Ubisoft ramping up for new generation of consoles in 2012 - Blu-ray Forum

xtop · 01-22-2009, 08:11 PM

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...nsoles-in-2012

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Ubisoft has said that it expects a new generation of home consoles to be on the market by 2012.

The French publisher is increasing headcount to work on future technology, with mergers also on the cards to increase development and technology resources.

"We want to take advantage of a company that could bring more technology to us, or new brands," said CEO Yves Guillemot.

"So we have now enough to help us to grow the company for not only next year but to get ready for the coming of the next generation consoles that are probably going to happen 2011, 2012.

"We have to be ready for that, we are already hiring people and buying some technology and looking at some brands as well," he revealed.

And following major success with new IP Shaun White's Snowboarding, Guillemot confirmed the company will soon announce the acquisition of a new sports property to increase Ubisoft's standing in the genre.

"It's really an achievement for us and it's helping us to consider that it's possible to take some share of that business," said Guillemot of the success in the sports market.

"And we will soon announce that we will make a little bit of a merger and acquisition on that front. It's a small one but it will show you that we want to invest more in that direction," he added.

maybe this will shut some people up about when the new consoles are coming

Simplayer · 01-22-2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by xtop

maybe this will shut some people up about when the new consoles are coming

No u shut up!

Puhgete · 01-22-2009, 08:17 PM

Their guess is as good as ours. Also, I didn't know there was much argument about when the next consoles were coming out. I thought we all pretty much agreed they'd come out in 2011 or 2012.

xtop · 01-22-2009, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Simplayer

No u shut up!

don't make me come over there

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Originally Posted by Puhgete

Their guess is as good as ours. Also, I didn't know there was much argument about when the next consoles were coming out. I thought we all pretty much agreed they'd come out in 2011 or 2012.

there seems to be on this forum anyways lol

Simplayer · 01-22-2009, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by xtop

there seems to be on this forum anyways lol

2016 or bust!

Crimy · 01-22-2009, 08:28 PM

Ubisoft and EA are two companies that deserve to go bankrupt in this economy.

Monkey · 01-22-2009, 08:31 PM

I'm a sucker for GRAW games, other than that I don't want to jump next gen that soon.

Maximus · 01-22-2009, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Crimy

Ubisoft and EA are two companies that deserve to go bankrupt in this economy.

EA? Why EA? They have been awesome this gen, Dead Space is brilliant, and as much as I hate to say it Fifa is pretty good this year too...

Ubisoft, yeah, but it seems unlikely as all of the that Imaginezzz range is doing amazing numbers on the DS/Wii...

Depp · 01-22-2009, 09:53 PM

Ubisoft rock! Can't wait for I Am Alive, Assassin's Creed 2, and even Beyond Good & Evil 2. Any company who develops new IPs with high production values like Ubisoft and definitely EA deserve kisses. :P

xtop · 01-22-2009, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

EA? Why EA? They have been awesome this gen, Dead Space is brilliant, and as much as I hate to say it Fifa is pretty good this year too...

Ubisoft, yeah, but it seems unlikely as all of the that Imaginezzz range is doing amazing numbers on the DS/Wii...

everyone hates ea for the monopoly they've got going. i'd rather have another nfl game out there. tired of the same ol madden every year

but yea..dead space is awesome. they can make all sorts of games like that

Maximus · 01-22-2009, 10:18 PM

I suppose I don't care because it doesn't really effect me!

Rike255 · 01-22-2009, 10:32 PM

2012 is too early for me. I guess it's still 3 years away, but I just don't want to have to buy another console just to wait a year for it's game library to build up and features get ironed out.

This hobby sucks!

blitz6speed · 01-22-2009, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Rike255

2012 is too early for me. I guess it's still 3 years away, but I just don't want to have to buy another console just to wait a year for it's game library to build up and features get ironed out.

This hobby sucks!

Seriously, 2012 is way too soon.

saprano · 01-22-2009, 10:56 PM

Sounds about right.

PS2 launched in 2000, ps3 2006.

Rike255 · 01-22-2009, 10:58 PM

Yep and I would've been completely happy if we were still in PS2 days. Not that I'm not enjoying the PS3 (I like it more then the PS2 actually), I just don't see the need to go through the launch of a new system every six years when the first 2 years are dedicated to building a decent library, and the last 2 years are dedicated to promoting the NEXT system to come along.

saprano · 01-22-2009, 11:00 PM

Yea these consoles still feel new to me.

Who made the 6 year rule anyway?

Crimy · 01-22-2009, 11:26 PM

Granted every once in awhile EA and Ubisoft make a good game but it is far and inbetween all the craptastic games they come out with. Sorry to say but most of their crap is just to milk a franchise, nothing worthwhile or spectacular.

Their are far too many other development companies out there that churn out an amazing game after another just for the pure excitement of having people enjoy what they make.

Septimus Prime · 01-22-2009, 11:27 PM

I'll go as far as to say that the Assassin's Creed engine ruined the new Prince of Persia. Oh well.

justinbaily · 01-23-2009, 02:56 AM

The problem is that we now have to deal with WII,XBOX and PLAYSTATION.
If there was only sony well they can take forever and no one but graphic *****'s would care. Xbox seems to be going down sega's path of first out and first out of date. Xbox 1 was prematurely killed forcing people to 360.

