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Are Ubisoft Leaving The Division To Rot?

After leaving Rainbow Six: Siege to wilt in the corner, it seems Ubisoft are slowly doing the same with The Division. Boring updates and a lack of bug fixes are slowly killing the game. The lack of direction in how to deal with hackers (not to mention the IP{ leaks when using voice chat) in the Dark Zone is also a issue.

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Miguelitons2960d ago

Would be a shame if Ubisoft would leave it to rot, hopefully not!

ThePope2960d ago

Massive, the developer is top notch I don't think they are leaving anything to rot. The issue lies in the fact that you can burn through the content so fast if you try hard enough. That and the lack of true PvP to distract you from the main game. They should really attempt to release content faster or introduce PvP as a stand alone free update ASAP.

jb2272960d ago

I'm predominantly an so gamer so forgive my ignorance on this, but does a game like this live & die off of repetition & any "replayability" garnered through it, or are there any similar games that offered enough of a memorable & impactful experience that gamers would feel like they got their money's worth out of a single cycle of playtime?

As an sp gamer, the games I love are the ones that left a mark on me when I had my first playthrough, and the ones that push me to playthrough again from time to time to recapture that spark. Any game like that & $60 is almost a steal for me. I don't need to get hundreds of hours of play time, I just need to have the hours I sink into it mean something to me. Does The Division offer that or is that rare in the mp space? I know I made memories I'll never forget in Goldeneye & Ive heard of countless memories made in the Halo series, but most of the others seem more like flavor of the week kinda things that just make your console useful for a few weeks, then it's on to the next one. Just a strange gaming experience for me comin from the sp side of things.

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joab7772959d ago

This is the problem with mmo's. It's VERY difficult to keep up with the content....almost impossible. It's money first, and they aren't gonna keep a huge team working on a game for years and years unless it's extremely lucrative. It's better to make another game.

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Garethvk2960d ago

I just spoke to the rep yesterday. He said it is a big game and it will take many time to complete so not to worry there is plenty to come.

rdgneoz32960d ago

If you did "talk to the rep", then "it is a big game and it will take many time to complete so not to worry there is plenty to come" could mean it's a big game with a lot to do (which after 30 isn't really true - 4 challenging missions and 1 horde mode [hard is OK, challenging is impossible trying it legit - lvl 34 yellow shot gunners...]), there is more to come. Or it will take a while to work out the bugs, don't worry, we figured you'd beta test it for us. I'm going with the later, seeing as they seriously don't know how to fix their own game and their community developer streams an incursion run with a group of known glitchers and defends them...

Garethvk2960d ago

I have not had any issues with it. I just wrote him to say that due to travel and being stuck in an area of the game I have not completed it as of yet but so far I am enjoying it and I know there is DLC and more content to come as well as fixes. They see this game as a franchise with multiple titles so I would be shocked if they do not listen to the fans and work to address concerns.

MagicBeanz2959d ago

"it will take many time to complete" LOL.

Lonnie182960d ago

Sure seems like it, why just yesterday I was trying to have a little fun in the DZ and rouges, rouges, over powered rouges in groups of 4 everywhere! Can't even beat the Incursion even with gear level of 174 and a team of 4, what a shame, I really liked The Division even got the plat, but now I think I will not be getting the dlc...

mrmonk2960d ago

I hope not I'm enjoying the game i do hope they fix it soon...I was the same couldn't clear the incursion with 3 friends all between gr 175 & 189 I'm 189.I joined a random squad today via matchmaking they where between gr190 & 200 we stayed in the middle underground & cleared it in half an hour.

N311V2960d ago

Looks to me like they need to lower the difficulty a little. I believe gear will drop from the boss at GS191 which isn't much use if you're already GS190-200. Although most enemies in the hard mode Incursion are purple Veterans, they feel like they have more armor than normal, perhaps that could be lowered.

PixelGateUk2960d ago

The Dark Zone was always going to require fine tuning and moderating, just a shame they couldn't keep up with the pace

Kyizen2960d ago

Nah the issue is the exploit in the new incursions lets people get all the really good gear fast. So then you people these people in the DZ and get owned. It's just not fair to those who don't cheat.

Elda2959d ago

The rouges just makes it annoying when you're trying to farm loot & earn exp.I wish they just had an area for rouges & they could just kill each other all day & night if they choose.

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letsgopal2960d ago (Edited 2960d ago )

No, They aren't. Stop spreading panic.

PixelGateUk2960d ago

Could say the same to you, if i used your logic of 'i disagree, thus i am correct and they are wrong'

BEASELY2959d ago

Sorry, but you're overblowing these small problems. It's a giant product still in its infancy. Hackers? You mean level 90+ in groups of 4? That's not hacking, just mathematics. If there are any "hackers," it's strictly a PC problem, as with all PC games.

