Ubisoft: We will only make games that can be turned into franchises now

Not sure if already posted but i found this interesting.

Ubisoft confirms that they wont be making any random games anymore and that every game they make and will make from now on will be turned into franchises, it is too expensive to create new games without having them turned into franchises says Ubisoft.

more at: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/07/ubisoft_will_only_make_games_that_can_be_turned_into_franchises

This is both good and bad in my opinion, if we will see Beyond good and Evil 2 it will mean we'll get 3 and 4 but at the same time it might mean we wont ever see beyond good and evil 2

Not sure if already posted but i found this interesting.

Ubisoft confirms that they wont be making any random games anymore and that every game they make and will make from now on will be turned into franchises, it is too expensive to create new games without having them turned into franchises says Ubisoft.

more at: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/07/ubisoft_will_only_make_games_that_can_be_turned_into_franchises

This is both good and bad in my opinion, if we will see Beyond good and Evil 2 it will mean we'll get 3 and 4 but at the same time it might mean we wont ever see beyond good and evil 2

finalstar2007

Can't complain about more great games.

Expect Watch Dogs 17 and Far Cry 13silversix_

lol wouldnt be surprised.

they already said FarCry4 is happening http://www.joystiq.com/2013/07/15/far-cry-4-clearly-going-to-happen-ubisoft-says/

Ive come to both love and hate Ubi... I love MANY of their franchises and for a bug publisher I find most of their franchises quite pallatable... but when they begin the process of sequelizing those franchises to death it drives me nuts... When will these companies look at franshices as something to nurture instead of something to bleed dry?  Mark my words, Ubi is looking at Watchdogs right now as the yearly sequel franchise they will rape sideways in gen 8.  Id bet my house on it.

Does this translate into, "we'll sell you the same sh!t in different packaging every year"?

Ubi is my favorite 3rd party publisher this gen. Far Cry 3 was amazing as well as Assassin's Creed up to Brotherhood (after Brotherhood, the games got bad). Not to mention their smaller other titles, like Outland (I think it's called that) From Dust, and Raman Origins, which is amazing. Also, future titles like Watch Dogs and The Division look outstanding.

That being said, if Assassin's Creed is any indication, they have proven they can't keep a series interesting when doing yearly instalments. I don't think anyone has proven they can do that, though. 

It makes sense, since games nowadays are nothing but marketing, and to play with the big boys (AAA) you need to invest in such, it's only natural that you focus your efforts in something that is growing roots instead of having to build a foundation each time...

I mean just look at Star wars, there's even crossovers with angry birds... if a franchise is well known it will sell despite it's quality (thus we have movies adaptations to games).

As for my opinion, it really deppends. If it's a franchise i enjoy i have no problems with sequels (as long as they are well made and with good time spaces between them), unfortunately for me i'm not really into ubisoft's franchises, only The Division is on my radar atm.

UBI SOFT. Rehashes Confirmed.

"Lets create a game, and reproduce it with slight changes and new levels on the same engine, We WILL MAKE MILLIONS".

Sounds like Activision's strategy.

 GAME CRASH COMING EVERYONE!!!.

Looks like Watch Dogs will be the next Assassins Creed this gen :|

Ugh now both Ubi and EA.

I do not like where this is going.

Expect Watch Dogs 17 and Far Cry 13silversix_

god i hate that chick sig now especially i'm on fasting 

[QUOTE="silversix_"]Expect Watch Dogs 17 and Far Cry 13nyzma23

god i hate that chick sig now especially i'm on fasting 

Fasting for Ramadan? same here!

Ramadan mubarak :)

agreed about the sig lol

Oh, so they're like every video game company ever? Good to know.....mems_1224

Not to be pedantic, but I don't think Double Fine have ever made a sequel, even though it'd probably be in their best interests to do so.

I don't see how this is a bad thing. They just need to tone down the yearly releases. If you have like 6 franchises on a 2 year cycle, youre still getting 3 of them out each year. Ive never suffered from franchise fatigue before until Assasins creed.

This just means we know any ubisoft game from here on out will have a lame ending.

Why bother buying  (insert game here) 1

if we know we will not reach any conclusion until (insert game here) 4,5,6

Its okay if the story is imaginative and lends itselft naturally to progressive titles. But EVERY new game simply doesnt need to be strung out into 4 titles. It wreaks of a lack of imagination.

Does this translate into, "we'll sell you the same sh!t in different packaging every year"?

gamecubepad

i'm afraid so

Not sure if already posted but i found this interesting.

