Assassin's Creed: Shadows releases on Steam with CCU of ~65k (highest series launch on the platform)
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digimaster7
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Ouch, If I'm an Ubisoft employee, I would start updating my resume because this looks pretty bad. an AAAAA game with GTA V budget or more and only 25k player on launch day…
I know this series is mainly on console but even odyssey got 62k CCU on steam
I know this series is mainly on console but even odyssey got 62k CCU on steam
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geary
Member
Valhalla had zero CCU on steam and sold gangbusters....Chill out...Steam is not the primary store for AC games, even is 90% of the PC market share.
Kacho
Member
Hard to say. Obviously not great because it shows a lack of interest but it's peaking now. Should continue to peak over the next four days. I'd say it still has a chance at cracking 100k. We'll see.
Doesn't matter. You know every shithead X grifter will be spamming the site with a picture of the CCU and screaming how it's proof of the game's failure. Those narratives will then be parroted here.
Denton
Member
Valhalla did not launch on Steam. If a game launches on Steam, Steam is its primary PC platform. That is reality.
MMaRsu
Gold Member
Once again, cheapest keys were Uniconnect only. Why would people buy full.price on Steam of you can get it 30€ cheaper on Uniconnect.
Denton
Member
If you think this (Ubisoft getting even less money from each copy sold) will somehow save this game, I have a bridge in Dresden to sell you.
MMaRsu
Gold Member
If you think this game will not be successful I have a bridge to sell you.
Its been top seller on console stores for months.
Steam numbers Arent interesting for this game.
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owandeseis
Member
PC gamers don't really care for Ubisoft games lately (except maybe Far Cry?) so this isn't a great indicative of the AC's final sales.
This said while the sales on consoles will be much better, i just hope Ubi isn't expecting some huge seller, i guess 3-4M max on the first 1-2 weeks which is good but considering the budget and the amount of money they spent on advertising... not that good
This said while the sales on consoles will be much better, i just hope Ubi isn't expecting some huge seller, i guess 3-4M max on the first 1-2 weeks which is good but considering the budget and the amount of money they spent on advertising... not that good
MMaRsu
Gold Member
On a weekday too
kazuyamishima
Member
The Problem with GAF and the PC Mid Range Race is that whilst the weekend hasn't arrived to truly see the real potential, they continue to underestimate consoles version sales, and the PS5 version seems to be doing decent to good numbers.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
For reference, Stalker 2 came out on a Wednesday, was available on Gamepass and still had more than 120K ccu on Steam alone.
MMaRsu
Gold Member
And was anticipated for over 15 years, is a PC focused series, and is a developer people are happy to support.
Just for reference.
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Shut up. Context doesn't apply in culture wars.
phant0m
Member
Did it have 120k barely 7 hours after unlocking?
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
The game unlocked hours before its expected date. It was on a Wednesday for half of its market. I'm also almost certain an AC game will sell more on PS AND the Ubisoft Connect numbers are significant.
I don't think it beats Valhalla, but it will disappoint Ubisoft who needed a smash hit. This seems to be a mid-tier AC game both critically and commercially.
I don't think it beats Valhalla, but it will disappoint Ubisoft who needed a smash hit. This seems to be a mid-tier AC game both critically and commercially.
geary
Member
That's my point. It sold 1 billion without steam.
Then why did Shadows unlock on its primary PC platform after UbiSoft's?
Lucifers Beard
Member
It's a fucking Thursday, you won't see peak numbers until probably tomorrow evening or Saturday.
ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
A lot of people are skipping Steam altogether too, it's easier to buy directly from UbiApp since it's still required in Steam package.
Portugeezer
Member
It's only a success when Jason Shiller tells me it is.
That's heavily based on word of mouth though, right?
If word of mouth and initial reactions are negative that would hurt weekend digital sales / player numbers.
kruis
Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
That number doesn't mean anything since the game launched at 00:00 midnight in most European countries and at 01:00 AM in the UK, Ireland and Portugal.