Nintendo's doing whatever they want and not really playing the same game as ms and sony. Read-HD gaming/set-top boxes.

Myself i have a love - hate relationship with games because the ebay vultures
ruin year 1 ,if there are any good games worth playing,then games like GOW
appear only for the hardware to disappear. I'd sooner get a great ps2 game over a p.o.s ps3 game but if you don't move on some1 will force you to send out
the next wave of hardware. Genesis+sega cd+32x=time for saturn which does
poorly next to psone time for dreamcast-ps2 hype killed that system within 2 years.

If the econimy doesn't inprove i can't see running out to replace a young platform like ps3 before 2016. GAMES MATTER NOT THE HARDWARE THEY'RE PLAYED ON. Why else would zelda,mario or metroid still be compelling today
like when the nes was new. Graphics fade,sound can become tinny but true
GAMEPLAY lasts FOREVER.

I'm in no rush to replace my current gen ANYTIME SOON.

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01-22-2009, 08:17 PM	#3
Puhgete Member Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:148 Blu-ray reviews: 3	Their guess is as good as ours. Also, I didn't know there was much argument about when the next consoles were coming out. I thought we all pretty much agreed they'd come out in 2011 or 2012.

01-22-2009, 08:28 PM	#6
Crimy Member Member since:Jan 2009	Ubisoft and EA are two companies that deserve to go bankrupt in this economy.

01-22-2009, 08:31 PM	#7
Monkey Blu-ray Knight Member since:Sep 2006 Trading Score:31	I'm a sucker for GRAW games, other than that I don't want to jump next gen that soon.

01-22-2009, 09:53 PM	#9
Depp Junior Member Member since:Dec 2008	Ubisoft rock! Can't wait for I Am Alive, Assassin's Creed 2, and even Beyond Good & Evil 2. Any company who develops new IPs with high production values like Ubisoft and definitely EA deserve kisses. :P

01-22-2009, 10:18 PM	#11
Maximus Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2006	I suppose I don't care because it doesn't really effect me!

01-22-2009, 10:32 PM	#12
Rike255 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:AB, Canada PSNetwork: Rike255 Home Theater Gallery:44 Blu-ray collection:57	2012 is too early for me. I guess it's still 3 years away, but I just don't want to have to buy another console just to wait a year for it's game library to build up and features get ironed out. This hobby sucks!

01-22-2009, 10:56 PM	#14
saprano Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Bronx, New York Blu-ray collection:495 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:9	Sounds about right. PS2 launched in 2000, ps3 2006.

01-22-2009, 10:58 PM	#15
Rike255 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:AB, Canada PSNetwork: Rike255 Home Theater Gallery:44 Blu-ray collection:57	Yep and I would've been completely happy if we were still in PS2 days. Not that I'm not enjoying the PS3 (I like it more then the PS2 actually), I just don't see the need to go through the launch of a new system every six years when the first 2 years are dedicated to building a decent library, and the last 2 years are dedicated to promoting the NEXT system to come along.

01-22-2009, 11:00 PM	#16
saprano Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Bronx, New York Blu-ray collection:495 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:9	Yea these consoles still feel new to me. Who made the 6 year rule anyway?

01-22-2009, 11:26 PM	#17
Crimy Member Member since:Jan 2009	Granted every once in awhile EA and Ubisoft make a good game but it is far and inbetween all the craptastic games they come out with. Sorry to say but most of their crap is just to milk a franchise, nothing worthwhile or spectacular. Their are far too many other development companies out there that churn out an amazing game after another just for the pure excitement of having people enjoy what they make.

01-22-2009, 11:27 PM	#18
Septimus Prime Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:164 Trading Score:2	I'll go as far as to say that the Assassin's Creed engine ruined the new Prince of Persia. Oh well.

01-23-2009, 02:56 AM	#19
justinbaily Active Member Member since:Mar 2007	The problem is that we now have to deal with WII,XBOX and PLAYSTATION. If there was only sony well they can take forever and no one but graphic *****'s would care. Xbox seems to be going down sega's path of first out and first out of date. Xbox 1 was prematurely killed forcing people to 360. Nintendo's doing whatever they want and not really playing the same game as ms and sony. Read-HD gaming/set-top boxes. Myself i have a love - hate relationship with games because the ebay vultures ruin year 1 ,if there are any good games worth playing,then games like GOW appear only for the hardware to disappear. I'd sooner get a great ps2 game over a p.o.s ps3 game but if you don't move on some1 will force you to send out the next wave of hardware. Genesis+sega cd+32x=time for saturn which does poorly next to psone time for dreamcast-ps2 hype killed that system within 2 years. If the econimy doesn't inprove i can't see running out to replace a young platform like ps3 before 2016. GAMES MATTER NOT THE HARDWARE THEY'RE PLAYED ON. Why else would zelda,mario or metroid still be compelling today like when the nes was new. Graphics fade,sound can become tinny but true GAMEPLAY lasts FOREVER. I'm in no rush to replace my current gen ANYTIME SOON.

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