There haven’t been many Ubisoft Forward showcases to date, but each has been valuable in keeping Ubisoft fans up to date on major games while showing off just how prolific Ubisoft is. One would think that these showcases would be more common due to the company’s high number of projects, but there haven’t been any Ubisoft Forward events since June 2021 during the last E3. It’s high time that Ubisoft arranges another presentation that outlines the state of its various upcoming games. With E3 2022 out of the picture, the need for another Ubisoft Forward is greater than ever.
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Ubisoft’s Many Upcoming Games
Lots of potential Ubisoft 2022 games need updates. For instance, while all signs suggest that Mario + Rabbids will release on time, Prince of Persia’s recent developer switch may suggest that the game needs another delay, pushing it into 2023. The need for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora information has also grown of late, now that the release of Avatar: The Way of Water is in sight. Another Ubisoft Forward would be the perfect opportunity to provide a timeline for these impending releases and get Ubisoft’s calendar for the latter half of 2022 organized.
Of course, there are many games without release windows worth discussing at the next Ubisoft Forward too. With Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla in the rearview mirror, fans want to know what’s next for the Assassin’s Creed franchise. Ubisoft’s troubled pirate game Skull & Bones also needs to reemerge, especially after recent leaks hinted at ongoing complications in the game’s development. Beyond these two titles, Ubisoft’s Star Wars game, Beyond Good and Evil 2, the remake of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, and many other games add up to a veritable mountain of content that Ubisoft can and feature in its next showcase. Many of these games and franchises have eluded fans for months or years, so it’s time for a blockbuster Ubisoft Forward.
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The Likelihood of Ubisoft Forward Returning
While Ubisoft hasn’t hinted at a new Ubisoft Forward just yet, it seems highly likely that the company will arrange another showcase this summer. The first Ubisoft Forward released in July 2020 in the wake of E3’s cancellation, so now that E3 2022 has also been axed, it stands to reason that Ubisoft will bring out a showcase of its own in lieu of an E3 presentation. Other companies like Xbox and Bethesda are announcing individual showcases little by little, so Ubisoft announcing another Ubisoft Forward seems inevitable.
Considering just how busy Ubisoft keeps itself, it’s frankly surprising that it hasn’t revisited the Ubisoft Forward since June 2021. It has plenty of material to show off and more than enough fans to appeal to with a showcase, so making Ubisoft Forward more habitual would seem like a logical move. Maybe E3 2022’s cancellation will act as a wake-up call for Ubisoft, encouraging it to arrange more of its own presentations in the future. First, though, it needs to announce a showcase for 2022. Hopefully the summer of 2022 will include a presentation like the first Ubisoft Forward, shedding valuable light on the company’s vision for the next several months.
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