Meanwhile, there’s speculation that XDefiant is on its last legs, as the free-to-play foray struggles to compete with juggernauts like Fortnite and Call of Duty. The French publisher is apparently planning to pull the plug on the game if it can’t attract a significant increase in player numbers over the coming months.
Ubisoft’s shares dipped as low as €15.20 earlier today, a massive drop from the firm’s €102.95 high in July 2018, marking an incredible 85 per cent decline. Fluctuations are, of course, to be expected – but it does suggest investors aren’t particularly impressed at the moment.
We’ll need to await official sales information before we can declare Star Wars Outlaws a disappointment, but JP Morgan analyst Daniel Kerven has revised his sales estimates, anticipating 5.5 million copies to be sold by March 2025 as opposed to 7.5 million copies. That’s still a lot of units, but considering the budget behind this game, it may not be enough.
Are you playing Star Wars Outlaws? (3,384 votes)
- Yes, of course I'm playing it25%
- I plan on playing it later down the line25%
- Nah, I'm not sold on the game yet23%
- No, Star Wars Outlaws just isn't for me27%
[source reuters.com, via videogameschronicle.com, gamesindustry.biz]