What's Going On with Ubisoft? + Nintendo is Done Playing
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Ubisoft is down in the dumps, according to headlines. How do they fix things? Nintendo goes after Switch emulators. Let's talk about some gaming news.
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Ubisoft's motto is put in minimum effort and expect maximum profits.
To them, MVP (Minimal Viable Product) is interchangeable with Maximum Value Profits
Right on the nose
I've noticed that about French companies. I wonder if that's a cultural thing.
If Ubisoft is telling us to be okay with NOT owning their games, then they should be okay with us NOT buying them.
I mean to be fair you don't really own games on steam or other libraries either
@@lnordin4854yeah and none of it's ideal.... trust Ubisoft to boast about it but...
I'll still buy them, especially when they're selling titles for less than 50% of suggested retail. lol
the CEO was right though, he was talking about subscriptions and in order for subs to work gamers need to get used to never owning the game since you'd be renting for a month.
@@D4C_LoveTrain1 Streaming service has no place in gaming and never will. Google Stadia died for good reasons.
As a PoP Trilogy fan, sad to see the downfall of Ubisoft; even though they took loyal, real gamers for granted. Fans who catapulted Ubi into Fortune 500 were abandoned. I recently made a John Wick style action montage using SC Blacklist stylish takedowns. Looks badass with music I chose. If only we got a proper JW game that way, Ubisoft could license. They had all the right tools already from SC and Watch Dogs. Too late now...
I still looooove the art style of the PoP 2008 game as well. That was just a beautiful example of video game art direction, and yet I don't feel like they've really repeated that ever.
Jake Hairdino
Ubisoft struggles are pretty much deserved. They're asking for it.
Am I the only person in the world that enjoys the Ghost Recon games?
I totally forgot they made a Assassin’s Creed movie lol
I liked the First one.
@someOldBaldGuy I enjoy them too and I wish that UBISOFT would create another one, I wanna see the badass Ghost Recon team again, hell, they should bring batch Mitchell's team back in. I also think they should revive HAWX series as well.
Ubisoft just spent the last decade burning bridges. They kind of deserve this, honestly. After how they treated PC users by incorporating their crappy DRM/launcher, infested single player experiences with microtransactions, pulled out of Steam/refused to launch on Steam, and the utter disdain they showcased by suggesting users get used to not owning their games... yeah. Sorry. I'm out on all that is ubisoft. Honestly, the only Ubi game I've played since FC5 is PoP TLC, and that's only because I borrowed it at the library for the Switch. Despite the game being decent, I'd like to see them absolutely humbled. They need a severe dose of reality kicking them in the nuts, because they've gotten away with a lot of gross bs for waaaaay too long.
Ubisoft dropped flop after flop for about a year straight and really they thought Star Wars Outlaws (the definition of a MEDIOCRE game imo) would carry them for the rest of the year. Now they are hurting where it matters....their pockets.
Personally I think Splinter Cell needs to come back! Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow, and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory are three of the best games ever made! Also Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six (1998) what a game that was!
No they would fuck it up man put rpg elements in that shit
@@crackericeproductions ah yeah that is very true man! I mean if they were made in the exact way they used to be then they’d be great, but yeah that’s just a dream now, it will never happen. I’m hoping they don’t mess up the remake of the first game, if that’s still happening!
I feel like the problems at Ubisoft are going to be a big problem at most big western developers in the next few years
Ubisoft needs to return to grounded Tom Clancy games. Save the playful tone for their other IPs.
With emulation, you can go beyond just better framerates-it's about transforming your games entirely. From removing fog to replacing outdated textures with 4K versions, you can essentially remaster older titles. The power of emulation also lies in the freedom it offers; you're playing and enhancing the games you already own, rather than renting them from massive companies. Once you've set everything up, it becomes a near plug-and-play experience, making it hard to find a reason not to use an emulator.
It is extremely hard to emulate ps4 and xbox one games, they are too demanding. NS on the other hand is the current focus of nintendo and since it has low hardware requirements, it is easier to emulate. The problem with the NS emulator is that it came out too early during the current lifespan of the console.
