"RAINBOW SIX - MOBILE SALES & REVIEW ROUND-UP (SPOTIFY EXCLUSIVE VIDEO VERSION)"

0:00Shepard, promise me you'll tell them to subscribe for a free content. Shepard, just look at the state of gaming. What is going on? Shepard. Alright, my fault, my fault, my fault. Yeah, y'all probably wondering to yourself. You guys. That probably like, I know that ain't who I think it is. No, ladies and gentlemen, you are not in the church service. I just wanted to start off like that because guess what, man? But then, you know what I'm saying? I'm like, damn, look. Guess what? Sad day in history when we have to dive into Ubisoft and the very excruciating tactics that they took just for this game to be available to the masses. Shepard, just look at the state of gaming.

1:02Like, what is going on? They probably think it's you. So dreams what in the world are you talking about? Well, I'm glad you asked. As we're going to dive into, of course, Rainbow Six Siege, the mobile version in a second, but really is his own thing. So Rainbow Six Mobile, we're going to dive into that in a second. But we have to look at it in totality from a bird's eye view. Because, of course, the developer, the publisher Ubisoft, let's just say that there's some things that nobody is happy with. I just don't like it, man. That's what I just said. I just don't like that shit, man. Man, don't nobody like the way that Ubisoft is moving right now. But I'm here to break it down like a kilo of Miley Cyrus. So without further ado, let's start with Ubisoft back in 2024 to 2026. Very short and simple. I'm not going to elongate the story. Basically, Ubisoft is having some of the egregious ways of handling its employers as when it comes to 2024 to 2026, Ubisoft faced severe challenges, right? From a monetary standpoint, they dropped 80, a little below 80% in 2018.

2:08No, from the 2018 peak due to delays, such as the Assassin's Creed shadows. If you remember that whole debacle, Star Wars outlaws, which hopefully, I don't forget. I said, hopefully, I don't forget. The first ever Star Wars Open World Game was fumbled by who you guessed it. Ubisoft. I know that ain't who I think it is. So safe to say the monetary value in the revenue dropped expeditiously. And of course, when it came to the year of 2025, the net bookings fell 34.8%. And of course, in quarter three of 2025, it dropped even more. And when you look at the overall restructuring solution that the higher ups felt would be necessary to combat this type of fall and revenue, they basically cut 1,500 plus jobs.

3:09You guys. See, that's the problem. And of course, the reason why I'm saying this before we dive into the mobile game is because the studio responsible for this game. Yes, I know plot twist, the studio responsible for this game was laid off right before release. Shepard. Just look at the state of gaming, like what is going on? So this mobile game, the development team for this mobile game, basically they thought to themselves, I've had enough for Ubisoft, we've been a retaliate and go on strike. So they had a whole developer's union, Ubisoft Halifax, hopefully I'm saying the right, which supported this game, this mobile game that is out now right now. Basically, they unionized. And when it comes to this, they was pursuing legal recourse because what Ubisoft decided to close Halifax studio on January 7th. Ladies and gentlemen, this mobile game came out February 23rd, 2026.

4:09Now, I know what you probably think it to you. So, well, how did the game still come out if they closed the studio? Well, I'm glad you asked. Basically, Ubisoft had enough. Now they claimed this wasn't because of them unionizing, but come on now. When it comes to the occurrence of them being let off weeks after the studio unionized. Some would say, that's a peculiar coincidence. That's a very interesting quinky thing. Don't you think as when the employees filed for certification in June 25th, and on December 18th, 2025, and the Nova Scotia, I think Scotia, I don't know if I'm pronouncing it right. Anyways, the label board certified the union, right? The game immediate workers guild of Canada, and the CWA Canada local of 30, whatever that is, I don't know what that label is.

5:10And of course, 61 of 71 workers, which is 74% voted yes, it became Ubisoft's first North American unionized studio. Guess what? Ubisoft said to themselves, they said to the workers, won't need to shut them down expeditiously. So anyways, after they was laid off, right? Unemployed, they basically had a dispute calling the time as suspicious of what don't you think. Blindsided, and basically the CWA Canada filed a labor board complaint accusing Ubisoft of closing to avoid the union potentially for it being potentially illegal under Canadian law. And they pursued legal recourse rallied for reopening as far as January 29th, 2026, and criticized initial post closure talks as inadequate. Ubisoft of course denied the anti-union motive linking it to broader cost optimization starting post pandemic.

