One of Ubisoft’s biggest surprises at E3 this year was Tom Clancy’s The Division. Our readers are clamoring for more info about.

During the 1st quarter sales call today, Ubisoft disclosed that it expect The Division to reach during calendar year 2014, but not until the tip. This puts the title within the company’s 2014-15 fiscal year.

The open-world, online racer The Crew should arrive on the end of Ubisoft’s current fiscal year during early 2014. Additionally, the publisher told investors today to expect open world titles frequently, citing the processes it has in place to leverage multiple studios in creating titles.

Our Take
The timing of The Division should not be surprising, and albeit, it wouldn’t shock me to determine it bumped to 2015. After I spoke with members of Ubisoft Massive, a couple of major elements were yet to be worked out. As you could possibly recall, the sport occurs after a virulent disease, and players must enter hot zones.

When I asked about whether players could fall ill, i used to be told, “we do not know.” Perhaps it was just the phrasing of the solution (instead of “we’re working that out” or “we’re still being silly with how that will work”), but I wasn’t given lots of confidence that the title was going to be ready within the next year to eighteen months. 

Additionally, as free-to-play stakes an even bigger claim on consoles, i assumed it prudent to invite concerning the economics. The team at Massive isn’t sure if they’ll be using a conventional MMO subscription model, something like Defiance’s retail release with cosmetic add-ons, or straight free-to-play. In view that each need to be handled different in regards to mechanics, i discovered it surprising that it wasn’t even into consideration yet.