- I-Ubisoft ikhansela imidlalo eyisithupha, okuhlanganisa nokuphinda kwenziwe kabusha kwe-Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, ngemuva kweminyaka yokulibaziseka nokushintsha kwendlela.
- Le nkampani ihlehlisa ezinye izihloko eziyisikhombisa, enye yazo enkulu okucatshangwa ukuthi iwukwenziwa kabusha kwe-Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.
- Kuqaliswe imodeli entsha yezindlu zobuciko ezinhlanu, ukuvalwa kwezitudiyo, ukuncishiswa kwezindleko kanye nokuphela kokusebenza ngocingo okusabalele.
- Leli qembu libhekene nokulahlekelwa okukhulu kwesikhashana njengoba lizama ukuqinisa ukuzibophezela kwalo emhlabeni ovulekile kanye nemidlalo njengesevisi.
Umjikelezo wakamuva wezimemezelo Ubisoft Kuye kwanyakazisa imboni yemidlalo yevidiyo kwaze kwaba sezingeni eliphezulu. Ngemva kwamasonto amaningana amahlebezi, umshicileli waseFrance uqinisekise iphakethe lezinyathelo ezihlanganisa ukukhanselwa kwamaphrojekthi amakhulu, uchungechunge lokulibaziseka, kanye nokuhlelwa kabusha okujulile kwangaphakathi okuzothinta ama-studio ayo kanye nabasebenzi emhlabeni jikelele.
Okuyinhloko yakho konke yisinqumo abadlali abebesisaba iminyaka eminingi: i ukwenziwa kabusha kwe-Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Ngeke ibonakale ikhanya. Lo mdlalo, owawusube uphawu lwezinkinga zangaphakathi zenkampani, ususiwe kanye neminye imisebenzi njengoba i-Ubisoft izama ukuzivumelanisa nemakethe ye-AAA encintisanayo futhi ebiza kakhulu.
Imidlalo eyisithupha ikhanseliwe futhi eyisikhombisa ihlehlisiwe: INkosana yasePheresiya ishiywe ingabuyi
Le nkampani iqinisekisile ukuthi ikhethe khansela isithupha imidlalo yevidiyo ezazisathuthukiswaPhakathi kwazo, ukwenziwa kabusha kwe- INkosana yasePheresiya: Izihlabathi Zesikhathiobekulokhu kuntengantenga iminyaka eminingi. Le nkampani iyavuma ukuthi, naphezu kwamandla ephrojekthi kanye nothando oluphefumulelwa yindaba, umdlalo Ayizange ihlangabezane nezindinganiso zekhwalithi kanye nezindlela zokubeka phambili lokho okumiselwe iminyaka ezayo.
Indaba ye-The Sands of Time iyamangalisa kakhulu: kumenyezelwe ngo-2020Yayinosuku lokukhishwa, yabambezeleka kaningana, yashintsha isitudiyo, yaze yaqala kabusha ukuthuthukiswa kwayo, yaqala e-Ubisoft Pune naseMumbai yaya e- Ubisoft Montreal futhi ngesinye isikhathi yayisekelwa yi-Ubisoft Toronto. Kwase kucatshangwa ukuthi izokhishwa kulo nyaka wezimali wamanje, kodwa ekugcineni isusiwe.
Kanye nalokhu kulungiswa kabusha, i-Ubisoft iphinde yamisa ezinye Izakhiwo ezintathu ezintsha zobuhlakani ezingakaze zethulwe ngaphambili emphakathini, umdlalo weselula, kanye nephrojekthi yesithupha okunganikezwanga mininingwane ngayo. Kuzo zonke izimo, incazelo esemthethweni isikisela ukuthi Abazange bahlangabezane nezinga elisha lekhwalithi futhi abazange bangene ohlelweni lwesikhathi eside ukuthi umhleli ufuna ukuqhubeka.
Ukunyakaza akugcini nje ekukhanselweni: inkampani ibike ukuthi imidlalo eyisikhombisa eyengeziwe ihlehlisiwe ukuze bazinike isikhathi esengeziwe sokuthuthukiswa. Esinye sazo, esingakamenyezelwa, sasihlelelwe unyaka wezimali ophela ngoMashi 2026 futhi manje sithuthelwa onyakeni wezimali olandelayo, okungukuthi, 2027Ngaphakathi embonini, cishe kuthathwa kalula ukuthi yilona [umuntu/umuntu] onamahemuhemu. ukwenziwa kabusha kwe-Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, okubizwa nangokuthi i-Black Flag Resynced, yize i-Ubisoft igwema ukuyiqinisekisa.
