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Ubisoft delisting AC Liberation from Steam in Sept, will still be downloadable and playable for current owners (updated title, see threadmark)
- Thread starter hwarang
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Y tho? What is it like 10 GB? I can't imagine storing that on a server for owners to download can honestly cost that much
I mean they did this before with Scott pilgrim on the PS3. I still remember it so it's nice to see history repeat itself /s
Should be illegal, honestly. Fingers crossed it can be legislated somewhere - seems like the sort of thing EU courts would fight if it even was brought in front of them.
The fact Ubisoft is so goddamn cheap that they'd rather shutter the whole thing than just assign a team to remove their own DRM and let people play a decade-old port of a mid-tier spin-off in peace... like, I won't even say it's surprising, but it's so damn dumb.
The fact Ubisoft is so goddamn cheap that they'd rather shutter the whole thing than just assign a team to remove their own DRM and let people play a decade-old port of a mid-tier spin-off in peace... like, I won't even say it's surprising, but it's so damn dumb.
from what i understand of ubisoft games on steam, you need to connect them to your ubisoft account, ,unless someone can find any suggesting otherwise, you will still be able to play the game through the ubsoft connect launcher
The problem with online DRM has never been whether or not the player is connected to the internet. It's whether or not the authentication server is online. Once a game is no longer selling, the publisher won't want to pay to patch their game to remove the DRM, so the game will inevitably die when the server tech gets too old to easily maintain.
At least many games like this can be cracked. Pirates saving the day again.
At least many games like this can be cracked. Pirates saving the day again.
They could fix this by offering the owners a copy of AC3 Remastered which includes AC Liberation Remastered. But it definitely sets an uncomfortable precedent either way.
Hopefully the console version included with 3 is safe. It's still saying it comes with 3 on Nintendo's site:
www.nintendo.com
Wait, was this 2-pack only on Switch and separate on other platforms?
Assassin's Creed® III: Remastered for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Buy Assassin's Creed® III: Remastered and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.
www.nintendo.com
Wait, was this 2-pack only on Switch and separate on other platforms?
Can't you patch the game on PC somehow to make it offline indefinitely? Or is it tied to the client to wher modding isn't possible?
Kinda odd this is a sure thing on PC when you can mod games.
Kits also very weird how they are partnering with Sony on the Playstation plus stuff yet game games being delisted soon. Leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Sony should reconsider the partnership.
Kinda odd this is a sure thing on PC when you can mod games.
Kits also very weird how they are partnering with Sony on the Playstation plus stuff yet game games being delisted soon. Leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Sony should reconsider the partnership.
no, liberation got a release on ps3,360 and pc in 2014, it was then rereleased on ps4/xbox one/switch and pc in 2019 as part of the ac3 remasterHopefully the console version included with 3 is safe. It's still saying it comes with 3 on Nintendo's site:
Assassin's Creed® III: Remastered for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Buy Assassin's Creed® III: Remastered and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.
Wait, was this 2-pack only on Switch and separate on other platforms?
the one in the op is the first pc release
Liberation HD (the 2014 version being delisted & was sold separately) is not the same as Liberation Remastered (the 2019 version packed in with AC3 Remastered).
...Really? Huh, what were the major differences? Just funny that it's a remaster... of a remaster. :P
Basically the HD version was just a direct Vita port. Remastered added better resolution, frame rate, improved lighting and reflections and such.
They already did it with AC2 Deluxe Edition meaning if you paid for it to get the dlc it's now completely gone. They need to get fucked with this, free shit is one thing but paid content gtfo.
They could fix all issues with DLCs too, but they don't want to bother. They didn't even try to fix things and that is obvious because after announcement of shutting down things studio that made Anno 2070 posted on their web page that they will try to save Anno 2070 on they own.
Seems like an odd thing to request. Take down games that people enjoy and have already paid for.
You also can't play your physical copies on PS3/360, they are shutting it down
Dark Spores not really a 1:1 example since it was actually doing stuff server side (which has been a hurdle in getting a fan-made offline version going) compared to here where Im pretty sure its just authentication checks
only for online mulitplayerYou also can't play your physical copies on PS3/360, they are shutting it down
I don't actually think they will. Us regulators are useless for the most part.
at most, ubisoft will just give owners of the steam versions of the game a free copy of ac3 remastered
10-15 years from now all we will have is NFT streaming games. All old games will basically be completely gone and killed and buried.
