “ahead of Hyper Scape“Which is probably always better than nothing.