Askanison42959d ago

Whaaaat? Stop spreading panic? BUT TEH VIEWS!

How many articles have popped up to the top on here in the last few days all with the same rhetoric? It's all about dem views, people!

Starcommand2959d ago

Askanison4 - cool x-men Reference bro .......regardless of the rhetoric do you not admit that some people could be abusing the system and getting such a high gore skier that when we all hit up the DZ they will just overpower everyone else ?

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Resident Evil Zero and Code Veronica Remakes are reportedly in the works, not Resident Evil 1

Industry insider Dusk Golem reveals that there is no Resident Evil 1 Remake in the works. Instead, Capcom are reportedly in active development of Resident Evil Zero and Code Veronica.

-Foxtrot1d 13h ago

RE Zero would be better to do first over RE1 because they can tie the story into RE1 more.

The original RE Remake was weird because Rebecca never mentioned anything about what happened in Zero and it felt so disjointed because Zero was developed during the Remake and they clearly didn't share any notes with one another.

Cacabunga12h ago

Wise decision. 2 of my favorites!

repsahj23m ago

RE Zero is one of my favorite game on gamecube!

Knightofelemia1d 10h ago

Give me Dino Crisis dammit Capcom

TGG_overlord16h ago

And all it took was +24 years + a phone call from me lol.

GotGame8188h ago

LOL! A phone call from you? ROFL! They have been remaking RE games for YEARS! It was a matter of time!

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Metal: Hellsinger dev says he is against Game Pass after seeing how it affects sales

Founder of Metal: Hellsinger studio says he wasn't against Game Pass until their game launched on Microsoft's service, which affected game sales.

TheProfessional21h ago(Edited 21h ago)

Why did PS copy gamepass if it's so terrible and unprofitable? PS Now was before gamepass but it was streaming trash that no one had any interest in.

And honestly the way the industry releases overpriced and broken games with day one season passes and dlc who wouldn't want to just pay for a subscription instead of $70 per game?

Only biased PS fans would defend paying more to a corporation rather than an option that's cheaper for the consumer overall. If it's from an indie studio that needs the sales that's different but games published by larger companies are fine on a subscription model. Also any of these devs who complain did decide to put their games on gamepass in thr first place.

ocelot0720h ago

Ahhh yes the typical but but but Sony in a Microsoft article.

When did Sony copy Microsoft? I havent seen Sony's big day one titles such as God of war Ragnarok or GT7? Do you want to know why they are not on the service? Because people are still willing to PAY for the games. Sony has already admitted they lost millions putting Horizon Forbidden West and Ratchet & Clank on PS+ Extra.

"larger companies are fine on a subscription model" Oh really? So why is all the cod games yet to be on it? Where is elden ring? Resident Evil 4 Remake? Street Fighter 6? Boulders Gate 3? Alan Wake 2? Where are they of gamepass is great and big publishers are fine putting newer games on it?

I'll tell you where they are. They are currently still selling for their respected publisher's. You know actually making them money. That money they can use to fund the next project.

who wouldn't want to just pay for a subscription instead of $70 per game?

I'm one of the millions who much rather pay $70 so fully support the publisher. Why do we do this? Well for starters I rather just pay for it rather than keep renting it each month. If we all just kept renting years ago blockbuster would still be around. Secondly, I rather we have AAA titles in 10 years time to enjoy. Rather than play mobile quality crap from a subscription.

Tell me how this is a good thing for gaming going forward. The last time I subbed to Gamepass was October 2023. During that one month subscription I played the newly released Starfield, Forza and a few other titles. All for the cost of about $7. Since then Microsoft have not released anything I want to try out or put anything on GP I want to try. So they last made $7 from me 8 months ago.

In the last 3 months. I have bought Sea of Thieves on PS5 (earning MS more money on that than my 1 month subscription to gamepass). Resident Evil 4 for £20 and Diablo 4 for £25 (again earning MS more buying this than buying a sub). Tell me how it's best for gaming I pay $7 and play the latest and greatest for a month. Rather than just buying what I want even if it means waiting a few months and getting it cheaper than full price yet earning the publisher more than renting said games of a monthly sub.

darthv7212h ago

...but didn't this game leave GP and then join PS+?

If a sub service is so bad, why get into another one right away?

Cacabunga11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

Finally devs waking up! More will follow .. reminds me of capcom during PS3,360 era almost going bankrupt they released extremely poor games because Xbox gave them paychecks not to release them on PS3 for as period. Sales were terrible and they went away from that.

