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.