6:12Now, ladies and gentlemen, that's what the story is. I know what you're saying. I know what you're saying. That's what the story is because that's what Ubisoft kept going. Won't need you. Ubisoft kept going. Won't need you. They said we're going to lay off all our workers and just do this ourselves. So basically they consolidated, which is why this game still came out. But of course, when it comes to the development studio of this mobile game that we're about to dive into, I wanted to give you the backstory on how a corporation will have you do all the work in building, not not only building, but laying the foundation, building it to the point of release, and then they'll just let you off. Shepard, just look at the state of gaming. Like, what is going on? So the state of gaming is very in an interesting state. As you can put out a game, a mentally respected like this one, as we're about to dive into right now. As Rainbow Six, the mobile game is essentially notoriously affecting the masses. Now, I kept telling you, he was going to put way more respect on a mobile gamer community,

7:13because I feel like not a lot of people is doing that, especially covering the entire gaming industry. I thought to myself, mobile gaming connoisseurs are supporting the entire gaming industry like no other platform. And if you don't believe me, objectively speaking, as far as 2026 from sensor tower, mobile is currently responsible for 103 billion as far as revenue in the gaming industry. That's how much console and PC is. Consules 46 billion and PC is 40 billion. I know that ain't who I think it is. Also, when you look at console and PC gamers and the immense popularity when it comes to being one of those versus being a mobile gamer, safe to say a lot more money is in mobile gaming, but guess what? The world may not tell you that. Shepard, just look at the state of gaming. Like, what is going on? One day, I have a dream that all mobile gamers would give respect to like, I'm not going to go on my speech right now. But basically, y'all get the point.

8:13Mobile gamers are just completely disrespected. That's why I want to put way more respect on the name. So anyways, speaking of putting up respect on the name, let me let them in on another game that they should probably try out as Tom Clancy's rainbow six mobile has finally released. Yes, after years of delays. And of course, from 2024 to 2025 to 2026. I mean, multiple delays, right? Because it was announced in 2022, right? Alpha, beta, beta tests in 2023, soft launch, the Asia slash, well, yeah, just Asia in 2024 to 2025. But then it got delayed multiple times. But now it is officially here, ladies and gentlemen, which is why? Which is why we got pair of respects. Never could have made us without you. That day history, man, all those developers got laid off. And they was was crunching to the point where this was able to be released because I thought this was never going to see the day of what see the light of day.

9:14They literally thought they never was going to make it. So anyways, when it comes to the platforms, this specific game is on Apple is on Google. And of course, when you look at the gameplay loop, if you're familiar with rainbow succeeds, you already get this. But if you if you aren't, that's what this breakdown is for. So it's a 5v5 multiplayer FPS free to play, mind you. Of course, when you look at the momentum and well, no, let's stick with the overall mechanics. So when it comes to the mechanics is 5v5 attack versus defense, 10 minute matches, right? Fully PVP, no campaign, no story mode. If you're not trying to play against another player, then guess what? Then guess what? Don't hop on the game. So a lot of the game modes are of diverse as far as bomb, which is plant slash diffuse, bomb rush, which is a squirt variant. Team deathmatch, quick play, ranked and private matches. So they have a plethora of game modes for you. So when you come when it comes to shooters and the mobile gaming format, safe to say this is definitely going to be a standout.

10:18As if you look at make sure you go to analytic dreams, make sure to go to analytic dreams video on Spotify if you haven't already. As right now, I'm going to put up the top mobile games currently in the year of nor in the month of March in 2026. So as you can see right here, analytic dreams video on Spotify to see the video along with the audio. This specific game, this specific game is currently a number 10. Now, of course, these are a lot of different sources I use. I just basically just extrapolate is that the word basically I took all of it, put it together. And then this is basically the concise list from a lot of different reports. As as you can see, we've covered a lot of these mobile games, but rainbow succeeds as you can see right here. I'm making a little cursor, you know, dreams, the teacher, you know what I mean. Anyways, it's a new release. So a lot of the downloads are definitely notoriously affected the masses to the point they made it to the top 10. So once again, I'm just going to put this over one more time.

11:18So just in case you just want to see this. So one more time. So as you can tell, as you can see, rainbow six mobile is currently notoriously affecting the masses out the gate. So shout out to them for that. Even though it is better sweet because the studio that developed this game for the majority of the time definitely got laid off. But at the end of the day, the game is pretty solid and people are respecting it by giving it their time and attention. So again, back into the gameplay loop. So when you're looking at the operators, it launched with 24 to 26 plus operators, examples for people who play rainbow six like Ash, the attacker. Dokaibe. I don't know where on how you pronounce that attacker. And they have mute the defender. And Siege currently has 70 plus operators in the mobile version is rolling out one. One a month. So at some point, it will get to the point of the console versions. But of course, I don't think snake.

12:18For Metal Gear Solid. I don't think he's coming anytime soon. I think right now they're just trying to get the original roster. So we're going to get into maps in a second. I want to go back into the sales aspect of this game because guess what? It launched at a phenomenal trajectory as pre-launch momentum. It was 18 plus million pre-registration, right? Like I said, this game been delayed multiple times. So that's why the number is so high. So now when the game comes out, you wonder who's going to play it as soon as it is available. And guess what? It was a lot of people to the point where not only did they come out in droves. But in total revenue, it garnered 183,000. And of course, looking at the sales objectively speaking, compare it to other shooters. Rainbow Six is one of the more premium shooters on the market. As a franchise is garnered over 3.8 billion, right?

