None of this surprises Ubisoft, who has some pretty lofty expectations for the new consoles.
Speaking with Game Industry International, Ubisoft’s senior vice-president of marketing and sales, Tony Key, thinks that the number of people with an Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will be vastly greater this generation.
For those of you who like hard numbers that would be around 160 million units for each console.
Whether that is at all likely is something only time will tell but one thing is sure, many gamers will have certainly missed Watch Dogs from their launch library. Key went on to explain the delay of Watch Dogs and that the choice was “heart-breaking” but “not a difficult decision.”
He continued by outlining the future for series and how that played into the decision.
Ubisoft is well known for trying to churn out franchises from all of its IPs, with yearly sequels for Assassin’s Creed often being lamented (but then purchased in mass numbers). Watch Dogs is one of the most anticipated games in the coming year and has been since the E3 before last. Once it is here though, it will certainly be interesting to see Ubisoft’s future plans for the series, how frequent any sequels might be, and how long the demand will be as high as it is now.
Source: Games Industry International
