Overview
- The stock fell more than 30% in Paris trading, was briefly suspended, and left the company valued at under €600 million.
- Ubisoft now expects roughly a €1 billion operating loss, a €650 million write-down and negative free cash flow of €400–500 million.
- Leadership is consolidating development into five genre-focused creative houses and shifting focus to open-world and live-service franchises.
- Six in-development games were canceled, including the announced Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake, and seven titles were delayed for additional time.
- Management launched a new €200 million two-year savings plan on top of about €300 million already achieved, imposed a strict return-to-office policy, and signaled further studio reorganizations, with some closures and layoffs reported but not confirmed.