If they released the emulator AFTER the console was deemed obsolete by nintendo, now i think nintendo wouldnt have mind it. And like you said, if the emulation experience is better than what you get from the console, it means you already made obsolete their hardware.
@@ZeroTheHunter Nintendo is actively targeting RUclipsrs who use emulators for both older consoles and the Nintendo Switch. XWine1 for Xbox One and ShadPS4 for PlayStation 4 are also gaining attention, hitting significant milestones as we speak.
@@ZeroTheHunterwould you believe if I said it’s harder to emulate a ps3 than ps4, since architecturally the ps4 is more similar to pc than other powerpc based architecture the ps3 was based on. That being said the original Xbox is still pretty hard to emulate even though it was off the shelf pc components.
Emulators are usually made for previous gen consoles. But this is the first time these emulators are directly competing with the current gen console.
“Current gen” lol
Not true. There have been emulators for "current gen" hardware as long as there have been PCs capable of running them. There were emulators playing commercial games for SNES, N64, PS1, Gamecube and Wii at the same time as the original hardware.
If anything, Saturn, PS2, PS3, X360 and PS4 were the exceptions.
I'm not sure where people keep getting this notion, maybe I am just ancient. There were current emulators playing current games all the way up until PS2. In fact, Bleem! Was taken to court by Sony and Sony lost.
Another example. Your shirt; THPS 2 shaped my taste in music and love of gaming. I had great time playing the remake by Vicarious Visions. It was so good I even made a 'Skateboarding in gaming Time Capsule' video. Now, they were planning on creating the same remake for THP3/4...but were bought by Activion / Blizzard and the team behind the remake was dispatched to Diablo...
I would love for a remake of Underground 1&2, or even American Wasteland. Those are the games I could play forever.
Ubisoft failed to build a live service audience, blizzard and ea don't have this problem, they don't need single player games to survive unlike Ubisoft, assassin's creed might as well be more popular than Ubisoft itself
Their only big live service is rainbow six siege
@@alexs_toy_barnand they been screwing that too
It sucks that Prince of Persia the Lost Crown didn’t sell more copies because it’s a quality game. I have both the Switch and PS5 physical versions and love them. They also can be played offline so that’s great.
Hitman 3 is basically the closet thing we’ve had to a good Ubisoft game since Tom Clancy died.
I was going to say wild lands but I think that came out before Hitman 3
? Ubisoft didn’t make hitman 3
Hitman 3 is an IO Interactive game, not Ubisoft.
Ryujinx was targeted because it was playing the new Zelda game days before the release. Same happened to Yuzu.
My hot take with Ubisoft is Microsoft and Phil Spender has the baby oil ready for them to slip. As soon as they valued about 25% less, the bid to buy will be placed. There's already a good selection of Ubisoft games on Gamepass.
I can definitely see that.
During the Microsoft buyout of Activision, the EU had issues of too much monopoly of cloud gaming (of all BS things...) and Ubisoft was the company chosen to handle Microsoft-Activ's cloud gaming distribution, or something.
I don't think the EU will allow Ubi, a French company, to be bought out by MS
Highly unlikely, unless they want to be broken up.
They barely scraped by buying Activision. Buying another major publisher would not go down well with monopoly law
It's like dumb buying dumber.
Difficult because Ubisoft is owned by the horrible CCP
Nintendo emulators can tweak visuals significantly with mods and 60+ fps.
This is the appeal to me
This is how I play all my Gamecube games. Emulators are amazing. I mean Nintendo stopped offering these older titles over 20 years ago.
And I'm not going to pay 200+ for a 20 year old game.
I hope Ubisoft pulls through and fixes things. They are one of the largest publishers out there, bigger than EA, bigger than all of Sony. We all have loved an Ubisoft game at some point. The idea of AC Hex sounded really cool to me too. They obviously have an issue getting games out the door, and I don’t know what the fix is.
Look at how creative indie devs and small companies like Devolver are.... Ubisoft needs to just take a step back and realize (alongside Warner Bros) that pumping out popular IPs isn't the answer...
Nintendo is shutting down people who support the games that are no longer supported by the damn company.
