Ubisoft offers First-Quarter 2019-2020 Sales Results, saying these show
higher-than-expected performance. "Our first-quarter net bookings came in well
above target, thanks to the very robust performance of our games ‒ notably
Rainbow Six Siege and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey ‒ and a very strong increase in
player recurring investment for PCs and consoles, led by record-high engagement
levels per player," explains co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot. "As well as this
very good start to the fiscal year, the positive reception for our games at E3
has confirmed our full-year expectations. Ghost Recon Breakpoint was highly
visible among content creators and earned a record-high sentiment score out of
all E3 games. Watch Dogs: Legion made a huge impression thanks to its innovative
gameplay, putting the franchise back in the spotlight. Our games line-up for
fiscal 2019-20 – which also includes Rainbow Six Quarantine and Gods & Monsters
– is one of our strongest in the last five years. In the coming years, Ubisoft
is ideally positioned to seize the many value creation opportunities that lie
ahead and therefore to generate strong revenue growth and further increase its
profitability."
PCGamesN notes
that the included breakdown of net bookings by platform shows that the PC is now
Ubisoft's most profitable platform:
|
Q1 2019-20 |
Q1 2018-19 |
PLAYSTATION®4 |
31% |
38% |
XBOX One™ |
18% |
22% |
PC |
34% |
24% |
NINTENDO SWITCH™ |
5% |
5% |
MOBILE |
7% |
7% |
XBOX 360™, PS®3, Wii™, Wii U™ |
0% |
1% |
Others* |
5% |
3% |
TOTAL |
100% |
100% |
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* Ancillaries, etc. |
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