Amid whispers of Ubisoft potentially being bought out, the Assassin's Creed developer says it reviews "strategic options" regularly

Oct. 7, 2024

Ubisoft isn’t confirming anything either way right now

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Ubisofthas acknowledged reports of the company potentially being bought out and going private, but hasn’t confirmed either way whether it’s actually going to happen.

Last week, it wasreported by Bloombergthat the Guillemot brothers (Ubisoft’s founders) and Chinese technology company Tencent are considering options to stabilize and boost the value of Ubisoft, and one of those options wouldreportedly see a team-up to take the company private. It’s claimed that alternatives are being considered, too, and that the discussion is still in its early stages, but Ubisoft has now responded to the reports.

In astatement sent to VGC, a Ubisoft spokesperson acknowledges “recent press speculation regarding potential interests around the Company,” and somewhat vaguely says: “It regularly reviews all its strategic options in the interest of stakeholders and will inform the market if and when appropriate.” Beyond that, it’s reiterated that Ubisoft’s management is focused on “executing its strategy” centered around the “core verticals” of games as a service-native experiences, as well as open world adventures.

So then, it’s not a ‘no,’ but it’s certainly not a ‘yes’ either. To be fair, if what the Bloomberg report says is true, it could be that the company still hasn’t actually decided internally what it wants to do yet, in which case it’d be understandable not to announce anything firm.

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