Ubisoft has recently announced that some of their game’s online content will no longer be supported so that the resources can be deployed elsewhere from September 2022. I have linked to the PC gamer article that reported the announcement and listed the PC games impacted by the change.
In this article, I will share my concerns as a game player, even though this announcement hasn’t personally impacted me.
Space Junkies will become unplayable
I haven’t personally played Space Junkies, and it seems like I will never get the chance to play the online-only game that was published in 2019, which means that Space Junkies is only four years old and, until recently, was available to buy on Steam.
Is it right that a game that is only four years old and was still on sale in 2022 should no longer be playable in 2022? Ubisoft is not putting the customers first and should reconsider that decision now.
Ubisoft games with Unplayable DLCs
Look at the list of games impacted by Ubisoft’s decision to cancel the online support for a number of games, including access to the game DLCs. The list of games affected by the loss of DLCs includes the following games.
- Assassin’s Creed 3 (2012) Include access to DLC
- Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (2010) Include access to DLC
- Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD (2014) include access to DLC
- Driver San Francisco (2011) access to DLC
- Far Cry 3 (2012) Access to DLC
- Prince of Persia: The forgotten sands (2010) Access to DLC
- Silent Hunter 5 (2010) Access to DLC
Should you really lose access to DLC content, that will likely cost you more as you would have probably paid for the games and DLCs separately? Just so that money can be saved and spent elsewhere by the game publisher.
The good old days of game playing
I’m old enough to remember when you bought a physical copy of the game you owned. You played the game on the hardware you owned.
With modern games, you are buying the licence to play the game on that platform for as long as that game is available on that platform.
Conclusion
As I was writing this article, I started to wonder if legislation is required to help protect consumer rights and ensure companies consider the impact their decisions will have on their customers?
I hope you have enjoyed this article. May I recommend that you read our thoughts on the future of football games?