“It was a perfect storm we may never see again.
And in that frame, Shadows is already setting a new bar as illustrated above.”
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is as wonky as you’d expect a Ubisoft game to be.
But the experience of playing video games was unhampered by such things.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was that pretty good open-world game.
That streak continued into 2021 asValheimfound a huge audience pre-vaccine.
But the years since have taught us that there isnt an endless appetite for live service games.
There was just an endless appetite, amid lockdowns, for anything to do to kill the time.
If that time-killing activity helped you connect with the friends you couldn’t see, even better.
It was also thesecond best-selling Switch game.
And, as noted,Valhalla had generated over a billion dollars in revenue by 2022.
That success is unreplicable, and its smart of Ubisoft to ignore Valhallas success when considering Shadows fortunes.
It also seems fairly common.
I would argue it’s an artificial high, as well," he said.
Ubisoft is taking the same approach with Shadows.
2020’s influx of players was great for developers in that particular moment.
The backlash was never going to make a dent.
