I’d like to know if “game purchases” include games bought via Steam, or only games you buy directly through ubi’s storefront or launcher.
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Skyhighatrist@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Didn’t Ubisoft make a statement afterwards that they would not be deleting accounts that have game purchases?
The title is a bit click-baity. Even the article acknowledges that Ubisoft has stated they won’t be deleting accounts that have purchased games. That’s no excuse not to take precautions, of course, but it feels a bit like fearmongering, and the world has far too much of that these days.
mateomaui@reddthat.com 11 months ago
Skyhighatrist@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Games bought via Steam are covered under Steam’s TOS as far as I know.
mateomaui@reddthat.com 11 months ago
But they show up in the Ubi launcher as well. I think everything else I have in that launcher was a freebie from Ubi or Epic, as I do my best to not buy anything directly from them. It’d be nice if the presence of the steam-bought or epic-redeemed games is enough to protect all of them. But who really knows with this company?
uphillbothways@kbin.social 11 months ago
I went back to look for my unused account. It's gone. Don't remember what I had in there, to be honest. But it is definitely gone. * shrug *
kautau@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Additionally, DRM means that having a physical copy doesn’t mean anything in many cases unless you are using a crack. Old SecuROM games no longer work because the DRM server is offline. Once the servers are offline for modern games, the same thing will happen. There’s a reason so many games need their own launcher now or are always-online. Archive games, not because accounts will be deleted, but because modern copy protection and online integration will eventually make games impossible to play.