13:19As far as his lifetime sales, as far as the Rainbow Six IP, which is a little under the shoot. Well, I say a little. It was a lot under shooters like Call of Duty, which is 30 billion plus Fortnite, which is 20 to 24 billion. CSGO, which is one billion, you get the point. Well, one billion plus prizes. So it may be a little old, but now it's definitely over CSGO. But just put it in perspective. So Apex Legends is 3.4 billion. Valorant is 34 million in prizes, I believe. So when you look at it in totality, Rainbow Six is definitely one of the most notorious shooter franchises in the gaming market. So it's definitely a big dog in his own right. So that's why a mobile version came. So getting back into the gameplay loop. I definitely wanted to dive into the shooters for a second, because of course when people look at the mobile version, they probably think it themselves. Well, I could just play the console version. But the developer specifically wanted you to know that this is not a port. This is specifically made for a mobile, such as the HUD controls movement system, etc.

14:20This is not just some lazy port from console to mobile. They built this from the ground up to be a mobile standalone Rainbow Six experience. So a lot of the reported reports from first impressions is that people are enjoying it. Of course, when it comes to the mobile gaming aspect, as far as the actual touchpad controls, it's not the greatest when compared to consoles. But of course, there's a workaround as if you connect your controller via Bluetooth or a cord, which is what I like to do. Because you know, you have adapters where you can connect your, you can have multiple connections to connect your controller to your phone. But anyways, or you can just go to Bluetooth, either one works. And the main thing is, when it comes to FPS, you can have more of a console-like experience if you connect your controller to your phone. Now, don't kill the messenger, but if you connect your controller to your phone, you may be having a wonderful experience in taking out the little timis.

15:23Shepard. I'm just saying, little timis, they just get our preschool elementary or whatever, they try to hop on a game, have a fun experience, and guess what? A whole sweat with a control on the phone is taking away their enjoyment. You guys. See, that's the problem. So, don't tell them where you heard it from, but that's one of the best ways to experience a mobile shooter, not going to connect your controller. And you may be the second comment as far as a professional rainbow six player. So anyways, as far as the monetization model, you probably wondering, because it is free to play. Of course, they have a battle pass. They're going to have monthly seasons, cosmetic, unlock, so the treatness, comparing it to the most popular format, which is Fortnite, as far as a free to play aspect, is following that same type of format. So just know they're going to support this game for quite some time, especially the way that it's percolating on the charts right now. I just showed you as top 10, a mobile game downloads, and it just came out.

16:24So as far as it being a new game, we're going to see if it's able to hold that retention as far as this player count currently in a mobile gaming aspect. But of course, when you look at the totality of the better street moment of the development studio being laid off, and then the game that they worked on being very well received, is such a hot and cold aspect of the gaming industry. Yes, a phenomenal shooter is available from mobile gamer connoisseurs out there, but at what cost shepherd. Just look at the state of gaming, like what is going on? It's almost like Thanos at the end of infinity war when little Gamora walked up to Thanos and asked him, what did it cost against what Ubisoft basically said everything because they laid off a plethora of individuals. I mean, they laid off everybody in a mama and still put out what they was working on. So interestingly enough, you probably wondering why Ubisoft for do this is primarily to save money.

17:25It's always about money when it comes to Ubisoft. You know, as far as accountability, I'm not going to say it's lacking. All I'm going to say is instead of looking inside at themselves as far as dropping one of the worst fumbles in gaming history. When it comes to Star Wars outlaws the first once again, the first ever Star Wars open world game and they fumbled it. So the studio being responsible for that instead of being like, you know what? Maybe we need to look at our higher ups and have some restructuring. They laid off the multiple studios that was working on games like Rainbow Six Mobile. Now, how does that make sense? The world may never know. So it's always a monetary play. Ubisoft reportedly saved around 200 million because if you don't know, usually the main expense is your workforces for our staff and employers. So I know employees. So when you look at them now, of course, they're going to face a lot of lawsuits. Like I just said, the current lawsuit that's going on with Halifax having a union.

18:27And when it comes to the other lawsuits, I mean, they're going to be having union retaliation. They're going to be dealing with that for quite some time because even though Ubisoft denoted saying they've been had this in the works pre unionization. It still has it had a solution, but the proven motive, you know, proven a motive for the union will be difficult. But I think it's definitely an important battle when it comes to the overall gaming landscape. We can't just have these development studios using you for your work and then throwing you to the wayside whenever you're finished with a game. So I didn't want to make this too morbid, but at the end of the day, I did want to give it to you in totalities. So, you know, exactly what's going on with the entire release of this game. But let's end it off with something a little familiar as of course we dive into the sales and review roundup of, you know, different games that's released around the clock. So when it comes to this specific game, the review roundups, a lot of people given a high price tap tap gave it a 9 out of 10 saying tested the quote, tested the earlier beta version and played the global release.

