Ubisoft's Guillemot expects some Spring 2010 games to be delayed again

by JC Fletcher { Sep 15th 2009 at 10:00PM }

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot finally noticed the trend he helped start: too many games being pushed into an increasingly crowded Q1 of 2010. "We now have a situation where there are a lot of good games due for release in the first half of next year," Guillemot told MCV, "but I think some publishers will move again."

Guillemot said that because "the first quarter of 2010 is looking pretty crazy," the "other players" will further delay their already-delayed games. What he didn't say was whether Ubisoft would be delaying its games. To us, this sounds like a preliminary statement to soften the eventual impact of another delay of Ubisoft games.

Tags: delays, spring-2010, ubisoft, yves-guillemot

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

bearxor @ Sep 15th 2009 10:07PM

Oh dear god, just not Splinter Cell again, please.

alexdaman44 @ Sep 15th 2009 10:09PM

better change that to 2011

Clayton Forrester @ Sep 21st 2009 7:42PM

Confirmed Splinter Cell: Conviction is gonna get a Smarch release date in 2011.

Rhamsey @ Sep 15th 2009 10:16PM

Yeah, I kinda figured since everyone moved back to avoid competition be begin with.

Slammed I Am @ Sep 15th 2009 10:16PM

I doubt that it will be splinter cell that gets delayed but I do think that it's the ghost recon and rainbow six that they hinted at a while ago

ChuckBartowski @ Sep 15th 2009 10:17PM

Heres an idea..... how about you move them to 2009! oh wait but i forgot, thats when all the amazing games are coming out......

Ashkental @ Sep 15th 2009 10:22PM

I expect Bayonetta to move... other new IPs like MAG and Heavy Rain....

They should use june/july/august better... Did anyone bought any game in August?

Nate Addison @ Sep 15th 2009 10:30PM

Yes, I bought Fat Princess, Penny Arcade 1, and Crystal Defenders.

jahd5000 @ Sep 15th 2009 11:28PM

only fat princess, which has only taken ~ 4 hours of my time. should play it more. to the point: YES there should be more summer love!

Ashkental @ Sep 16th 2009 11:06AM

Yeah, not counting PSN games... i mean... high end games AAA+ no game came out

Mr Khan @ Sep 15th 2009 10:24PM

I would bet that a lot of the games that were moved back to 2010 were games that could have used more development time anyway. Any further delays will be short, to find specific release windows, but i don't think any drastic delays will take

Unless the game was *originally* planned to launch in that quarter. Then i would worry.

Lunastra78 (PSN: lunastra78) @ Sep 15th 2009 10:32PM

Just had a look at games coming out. 6 potential games of interest in late 2009 and 10 in Q1 2010. So something's gotta go. :(

The Dark Wayne @ Sep 15th 2009 10:34PM

If some get moved to summer with some still staying in Q1, that wouldnt be at all bad. I would really appreciate big games being released steadily throughout the year instead of all at once whether it be Christmas or Presidents day. I really fucking hate the kinda game droughts that always seem to occur in summers

WINterfang @ Sep 15th 2009 10:35PM

Oh My God, I just clicked the video to the right of Queen vs Daft Punk on DJ and I almost drained myself.

The Dark Wayne @ Sep 15th 2009 10:42PM

is...is that good?

WINterfang @ Sep 15th 2009 10:53PM

http://www.slanted.de/images/DAFT-PUNK.jpg

Premature ejaculation man @ Sep 15th 2009 10:53PM

Would have been a good video if the crowd wasn't so loud.

james @ Sep 15th 2009 10:53PM

depends on the fluid

KingOfHearts @ Sep 15th 2009 10:37PM

I was intent upon getting Bayonetta this month and buying Wet later on, but.... Yeah...
Eh, makes things easier for me, but I hate waiting for Bayonetta..

Aurailious @ Sep 15th 2009 10:45PM

Well, if they get delayed hopefully that time will be used to make the game better, such as fixing bugs and maybe more content. Wait, no, they won't do that.

Special Agent Steve @ Sep 15th 2009 10:46PM

Please not:
I am Alive.
Or, Splinter Cell.

PLEASE!!!!!!!!*

*opinions based on a duel between God and the Kraken.

Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington, Soon-To-Be-PSN: OrIsItAltonBrown] @ Sep 15th 2009 10:48PM

Well, I've got a DeLorean. Who has a flux capacitor?

Bradwart @ Sep 16th 2009 2:19AM

It's not the Flux Capacitor thats the problem, its the plutonium.

CH3BURASHKA @ Sep 15th 2009 10:53PM

I Am still Alive, and so is my bud Beyond Good and Evil 2, but shit's going down and we won't be seeing you by spring?

Fuck you Ubisoft. At least that extra time will be put to good use... right?!

Faceman @ Sep 15th 2009 10:55PM

delay ahead Ubi.. MW2's got me set till 2012

Rein [Prime Minister of the city-state of New Bjork] @ Sep 15th 2009 11:17PM

Odd statement coming from someone with a Splinter Cell: Conviction icon.

Faceman @ Sep 16th 2009 9:45AM

it was a random choice.. tried gettin anything but the mario avatar.. this site is really weird how the avatar shows sometimes n other times it doesn't.. w/e

atrimus @ Sep 15th 2009 11:10PM

so, what'll be the game that sends the competition scurrying further away from the overcrowded Q1 '10?

dagamer43 @ Sep 15th 2009 11:28PM

With FFXIII in Spring, few games want to really be near that. Does this mean that Summer will finally not suck in gaming for a change?

No, stuff is gonna be delayed until the Fall. =/