After reviewing their end of year financial earnings, Ubisoft has decided to delay a few of its major upcoming game releases to improve on the overall quality of the product before launch. This decision was announced today following the company’s perceived benefit of delaying Assassin’s Creed Shadows, as it has become one of Ubisoft’s highest-rated games in the last ten years or so.
The financial report stated:
“After a thorough review of its pipeline that took place from October to December, the Group decided to provide additional development time to some of its biggest productions in order to create the best conditions for success. This decision has already been beneficial to the quality of Assassin’s Creed Shadows. As a consequence, FY2026-27 and FY2027-28 will see significant growth vs. FY2025-26 on the back of strong content coming from the Group’s largest brands.”
This announcement seems to indicate that the next year of releases for Ubisoft will be limited compared to previous years when considering its multiple billion-dollar game franchises, though it is believed that Ubisoft is currently working on smaller experiences around the games currently in development, though what that will mean is at-present uncertain.
My assumption is that they are likely referring to the Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Remake which is being developed under the codename “Obsidian”, as well as a multiplayer release codenamed “Invictus”, and another Rainbow Six experience codenamed “Slice and Dice”.
According to past reports and insider sources, this pipeline they mentioned will include the next entry in the Far Cry series, which has now been internally delayed until late 2026. Other probable series’ considered as Ubisoft’s “biggest productions” will likely include the current production of the Splinter Cell Remake that is being developed under the code name “North”, as well as the next Ghost Recon title that has been codenamed “Ovr”.
Ubisoft has yet to officially announce which of these games will be releasing within the next year, but according to insider sources at the company, they believe that the short-term losses will be made up for in long term fans due to an increase in quality releases. This seems like an intelligent strategy that will hopefully reignite some faith in the company and provide players with better gameplay experiences at launch with these storied franchises.
Are you excited for more Ubisoft titles? Are you ready for more Far Cry, Splinter Cell, Assassin’s Creed, Ghost Recon, and Rainbow Six? Are you willing to wait longer for quality gaming experiences? I for one am excited for a return to increased quality assurance from the company, and I’m hopeful that any future sequels, spin-offs, remasters, and remakes are all just as, if not more fun than the games that came before. Let us know what you think in the comments below.