Umnyango wezezimali ugcizelela ukuthi lezi zinhlobo zezinqumo, noma ngabe zibuhlungu kangakanani manje, Bahlose ukwandisa inani lamasheya azokhishwa emakethe. futhi ugweme ukuqaliswa okungalingani nokulindelekile, into inkampani eye yabhekana nayo kumaphrojekthi amaningana amuva nje.
"Ukusetha kabusha" okunecebo ngezindlu zokudala ezinhlanu kanye nokunciphisa izindleko
Lezi zinqumo ziyingxenye yohlelo olukhulu kakhulu oluchazwa yi-Ubisoft njenge- "Ukuqala kabusha okukhulu kwenhlangano nokusebenza"Umgomo uwukuhlanganisa kabusha imikhiqizo yabo, ukuhlanganisa izinsiza kangcono, kanye ukunciphisa isakhiwo inkampani ngokwayo esiqaphelayo njengesikhulu kakhulu ngemva kweminyaka yokwanda.
Imodeli entsha ihlelwe ngendlela efanayo Izindlu Ezinhlanu Zokudalaizigaba ezizimele kancane ezizogxila ezinhlotsheni ezithile zemidlalo kanye nama-franchise, ngalinye linomthwalo wemfanelo ogcwele umbono wokudala, isabelomali, kanye nokuphathwa komkhiqizoLokhu kumelela ushintsho olukhulu kusukela ekusebenzeni kwangaphambilini, okwakusatshalaliswa kakhulu emaqenjini amaningi ngaphandle kokuhlukana okucacile kangaka.
Eyokuqala yalezi zindlu izoba I-Vantage Studios, eyadalwa ngokubambisana neTencent, ezophatha i- ama-franchise amakhulu e-Ubisoft njenge-Assassin's Creed, i-Far Cry, kanye ne-Rainbow Six, ngenhloso ecacile yokuziguqula zibe yimikhiqizo yaminyaka yonke ekwazi ukukhiqiza imali engenayo eyizigidi zamaRandi njalo.
- Indlu Yokudala 1 (iVantage Studios): i-axis yezindaba ezinkulu ezibhekisela kuzo, njenge Creed Assassin sika, Far Cry y Rainbow Six.
- Indlu Yokudala 2: kugxilwe ku abadubuli abancintisanayo nabasebenzisanayo njengoba I-Division, I-Ghost Recon o Iseli le-Splinter.
- Indlu Yokudala 3: kugxile kokuhlangenwe nakho "bukhoma" kanye nemidlalo njengesevisi njenge Ukuhlonipha, The Crew, Abagibeli republic, Brawlhalla o Ukhakhayi Namathambo.
- Indlu Yokudala 4: specialized in imihlaba yenganekwane kanye nezindaba ezijabulisayo, okuhlanganisa ngonyaka, Amandla & Umlingo, Rayman, INkosana yasePheresiya y Ngaphandle Kokuhle Nokubi.
- Indlu Yokudala 5: kuhloswe engxenyeni ye imidlalo evamile neyomndeninemikhiqizo efana Vele udanse, I-Tyleon yaseMayini engabonakali, I-Ketchapp, Ulambile Shark, Akunakunqotshwa: Ukuqapha Umhlaba, Uno kanye namalayisense ka Hasbro.
Lezi zindlu ezinhlanu zizosekelwa izinsika ezimbili eziphambeneyo: eyodwa Inethiwekhi Yokudalaokuzohlanganisa ama-studio angaphakathi akwazi ukufaka isandla kumakhono okukhiqiza kanye nobuchwepheshe kumaphrojekthi abudingayo, kanye nesakhiwo se Imisebenzi Yezandla ophethe izici zobuchwepheshe: kusukela ezinjini zehluzo namaseva kuya ekusetshenzisweni kwe amathuluzi ukuhlakanipha okufakelwayo okukhiqizayo okuyinto, ngokusho kwenkampani, ezohloselwe ukuthuthukisa ulwazi lwabadlali kanye nokusebenza kahle kwentuthuko.
Ukuvalwa kwezikole, ukuxoshwa emsebenzini, kanye nokuphela kokusebenza ngocingo okusabalele
Ushintsho lweqhinga aluzi lodwa. I-Ubisoft iqinisekisile uchungechunge lwe- ukuvalwa kwezitudiyo, ukuhlelwa kabusha kwangaphakathi, kanye nokunciphisa abasebenzi ezithinta izifunda eziningana. Phakathi kwezinyathelo eziphawuleka kakhulu ukuvalwa kwe- I-Ubisoft Halifax, ochwepheshe emidlalweni yeselula, kanye nase-studio ye I-Ubisoft Stockholm, okwengeza ekudilizweni okwenziwe kakade emaqenjini afana neMassive noma iRedLynx.
