How do you pronounce Ubisoft?

#1 Posted by natetodamax (18927 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

What is the correct pronunciation? The Giant Bomb staffers seem to say "Oobi-soft" but I find that weird. I've always said it as "Youbi-Soft".

#2 Posted by Breadfan (6056 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

I say youbi-soft

#3 Posted by Psyx2 (396 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

Oobi-soft.

#4 Posted by CL60 (16906 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

Oobi-soft.

#5 Posted by Metric_Outlaw (1113 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

youbi-soft

#6 Posted by Coltonio7 (3155 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

You-Be-Soft ;)

#7 Posted by NickNorman (435 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

You should have made this a poll.

I say it somewhere in the middle, but leaning more toward "you" as opposed to "ooo."

#8 Posted by RHCPfan24 (8608 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

@Coltonio7 said:

" You-Be-Soft ;) "

I used to say "Oobi-Soft" but now I am going to say it like that from now on. :)

#9 Posted by natetodamax (18927 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

@TheMustacheHero said:

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Eh?

#10 Edited by TheMustacheHero (6654 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

oo-bisoft. Even though I know the correct way is youbisoft.

#11 Posted by AndrewB (6872 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

I pronounce it "NUBEESOFT"! Amirite?

Actually, in all seriousness, it's Ooobeesoft.

#12 Posted by TheMustacheHero (6654 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

@natetodamax said:

" @TheMustacheHero said:
" "
Eh? "

I tried to be cool and use the U with the two dots (no clue what that's called) like in the word Uber, but the character didn't show up :(

#13 Posted by Gamer_152 (13245 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

You-be-soft.

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#14 Posted by Scooper (7880 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

You be soft. Same way I say Tuna or Puma. It's not spelt Toona or Pooma so I don't know why people pronounce it like that.

#15 Posted by TwoOneFive (9449 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

you-be-soft

LOL

#16 Posted by natetodamax (18927 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

@Coltonio7 said:

" You-Be-Soft ;) "

My Understanding has increased.

#17 Posted by Red (5894 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

@Coltonio7 said:

" You-Be-Soft ;) "

#18 Posted by Hexproof (177 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

@Psyx2 said:

" Oobi-soft. "

I've always thought to pronounce it as this.

@Coltonio7 said:

" You-Be-Soft ;) "

But now that you mention it, this sounds better. :)

#19 Posted by WallacetheGreat (555 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

@Psyx2 said:

" Oobi-soft. "

#20 Posted by oldschool (7265 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

Either oobisoftz or youbesoftz, as long as it ends with a z, the Ubisoftz way.

Oh, and I say oo.

The real question is Seega or Sayga?

#21 Posted by Akeldama (4130 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

@Coltonio7 said:

" You-Be-Soft ;) "

#22 Posted by Jolly_Lolly (3537 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

I used to say "you-be-soft", but I've been saying "oobi-soft" for quite a while now.

#23 Posted by Willin (1227 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

Isn't it a 3 syllable word? Ooo-Bee-Soft?

#24 Posted by Stonyman65 (1804 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

I say U B soft.

#25 Edited by Asurastrike (2056 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

@Scooper said:

" You be soft. Same way I say Tuna or Puma. It's not spelt Toona or Pooma so I don't know why people pronounce it like that. "

University is pronounced ooni versidad in Spanish. :P

#26 Posted by c1337us (5751 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

I say You Bee Soft.

#27 Posted by Branthog (7047 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

I pronounce it I-be-hard.

#28 Posted by jangofett88 (324 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

Oobi-soft.

#29 Posted by natetodamax (18927 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

@Branthog said:

" I pronounce it I-be-hard. "

Nice

#30 Posted by Insectecutor (1129 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

oobisoft, even though that doesn't make any sense. You would not say oonicorn or ooniversal. But it's forrin an' that, innit?

#31 Posted by eroticfishcake (7745 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

Yew-Be-Soft. Oo-Bi-Soft sounds like something out of a nature channel to me.

#32 Posted by GunstarRed (4026 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

I remeber a video somewhere where someone is talking to a YOObisoft employee about a certain game and everytime the journalist said "OObisoft" the person from YOObisoft corrected them...

#33 Posted by super_machine (1902 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

oo-bisoft seeing as its a French company, and the letter U is pronounced ooo in French.

#34 Posted by AhmadMetallic (18957 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

dude, this is the greatest question ever i salute you but WHY NOT A POLL? FUCK!

#35 Posted by Bigandtasty (3144 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

I go with You Be Soft.

#36 Posted by mracoon (4583 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

You-be-soft

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#37 Posted by natetodamax (18927 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

@Ahmad_Metallic said:

" dude, this is the greatest question ever i salute you but WHY NOT A POLL? FUCK! "

I have a tendency to create threads that should have been polls.

#38 Edited by Metal_Mills (2805 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

I use to say U-B-soft but it's correctly pronounced oobi-soft I think after hearing several people who work there call it that.

#39 Posted by AhmadMetallic (18957 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

@natetodamax said:

" @Ahmad_Metallic said:
" dude, this is the greatest question ever i salute you but WHY NOT A POLL? FUCK! "
I have a tendency to create threads that should have been polls. "

well since the last E3 we all noticed the Ubisoft issue, so i suggest you lock this thread and start another one as a poll, that would be really great and you get a double salute.
its your thread though so as you wish =]

#40 Edited by Wesker (352 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

MTV Shows

That didn't really help.

#41 Posted by gingertastic_10 (4140 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

I pronounce it "Champions".

#42 Posted by jakob187 (20675 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

oovay-soft...

...like oovay bowl.

#43 Posted by Expletive (1057 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

@natetodamax said:

" What is the correct pronunciation? The Giant Bomb staffers seem to say "Oobi-soft" but I find that weird. I've always said it as "Youbi-Soft". "

do you lister to Drunk tank on RoosterTeeth?

#44 Posted by Teptom (2043 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

Oo-bi-soft.

#45 Edited by Pie (6429 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

you be soft. I think its a tomato tomaotoe thing

#46 Posted by Chaser324 (3837 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

I pronounce it oobisoft.
It's a shame they didn't take the opportunity to throw an umlaut on there when they started the company. It could have helped straighten out any confusion and look awesome at the same time.

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#47 Posted by natetodamax (18927 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

@expletive said:

" @natetodamax said:
" What is the correct pronunciation? The Giant Bomb staffers seem to say "Oobi-soft" but I find that weird. I've always said it as "Youbi-Soft". "
do you lister to Drunk tank on RoosterTeeth? "

No

#48 Posted by Absurd (2934 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

You-B-Soft

#49 Posted by ajamafalous (10607 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

I pronounce it Oo-bee-soft, and always thought that's how it was. But since at E3 2009 all the Ubisoft presenters pronounced it You-bee-soft, I'm pretty sure that's the correct pronunciation.

#50 Posted by BigBoss1911 (2250 posts) - 3 years, 8 months ago

jewbeesowft

Ubisoft Entertainment

Ubisoft Entertainment (formerly "Ubi Soft", pronounced yoo-be-soft) is a French Video game publisher and developer with its headquarters in Montreuil-Sous-Bois, France.

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