Ubisoft has confirmed that Watch_ Dogs Legion , Rainbow Six Quarantine and Gods & Monsters have all been delayed into Ubisoft's fiscal year 2020-2021, which runs from April 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021.

"We have decided to postpone the releases of Gods & Monsters, Rainbow Six Quarantine and Watch_Dogs Legion until 2020-21," Guillemot said. "While each of these games already has a strong identity and high potential, we want our teams to have more development time to ensure that their respective innovations are perfectly implemented so as to deliver optimal experiences for players. This decision will have a very significant impact on our financial results for this fiscal year and goes against our recent successes in building a more stable development model. However, it is in line with our strategy to maximize the future value of our brands for the long-term benefit of our employees, players and shareholders. We expect it to have a positive impact on our financial performance as from 2020-21."

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"We have not capitalized on the potential of our latest two AAA releases." Guillemot continued. "For Ghost Recon Breakpoint, while the game’s quality appeared on track – based on E3, Gamescom, previews and our latest internal playtests –, critical reception and sales during the game’s first weeks were very disappointing. As we have done with past titles, we will continue to support the game and listen to the community in order to deliver the necessary improvements."

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"First, it is harder to generate interest for a sequel to a Live multiplayer game, when prior iterations benefited from years of optimization," Guillemot explained. "Consequently, we need to make sure there is more time between each iteration of Live games. Second, our strategy of introducing gameplay innovations in our games has had a very positive impact on our brands. However, to win over players, these innovations need to be perfectly implemented in order to offer an optimal experience. This has not yet been sufficiently the case with Ghost Recon Breakpoint. While the change of formula has been very well received by some players, with an average daily playtime per player of over three hours, it also has been strongly rejected by a significant portion of the community. Finally, Ghost Recon Breakpoint did not come in with enough differentiation factors, which prevented the game’s intrinsic qualities from standing out."

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As reported by MarketScreener, Ubisoft broke the news during a recent financial call, with Ubisoft co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot stating that he wants his "teams to have more development time to ensure that their respective innovations are perfectly implemented so as to deliver optimal experiences for players."This news also arrives alongside Ubisoft revising and lowering its targets for fiscal year 2019-2020. Ubisoft now "expects net bookings of approximately €1,450 million and non-IFRS operating income of between €20 million and €50 million (compared with the previous targets of net bookings of around €2,185 million and non-IFRS operating income of around €480 million)."These adjustments reflect the delays and "a sharp downward revision in the revenues expected from Ghost Recon Breakpoint and, to a lesser extent, The Division 2."Ubisoft has also "identified three main reasons behind this underperformance:"Ubisoft ensures that it is "tackling these issues head-on and already are implementing significant changes to our production processes."These delays will undoubtedly impact its fiscal year 2019-2020, but Ubisoft reassures that 2020-2021 will be a strong year with "the release of five AAA games. Consequently, Ubisoft is now targeting net bookings of approximately €2,600 million and non-IFRS operating income of approximately €600 million for 2020-21."As for what five AAA games it is speaking of, we know Watch_Dogs Legion, Rainbow Six Quarantine, and Gods & Monsters, but 2020-2021 will most likely also include a new Assassin's Creed and the already delayed Skull & Bones. Watch_Dogs Legion was originally scheduled to be released on March 6, 2020, and allows players to recruit and play as any of the NPCs seen in the game, and "every individual you meet in the open world, has a full set of animations, voice over, character traits and visuals that are generated and guided by gameplay systems." Rainbow Six Quarantine was originally scheduled for early 2020 and is a 3-player, tactical co-op experience that sees players facing off against an unknown, deadly parasite. Gods & Monsters was originally scheduled to be released on February 25, 2020, and is a fantasy open-world adventure featuring a variety of mythological creatures that may look like a Breath of the Wild clone, but is indeed much more. These delays arrive on the same day as the news that The Last Of Us Part 2 will also be pushed back until May 29, 2020. For more info on game delays, check out every game delay announced this year.

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