Le nkampani iyavuma ukuthi lokhu kuyi- ukunciphisa usayizi omkhulu, ngezinkulungwane zemisebenzi ezonyamalala eminyakeni ezayo, futhi ixhumanisa ngqo nomgomo wayo ukunciphisa izindleko ezizinzileEqinisweni, i-Ubisoft izigqaja ngemiphumela yayo yokufinyelela uhlelo lokonga lwangaphambilini ngaphambi kwesikhathi esibekiwe futhi manje isibeka ibha entsha: ifuna ukunciphisa izindleko eziyisisekelo ezingama-euro ayizigidi ezingama-200 eminyakeni emibili yezimali ezayo.
Sekukonke, kusukela ngo-2022 inkampani ilinganisela ukuthi izobe isinciphile cishe isisekelo sezindleko zayo siyizigidi ezingama-500 zama-euroLokhu kulungiswa akubandakanyi nje kuphela ukususwa kwamaphrojekthi namaqembu, kodwa futhi noshintsho ezimweni zokusebenza. Esinye sezici eziphawuleka kakhulu yi- Ukuqedwa kokusebenza ngocingo njengokujwayelekileLe nkampani ifuna abasebenzi babuyele ehhovisi izinsuku ezinhlanu ngesonto, yize ezinye izinsuku ezithile zokusebenza kude zihlelelwe unyaka wonke.
Empeleni, leli gagasi lokulungisa lishiya umuzwa omnandi nobuhlungu: ku-Ubisoft kuyindlela yokuzama thola kabusha ukuncintisana kanye nokuzithiba kwangaphakathiKodwa kubasebenzi abaningi, kusho ukuxoshwa okukhulu kanye nokuguquguquka okuncane. Impikiswano yokuthi inkampani ikhulise kakhulu noma imane yaphatha kabi ezinye zezindlela zayo zokubheja zakamuva isaphila kakhulu phakathi kwabahlaziyi nabalandeli.
Umthelela wezomnotho: ukulahlekelwa okukhulu kwesikhathi esifushane kanye nokugxila esikhathini eside
Ngokombono wezezimali, i-Ubisoft ngokwayo iyavuma ukuthi lolu hlelo luzoba ne- umthelela omubi osheshayo kuma-akhawunti aboInkampani ikhuluma nge ukwehla kwenani lempahla okusheshisiwe okungaba yizigidi ezingama-650 zama-euro, okuhlobene ngqo nokukhanselwa kwamaphrojekthi kanye nokubuyekezwa kwenani lekhathalogi yawo ekuthuthukisweni.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, izibikezelo zangaphakathi zikhomba ku- ukulahlekelwa kokusebenza okucishe kube yi-1.000 billion euros kwezinye izindlela zokuzivocavoca, kanye nokugeleza kwemali kwamahhala okungekuhle phakathi 400 no 500 million komunye weminyaka yokuguquka. Le nkampani iphoqeleke ngisho nokuhoxisa izilinganiso zangaphambilini zonyaka wezimali ka-2026-2027, uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi azisabonakalisi iqiniso ngemva kokushintsha kwendlela.
Naphezu kwalesi simo, abaphathi abaphezulu be-Ubisoft baphikelela ukuthi imakethe ye- Imidlalo ye-AAA "evelele" inikeza amandla aphezulu ezezimali kunanini ngaphambili. lapho isihloko siphumelela ukuvelela. Ngakho-ke isu lisekelwe ekugxiliseni imizamo ekukhishweni okumbalwa, kodwa nge izinsizakusebenza ezinkulu, imihlaba evulekile enezifiso eziningi, kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho njengesevisi ezingagcinwa iminyaka eminingi uma zisebenza.
Isitatimende somphakathi esenziwe yisikhulu sayo sezezimali, uFrederick Duguet, silandela lo mugqa: umphathi ukhomba ukuthi imakethe isibe ukukhetha kakhulu nolakanokuthi la mandla phakamisa amazinga ekhwalithi futhi ubeke phambili izinto ezibalulekile Yimiphi imidlalo etshalwa kuyo imali. Amaphrojekthi angahambisani nalolo hlaka, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi athuthuke kangakanani, ashiywe ngaphandle.
Okwamanje, inkampani iqinisekile ukuthi ikhathalogi yayo yamanje, ama-IP amasha asathuthukiswa, kanye nezivumelwano nabalingani bangaphandle kuzosiza ekusheshiseni ushintsho. Phakathi kwezihloko ezizosinda kulokhu kuncishiswa kukhona: izakhiwo ezine ezintsha zobuhlakani ekuthuthukisweni, enye yazo i-MOBA I-March of Giants, esanda kuthengwa futhi ezohlanganiswa kwenye yeZindlu Zokudala.
