Ubisoft Doubles Down On OpenWorld And LiveService Games

As part of Ubisoft's earnings report, the company discussed what kinds of games it wants to focus on going forward--and these include open-world action adventure titles and games-as-a-service projects.

Ubisoft executive Frederick Duguet said on an earnings call that the company has been "investing significantly" in recent times on a "big pipeline" of its two main product categories. These are the aforementioned open-world action adventure and games-as-a-service genres. "That's what we want to deliver year after year," the executive said.

Ubisoft focusing on big open-world games and live-service titles is nothing new for the company. However, historically, Ubisoft had a more diverse lineup of games spanning multiple different genres and formats. And not every live-service project has worked out for Ubisoft, as the company launched and shut down games like XDefiant and Hyper Scape relatively quickly. The pirate game Skull & Bones is still up and running but hasn't exactly broken through to become a hit.