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Global video games<\/a> giant Ubisoft has announced that they are shifting their focus from producing yearly 3 to 4 premium AAA games to more high-end free-to-play games. With the ever-changing pattern in the video games industry, this decision from Ubisoft surfaced during their latest earnings call.<\/p>\n

Ubisoft free-to-play games plan<\/h2>\n

While talking about its update on the game development strategy, Ubisoft’s Chief Financial Officer, Frederick Duguet commented:<\/p>\n

“In line with the evolution of our high-quality line-up that is increasingly diverse, we are moving on from our prior comment regarding releasing 3-4 premium AAAs per year. Additionally, we are building high-end free-to-play games to be trending towards AAA ambitions over the long-term.”<\/p>\n

Explaining the reason behind this change in strategy, Duduet further added, “This is purely a financial communication evolution and doesn’t change the fact that we continue to expect a high cadence of content delivery including powerful premium and free-to-play new releases.”<\/p>\n

Earlier last week, Ubisoft announced a big expansion for Tom Clancy’s division franchise. This includes a free to play title Tom Clancy’s The Division: Heartland, and also a free-to-play mobile game from The Division series.<\/p>\n

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It is not a surprise that a free-to-play model will help Ubisoft to reach out to a larger potential audience. And games like Fortnite, Call of Duty: Warzone, Brawlhalla etc have already shown that a high end free to play model can be a big success if executed properly.<\/p>\n

“In terms of Heartland, the way we think about building the audience reach growth for our biggest franchises, so starting with The Division, is to come with high-quality free-to-play games,” Duguet said on Tuesday’s earnings call.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Ubisoft has also revealed that their open-world pirate game, Skulls and Bones is delayed yet again, pushing it to the beginning of the next fiscal year.<\/p>\n

However, Far Cry 6 and Rainbow Six Quarantine will be released by September 30, followed by Riders Republic, The Division Heartland, and Roller Champions in this fiscal year only.<\/p>\n