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But I don’t care about owning the license. I don’t care if I’m confused or not. I want to play my game which I paid money for. Ubisoft didn’t tell us they’re g

But I don’t care about owning the license. I don’t care if I’m confused or not. I want to play my game which I paid money for. Ubisoft didn’t tell us they’re going to shut down servers in March 2024. They didn’t tell us they are going to shut down servers at some point in the future AT ALL. They should have let us know the shut down date up front if they knew they won’t run servers forever and/or they should have clearly labeled game as “requires server you can’t control”.

wilg 3y ago
You had ten years to play your online-only racing game. The box was clearly marked with "ONLINE CONNECTION REQUIRED". It also said "SCEA may retire the online portion of this game at any time." and "UBISOFT MAY CANCEL ACCESS TO ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC ONLINE FEATURES UPON A 30-DAY PRIOR NOTICE PUBLISHED AT thecrew-game.ubi.com." (https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps4/718281-the-crew/boxes/607124 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps4/718281-the-crew/boxes/6071...) Plus, you should be smart enough to be aware that purchasing a copy of an online-only game is not a guarantee they will run the servers forever.
dangus 3y ago
Online games are actually labeled exactly the way that you want them to be on the box. They all tell you that they require online connectivity to services that may go away. How can you predict a shutdown date 10 years ahead of time? That’s ridiculous. No business can be held to that standard. They have no way to predict whether it becomes the most popular game of all time or flops like crazy. Hell, in 10 years dozens of game studios have gone out of business entirely. It’s not like they intended to. I’m sure Ubisoft would have loved it if The Crew became the most popular racing game of all time and was the biggest e-sports tournament game on the planet. If you want a forever experience you don’t buy a multiplayer game at all. Heck, you don’t buy anything. If you expect every product you own to last forever you’ll never actually find a product that satisfies your needs. When you buy a car does the manufacturer tell you the exact date when it won’t be financially worth fixing anymore? When you buy a pair of jeans does the company tell you how many years it’ll last before they fade or rip? Hell, my last water heater didn’t last 10 years and that cost a lot more than a game license, and I need that to survive.

wilg 3y ago

You had ten years to play your online-only racing game. The box was clearly marked with "ONLINE CONNECTION REQUIRED". It also said "SCEA may retire the online portion of this game at any time." and "UBISOFT MAY CANCEL ACCESS TO ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC ONLINE FEATURES UPON A 30-DAY PRIOR NOTICE PUBLISHED AT thecrew-game.ubi.com." (https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps4/718281-the-crew/boxes/607124 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps4/718281-the-crew/boxes/6071...) Plus, you should be smart enough to be aware that purchasing a copy of an online-only game is not a guarantee they will run the servers forever.

dangus 3y ago

Online games are actually labeled exactly the way that you want them to be on the box. They all tell you that they require online connectivity to services that may go away. How can you predict a shutdown date 10 years ahead of time? That’s ridiculous. No business can be held to that standard. They have no way to predict whether it becomes the most popular game of all time or flops like crazy. Hell, in 10 years dozens of game studios have gone out of business entirely. It’s not like they intended to. I’m sure Ubisoft would have loved it if The Crew became the most popular racing game of all time and was the biggest e-sports tournament game on the planet. If you want a forever experience you don’t buy a multiplayer game at all. Heck, you don’t buy anything. If you expect every product you own to last forever you’ll never actually find a product that satisfies your needs. When you buy a car does the manufacturer tell you the exact date when it won’t be financially worth fixing anymore? When you buy a pair of jeans does the company tell you how many years it’ll last before they fade or rip? Hell, my last water heater didn’t last 10 years and that cost a lot more than a game license, and I need that to survive.