Besides that, price conscious AC fans will probably have bought the Ubisoft+ version of the game since that's the only version available on keys seller sites. That's the version I got myself. I don't mind the Ubisoft+ app, it's just a launcher that you don't have to interact with. Besides that, I like the fact that it supports cross platform saves. I played most of Valhalla on PS5 and finished it on PC when I got a cheap PC key.
Kacho
Member
Nope. The standalone Uplay app isn't required for this on Steam. It also has Steam achievements, which were missing from Valhalla, and Deck verified.
ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
Warning: This title uses 3rd-party DRM (Ubisoft Connect, Denuvo Anti-Tamper).
First thing it asked me outright is to login to my UbiConnect App.
Kacho
Member
Ubisoft Connect Team: Launching the game through Steam doesn't require you to download and install the Ubisoft Connect Launcher, as the Steam installation already includes a lite embedded version of it. You simply need to link your Ubisoft Connect account to Steam.
Denton
Member
Valhalla was successful because hype for viking AC was huge and there was a covid quarantine + not much competition around the release date.
AC Shadows's lunch was already eaten half a decade ago by Tsushima, and hype for Ubisoft games has never been lower.
And it sold well without Steam because it was not on Steam. That's not a rocket science thing. If Valhalla was on Steam, it would have sold the most there.
Huh?
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MatrixReloaded101
Member
It's so weird seeing people want a game to fail … smh.
I don't even think the steam numbers mean anything because the game is cheaper on key sites and most of the keys are for ubi connect plus there is the option to play the game on Ubi plus for like $18 a month so I don't think the steam sales would indicate much.
It unlocked on UbiConnect before Steam. If Steam was its primary platform, it would've unlocked there first. But it didn't
Kacho
Member
Yes, older games require the standalone app to be running in the background.
EA tried the same thing with Veilguard, removing the Origin launcher requirement or whatever it's called. Too little too late.
Denton
Member
Sorry but that is an extremely idiotic metric to use to judge which platform is primary or not. Not to mention that if it is even true, it is unlikely to have been intentional.
Do you seriously think there will be more copies sold on Ubisoft Connect than on Steam?
Do you also think Veilguard sold more on EA App than on Steam?
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I think more people will play it on UbiConnect, Ubi+, PS5, and XSX than Steam.
Discounted keys on key sites were all UbiConnect.
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Denton
Member
Lmao, yes if you combine all other platforms then it is probable that more people will be there than on Steam alone. Does not mean it will be enough to make the game profitable though.
Ok? Steam will still have sold more because that has been the case with pretty much every game ever made that got steam release day one for the last decade.
And Ubisoft getting less money per copy sold ain't exactly a victory either.
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Ubisoft came back to Steam because nobody was purchasing games on their platform.
Key sites pay full price for the keys, they're the ones losing money.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
They should've made this game 10 years ago after the AC2 trilogy. Now you have so many options in this niche. Sekiro, Rise of Ronin, Ghost of Sushi all seem like better options. Although to be fair none of those games feature men kissing each other on the lips.
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
Is there an Ubi Console?
rodrigolfp
Haptic Gamepads 4 Life
There is Ubisoft Connect excuse. It is idiotic needing two "launchers" for 1 game so buying and playing through Ubi Connect makes much more sense.
phant0m
Member
Sold? Hell no. Played through Ubi+? Good chance.
It's the best way to play their games imo. $15 to play Ultimate/Premium versions on launch? ($30 if it takes you 2 months to play through it)
And no, the average Ubi enjoyer doesn't give a fuck about "owning" digital copies of their games
But if you really wanted to, you could buy it later on after the fact on sale and STILL come out ahead of a $70 day 1 purchase.
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MMaRsu
Gold Member
For this game? Yes
EA app? Literally nobody uses that shit and games are not cheaper there than on Steam
This game on Ubiconnect was 20/30€ cheaper than on Steam
Reizo Ryuu
Gold Member
You never downplayed it yet you took the games revenue in to question by saying we don't how much of the revenue didn't come from sales.
Lokaum D+
Member
i really dont think most PC gamers want to play on that shit Ubi app, thats why, for a day one steam AC i think the numbers are incredible low.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
34K crossed now.