Predicting Ubisoft’s Major AAA Game Releases of 2019
A New Ghost Recon?
Ghost Recon marks the beginning of the less obvious predictions on our list, and it’s one we’d personally be pretty delighted to see hit store within the next year.
2017’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands was an excellent foray for the series into open world territory, though its AI meant you were far better off playing with friends than relying on your AI-controller teammates.
Though the title was supported with post-launch DLC drops, including new story content, players haven’t seen anything significant arriving in the title for a good while now. That should be enough on its own to suggest Ubisoft is hard at work on a new Ghost Recon title.
Exactly what format a new Ghost Recon title would assume, however, remains unclear. The obvious choice would be to follow in Wildlands’ footsteps, whisking players away to another exotic landscape teeming with stunning sights and drug lords to put away.
Further, considering the early impressions of Ubisoft’s latest title, The Division 2, being very positive, particularly in relation to its end game content, and the general popularity of ‘live’ games, it wouldn’t be surprising to see a Wildlands 2 take some inspiration from its open world counterpart.
Alternatively, Ubisoft could always take its Ghost Recon series back to its more traditional, linear roots. Something akin to Future Soldier could offer up a shorter, more polished 10-hour single-player experience than another sprawling open world experience could likely offer up with its plethora of content. We’re still pretty sure it’ll be a ‘Wildlands 2’ title, though.
