Tom Clancy’s The Division was expected to get a huge opening, and so has turned out to be the case. This third-person shooter has managed to sell off more digital and physical copies than any other Ubisoft title till date.
This definitely spells good news for the publisher, as Tom Clancy’s The Division has been under development for four years, meaning it will have a massive amount of revenue to recover. Also, this year will see no mainstream Assassin’s Creed game going on sale, which will result in lesser earnings than usual.
Figures from the UK are in as well, and they have revealed that Tom Clancy’s The Division is the biggest ever Q1 launch in the territory. It has also turned out to be Ubisoft’s third-biggest ever game release in the UK, behind Watch Dogs and Assassin’s Creed 3.
Tom Clancy’s The Division was made available worldwide on March 8 for the PS4, the Xbox One and PC. It’s a third-person shooter which has been garnished with action-RPG elements and a unique multiplayer approach.
This game takes place in mid-crisis Manhattan, and renders a fully explorable open world environment. Players are given missions that are aimed towards restoring order by investigating the source of a virus that has wreaked havoc in the lives of people.
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Tom Clancy’s The Division was first showcased back in 2013 during that year’s E3. Following that, it has gone through a number of delays in its development, and has now finally landed in the market.
The starting numbers of Tom Clancy’s The Division are definitely great news for Ubisoft, and the game is expected to pick up more sales going forward thanks to the favorable reviews it has been getting.