The Ubisoft stories come amid the release of the company's
updated financial targets for FY2024-25, saying the company "now expects net
bookings of around €1.95bn, and around break-even non-IFRS operating income and
free cash flow." Common to both reports on Ubisoft releases is word they are
coming earlier than expected to Steam. Back
in 2019 the, company
started a romance with the Epic Games Store with Ubisoft's Chris Early calling the Steam
business model "unrealistic." Now Ubisoft seems to have gotten a reality check,
as the report includes word that the company's upcoming PC launches will all
come to Steam on day one starting with Assassin's Creed Shadows:
The game
will mark the return of our new releases on Steam Day 1.
Wonder of wonders, Pitchford walking back on three of his hobby horses, Outlaws shipped as a piece of crap and now they are going to polish up that turd, Shadows is being pushed back since it used Outlaws release level of quality and needs more turd polish, and now the Epic Game store exclusives are not paying off like they hoped and it's back to Steam on Steam's terms.
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride! - HT