Ubisoft recently published for the first quarter of the 2019/20 financial year. According to these data, the PC has surpassed the PlayStation 4 as the most profitable platform for the French publisher. For the quarter ended June 2019, PC accounted for 34% of Ubisoft's "net orders" (the unit of sale of a product or service). This figure was 24% a year earlier.
In comparison, the PlayStation 4 is in second place with 31% of "net orders", Xbox One is third with 18%, and Switch is fourth with 5%. PC revenue growth is driven by the launch of Anno 1800 and the success of UPlay, which competes with Steam in direct sales, DRM, updates and player social media.
"34% came from Anno, which is a PC exclusive, but even without this launch, we had very good results on PC overall," Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said in an investor communication following the report conference. . Anno 1800 is distributed through both UPlay and the Epic Games Store. This year, Ubisoft will release two expansions for this city builder.
The company generated β¬363,4 million in revenue for the quarter (IFRS15), which is 9,2% less than a year ago. Among the successes mentioned is a sharp increase in the involvement of players in for a three month period; as the industry's biggest hit since the beginning of the year; , which is in the top ten best-selling games over the past 5 years, and the involvement of players continues to grow.
Source: 3dnews.ru