Ubisoft EULA demanding consumers destroy delisted games adds fuel to Stop Killing Games movement

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• RejZoR@lemmy.ml ⁨33⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  This is why I’ve been boycotting Ubisoft for literal decades now. I refuse to even pirate their shit. Fuck them. They used to be cool company in the 90s, had bunch of cool franchises and then turned into this soulless greedy corporate bullshit just being absolute dicks to gamers and releasing all games with identical concept to Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry, for 20 games in a row…

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• SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  Eat merde, Ubisoft.

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• criss_cross@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Jesus Christ that’s like comic book super villain bad.

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  • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Ubisoft is the Shredder of game companies. Evil, but ultimately their plans would fall apart even without the Turtles intervening because they are just awful.

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    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Shredder never even has defined plans. Now granted, I was a kid in the 80s. If the new series is different, I don’t know. I didn’t even see the micheal bay movies. I saw the original cartoon, the first 3 movies, and the “coming out of our shell” tour.

      Shredder always just kind of showed up, and maybe robbed a jewelry store. Or kidnapped April and that skinny news reporter guy.

      There never seemed to be a plan. It was always just vague “do crime and evil shit…”

      Then they introduced the mafia, who for some reason just liked tickling everybodies feet.

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    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      they even attempted some propaganda by using a show, mythic quest in the pandemic.

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• absquatulate@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  IANAL but wasn’t that text just some “standard” legalese relating to the way they license software? I know it’s cool to pick on ubisoft for being a shit company, but BG3 had a similar requirement in the game’s EULA: Image

  Same for GOG iirc, but I’m too lazy to search.

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  • newthrowaway20@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    Yep I believe that’s what this is. I’ve seen clauses like this in other stuff too. Pretty boiler plate. Not like they can actually enforce it.

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  • Maalus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Gog doesn’t have this. They specifically market it that you get to download a binary install and keep the game forever.

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  • Klear@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    This being “standard legalese” sounds fine to you?

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  • nightlily@leminal.space ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s why no legitimate site is reporting this, because it’s nonsense rage bait.

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  • ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I can’t find it on GOG’s but I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s in most EULAs. I’ve seen emails saying “confidential, if you are not the intended recipient of this email you must delete it.” There’s no way to enforce that. Ubisoft isn’t coming to your house to review the contents of your drives. I’m guessing it’s to stop some loophole like “you said I can’t resell your game so instead I sold my hard drive (that has the game installed on it)”.

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  • Nighed@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s saying that if YOU stop the agreement, you have to delete the game though.

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    • mriswith@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That’s one way to tell everyone that you didn’t understand the comment.

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  • bright_side_@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Nice observation. Nonetheless it is wrong in any circumstance.

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• dbtng@eviltoast.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Never buying Ubi again. Doesn’t matter what the game is. Fukem.

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