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Ubisoft makes and sells video games, like Assassin's Creed and Rainbow Six, that players buy and keep paying for through extra content.
Ubisoft is one of the biggest video game makers in the world, and it makes money in two main ways. First, players buy its games outright — titles like Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six — on consoles, PCs, and phones. Second, once players own a game, Ubisoft keeps selling them extra stuff: new characters, cosmetic skins, battle passes, and expansion packs. That second bucket, often called "live services," is the important one, because it brings in money month after month instead of just once at launch. The company is headquartered near Paris, but its customers are global, and it mostly sells through digital storefronts like Sony's PlayStation Store, Microsoft's Xbox store, and its own Ubisoft Connect platform.
Think of it as a theme park that sells tickets, then makes most of its profit on food, souvenirs, and season passes once you're inside. The problem Ubisoft has faced lately is that its big new rides keep getting delayed or disappointing players, so fewer people are walking through the gate, and the live-service revenue slows too. It also runs a smaller but notable free-to-play business with games like Brawlhalla, plus a back catalog of older titles that still quietly earns money.
In recent years Ubisoft has cut costs aggressively, cancelled weaker projects, and bet heavily on its biggest franchises to steady the ship. It has also faced labor unrest in France and leadership shake-ups, including bringing in a new CEO of its core studios. The company earns somewhere around two billion euros a year, but its profits have been thin and inconsistent. It has made acquisitions over the years to grow its studios, though its recent focus has been survival and getting back to making games people actually want to buy. It does not pay a meaningful dividend right now, and its free cash flow mostly goes back into developing the next big game.
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