Ukwehla kokwenziwa kabusha kweNkosana yasePheresiya kanye nekusasa lendaba
Iphuzu eliwuphawu olukhulu lwale nqubo yonke, okungenani emehlweni abadlali baseYurophu nabaseSpain, ukuvalelisa okuqondile ukwenziwa kabusha kwe-Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeSikhuluma ngesinye sezihloko ezikhumbuleka kakhulu kukhathalogi ye-Ubisoft, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi se- PlayStation 2, i-GameCube kanye neyokuqala Xboxkanye nephrojekthi eyayidale ukulindela okuningi lapho imenyezelwa.
Ngemva kokwethulwa kwayo kokuqala ngo-2020, inguqulo entsha yale nguqulo yakudala yahlehliswa kaningi. Okokuqala yahlehliswa izinyanga ezimbalwa, yabe isishiywa ingenalo usuku oluqondile, yabe isishiywa... el tiempo, kwaqinisekiswa lokho kwashintshana izandla phakathi kwama-studioukudlula eNdiya kuya eCanada. Amahemuhemu kamuva akhomba ngisho naku- ukuqalisa kabusha okuphelele kokuthuthukiswa, ngezinguquko eqenjini lokudala kanye nomlingisi oholayo.
Ngo-2025, ukuvuza okuningana kwasikisela ukuthi umdlalo wawusesikhathini esizayo. ekuqaleni kuka-2026Futhi ezinye izinhlangano ezikala ubudala zaze zayibhalisa, okwakhulisa umbono wokuthi ukukhishwa kwayo sekuseduze. Kodwa-ke, isitatimende samanje sikwenza kucace: ngemva kweminyaka engaphezu kwemihlanu yokungaqiniseki, I-Ubisoft ikhethe ukukhansela iphrojekthi kunokukhipha into engameleli ingqikithi yenguqulo yokuqala..
Esitatimendeni sayo esisemthethweni, inkampani iyavuma ukuthi lesi sinqumo kuyadumaza kakhulu abalandeli kanye namaqembu ahilelekileKodwa ugcizelela ukuthi wayengazimisele ukuyekethisa kulokho akubheka njengengxenye ebalulekile yefa lekhathalogi yakhe. Noma kunjalo, leli qembu alinyamalali: INkosana yasePheresiya ijoyina i-Creative House ezinikele emazweni amaphupho kanye nohambo lokulandisaukwabelana ngendawo no-Anno, uRayman noma i-Beyond Good & Evil, futhi inkampani isikhumbuza ukuthi ukukhishwa kwayo kwakamuva, Umqhele OlahlekileLokhu kubonisa ukuthi kusenendawo yeziphakamiso ezintsha ngaphansi kwalolo hlobo.
Komphakathi waseSpain nowaseYurophu, lapho I-Sands of Time yayingumdlalo onethonya elikhuluUkukhanselwa kubhekwa njengethuba elilahlekile. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, abadlali abaningi bayaqonda ukuthi ukukhipha i-remake engafinyelelanga kulokho obekulindelwe ngabe kwaba yiphutha elikhulu nakakhulu esithombeni se-Ubisoft, esivele sonakele kakhulu ngemuva kwezinyathelo eziningana ezingalungile.
Isenzo esenziwa yi-Ubisoft sihlanganisa Ukusikeka okubuhlungu, ushintsho olukhulu lwesakhiwo, kanye nokuzibophezela okucacile emidlalweni embalwa kodwa emikhuluNjengoba igxile emhlabeni ovulekile kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho kwesikhathi eside, izindleko ezisheshayo ziphezulu kakhulu, kokubili emalini kanye nasekuthembeni kwabalandeli. Kodwa-ke, inkampani iyaqiniseka ukuthi lokhu "kusethwa kabusha" kuzoyivumela ukuthi ingene eminyakeni eyishumi ezayo ngekhathalogi eqinile, izinqubo zangaphakathi ezicwengekile, kanye nemikhiqizo ekwazi ukuziphilisa iminyaka eminingi ngaphandle kokuphinda amaphutha amuva.
Umbhali oshisekayo ngomhlaba wamabhayithi nobuchwepheshe ngokujwayelekile. Ngiyathanda ukwabelana ngolwazi lwami ngokubhala, futhi yilokho engizokwenza kule bhulogi, ngikubonise zonke izinto ezithakazelisayo kakhulu ngamagajethi, isofthiwe, ihadiwe, izitayela zobuchwepheshe, nokuningi. Inhloso yami ukukusiza ukuthi uzulazule emhlabeni wedijithali ngendlela elula nejabulisayo.