Ubisoft Is Confident in Watch Dogs 2 Sales Making up for Assassin's Creed Absence

This volition be the offset year later on many without a brand new Assassin's Creed game, merely plainly Ubisoft is confident that Watch Dogs ii sales will mitigate the otherwise devastating effect of his biggest IP missing its yearly release.

Ubisoft's Sales Director Darren Bowen released the following argument to MCVUK:

Assassin's Creed has been a fantastic seller for Ubisoft and really important to the market every twelvemonth, merely make no mistake, Watch Dogs 2 will certainly make full the gap this year.

We are very fortunate to accept such a strong and varied line-upwardly so nosotros don't accept to rely just one franchise. Following Watch Dogs two, we likewise have Steep launching at the get-go of December along with strong back catalogue sales on Tom Clancy'due south The Division and Far Cry Central which have been 2 of the biggest launches so far this yr.

Let's not forget live games similar The Crew and Rainbow Six Siege which is really existence embraced the community with 10m players worldwide. If that wasn't enough we as well have the Ezio Collection, then for those consumers who demand a sense of taste of Assassin's Creed every yr – and we know there are a huge number of people – they will still be able to purchase a nifty triple pack which covers the nearly loved menses of Assassin's Creed.

If you really practice need a state of Assassin'south Creed in 2022, hither's a trailer that compares the Ezio Collection to the original games (released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360).

Going back to Lookout Dogs 2 sales, at whatsoever charge per unit, Ubisoft previously mentioned that pre-orders were lower than the visitor had hoped. That said, pre-orders don't necessarily tell the whole story according to Ubisoft executives. The visitor witnessed this first hand with Far Cry, only also with live games like The Crew and Rainbow Six: Siege which massively improved afterwards launch until their communities got fashion larger than suggested by initial sales.

As a reminder, the first Watch Dogs sold over 10 meg copies, setting records at launch for the biggest new IP in the gaming industry. Lookout man Dogs 2 will be out next week on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, while PC gamers will have to wait for November 29th.