Breaking... Ubisoft Erases your digital games if you don't play them!!!! :wow::wtf: :dahell:

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Depends right. The games require ubisoft launcher to start to verify your license to the software
Games that can be played offline do not.

And this is only for games that you purchased from the ubisoft store. If you purchased on steam, xbox, playstation, your purchase record is held with those companies.
 

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The reason is that it costs money to maintain severs.

Why do you think they should perpetually foot the bill to hold on to accounts that have been abandoned?

No other company or product would do that for you.

Imagine 50 years from now, ubisoft still exists and they never deleted dormant accounts. They’d have thousands even millions accounts they are paying to maintain that nobody is using. Why should they or any company be expected to do that?

That's why I specified it would make sense if the games in question were pulled from sale. If they're still selling the games, they still need to manage who has licenses for them serverside anyway. But apparently, someone somewhere concluded that the negativity associated with this move was worth what's essentially going to amount to database cleanup. :manny:
 

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That's why I specified it would make sense if the games in question were pulled from sale. If they're still selling the games, they still need to manage who has licenses for them serverside anyway. But apparently, someone somewhere concluded that the negativity associated with this move was worth what's essentially going to amount to database cleanup. :manny:
All digital companies will and should cleanup dormant accounts.

It’s only a controversy cause gamers are whiney ass entitled babies. :stopitslime:
 

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All digital companies will and should cleanup dormant accounts.

It’s only a controversy cause gamers are whiney ass entitled babies. :stopitslime:

But this isn't entitlement, though. It's about the terms changing on what you get when you pay for a game. Going digital is starting to give a disproportionate balance toward the publisher, since full retail is the exact same for digital, and it's being made very apparent that your access to your purchases is ultimately temporary.
 

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But this isn't entitlement, though. It's about the terms changing on what you get when you pay for a game. Going digital is starting to give a disproportionate balance toward the publisher, since full retail is the exact same for digital, and it's being made very apparent that your access to your purchases is ultimately temporary.
But it’s not. You guys have this weird disconnect on what digital content actually is.

When you buy a digital game and download on to a hardrive, they game is now under your own control and responsibility. Ubisoft can never tap into your hardrive and delete the game, just like they can’t walk into your home a destroy a disc. You are responsible for maintaining your disc, and you can NEVER get another one without paying for another copy.

In that sense you get “more” with a digital purchase because they WILL allow you to come back to their store and download the game as many times as you want.

If you are no longer their customer and won’t even answer emails and notifications from them, then why should they continue to perpetually spend money to offer this perk for you?

What other company or product works that way??
 
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