Making "solid" games isn't enough when you have "gamers expecting extraordinary experiences," Ubisoft CEO says after Star Wars Outlaws
Sep. 25, 2024Good ain’t good enough, Ubisoft finds
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AsUbisoftworks to turn things around after a few bad years, CEO Yves Guillemot reckons making good, “solid” games won’t cut it.
Speaking on an investor conference call today, Guillemot reckoned that good just ain’t good enough. “In today’s challenging market and with gamers expecting extraordinary experiences, delivering solid quality is no longer enough,” the CEO said. “We must strive for excellence in all aspects of our work.This will enable the biggest entry in the [Assassin’s Creed] franchiseto fully deliver on its ambition, notably by fulfilling the promise of our dual protagonist adventure with Naoe and Yasuke bringing two very different gameplay styles.”
This stance – which warrants the immediate counterpoint that, perhaps, this might only not be enough for AAA projects that guzzle money like a Humvee guzzles gas – follows positive but not ravenous reception forStar Wars Outlaws, which Ubisoft clocks at a Metacritic score of 76 and average store user score of 3.9/5.Sales aren’t exactly great, so Ubisoft’s open-world Star Wars game is now coming to Steamin November with its first DLC in tow, and the devs promise “multiple” free updates to come afterward. Assassin’s Creed Shadows was also specifically delayed based on “learnings from the Star Wars Outlaws release” regarding polish.
OurStar Wars Outlaws reviewpraises its world-building and combat but, like many others, docks points for mission variety and bad stealth sections.
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