Ubisoft Isn't Ruling Out Being Acquired By Microsoft Or Sony

Ubisoft has been riding high on a slew of recent successes. Far Cry 6 has reportedly sold well, and Assassin's Creed: Ezio Collection released yesterday for Nintendo Switch. However, there has also been a number of questionable decisions coming from the publisher. Despite push back from Ubisoft players and developers alike, senior management at the company have continuously doubled down on its decision to move forward with Ubisoft Quartz, a proprietary NFT programme.

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Ubisoft has historically been against acquisition. The company, which estimates it's worth at around $15billion - though the market puts it closer to the $7billion mark - has been reluctant to be acquired previously. Remaining independent would allow the company to make more of its own decisions surrounding its games' development. However, the tides have may well have turned.

First, Microsoft moved to acquire Activision Blizzard for a record breaking $69billion. Then Sony hit back by buying Bungie for almost $4billion. Now Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, has U-turned on his previous stance by saying Ubisoft is open to being acquired. As reported by senior analyst Daniel Ahmad, on a recent conference call Guillemot claimed that Ubisoft would review any offer to buy.

Yves on the conference call said Ubisoft can remain independent, but any offer to buy them would be reviewed.

— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) February 17, 2022

Despite being open to acquisition, it doesn't mean the company is ready to be bought up just right now. Guillemot wanted to reassure financial backers that Ubisoft has the funding to remain independent. It's more of a case of them stating that everything is up for consideration. While this is a very vague and neutral answer, what is interesting is that it goes against Ubisoft's previous staunch reluctance. Could we see one of the big dogs like Sony or Microsoft moving to acquire in the coming months? Only time will tell.