Exposing the Grift: Go Woke Go Broke

[GearSolidMetal]

Scroll up and see if you can figure it out for yourself.

Ah, Shadows.
Haven't paid much attention to it other than everybody is basically saying it's 'meh' at best, it has four romances and only one is straight, and if Ubisoft is celebrating two million players it reminds me of the 'huge numbers' Veilguard had in the few days after it released.

As for it 'not going broke' it has yet to break even, especially when its pointed out these games always have massive marketing budgets.

 

[Mr Holmes]

Seems mostly positive so far. Online drama was over blown

Here are the stars on the Xbox reviews: 1, 2, 4, 3, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 5, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 1, etc.

I supposed its possible there is nothing but straight 4's and 5's toward the bottom, but its seems a little fishy to me.

 

[deviake]

Ah, Shadows.
Haven't paid much attention to it other than everybody is basically saying it's 'meh' at best, it has four romances and only one is straight

 

[deviake]

Don't remember if I posted this here, but definitely relevant:

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Source?

Everyone that is honest and relevant.
Some gaming shill website gave it a 100/100, just like another gaming shill website gave Cyberpunk2077 100/100 when it was launched.

You have an uphill climb thats practically vertical to come up with a convincing argument its one of the best games of the year and worth paying full price for.


As for my 'source' I literally posted the screenshot, and its common knowledge major game released have at least $50 million marketing budgets, so unless you have a source that says Ubisoft went light on their marketing then thats the ballpark number they spent.

 

[deviake]

Everyone that is honest and relevant.
Some gaming shill website gave it a 100/100, just like another gaming shill website gave Cyberpunk2077 100/100 when it was launched.

You have an uphill climb thats practically vertical to come up with a convincing argument its one of the best games of the year and worth paying full price for.


As for my 'source' I literally posted the screenshot, and its common knowledge major game released have at least $50 million marketing budgets, so unless you have a source that says Ubisoft went light on their marketing then thats the ballpark number they spent.

Yeah I edited out the "source" because it's early but that also means it's too early for you to say "it has yet to break even" like that means anything yet.

I'm not going to play the game, I don't know of any "shill websites" giving it 100/100, if one has I doubt it's big, literally no one is trying to argue that it's one of the best games of the year.

I'm just here to put my nuts on people's "woke" obsessed foreheads, again.

You also straight up lied in the post I quoted, don't think for a moment we're gonna pretend like that didn't happen.

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

it has four romances and only one is straight

Well that's just not true

 

[Fox by the Sea]

Here are the stars on the Xbox reviews: 1, 2, 4, 3, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 5, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 1, etc.

I supposed its possible there is nothing but straight 4's and 5's toward the bottom, but its seems a little fishy to me.

aren't the first reviews the bought ones?
they do the same with movies.

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

Here are the stars on the Xbox reviews: 1, 2, 4, 3, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 5, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 1, etc.

I supposed its possible there is nothing but straight 4's and 5's toward the bottom, but its seems a little fishy to me.

All my buddies like it so far. Game play seems good. Reviews that I follow say it's pretty solid. I'll probably give it a shot.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Yeah I edited out the "source" because it's early but that also means it's too early for you to say "it has yet to break even" like that means anything yet.

No, it's not too early to say 'it has yet to break even' because selling 2 million units' (which 2 million players implies' obviously means it has yet to break even, unless a large bulk of those players bought the $100 premium editions.

And even if it 'breaks even,' big whoop because a multi-billion dollar publisher spends $300+ million to... break even? Just get their money back?

No, it's about making hundreds of millions in profit, after the production and marketing budgets, not just a few tens of millions of dollars in profit to be considered a 'success.'

I don't know of any "shill websites" giving it 100/100,

I'm just here to put my nuts on people's "woke" obsessed foreheads, again.

And you're clearly failing to do that.

You should attempt to try again after it's confirmed not to be Veilguard 2.0

You also straight up lied in the post I quoted, don't think for a moment we're gonna pretend like that didn't happen.

Clearly lied how?

 

[Berserker13]

It's insane how people are so blind to what's right in front of them, yet they swear that they bull crap they've to be true for so long was exposéd

 

[GearSolidMetal]

@deviake

Ubisoft Needs More Assassin’s Creed Shadows Sales to Succeed​

Ubisoft Needs More Assassin’s Creed Shadows Sales to Succeed

Ubisoft (UBSFY) announced that Assassin’s Creed Shadows reached 1 million players on release, but that might not be the win investors hoped for....

markets.businessinsider.com

"While Ubisoft hasn’t revealed the exact amount it spent developing Assassin’s Creed Shadows, expert estimates place it between $250 million and $350 million. With the standard edition of the game priced at $70, and most retailers taking 30% of sales, Assassin’s Creed Shadows would need to move roughly 5.1 million units to break even on a $250 million budget. Bump that to the high-end estimate of $350 million, and it would need about 7.1 million copies sold."

