{"id":294400,"date":"2025-01-28T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=347172"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:30:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:30:16","slug":"the-future-of-ubisoft-would-involve-an-alliance-with-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-future-of-ubisoft-would-involve-an-alliance-with-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"The future of Ubisoft would involve an alliance with Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Ubisoft is going through a difficult period, marked by layoffs and the lack of success of its recent releases, which has led the company to a crossroads<\/strong>. In this context, the next game in the Assassin&#8217;s Creed saga, titled Shadows, is presented as its most ambitious development to date and crucial for its future stability, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softonic.com\/articulos\/si-estas-esperando-assassins-creed-shadows-tendras-que-seguir-esperando-que-sabemos-del-retraso\">with a release scheduled for March 20, 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ubisoft, setting its sights on Saudi Arabia<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>However, Ubisoft&#8217;s strategy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.softonic.com\/articulos\/si-quieres-que-assassins-creed-mirage-sea-un-reto-casi-imposible-instala-el-nuevo-parche\">is not limited solely to Shadows<\/a>. <strong>According to reports, the company has signed an agreement with the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia to finance a downloadable content (DLC) for Assassin&#8217;s Creed Mirage<\/strong>, which has sparked controversy due to the fund&#8217;s reputation for its human rights record. The PIF has made significant investments in the video game industry, including stakes in Nintendo, EA, and Take-Two Interactive.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Despite the rumors about financial backing for the Mirage DLC, Ubisoft has not officially confirmed this information<\/strong>. In statements to Eurogamer UK, a company spokesperson indicated that their main focus is on the development of Shadows. This reveals a possible duality in Ubisoft&#8217;s attention, as it seems to be exploring its legacy while facing an uncertain future.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Assassin&#039;s Creed Shadows: Story Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SHaN4MIGqpo?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The situation has also led Ubisoft to consider sale options and partnerships with foreign investors, including the Chinese giant Tencent. <strong>This scenario has placed the company in the eye of the storm within the industry, at a time when collaboration with the PIF remains in a state of ambiguity, awaiting more clarity<\/strong>. Meanwhile, Shadows promises not only an innovative setting but also the addition of the Animus Hub, a system that will connect past and future stories, offering players free content, exclusive events, and new narratives to expand the Assassin&#8217;s Creed universe.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ubisoft is going through a challenging period, marked by layoffs and the lack of success of its recent releases, which has led the company to a crossroads. In this context, the next game in the Assassin&#8217;s Creed saga, titled Shadows, is presented as its most ambitious development to date and crucial for its future stability, with a release scheduled for March 20, 2024. Ubisoft, setting its sights on Saudi Arabia. However, Ubisoft&#8217;s strategy is not limited solely to Shadows. According to reports, the company has signed an agreement with the Public Investment Fund [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":294433,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[7796,7797,7798,7799,1763,1076],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-294400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-arabia-saudi","tag-assassins-creed-2","tag-assassins-creed-mirage-4","tag-assassins-creed-shadows-2","tag-tencent","tag-ubisoft","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294400"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":310039,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294400\/revisions\/310039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294400"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=294400"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=294400"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=294400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}