Ubisoft confirms that they wont be making any random games anymore and that every game they make and will make from now on will be turned into franchises, it is too expensive to create new games without having them turned into franchises says Ubisoft.

more at: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/07/ubisoft_will_only_make_games_that_can_be_turned_into_franchises

This is both good and bad in my opinion, if we will see Beyond good and Evil 2 it will mean we'll get 3 and 4 but at the same time it might mean we wont ever see beyond good and evil 2

finalstar2007

I have no idea what Ubisoft is even talking about here. THey won't make games unless it can be turned into a franchise. Uhm...okay. So I guess they won't be trying to remake Tetris or something. Didn't know that was in their plans originally, but whatever.

Seriously, what games CAN'T be turned into a franchise if they are successful enough? Hell, even unsuccessful games could be part of a franchise concept. It seems like what they are saying is they won't be making small, low budget games. But even then, big budget games are the ones that are "too expensive" and have the biggest risk.

So what...they won't make any games that aren't part of a series? When has a big budget, successful title ever NOT had a sequal and be made into a series/franchise.

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Not sure if already posted but i found this interesting.

Ubisoft confirms that they wont be making any random games anymore and that every game they make and will make from now on will be turned into franchises, it is too expensive to create new games without having them turned into franchises says Ubisoft.

more at: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/07/ubisoft_will_only_make_games_that_can_be_turned_into_franchises

This is both good and bad in my opinion, if we will see Beyond good and Evil 2 it will mean we'll get 3 and 4 but at the same time it might mean we wont ever see beyond good and evil 2

R3FURBISHED

Yes, every company is in business to make money. That doesnt excuse trying to make new games though as you seem to think it does. Unless of course you want every game developer to be like ubisoft, nintendo and activision where they only try to make games they can release annual releases on and never give a one shot game a chance like the last of us.

Speaking of last of us, that was a one time game that didnt have a franchise behind it and its been selling like gangbusters. Dishonored. The walking dead. Minecraft. All really great games that came out despite not being part of a franchise. Even great game franchises had to start with an original game.

If ubisoft never made a new game then they will never find a new franchise.

All this tells me is ubisoft is only about money. They dont want to make great games. If they actually wanted to make great games they would continue making new ones and try to insure they were actually of good quality.

[QUOTE="mems_1224"]Oh, so they're like every video game company ever? Good to know.....balfe1990

Not to be pedantic, but I don't think Double Fine have ever made a sequel, even though it'd probably be in their best interests to do so.

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Does this translate into, "we'll sell you the same sh!t in different packaging every year"?

olart4618

i'm afraid so

I put it into babelfish and these alternate translations came out:

"Regardless of critical and fan reception, if a title does not meet corporate sales expectations it will not receive a sequel."

and

"We will only create games to target the masses. Our focus groups show that copying other popular titles is the most effective manner to acheive this."

Win-win for gamers. Variation is the death of creativity.

I don't see how this is a bad thing. They just need to tone down the yearly releases. If you have like 6 franchises on a 2 year cycle, youre still getting 3 of them out each year. Ive never suffered from franchise fatigue before until Assasins creed.

RR360DD

I don't see how this is a GOOD thing. Less new games, more rehashes. How can anyone see that as a positive?

Then again, Ubisoft has been doing this for awhile anyway. So really they are just confirming that they will just keep doing the same thing (Assassins Creed, Tom Clancy, Rayman... and now add Watch Dogs... and probably bring back Prince of Persia).

Ubi give me ZombiU 2 NOW PLZ :cry:

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[QUOTE="mems_1224"]Oh, so they're like every video game company ever? Good to know.....mems_1224

Not to be pedantic, but I don't think Double Fine have ever made a sequel, even though it'd probably be in their best interests to do so.

Truth.

devs r struggling to make profits with rising cost of production. that's why so many r making mobile f2p games. because of used games we r about to end up with even more rehashes

Well, I don't like the sound of this.

Watch Dogs is gonna be shit, it seems.

"rather than milk the shit out of most of our games, we will go into "full milk the shit mode, forever"".

Ubisoft, up there with EA and Activision as the biggest assholes in the industry.

Well, I don't like the sound of this.

Watch Dogs is gonna be shit, it seems.

Cyberdot

How does that make sense?

The game that's releasing in a matter of months will be shit because there will possibly, maybe be a sequel or two down the line? You never fail to amuse me with your nonsense Willy.

Eh its a safe method that's for sure.

Is'nt this old?

And what will the entire industry do, when established IPs grow stale? Release new IPs, which we've been "raised" to disregard?

Ubisoft is a for-profit business, if they don't make games that will sell they will not make any games. Same goes for every other video game developer and producer in the industry.R3FURBISHED

Thanks for the obvious. They don't need to only make franchises to make a profit.

I don't have a problem with this as long as the games are good.

Ubisoft generally puts alot of effort into their worlds and IPs, no point in spending 50 millionish on a game and not reusing the IP again.

I'm pretty sure that they were already trying to do this.

Watch Dogs 2 through 5 confirmed.

Shitty story and open ending in Watch Dogs confirmed.