Laura Kate Dale : BGE 2 exclusive to Switch... For 12 months.

[Veknoid_Outcast]

RolStoppable said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:

But why would Ubisoft do that? Where is the benefit in releasing first on Switch and 12 months later on other platforms? I understand Nintendo doesn't have a track record of this kind of cynical incentivizing, but I don't understand how breaking apart the release schedule of a game like BG&E (or Rayman Legends for that matter) benefits the publisher.

The benefit is greatly increased attention for the game which isn't that bad of a trade-off when you are dealing with a game that is in desperate need for attention. That's the thought process behind it, doesn't mean that the final results will differ to any significant degree between the two release options. Ubisoft believes it does, hence why they do what they do.

Additional benefit could be seen as Nintendo fans being more willing to buy other Ubisoft games which certainly has merit when Ubisoft's strategy of a high number of launch window titles is taken into consideration.

I guess I can see wanting to grab the attention that comes with the launch of a new console. Yet if I was Ubisoft I'd just launch simultaneously on four platforms and maybe even throw in a code for BG&E HD with the Xbox One version, since its playable via backward compatibility.