It expects 2.6 billion euros in net bookings and 600 million euros of adjusted operating income, although those figures are flattered by anticipated revenues from the delayed games.

The group tried to take the sting out of its profit warning by announcing bullish forecasts for the year to March 2021. Ubisoft also recognises all its games need to be “strongly differentiated,” he said. Changes to gameplay can be “unsettling” so they have to be seamlessly introduced to win over players, he added. Ubisoft assumed a gap of 30 to 36 months would be long enough for a sequel, but that timeframe was too short to optimise gameplay and build enough anticipation and momentum, Guillemot said. “There were more bugs than expected at the launch,” he said, and players viewed its large online store as a cash grab and it was “really not appreciated at all.” Guillemot shared more details about Breakpoint’s issues during a call with analysts. Future games will also feature “original new formulas” and “highly optimised experiences,” he added.

Read more about the game >HERE< You can check out the official gameplay video from E3 2019 below. It is an upcoming action-adventure for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Watch Dogs Legion (stylized as WATCH DOGS LGION). “We’re not happy with the fact that our decision here impacts significantly the short term of our financials, but we believe that we’re taking then this opportunity to definitely further elevate the quality of all of our games by coming with stronger identity features, differentiation,” Guillemot said. During E3 2019, Ubisoft proudly announced the upcoming third installment in the Watch Dogs series entitled Watch Dogs Legion. A third problem was Breakpoint’s failure to stand out, he added. The company also realised gameplay innovations “need to be perfectly implemented” after Breakpoint’s changes “generated very negative reaction” and were “strongly rejected by a significant portion of the community,” Guillemot said. Ubisoft underestimated the difficulty of drumming up interest in a sequel to a live multiplayer game, especially after updating and improving the original game, he said. “Critical reception and sales during the game’s first weeks were very disappointing,” CEO and cofounder Yves Guillemot said in a press release, referring to Breakpoint.

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