The pandemic has been defined by buyouts and acquisitions - at least, when it comes to video game companies. Microsoft, for example, bought two of the biggest studios over the past two years in Activision Blizzard and ZeniMax Media. Meanwhile, Sony would not be outdone either after acquiring Housemarquee, Bluepoint Games, and Bungie, among others, within the past twelve months. Although, as far as we know, Ubisoft was nowhere near close to being acquired by either Sony or Microsoft, it appears that the French company is open to being acquired.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot and CFO Frédérick Duguet recently held an investors conference call talking about everything from the release date of its upcoming slate of games like Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora to answering many varied investor questions. One investor asked Guillemot about Ubisoft's stance on a potential acquisition, which Guillemot answered positively, much to everyone's surprise. Specifically, Guillemot confirmed that the company intends to remain independent because it makes financial sense. However, Guillemot added that Ubisoft isn't going to outright reject potential offers.

What makes this particularly interesting is that Ubisoft was so vehemently against buyouts just a few years back. It appears that Ubisoft is reconsidering its stance after seeing all the deals in the gaming industry that are occurring left and right.