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Hasn’t Sold 1 Million Units Yet​

"Investors will also want to be very careful with how they interpret Ubisoft’s 1 million players announcement. The game developer didn’t say these were sales, but rather people who played the game. That’s because Assassin’s Creed Shadows was included in Ubisoft+ Premium on launch. This is the company’s subscription service, which costs $17.99 per month. A portion of gamers may have played the Sahdows this way instead of shelling out $70 for the game. If they don’t renew their subscriptions after finishing Shadows, this could eat into Ubisoft’s revenue."

Article is from two days ago but 'players' doesn't equal 'buyers.'

 

[deviake]

@deviake

Ubisoft Needs More Assassin’s Creed Shadows Sales to Succeed​

Ubisoft Needs More Assassin’s Creed Shadows Sales to Succeed

Ubisoft (UBSFY) announced that Assassin’s Creed Shadows reached 1 million players on release, but that might not be the win investors hoped for....

markets.businessinsider.com

"While Ubisoft hasn’t revealed the exact amount it spent developing Assassin’s Creed Shadows, expert estimates place it between $250 million and $350 million. With the standard edition of the game priced at $70, and most retailers taking 30% of sales, Assassin’s Creed Shadows would need to move roughly 5.1 million units to break even on a $250 million budget. Bump that to the high-end estimate of $350 million, and it would need about 7.1 million copies sold."

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Hasn’t Sold 1 Million Units Yet​

"Investors will also want to be very careful with how they interpret Ubisoft’s 1 million players announcement. The game developer didn’t say these were sales, but rather people who played the game. That’s because Assassin’s Creed Shadows was included in Ubisoft+ Premium on launch. This is the company’s subscription service, which costs $17.99 per month. A portion of gamers may have played the Sahdows this way instead of shelling out $70 for the game. If they don’t renew their subscriptions after finishing Shadows, this could eat into Ubisoft’s revenue."

Article is from two days ago but 'players' doesn't equal 'buyers.'

I already know players don't equal buyers and didn't say otherwise

No, it's not too early to say 'it has yet to break even' because selling 2 million units' (which 2 million players implies' obviously means it has yet to break even, unless a large bulk of those players bought the $100 premium editions.

And even if it 'breaks even,' big whoop because a multi-billion dollar publisher spends $300+ million to... break even? Just get their money back?

No, it's about making hundreds of millions in profit, after the production and marketing budgets, not just a few tens of millions of dollars in profit to be considered a 'success.'

And you're clearly failing to do that.

You should attempt to try again after it's confirmed not to be Veilguard 2.0

Clearly lied how?

That's a lot of effort to say, "it's been out three days and is doing well."

You lied about the romance options.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

@GearSolidMetal @HereticBD get in here and explain why this woke game didn't go broke.

I'm just here to put my nuts on people's "woke" obsessed foreheads, again.

Looks like your attempt to verbally teabag the 'woke obsessed' is a bit.... premature.

 

[deviake]

Looks like your attempt to verbally teabag the 'woke obsessed' is a bit.... premature.

Not from the looks of things so far. I see you're still trying to brush passed lying

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Well that's just not true

You lied about the romance options.

Haven't played the game myself, obviously, and that's basically what I heard.

And it appears 'what I heard' was incorrect.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

I see you're still trying to brush passed lying

Are you in 5th grade?
"You're LYING! You LIED? Why are you LYING you stinking LIAR!"

Grow up kid.

 

[deviake]

Haven't played the game myself, obviously, and that's basically what I heard.

And it appears 'what I heard' was incorrect.

Then don't state it as fact.

Are you in 5th grade?
"You're LYING! You LIED? Why are you LYING you stinking LIAR!"

Grow up kid.

Then don't dick tuck on a karate forum

 

[GearSolidMetal]

Then don't state it as fact.


Then don't dick tuck on a karate forum

I literally posted...

Haven't paid much attention to it other than everybody is basically saying it's 'meh' at best, it has four romances and only one is straight,

Simmer down kid.

The only person you're teabagging is yourself.

 

[deviake]

I literally posted...

Simmer down kid.

The only person you're teabagging is yourself.

I caught you out, again, and you know it. Calling me kid isn't doing anything