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Curious to what happens if Genba goes bankrupt or some other unforseen circumstance where the owner of the game no longer can communicate with the entity holdin
by ziddoap 8y ago
Curious to what happens if Genba goes bankrupt or some other unforseen circumstance where the owner of the game no longer can communicate with the entity holding their key, or the database is hacked/corrupted/etc.
I don't have much stake in the gaming industry, but it rubs me the wrong way that someone who is really into gaming would now have a 3rd-party holding onto all of their activation codes. How are reinstalls handeled? Offline installs? Am I connecting to verify the game only at install, or does it periodically check against the database?
- theandrewbailey 8y agoFrom what it sounds like, Genba will activate the key on your UPlay account on your behalf. In theory, that should mean that you have the key already in your UPlay account, and Genba has no ongoing interest in the transaction. You should be able to download and play your purchase according to UPlay rules, as if you bought the game directly from UPlay.
- ziddoap 8y agoAhh, perhaps I was misreading it a bit. I did not think there was any transfer of information other than something along the lines of UPlay saying "Hey Genba, this guy got a key?" and Genba looking it up, replying "Yep", and UPlay letting you move forward. Will give it a re-read