After launches that sold badly, a company that produces the classic “Assassin’s Creed” seeks to cut costs to be stable
Measurements are part of a continuous effort to reduce operating costs and guarantee the financial stability the long -term company. These changes will result in Cut of 185 jobs.
In an official statement, Ubisoft reported on the cuts and expressed its gratitude for employee contributions, offering support during the transition.
Ubisoft seeks resumption after games that failed sales
- Actions are part of a series of measures that Ubisoft has been implementing to restructure its operations and improve its profitability, after a series of commercial failures, such as Skull and Bones, Xdefinance and Star Wars Outlaws.
- These games failed to achieve sales and performance expectationsleading Ubisoft to adjust its operations. In addition, the company had closed studios in San Francisco and Osaka in late 2024.
- At this time, all your hopes are deposited in Assassin’s Creed Shadowsone of the most profitable franchises of the company, but also undergoing a delay in launch, now scheduled for March 2025, with the intention of improving the game and ensuring that it has the polish needed to be a commercial success.
Rumors circulate on the possibility of Tencent or the Guillemot family, leader of Ubisoft, purchase the companyallowing its withdrawal from public negotiation and providing a period of financial stabilization.
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However, these plans seem to have been temporarily postponed until the launch of Assassin’s Creed Shadowsseen as the Savior of the company.
Recent layoffs, especially December 2024 and January 2025, in addition to other cost cutting measures, illustrate the severity of Ubisoft’s financial situation and the need to make drastic decisions to try to reverse the crisis and regain the company’s position in the game market.