Ubisoft with the same bite and attitude from 2001 - 2013 would absolutely do well today. Small budgets, more frequent high quality, unique games.
Historical accuracy? Cultural concerns?!.. They screwed that up beginning with the main protagonist! Absolutely horrendous and embarrassing.
What got messed up with the main character?
@@Milliardo__Peacecraft A black Samurai? How is that in the least bit accurate?
@@RetroJackbecause he existed and is documented as a samurai. Also how is this more unbelievable than nioh? It's fiction who cares?
@@chriscross4007 We all know he was never actually a Samurai and never fought any actual battles. Period. Sure, some wokies have gone and changed the facts on Wikipedia to suit the narrative. He was basically a curiosity and a pet, as bad as that sounds. But it was a completely different time.
@@shannonbayley3684 the show afro samurai was based on him. When inn nioh he was in that game as a samurai. This campaign by racists to paint him as nothing but a slave started from angry gamers
Tbh I'm done with Nintendo. It's just gotten too slimy.
I’m still upset about Beyond Good and Evil 2. Like what are the chances that thing ever comes out?
My man Baldino and his luscious hair keeping me company while cooking, once again. Ty Jake, (and yes, I am making sure to add many pinches of salt).
I remember the days when galaxy note users were considered weirdos for having a tablet for a phone (they used to call em phablets)
Now I see people calling someone with a small phone a weirdo for paying a premium to buy a smaller device rather than a larger one. Scary how marketing changes people's personalities so drastically.
btw thanks for covering the ryujinx news, not many people seem aware. I recommend watching Modern Vintage Gamer's (MVG's) video on it.
I NEVER GOT MY PIZZA 😮😢
I'm one of those people who has played Nintendo games on PC for accessibility reasons. BOTW is a good example. I own a Switch, I own a copy of BOTW, but I play it with an emulator because I'm disabled and there are mods that allow me to enjoy the game much more than I would otherwise. Nintendo's attacks on emulation this year have left me with a really bad taste in my mouth, so I don't think I'll be bothering with their future games or the Switch's successor. There are other companies with much better accessibility track records, and I'd rather support them.
6:50 thought I accidentally restarted the video 😂came right after an ad too
The Ubisoft gear store being linked into the AC gameplay loop really killed some of the fun. I won't pay full price for a SPRPG that sells playstyles in a gear store. I think that stuff should be part of the progression and loot systems.
The last AC that I played was Origins - they turned the game into an RPG, having to upgrade weapons too. One of the things I loved most about AC was that you didn't have to level up or constantly be changing weapons.
Wouldn't Ubisoft making "Last minute changes" be before the game has come out? I think "last minute" is in the rear view mirror for Outlaws. 😂
Ubisoft will need to get “comfortable” with them not owning their own company.
Everytime you say " pizza is on me" i end up with a Domino's ad at the end of the video... Yeah no YT premium for me...
wtf hahaha
I'm convinced that Google's AI detects what words are being said in the video, and then targets ads to you based on that. I also don't see ads because i use uBlock Origin... so I'm only guessing.
@@DarkForce2024 for sure
Look. If Ubisoft pulls a Nintendo and holds the line and doesn’t discount Outlaws, I’ll probably end up caving and buying it at full price. But that’s not going to happen. That never happens. They’ll fix all of the major bugs then release an Ultimate Kyber Edition that’s content complete and 70% off on the PS store every other month. They’ve got me trained NOT to pay full price for their games. Fine by me.
I've not bought a new ubisoft game since AC Valhalla. The reason is that I know exactly the sorts of things I'm going to be doing in the game before I've played. This means it gets boring far too quickly. They need to change the formula drastically for their open world pieces. There are only so many times new window dressing will bring you into the same shop.
Yes, shutting down emulation projects will totally make them go away. That's always worked in the past. Yes.
That's not the point of Nintendo going after emulation. Nintendo knows they won't stop emulation--that's like saying the police prevent crime.
Nintendo is trying to protect their future release window. Once the Switch 2 drops, the "Nintendo hates it's fans" crowd can go back to doing their thing.
