Ubisoft reports that around 58% of their PC revenue last year came from digital add-ons, and despite the fierce backlash, the company maintains that this model is both sustainable and future-proof.
So future-proof that they’re bleeding customers, and everyone can see it plain as day.
Well, according to Ubisoft, they allow for a more unique experience by letting players personalize their characters or speed up progression. In other words, it makes things more fun… allegedly.
Ah, so he didn’t actually say that, then? Tired of these mf clickbaits man.
Yeah there’s no direct quote, and I can’t find what they’re referring to. I searched the doc for “unique”, “in-game”, and “microtransactions”, and didn’t see anything that might have been the source.
Remember when you could play to customize characters? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
And regarding taking less time to progress, borrowing from South Park’s “freemium” explanation, maybe making the gameplay loop a bit more than just barely fun would avoid the player’s need for the game to hurry up? And if it involves gambling, it’s a whole other can of worms.
Sounds like gaslighting to investors that start hearing about the subject.
you know, I was just wondering, replaying through Black Flag, how a company could go from making the best pirate simulator to… yeah, no, that explains a lot if that’s how they think “fun” works nowadays.
As Steph Sterling has said multiple times, they’re making the games boring and grindy so they can sell you the convenience of skipping the boring and grindy parts. How fun.
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So future-proof that they’re bleeding customers, and everyone can see it plain as day.
Milk the smaller and smaller base for more and more.
Sounds like Cable TV.
Another future-proof business.
And any free to play swill
…for the investors
If you first hack off the fun, then sure. Buying the fun back in tiny pieces is technically adding fun?
Ah, so he didn’t actually say that, then? Tired of these mf clickbaits man.
Yeah there’s no direct quote, and I can’t find what they’re referring to. I searched the doc for “unique”, “in-game”, and “microtransactions”, and didn’t see anything that might have been the source.
In the same way nicotine makes smoking more interesting.
Remember when you could play to customize characters? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
And regarding taking less time to progress, borrowing from South Park’s “freemium” explanation, maybe making the gameplay loop a bit more than just barely fun would avoid the player’s need for the game to hurry up? And if it involves gambling, it’s a whole other can of worms.
Sounds like gaslighting to investors that start hearing about the subject.
Go home ubisoft, you’re drunk
Sure, buddy. How’s that copium? Delusional c-suites
Also Ubisoft: aqueous hydrofluoric acid cleans your teeth.
you know, I was just wondering, replaying through Black Flag, how a company could go from making the best pirate simulator to… yeah, no, that explains a lot if that’s how they think “fun” works nowadays.
Lmao.
They should hear themselves.
They do. They do not care. It’s part of the problem.
It’s hilarious though 😂 I imagine the guy who said it was trying so hard not to break.
I’ve never had fun playing any Ubisoft game 🤣
Stick of Truth was fun, but they just published that—Obsidian developed it with Matt and Trey.
As Steph Sterling has said multiple times, they’re making the games boring and grindy so they can sell you the convenience of skipping the boring and grindy parts. How fun.
For a second I was worried this was an Unpopular Opinion post but then I realized no one has ever actually thought this ever.