Hofstaderman19h ago

Sony has never released new titles day one. They experimented with Forbidden West which was fairly new and quickly discovered that it cannabalized sales. XBOX gamepass was always an act of desperation to remain relevant and in their desperation they effectively dug their grave where today everybody is biding their time for their formerly exclusive titles. In a nutshell GamePass made XBOX not relevant.

Plague-Doctor2712h ago

It wasn't desperation. Subscription Models had a very different outlook in 2017 and then with the gaming surge during COVID reaching critical mass seemed more and more possible.

Phil convinced Satya to chase a trend and it hasn't worked out

shinoff21837h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Pretty much. People can say what they want but Ms said it themselves with the court papers. It was definitely desperation. Xbox was getting it handed to them. They were desperate.

lellkay18h ago

Literally dev who put game on gamepass:
It's not good

TheProfessional: but but sony but sony

S2Killinit18h ago(Edited 18h ago)

Sony didnt copy MS. MS copied Sony, then MS went on to make xbox a subscription device. Remember that part? Yeah.

MrNinosan17h ago

You're not too bright, right?

First of all, Sony didn't copy Microsoft regarding PS+ and GamePass, which you admit to early in your comment, but with some faults. PSNow was not only streaming.
The mentality at Xbox gamers, is to NOT buy games, because they are used to get it on GamePass, preferbly day 1 like with all Xbox Studios games.

This is not a thing at PS+ and never was.
Sure there was plenty day 1 games on PS+ like, Rocket League, Stray, Sea of Stars, Tchia, Operation Tango etc, but those didn't take away from gamers that it was more like a "bonus" than a "thing".

Playstation gamers buy games, a lot of games and PS+ has been proving to be way better for business than GamePass, both by actually having more subscribers but also no eating up sales.

dveio17h ago(Edited 17h ago)

"Only biased PS fans would defend paying more to a corporation rather than an option that's cheaper for the consumer overall.“

How can you possibly come to this conclusion?

First, you pay for a subscription.

Then download games. But games will eventually leave the service. You will again need to buy them if you want to play them ever again. Or if you cancel your subscription. Right?

Eventhough this may NOT have an effect on every subscriber, this IS in fact the economical motiviation behind the service like GP.

If you are not already paying "double" this way, you pay at a 1.2 or maybe even at a 1.5 ratio eventually than opposed to simply buying the game in the first place.

As I said, this maybe doesn't apply to every subscriber. But this doesn't erase the fact of this business model existing. And possibly keep growing.

It's driving me nuts at times that especially the die hard Xboxers seem not to understand what they are actually cheering for foolishly.

The Wood16h ago

xbots always tryna group...

..they'll never understand or refuse to acknowledge why these two console brands are miles apart. Gamespass isn't the golden egg some would have you believe. Its hit its peak and is nowhere near the demanded target of subs by the purse holders

The Wood16h ago(Edited 16h ago)

xbots always tryna group...

..they'll never understand or refuse to acknowledge why these two console brands are miles apart. Gamespass isn't the golden egg some would have you believe. Its hit its peak and is nowhere near the demanded target of subs by the purse holders. on top of that it seems more devs on top of the devs that have shunned the service are not seeing the value of subs vs actual sales. Sell first, sub later works better than sub off the bat. MSGaming has a major sea change decision to make regarding COD. Do they release it dod and lose a high portion of up front revenue or either up the price of gp on the whole or create an even higher sub tier to cushion the blow or don't release it on gp at all and potentially damage the good will gesture reiterated not too long ago. The acquisition money wasn't free money....they'll have to pick their poison

anast14h ago

"Why did PS copy gamepass if it's so terrible and unprofitable?"

They didn't copy GP. They aren't dumb enough to put their exclusives day 1.

"Who wouldn't want to just pay for a subscription instead of $70 per game?"

People who don't like to rent things.

outsider162413h ago

It's funny when he says who wouldn't pay for a subscription instead of paying 70$. Well no shit...if MS keeps releasing average titles who wouldnt..🤣

Cockney11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

The reason is playstation didn't copy anybody and they don't release broken games, their games are still not day 1 and Ps players still buy games so ps+ is just an option for those that want a subscription service, the fact playstation doesn’t push it front and centre should tell you a lot.
On xbox gamepass IS front and centre with an option to buy games on the side, look how that is panning out for them!
Xbox fans are the only ones trumpeting this from the rooftops

shinoff218310h ago

Weren't we able to download ps3 on ps3 and ps4 on ps4 systems back then I really don't remember.

Truth is Ms still copied Sony and made a couple adjustments. One adjustment being day one games which clearly has been xboxs issue hence the ps5 releases, and they groomed the base to not buy games.

romulus238h ago

To be fair it takes it's own level of bias to not see the harm day one game pass is doing to xbox and the industry as a whole. Harm that xbox themselves have admitted to.