@@wrldonwill That sounds like an intelligent take. I’m ignorant to all this. Do you mind explaining what is meant by protecting their future release window? I’m just legitimately curious. Thanks
I forgot there was an Assasins Creed movie. Their Netflix show Captain Laserhawk is one of my favorite shows on the network and I’ve watched the series twice. I’m looking forward to season 2 of that than anything else involved with them.
Ghosts of Yotei is all I need. No AC necessary
Ghost of woki
I get why they delayed the game after so much negative press around the game and Ubisoft as a company. As long as they spend all that time working on the mechanics, AI, story and characters then it makes sense.
WHAT DOESNT make a but of sense is the release date. Why would they pick February 14th as a release date.
1. It's Valentine's Day, not all gamers are virgins.
2. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 releases 3 days prior then Avowed and MH: Wilds launch within 1-2 weeks after.
3. This one is just weird and probably won impact sales but probably will impact reviews in a negative manner but it's also Black History month and they have a real character portraying a false history of that character.
Side note: Ubisoft may not even be managed by the same people when this game gets released.
yeah, it's crazy things going on. thanks, Jake, for covering these two brand things
Ubisoft should bring back brothers in arms or remake the series with modern graphics. Honestly they could just play it safe and remaster their Goldie oldies and bring em all over to modern consoles.
If Ubisoft want me to buy any of their games, they need to fire Yves and be crystal clear about what they're doing about the abusive culture at the company
Just crazy incompetence from Ubisoft all around really. The most successful live service launch with the division 2 but no strong plan to actually support it, over 10 years since a splinter cell game where is a massive gap because nobody makes espionage games anymore, even R6 extraction had the fundamentals of siege and should be a PVE slam dunk and instead felt like a seasonal event grrrrrrr
It’s good they’re adding stuff to stream day 1. Rethinking season pass but they need to diversify more. Sony are the kings of AAA 3rd person action adventure games and yet none of them feel samey (unless it’s the same studio of course )
on Outlaws, yes a lot of gamers I think are waiting for patch notes.
Too many games have released actually broken, or so poorly optimised/balanced on launch that a notable patch is needed.
It is one of the reasons I am waiting on Outlaws.
Personally, I'm waiting for a discount. The game isn't worth more than 29.99. Same as Avatar.
I am having a really great time with Outlaws. Perfect no, a solid space adventure game......yes. In many ways it feels like a great 360 era game like mass effect. I would just jump in.
Ubisoft games have become exhausting. They cram so much stuff into their games they ruin the overall experience. Their game design philosophy is the problem, huge maps crammed to the brim with copy and paste quests. I would love to see a high fidelity cinematic remake of AC1 with a focus on engaging gameplay and enemy AI. A modestly sized curated sandbox with intelligent game design, something more akin to Hitman's design. I want a GPU melting single player Splinter Cell game with a focus on realism. A Prince of Persia game that is up there with the likes of TLOU. They won't do any of this because there's no indefinite monetization options.
I still have my Pixel 2 XL. It's now time for a change so pleasantly surprised to hear your mini review. Frankly I'd keep it if I could change the battery without hassle. I'm hoping the reason your Pixel 9 is heavy is because they now have removable batteries? I'm probably wrong but I recall after the Right to Repair ruling, this was being discussed. The Pixel 9 was probably already in development by that time so most likely that will be the next iteration. Not sure my Pixel 2 will hold out until then.
Can't ever forgive them for taking away the first 'the crew' game. The second and third games really fail in comparison.
Maybe these companies trying to make their games into "Pop culture icons" isn't a good idea. It's something we hear the Cyberpunk devs now talking about. They want movies, TV shows, Toys etc. It's capitalism at work, where games are not about games anymore. Ideas like that create more problems because they are no longer thinking about the project in development but how it will impact this or that medium. The average gamer was already looking forward to AC shadows, sometimes we forget that twitter isn't as real place and these corporations that now own the gaming studios also forget that quite often. Hopefully the AC shadows devs don't overcorrect and shoot themselves in the foot
I sold my Switch as I learned how Nintendo behaves. Never missed out, there are enough games to play outside this bubble, especially now I have a Steam Deck
I did the opposite. I bought 2 old V1 switch with big sd cards and filled it to the brim with free Nintendo games if you know what I mean
My daughter has BotW but for whatever reason her cartridge pin got damaged so it won't run anymore. Now I'm not up for shelling out another 50+ dollars. Emulation would have been a viable solution on my Steamdeck, but Nintendo doesn't consider things like this.