19:37It's a good tactical shooter, game ported to mobile, the graphics of the game is generic, nothing special about it. Wow, it got some good details on lighting similar to other FPS games. The UI is slow. He put them all caps, ladies and gentlemen. The devs did not address this problem in the beta. We're in. Where are you? Actions in the menu needs a loading time, which is abrasive. Game play is fast and action pack, a higher skill ceiling is required. That's also in all caps, ladies and gentlemen. Due to advanced planning and positioning of your team and gadgets. Well, for a 9 out of 10, that's a pretty honest review. Okay, so then we have some other reviews. I'm trying to see if we can find any, we have an app store review. Let me see. So this person, I don't know if I want to do individual app reviews. I want to do like big corporations. Let me see. A muted gamer said, quote, I have, well, they gave it an 8 out of 10.

20:40So I have uploaded my review here. Well, I mean, that's apparent. I know I've missed many things. So I share only them here about gameplay. I like it a lot. I haven't played Rainbow Six franchise. Well, I haven't experienced something like this. Hence, this was new to me and getting used to it about controls, comma. I feel confusing. But if played every day can get used to it. So that's not the concern about device support, comma, about looking at minimum requirement. It feels like many devices might run, but I don't know about that. Let me know in the comments how it is playing on your device. Why ain't okay to you? These seem like some personal reviews. I was really one actual conglomerates. Let me see if I could actually find one because I think I had a couple of here. But these are like personal, which I guess for mobile, you want to hear from the actual people. And this is a review roundup segment. So, um, I see if you see.

21:41So I guess the meta critic is too early or too recent or whatever. Okay, that makes sense because you know, I guess people could review bomb or whatever. We don't really have a lot of reviews from major conglomerates. So we just have personal reviews. And for the most part, people are enjoying it. So, all right, let's dive into one more personal review. Okay, so we have the centipede from TabTab. Quote. Repetitive. Nothing to gain. Wow. Everything cool is behind a paywall. Wow, he is not holding back. The first stuff gets duplicated all the time. Felt to rookie since then it played for a while. And got matched with diamonds are higher. I don't know, man. Got to wait for global release. I guess. So this is before the actual release. But he still gave it. What do you give it? He still gave it a 7.5 and 10. There's really no score lower than a 7. So just to let you know, even though people have problems with him, they still think it's a solid game. Um, but that's getting to one of the more perfect reviews. We're not reviews. We're one of the more perfect skew scores from a personal player. So carnage keeper. You think he inspired me fan? Anyways. Quote.

22:41Great graphics and awesome gameplay. Other than that. The multiple times I had finished around with the zero kills because I died immediately to aim his head shot demons. That boy was definitely not playing on console. You guys. I mean, he's definitely not playing on a console controller. You guys. See, that's the problem. All right. So that was pretty cool. But that was just basically the personal reviews for the specific game. But at the end of the day, um, definitely play it for yourself. Just wanted to give you the review roundup, dive into the sales specifically for rainbow six mobile version. And of course, talk about the overall trajectory of Ubisoft. Because there's a lot going on right now over at Ubisoft. I mean, we've broken down a lot of Ubisoft news. And of course, if you just type in Ubisoft analytic dreams with a ZU. You'll see all the different stories from Ubisoft being from specifically Ubisoft laying off. A lot of people amidst, um, major re structure, um, three former Ubisoft execs found guilty of it. Oh, yeah, that was a story.

23:42Let's just say it. We've dove into Ubisoft a lot, you know, Ubisoft share falls 17% after delays launch of new Assassin's Creed. That was back. That was back in December 11, 2024. So I've been covering Ubisoft for a while. And what I continue to see as far as a pattern is that Ubisoft fails to realize that higher quality games is going to equal you paying your employers. And so you lay in people off. It's not going to leave a good taste in people's and employers and game developers mouths because while they develop a solid game for you. If you're just going to lay them out. If you're just going to lay them off right before the game that was working on comes out for the revenue. Uh, to go straight to you, which is exactly what happened with Tom Clancy's rainbow six mobile. So with that being said, click my link to my bio. Let me know one of my social media. What do you think about Tom Clancy's rainbow six mobile version? And of course, at the end of the day, if you've played this game or if you played other shooters, along with this game. Do you think this is one of the better shooters on a mobile market currently?

24:45And what is your favorite? What is your favorite thing about playing rainbow six mobile? No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.