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It's almost been a year since The Division 2's release, and no word regarding a Steam release
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But CDPR are still selling their games through Steam and are still going to in the future ..
I'm actually surprised that Ubisoft is sticking to their Steam boycott still, even now when all (IIRC?) games released after it became a thing have underperformed for them, officially.
MS games on Steam don't have any "launcher" besides Steam.
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I don't know if it would have been a success but I think we now have enough data to conclude that a significant part of the userbase does not blindly follow the games on whatever service they are available. Steam has its own audience that has shown the willingness to wait for a game to hit Steam before buying.
I wouldn't rule it out. From what we know so far EA is planning to streamline the games that they'll make available through Steam so that they have a minimal launcher or no launcher at all. I could see Ubisoft eventually doing the same thing.
The suits that make these boneheaded decisions aren't known for admitting their mistakes. That said, I still expect The Division 2 to launch on Steam sooner or later.
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Tim Sweeney apparently seems to think that Valve matched Epic's revenue share in order to get EA to release their games on Steam. Micheal Patcher said the same thing. I don't know if it's true, but I see no reason for Ubisoft to not release their games on Steam if Valve offered them a deal as well.
Sweeney and Pachter are lying through their teeth. There has been no change in policy when EA came back.
Heck, the same proportional revenue share system introduced in 2018 will apply to EA just like CDPR if their games are successful enough. (20% share if crosses 50 mil in revenue)
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People are sad that GeForce Now didn't work out. When Valve release their cloud service, people will really start to notice that Ubisoft and Blizzard won't be among their cloud library on Steam.
I'm not sure there's any reason to believe it won't show up.
I think it'll be on Steam come March, unless there's a deal renewal in the works (which I doubt). There's simply no reason to leave the money on the table and they clearly need as many players as they can get considering the recent $3 sale, not to mention the sales not meeting their expectations.
I think it'll be on Steam come March, unless there's a deal renewal in the works (which I doubt). There's simply no reason to leave the money on the table and they clearly need as many players as they can get considering the recent $3 sale, not to mention the sales not meeting their expectations.
Valve CAN'T match Epics Revenue share. Physical stores take 10 to 15% on every Gift Card. Steam gift cards are a very big chunk of Steam sales in emerging markets.
Some people wanted Steam to be curated so I think the lack of Ubisoft games is a good first step towards better tomorrow.
Lol at ppl whining at uplay. Its a much more competent and complete launcher than epic will ever be. Its actually very nice with the whole uplay points and rewards.
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It's still a bad launcher, just like everything else that isn't Steam.
Almost all big games do this these days. WB games (Batman Arkham) have this, SE games (recent TR titles) have this. This isn't the same as "their own launchers" and is optional sometimes.
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which doesn't matter, because it is their own game. But they can't offer 12% cut when they have to pay a 15% cut to physical stores on gift cards. They would be paying 3% for every copy sold with gift cards.
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Still nothing. Consider me surprised if they releade this on Steam now. It's funny to see how Ubisoft considered this to be the right time to leave Steam, while EA and Microsoft decided the time was right to start releasing every major title om Steam moving forward.
UPlay is the place to get Ubisoft games.
The game just doesn't seem to do well no matter what. I doubt it blew up on consoles if it's not doing well on PC. Steam doesn't mean instant success, if gamers want it they know where to find it, just like Overwatch, Minecraft, and Fortnite.
Now I'm reminded about Watchdogs Legion, I should look up when that comes out but I need to forget about it again. I can't wait.
The game just doesn't seem to do well no matter what. I doubt it blew up on consoles if it's not doing well on PC. Steam doesn't mean instant success, if gamers want it they know where to find it, just like Overwatch, Minecraft, and Fortnite.
Now I'm reminded about Watchdogs Legion, I should look up when that comes out but I need to forget about it again. I can't wait.
I checked pricing on Ghost Recon and it was much cheaper through Epic than Ubisoft.
It proves some people are set in their ways and either don't want to support Epic or they like the options Steam allows. One thing is for certain and that is Epic has made waves both good and bad and now it looks as though Ubisoft figures they don't need Steam as much as they used to.
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Gonna quote myself from the last page, since it's still valid:
Bottom line remains the same: thread is still a week too early, and I reserve the right to tell OP "I told you so" if The Division 2 shadowdrops on Steam this week or early next week.
Yeah getting Ubisoft games through EGS can be very cheap, I just didn't mention it because it usually takes things off course in discussions. Though if you play a lot of Ubisoft games you can get a discount from collecting achievements (better than the pennies cards on steam get). If Ubisoft and EGS has a sale going at the same time you can get their games for dirt cheap ($5 for Watchdogs 2 for example). Also when you get a Ubisoft game on EGS you don't have to launch EGS for it so getting crazy sale combos there is a good idea if there is one.
I like Ubisoft achievement system because it's one of the only ones that actually give you an award when you unlock them. Insomniac's Skill Point system in the old days did that (Ratchet and Clank Going Commando, Resistance, etc.). You can get 20% off anything but preorders with only 100 Uplay credits, one Uplay challenge can get you 10, 20, 40 credits or so. You can also use those points for unlocking stuff in games, like skins, or items. Unfortunately Ubisoft is all about that microtransaction life, so these items also include boosters in single player games like Assassin's Creed.
I agree there must have been some kind of custom deal for EA to so suddenly have gone from zero support for Steam to 100% support where at least some of their games won't even need Origin. My guess is they settled on a flat 15%.
Sweeney, like Galyonkin, has a history of twisting the facts to suit his own agenda (e.g. the absurd snafu surrounding whether Shenmue 3 backers would have the option of a belated Steam key), and Pachter is famously bad at making assumptions, so neither should be considered an authority on the subject.
To me, it seems like a safe bet that what prompted EA's change of heart was Valve agreeing to implement support for subscription services, thereby paving the way for the upcoming launch of EA Access on Steam.
To me, it seems like a safe bet that what prompted EA's change of heart was Valve agreeing to implement support for subscription services, thereby paving the way for the upcoming launch of EA Access on Steam.
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Subscription-based games/DLC (e.g. EVE Online Omega) are subject to the same revenue split terms as single-purchase apps, so I can't imagine services will be any different.
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Im with you OP. Not buying any Ubi games until they're back on steam personally. Uplay itself isn't too bad honestly, except that it keeps flipping and flopping between my old avatar and new one for whatever reason. Also the payment processor bans me for 72 hours every other time. That's annoying and I'd rather just use Steam wallet.