Oh boy, so Ubisoft isn’t exactly throwing a party right now, huh? They’ve got some shaky numbers to share for the financial year ending March 2025. I mean, €1.9 billion sounds like a lot, right? But nope, that’s a 17.5% slip from last year. Ouch. And net bookings? They tumbled down by 20.5% to €1.84 billion. Yikes. Even their back catalogue slumped 13.5%. It’s like they’re on a slippery slope or something.
Anyway, Yves Guillemot – the CEO, if you hadn’t guessed – tried to pull a bit of sunshine out of this gloomy picture. He’s like, “Yeah, we’ve had some ups and downs, but hey, we did manage some positive cash flow.” That’s like saying, “I dropped my sandwich, but at least I got to lick off the cheese,” right?
Then there’s this whole thing about Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Apparently, that was a big deal. Like, a really big deal. Fans were all over it, so I guess that’s a plus, but I don’t know why I always picture sneaky folks in hoods whenever I hear about that game. Oh, and they’re saving money too – already cut costs and plan to whip out another €100 million in savings. Makes you wonder where all that cash goes.
So, to sum it up… Yeah, Ubisoft had a rough go. But Guillemot seems hopeful or maybe just stubborn. They’re still swinging at the fences, I guess. Life marches on, even when the bank numbers aren’t so pretty.