ChasterMies8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

“Why did PS copy gamepass”

This is a long story that spans decades. Sony subscription services for games (PS+ and PS Now) before Microsoft. Sony and Microsoft weren’t the only ones. We’ve seen OnLive die, Google’s Stadia die, and disc rental services die. What made Game Pass successful is the amount of money Microsoft is able to lose. Everyone expected Sony to offer a one-to-one Game Pass competitor and they did. To actually make money, Somy sells its own games for at least a year before relegating them to PS+. Sony also has scale. More PS5s sold means more users which means more money. Will these subscription services last? Probably not. Few things do.

Flewid6384h ago

As a huge fan of PS Premium, I don't recall a single AAA game launching on it. Even a AA game.

Everything I've found on PS Premium has already been out for sometime. Better selection too. There are games I trialed that I said "yup, I'm buying".

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Skuletor21h ago

I feel no sympathy for the guy, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that putting your game on gamepass would affect sales.

JEECE15h ago

Seriously, how is it that devs need one of their games to bomb in sales due to Gamepass for them to realize what so many people could easily predict? Like people joke about "armchair CEOs" on here, but at least with respect to the effect of Gamepass, we keep seeing that the armchair CEOs are actually smarter than the real heads of these indie studios.

Skuletor8h ago

Probably short-sightedness when he saw that initial Microsoft check, temporarily made all reason jump out the window 🤑

shinoff21837h ago

In some of the devs defense they know the game won't sell. So why not take the gamepass check. Hopefully yaluza/like a dragon sell decent on Xbox. I'd like to keep this series around.

dveio19h ago(Edited 19h ago)

The 'day-one' feature is the breaker or maker with GP, business-wise.

GP is no Netflix.

Because, from all the Marvel's Avengers to Sicarios, illustratively speaking, they all had their box office money. Before they had entered Netflix.

This concept shows you what Microsoft have actually put themselves into.

And what situation studios put themselves into if they go day-one into GP.

solideagle14h ago

GP/PS Extra day one is best suited for GAAS or free to play games

truthBombs19h ago

Why not sell your game the traditional way first? Then after about 6 months to a year put it on a sub service.

Day one on gamepass is a gamble. It works for some (Pal world) and not for others.

anast14h ago

It's the old psych. experiment. Set out some candy and tell the person they can have it all now, or if they wait, they can have double the amount. Most choose the first option, then complain when it doesn't work out for them.

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Istanbul based developer teases new game based on Turkish mythology

Shadowfall Studios have announced via X.com the studio is now an official PlayStation partner.

darksky1d 19h ago

https://www.shadowfallstudi...

Looks like a Skyrim clone. Very interesting if done well.

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Terry_B1d 18h ago

Is there even one good game created in the Turkey so far?

PitbullMonster1d 18h ago

Metin 1&2 and the Mount and Blade Series are the most known ones.

Michiel19891d 18h ago

Metin ....how dare you name that in the same sentence with the word "good"

Cacabunga1d 15h ago

Crytek says hi.. learn before posting

Zeke681d 14h ago

"Crytek was founded by the Turkish-German brothers Cevat, Avni and Faruk Yerli in September 1999 in Coburg, Germany."

So he's right, Crysis games are not made IN Turkey... ;)

Terry_B1d 10h ago

Just as Zeke mentioned..Crytek is a German developer, created by a turkish guy who lives there, was probably born there.

What I meant are games completely made in the country

MrNinosan1d 7h ago

@Terry
3 turkish guys, not 1.

ghostliving1d 5h ago

-Mount & Blade: Warband
-Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
-Oddmar
-Anomaly Agent
-Demonologist
-Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
-Cardboard Town
-Conarium
-Monochroma

S2Killinit1d 10h ago

What is turkish mythology? They don't have a mythology of their own. Unless we are going to rewrite history? Can someone fill us in on what mythology turkey has.

Eonjay1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

It could mean folklore, proverb, or even fairytale like Jack and the magic beanstalk. It could even just be lore about historical figures like you even see in American culture like Jonny Appleseed (a real person whose life story was mythologized).

S2Killinit1d 8h ago

I see. I was thinking in terms of actual deities. But that makes sense.

purple1011d 5h ago

You know that thing called google. (Or DuckDuckGo, depending on preference 😏)

Have a go at it sometime. It’s good

https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

TheCaptainKuchiki17h ago

Do you even know what "mythology" means?

S2Killinit7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Yes I do, which is why I know turkey does not really have one of its own. At least not in the same sense as some ancient cultures that have a mythology that is separate and distinct from the rest.

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