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UPDATE 02/06/2016 1.15am: Analyst Christine Arrington of IHS Technology told Eurogamer that she thinks a Vivendi takeover would be good for Ubisoft, despite its founders not wanting to relinquish their power.Here's the full statement she sent us:
"Depending on the structure of the deal, it could actually be good for Ubisoft despite it evidently being against the founders wishes. We are going in to a very competitive part of the console cycle and despite Ubisoft's efforts to expand like Activision and EA have, the company is still heavily dependent on hits. It doesn't have an Assassin's Creed iteration this year, and it isn't in a position to acquire market share like Activision's King purchase. So, if a deal could be structured where Ubisoft sees and influx of capital to invest in its diversification strategy, and Vivendi takes a hand's off approach, it might not be a bad thing for the company and even its founders if they can come to a mutual agreement."
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