Ubisoft Next-Gen 2020 releases will be $ 60, but do not rule out future price increases


During Ubisoft’s Q1 2020-21 earnings call, he confirmed that his Fall 2020 games, including Watch Dogs Legion and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, will be $ 60 USD when they launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. However, the Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot specifically mentions the games are slated to launch this holiday, which could leave the door open for a price increase. we’re focused right now. “

Later in the call, he reiterated the price of $ 60, but did not promise to say that all future next-gen games would be $ 60.

“We said earlier that for the price of $ 60, we are focusing on Christmas releases, and those games will launch at $ 60.”This move by Ubisoft differs from 2K’s decision to make NBA 2K21 $ 70 USD on PS5 and Xbox Series X, as opposed to the price of $ 60 on current generation systems.

This news also comes along with Ubisoft’s commitment to implement “major changes” in the company following the string of allegations of abuse and misconduct against some of its employees.

During the earnings call, Ubisoft reported a record first quarter with “significantly higher than expected performance led by the depth of the Group’s catalog, the quality of its live services and historically high levels of engagement.”

Ubisoft had record net reserves of “410.0 million euros (~ $ 474 million dollars), far exceeding the Group’s target of around 335.0 million euros (~ $ 388 million dollars)”Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will launch on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on November 17, 2020. We know it will be a launch title for PS5 and Xbox Series X, but we have yet to know the next generation release date. system.

Watch Dogs Legion will launch on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, and PC on October 29, 2020.

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Additional reporting by Matt TM Kim