Alright, so let’s get into this — Ubisoft, right? They’ve decided to jump into the battle royale ring again, swinging for the fences against Apex Legends. Weirdly enough, their new project, Scout (which sounds like it ought to be a dog’s name or something, but I digress), is being whispered about as a real contender. Or at least, that’s what the insiders are chattering about. Supposedly, it’s so eerily close to Apex Legends that, get this, its artwork used to double as a thumbnail for both games. Who’d have thunk it?
Now, Ubisoft is thinking, “Hey, maybe we can lure some Apex players our way,” especially since Apex has been wobbling a bit on the financial tightrope lately. EA themselves kind of admitted it, which is like waving a big red flag saying, “Hey, there’s opportunity here!” One of the insiders even spilled the beans, saying something like, “Ubisoft higher-ups are rubbing their hands together, thinking there’s room for more hero Battle Royales.” So, like, there’s the ambition. Maybe it’ll take off, or maybe it’ll just… not.
But here’s the twisty-turny part because, c’mon, it wouldn’t be Ubisoft without some history here, right? Flashback to 2020, they tried the whole free-to-play battle royale game with Hyperscape. Remember that one? No? Well, it fizzled out in less than two years… just disappeared like smoke in a teacup, poof! And don’t forget XDefiant. It was meant to be a free-to-play shooter but got the axe before 2024 was even done spinning. Ubisoft and endings, man. They’re unpredictable.
Oh, and as if on cue, the folks over at Apex Legends are cooking up a version 2.0. Who knows when that’ll see daylight — maybe post-April 2026 or something. Seems Ubisoft really wants to make a move before Apex rolls out its next big thing. Timing’s everything, or so they say. Or was it location? It’s confusing, really. Anyway, back to Ubisoft’s battle royale adventures — will Scout be a triumph or just another ill-fated adventure? The gaming world’s watching, intrigued. Let’s see what they pull off this time.
