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A Galaxy in Trouble? Ubisoft Boss Says Star Wars Outlaws Flopped Because the Franchise Is in Crisis - theGeek.games

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Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot claims Star Wars Outlaws’ weak sales are not just the game’s fault, but also because “the Star Wars franchise is going through turbulent times.” Guillemot added: “There were still things that needed to be fixed,” admitting these issues affected the game’s performance at launch.   Star Wars Outlaws was billed as the most ambitious Star Wars adventure yet, promising gamers a vast open world and a daring protagonist to ex…
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Ubisoft CEO believes that Star Wars Outlaws failed because "the brand" was less popular. But was this really the real reason?

Things didn't go as planned for Ubisoft's big budget title Star Wars Outlaws when it was released at the end of August last year. Despite the hype and saucer given to it before the launch, sales did not live up to (very) high expectations. This is something about which Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft's CEO, was recently asked by investors during a meeting, at which he stated: "Outlaws was launched at a time when the brand to which it belonged was in a b…

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