Man! These topic hit the mark. I fell in love with Ubisoft for AC and was a hardcore fan. Now I think about it and makes me sad how the corporate greed has change there focus so much from the passion they had.
The Nintendo Emulator debacle is very cool the you brought it up. The whole console thing and how people don’t like it it really does makes sense. Without knowing I kinda nodded and agreed to it
I can relate to your points on hardware. Nintendo makes good games but are really held back by their own hardware, so when I have the opportunity to play their games at a higher performance level, I definitely will try to.
As for phones, I think phones have really plateaued in hardware a few years back and are indeed just hitting the AI market as a way to sell. I would love more improvements to software, as I believe it makes for a great user experience, but not in the way of the AI route that companies are currently taking. I want to see things such as better efficiency, a cohesive user interface, customizability _(power to the user)_ , etc.
Go look at a comparison of the last few farcrys and see the lack of effort and love with each new game and youll see the issue with ubisoft.
A friendly reminder in an interview with ubi devs: ubisoft, both devs and excecutives, know about the major backlash, critique, and annoyiance they received for every game, and every player feedback has been intentionaly ignored. So if you ask they why they havent changed business models into something more consumer friendly is because they dont care about you as player nor consumer. Also, when the CEO blamed players for being too demanding on quality, they instantlly called us out for not giving them money, like if we are enforced to buy their games regardless of genre, quality or price.
Ubisoft needs to bring back Splinter Cell
How are people still coping for ubisoft? They ain't been getting a cent from me in 5+ years
Give MEEEE another Rayman, (id take even a Rayman 2 remaster)
I like nintendo games but I just do not like playing switch hardware. I don't emulate anymore either but I would buy their games if they were on PC...
If anyone ever needs a clear example of why you shouldn't praise a company no matter how much they pretend to care about their fans, look no further than Nintendo.
They want to control what, how and when you play the games you love and they're not shy about stomping on your sandcastle because they DO NOT CARE how you feel or what you like.
They kinda did in the 90s and early 2000s but you made them so powerful that they realized they can do or say w/e they want and you'll still line up at the door to get on your knees and open your....wallet.
Remember when Donald Trump said. "I could walk down the street and shoot a stranger and not lose a single voter.".
Yeah, same thing here. They could charge $150 for their next game and $800 for the Switch II and not be worried about a bad quarter.
Sounds like Nintendo's piracy problems could be fixed by not pidgeon-holeing their games into their own consoles.
Eyyy Pixel buddies. Best Pixel in many years, maybe since the 2.
Ubisoft devs have come forward saying that the higher management knows exactly what they’re doing “culturally” and they won’t be changing that. What they will do is try hiding it better.
The irony of that is exactly the problem. They slap you in the face with their real world ideological sermon instead of being subtle.
one other consideration for Outlaws underwhelming performance is the over saturation of Star Wars at present. Add a lofty price tag and devious pay walls and it was always going to struggle.
I've bought 2 Switches, tons of games, still disappointed about this news
It hurts just to see that the first ever AC game set in Japan is gonna star a black guy, not a Japanese man, or a Japanese woman. A one-off black guy that was a footnote in history. The only reason he was even recorded being that Nobu naga took an interests because he was exotic. Good job devs way to fk it up perfectly.
I’ve always enjoyed hearing your tech takes. It’s nice to hear the perspective of someone who isn’t deeply entrenched in the market. Also loving these wednesday videos, keep it up!
Man you really dropped a truth bomb about knowledge at the end🤯
Maybe Assassin's delays again? The new date is wild. They still have to hit the fiscal year, though. Maybe they know something
Nintendo needs to make a launcher for pc. It would compete with steam on a level no one else could.