Don't you need to login to your Ubi account to play? It's been ages so don't remember exactly
Hence why I'm so gung-ho on physicals. I bought both Pure and Split Second on PC during a sale Amazon had eons ago. Just a crazy ordeal that I have had this year that solidified my stance on this.
I got the urge to play Split Second on PC. I bought the games many moons ago on Amazon. I have the 360 versions as well.
but I read that there was a 60fps patch for PC released a few years ago that I wanted to try for Split Second.
The problem was that this game needs to contact securom servers to authenticate. They no longer exist so unless you have the game installed before the servers went offline, you are SOL forever.
I reached out to Disney, sending these as proof of purchase, asking if there was a remedy for both this and Pure on PC.
Was told in a nice, corporate way to kick rocks. See below
There is a no-CD exe of both games out there but the problem for split second specifically is that it is for version 1.0 and while I can download Spilt Second from Amazon still, it is version 1.x. I said fuck it, went to hit up some torrent sites, found the game, downloaded it, finally got it working. Next day, wake up with a DMCA notice in my email from Comcast.
I got knocked for pirating a game I fucking own. However, if that way didn't exist, it'd be a game lost to time.
Note the dates, The House of Mouse moves fast. This should never happen though. Locking down a game that is only playable through pirated means shows that Disney should have planned better.
but I read that there was a 60fps patch for PC released a few years ago that I wanted to try for Split Second.
The problem was that this game needs to contact securom servers to authenticate. They no longer exist so unless you have the game installed before the servers went offline, you are SOL forever.
I reached out to Disney, sending these as proof of purchase, asking if there was a remedy for both this and Pure on PC.
Was told in a nice, corporate way to kick rocks. See below
There is a no-CD exe of both games out there but the problem for split second specifically is that it is for version 1.0 and while I can download Spilt Second from Amazon still, it is version 1.x. I said fuck it, went to hit up some torrent sites, found the game, downloaded it, finally got it working. Next day, wake up with a DMCA notice in my email from Comcast.
I got knocked for pirating a game I fucking own. However, if that way didn't exist, it'd be a game lost to time.
Note the dates, The House of Mouse moves fast. This should never happen though. Locking down a game that is only playable through pirated means shows that Disney should have planned better.
Hence why I'm so gung-ho on physicals. I bought both Pure and Split Second on PC during a sale Amazon had eons ago. Just a crazy ordeal that I have had this year that solidified my stance on this.
I got the urge to play Split Second on PC. I bought the games many moons ago on Amazon. I have the 360 versions as well.
but I read that there was a 60fps patch for PC released a few years ago that I wanted to try for Split Second.
The problem was that this game needs to contact securom servers to authenticate. They no longer exist so unless you have the game installed before the servers went offline, you are SOL forever.
I reached out to Disney, sending these as proof of purchase, asking if there was a remedy for both this and Pure on PC.
Was told in a nice, corporate way to kick rocks. See below
There is a no-CD exe of both games out there but the problem for split second specifically is that it is for version 1.0 and while I can download Spilt Second from Amazon still, it is version 1.x. I said fuck it, went to hit up some torrent sites, found the game, downloaded it, finally got it working. Next day, wake up with a DMCA notice in my email from Comcast.
I got knocked for pirating a game I fucking own. However, if that way didn't exist, it'd be a game lost to time.
Note the dates, The House of Mouse moves fast. This should never happen though. Locking down a game that is only playable through pirated means shows that Disney should have planned better.
Split/Second is at Steam, port has issues (like 30fps cap) but it's totally playable
Split/Second on Steam
Split/Second is an intense action racing game set within a reality TV show. Competitors vie to be the first to the finish line in a set rigged to blow. Players don’t just collide with other vehicles to knock them from the track, but can also trigger devastating events that alter the race dynamics.
Plus Ubisoft is shutting down login to their servers, so it also affects physical copies
What I don't understand is why on Ubisoft's website it only says that installation of DLC and online features are being disabled.
It does not say that you won't be able to access the game itself anymore. So what the fuck is going on?
Fuck Ubisoft either way btw.
It does not say that you won't be able to access the game itself anymore. So what the fuck is going on?
Fuck Ubisoft either way btw.