{"id":30745,"date":"2022-05-03T09:48:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T09:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/company-that-should-acquire-ubisoft"},"modified":"2022-05-03T13:08:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T13:08:00","slug":"company-that-should-acquire-ubisoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/company-that-should-acquire-ubisoft","title":{"rendered":"Which company should acquire Ubisoft?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Video game<\/a> company acquisitions have become increasingly common in the last few years, with notable industry-shifting buyouts like Bethesda by Xbox<\/a>, Bungie by Sony, and Zynga by Take-Two. Another big acquisition rumor swirling around involves the French company Ubisoft.<\/p>\n

Recent reports from Bloomberg and Kotaku suggest that Ubisoft is gearing up for an acquisition soon. We do not know which companies may have or could approach Ubisoft, but we can speculate on the potential candidates. <\/p>\n

Hence, here’s a list of companies that we believe could acquire Ubisoft in the future, alongside the advantages and disadvantages each of these companies may have by making Ubisoft a part of their family.<\/p>\n

Companies that should acquire Ubisoft<\/h2>\n

The four companies that we believe should acquire Ubisoft are PlayStation, Xbox, Take-Two Interactive, and Tencent.<\/p>\n

PlayStation<\/h3>\n
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PlayStation could benefit from the wide array of upcoming freemium and live service games from Ubisoft. (Picture: GINX Esports TV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PlayStation has been on a hiring spree, acquiring new indie studios like Haven, Firesprite, or the big established AAA ones like the Halo and Destiny creator Bungie. PlayStation is fiercely expanding its first-party studios, and rightly so since its biggest competitor, Xbox, has been doing the same, but should PlayStation acquire Ubisoft next?<\/p>\n

Upside<\/strong><\/p>\n

While PlayStation’s studios continue to craft some of the best AAA single-player experiences, they have yet to make their mark in the live-service and multiplayer sectors.
Acquiring Bungie was just one step in the right direction though PlayStation does need more companies that have a well-established live-service titles or have well-established franchises that they are looking to adapt into live-service games. <\/p>\n

Ubisoft is one such company which is slowly and steadily shifting towards a live-service and freemium games model. The next entry in the Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry franchises will reportedly be live-service titles, and if those weren’t enough, Ubisoft is also planning to release freemium titles like Ghost Recon Frontline and The Division Heartlands.<\/p>\n

PlayStation could greatly benefit from having a diverse lineup of multiplayer titles under its banner from all these new studios as its Worldwide Studios continue to churn out great single-player experiences.<\/p>\n

Downside<\/h3>\n

It’s no surprise that some of PlayStation’s first-party open-world games like Horizon Zero Dawn and Ghost of Tsushima were structurally very similar to the open-world games Ubisoft makes. <\/p>\n

Having all these studios under the same banner and releasing structurally similar games may hurt PlayStation’s reputation, and these first-party games may also lose their essence, something that makes PlayStation’s games so special in the first place.<\/p>\n

Xbox <\/h3>\n
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Xbox could benefit from Ubisoft’s upcoming open world single player games. (Picture: GINX Esports TV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Xbox has also been on an acquisition spree, with two of its biggest industry-breaking buyouts being Bethesda and Activision Blizzard, the latter of which is still under process. <\/p>\n