If Ubisoft announced Rayman Legends 2 and Watch Dogs with Aiden Pierce in Chicago my eyes would be wide open
Ubisoft just needs a AC brotherhood remaster or remake. Boom. Wtf are they doing 😂
Hey Jake, since you said you've tried out all the current phones, would you recommend getting a Galaxy S24 or iPhone 16 more? I'm thinking of getting a new phone soon (currently have a Galaxy S21) but both the newest Samsung and Apple phones seem good so i'm divided.
How about finishing the game first before releasing it. I can see 10 or less bugs, but it's getting insane that games are not finished, but still released.
I have always been a bit interested in the Pixel, but don't want to change. I also hated the idea of a big phone but have the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra since it was all they had in stock and it has grown on me so who knows.
As a pixel guy myself, I'm looking forward to upgrading to the 9.
What boggles me is that if Nintendo have to work so hard to shut down "so many" emulators, why don't they do more work to release their own? Especially with the older games! Release something akin to the NES Mini for various generations.
If ubisoft can't give us an assassin's creed in this genre, there may be no hope.
Ubisoft trying to go head-to-head with Capcom and Monster Hunter Wilds is a bold strategy...
so i may or may not have not have both a copy of said Emulators so even if the project stops all the games that worked on them till now are still playable as long as you have the emulators installed still
Thanks Jake! I miss Splinter Cell... I used to play mobile SC on the phones with multi-tap text. You know, when you had to press "7" four times to type an "S".😁
I'm a PC gamer. Basically the only 2 switch-only games I want to play are the new Zelda games. I am not buying a switch for 2 games and there's no other way to buy and play them...I'd happily give 60-ish bucks for a legal port sold by Nintendo or buy a console that lets me play my steam library as well as the Nintendo games. But neither is an option.
When people say what their #1 reason for piracy is, it's actually their #2 reason.
#1 is they don't want to pay for it and they just aren't being honest.
Speaking on Tom Clancey titles, Ubisoft really needs to get ex-military contractors as consultants on tech and tactics to bring back some authenticity to the Name.
The delay is a net benefit. Hope they learn the learn and give the game care it deserves
What people are not realizing.. Gamepass, Ps Plus along with 70$ tag is killing the companies that arent at thier best.
Square enix and Ubisoft both release unpolished 70$ games which are soon thrown to ps plus and gamepass. This creates a huge phsycology that thier games will soon be out on subscription anyway.
Plus because of subscription services people often have 100s of back catalog always ready. And asking 70$ when people have so many options for a generic unpomished game wont be fulfilled.
The way price hike and subscription service have shape up things it is clear that only best developer will sustain. And a lot of studios will shut down.
This happened in movie industry and now in gaming.
Speaking of Ubisoft and movies, they made a film from The Warewolf Among Us and it’s pretty good. I think it’s on HULU.
I remember way back when I loved Assassin's Creed 2 I always loved the idea of an AC game being set in Japan, now I couldn't be more disinterested and it is because of the same regurgitated generic formula Ubisoft make with a lot of their games now, especially Assassin's Creed.
Jake keep it up, great fireside chat vibes. Also, if you have time, make a video about the tech stuff. I would love an opinion from an early adapter before I go to buy it!
Being a full time gamer makes your hair vibrant and resilient. Just ask Jake
I couldn’t have said it better myself about phones. They are regressing backwards and there is nothing fun about them anymore
I love my Pixel. I'm still using the 7 Pro. I was gonna get the 9 but I'm going to wait because I feel like they'll do something big for the 10. I hope at least
the only way to convince greedy company is to talk through sales figures
Assassins will also have co-op which im keen for. So a delay for that alone is worth waiting
Well to be blunt in the case of Nintendo, people can’t seem too take no for an answer anymore the last couple of years. Were not entitled to have rights too and over everything.
Man some crazy innovation is happening with the smaller players. The Motorola RAZR + 2024 is a primo flip phone that's even better than the Samsung flip imho.
They realized how badly they messed up with putting a black main character in a Japanese game. Now it's too late for them to back out