You know you've fucked up as a publisher when both your consumers and your developers are pissed at you.
I'm a bit worried that this will bite the developers in the ass. Some people say that all publicity is good publicity, but Ubisoft may disagree. I could imagine them deciding to let go of Montpellier as soon as they finish porting the game to the PS360, if only because they've proven that they are not under full control. Besides, I doubt the Rayman games are making a huge profit for Ubisoft, so it wouldn't be a catastrophic loss.
This would lead to an... interesting situation. Michel Ancel has been with Ubisoft for, what, over 20 years? If he and his team were fired, you'd be left with the French version of Platinum Games just waiting to be made. Overnight, there'd be a new renowned developer in town, known for their abilities in making platformers that can arguably stand along Nintendo's best. Who knows what effect this would have?
Is it bad that part of me wants to see this happen?
Love and tolerate.
