Ubisoft Shares Drop Because of New Assassin's Creed
Although not one, but two new Assassin's Creed titles launched this week, with Far Cry 4 coming next week, Ubisoft's share prices have dropped.
After one day of sales of the annual release, shares had dropped 1.36 points, which works out as 9.33%. The decline had already begun by market close on 11th, amid poor reviews and dozens of user complaints across forums and Reddit.
Amid complaints of microtransactions, a non-syncing companion app, frame rate drops and other performance bugs, it appears that the much-touted new-gen Assassin's Creed Unity is to blame. It was released on Xbox One, PS4 and PC on the 11th in North America.
This share drop is more apparent when you look at the 1 Month line. Rather than a slight decline, it's an obvious angle:
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