Ubisoft’s VR Venture Won’t Face Further Investment After Disappointing Assassin’s Creed Nexus Results

One of the largest takeaways from the Assassin’s Creed franchise was the possibilities that the IP can go with it being one of Ubisoft’s largest IPs. Not only more games, but also the other possibilities of content for fans to ingest. When it came time that the publisher was pursuing virtual reality with the series, fans were ecstatic to say the least.

However, the game did face some difficulties with the project on ice of sometime as the sibling Splinter Cell VR title fell through the cracks. But it wasn’t until this past November that Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR officially arrived to Meta Quest devices. Even more, reports correct about the game’s release in 2023 also notes internal efforts for a follow-up is also in the works as well prior to the game’s reveal.

But, according to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, the new venture did not meet expectations. While the latest entry in the series, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, met a glowing response from the market the same cannot be said for Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR. In fact, it underperformed Ubisoft’s expectations that the firm is withholding further investment on virtual reality until proper growth is presented.

“We have been a bit disappointed by what we were able to achieve on VR with Assassin’s Creed. It did okay, and it continues to sell, but we thought it would sell more, so we are not increasing our investment on VR at the moment, because it needs to take off,” the statement transcribed by Video Game Chronicle reads. “We have been very impressed by what Apple came up with, and we think it’s fantastic hardware, but we continue to look at this VR business as something that we have to look at but not invest too much in, until it grows enough.”

Elsewhere in the same earnings Q&A, Guillemot also speaks on Skull and Bones. He addresses the new title to be a “quadruple-A” title which offers a full package experience and warrants the game’s new $70 price tag that Ubisoft is fitting its releases moving forward. You can read the full report by heading here.

Did you pick up Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR at all?