Ubisoft to no longer pursue FPS game titles...

ekempey · 03-17-08, 02:31 PM

"Ubisoft game designer Phil Therien said his company would limit the amount of development time given to hardcore FPS games in the future because they no longer make enough money to be a viable business practice."

http://www.gametrailers.com/viewnews.php?id=5680

I hope this has not been posted elsewhere, if it has, mods please delete.

Does this mean good things for the world of Silent Hunter (being a niche market itself), or does it mean that the company will pay less attention to niche gaming in general?

Major Johnson · 03-17-08, 02:35 PM

Personally, I enjoy their Brothers In Arms Series and am anxiously awaiting Hell's Highway. The series is not your typical arcade style "run and gun". So they can can all the fantasy, space alien crap for all I care, but keep the WW2 stuff coming!

August · 03-17-08, 02:57 PM

Geez, just a couple years ago FPS's were supposed to be the only ones making a profit.

Dowly · 03-17-08, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Geez, just a couple years ago FPS's were supposed to be the only ones making a profit.

The way I see it, it hasnt changed. Ubi just havent made any "great" FPS's lately.

skwasjer · 03-17-08, 03:11 PM

To be honest, I think the FPS market is not a paying customer (enough). Family games, simulation, RTS and overall console games are more likely to sell (older audience likely to pay, or as gifts to youngsters, and console games are harder to copy).

Besides, hardcore FPS on a console is a big 'no' so that limits the target platform to PC, so to me the decision makes alot of sense.

And yea, I really can't wait for Hell's Highway. It's my number one WWII-title.

August · 03-17-08, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

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Originally Posted by August

Geez, just a couple years ago FPS's were supposed to be the only ones making a profit.

The way I see it, it hasnt changed. Ubi just havent made any "great" FPS's lately.

Really? I figured that the consoles have pretty much hijacked the FPS market. I was hoping we'd see more RTS's from computer game companies.

kiwi_2005 · 03-17-08, 04:54 PM

FPS games i thought were the most popular titles on the market:hmm:

Playing a FPS on a console is the most shocking thing in gaming ever! The target system moves for you, no need to aim. LAME

03-17-08, 02:31 PM	#1
ekempey Gunner Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 95 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Ubisoft to no longer pursue FPS game titles... "Ubisoft game designer Phil Therien said his company would limit the amount of development time given to hardcore FPS games in the future because they no longer make enough money to be a viable business practice." http://www.gametrailers.com/viewnews.php?id=5680 I hope this has not been posted elsewhere, if it has, mods please delete. Does this mean good things for the world of Silent Hunter (being a niche market itself), or does it mean that the company will pay less attention to niche gaming in general?

03-17-08, 02:35 PM	#2
Major Johnson Frogman Join Date: May 2007 Location: Jeresey Shore USA Posts: 288 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Personally, I enjoy their Brothers In Arms Series and am anxiously awaiting Hell's Highway. The series is not your typical arcade style "run and gun". So they can can all the fantasy, space alien crap for all I care, but keep the WW2 stuff coming! __________________ MJ! ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 AMD FX8350 8 Core 4.0 Ghz CPU GeForce GTX 560 Ti PCIx Video Card 8 GB Corsair Vengence RAM Rosewill 850W Power Supply

03-17-08, 02:57 PM	#3
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,202 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Geez, just a couple years ago FPS's were supposed to be the only ones making a profit. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

03-17-08, 03:11 PM	#5
skwasjer The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,549 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 3	To be honest, I think the FPS market is not a paying customer (enough). Family games, simulation, RTS and overall console games are more likely to sell (older audience likely to pay, or as gifts to youngsters, and console games are harder to copy). Besides, hardcore FPS on a console is a big 'no' so that limits the target platform to PC, so to me the decision makes alot of sense. And yea, I really can't wait for Hell's Highway. It's my number one WWII-title. __________________ S3D - Silent 3ditor (v0.9.9) - S3D homepage - Open sourced S3D file parser API's - SUBSIM thread SH5 mods: Speech Recognition for SH5 \| Digital UI Clock Tutorials: [TEC] Import/export 3D models to/from game using S3D [TEC] How to work with the model viewer in S3D - VIDEO

03-17-08, 04:54 PM	#7
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	FPS games i thought were the most popular titles on the market:hmm: Playing a FPS on a console is the most shocking thing in gaming ever! The target system moves for you, no need to aim. LAME __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.