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Ubisoft Exec Says Gamers Need to Get 'Comfortable' Not Owning Their Games for Subscriptions to Take Off

Ubisoft Exec Says Gamers Need to Get 'Comfortable' Not Owning Their Games for Subscriptions to Take Off::An executive at Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft has said gamers will need to get “comfortable” not owning their games before video game subscriptions truly take off.

Nogami ,

Love app stores pay to play and subscription models? Coming soon to every platform as fast as they can shove it down your throat.

Ilflish ,

You can't say that and keep it off the only subscription model that is making any waves. Honestly, if you want subscription options to take off, you need to ride the gamepass wave until it subsides and then build up from their when people are lost with all their games gone or on a subscription that is way too expensive.

NaNABCV ,
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I like subscriptions, skins, and microtransactions. I wish they'd stop with all the skill based stuff though

thorbot ,

Ubisoft needs to get comfortable with fucking off with their launcher bullshit or I will never ever buy their games again

9715698 ,

There are games from EA and Ubisoft that I'm interested in playing, but I've had such a poor experience with their games on my Steamdeck that I'd rather just play something else.

Say what you will about Blizzard, but I appreciate them for not shoving an additional launcher inbetween Steam and their games.

thorbot ,

Which Blizzard games can you play on Steam Deck? I have the same issue with Ubi games on my Deck

9715698 ,

Diablo IV is the only one that I've tried -- it's verified for Steamdeck and runs quite well. I'm not sure if that scales well with bigger mobs, but I can confirm early on at least its performance is great.

Embarrassingskidmark ,

But I don't want subscriptions to take off...

SuddenDownpour ,

Comfortable not owning what?

https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/46bb961c-0025-49e7-b487-170252440c68.png

RIP_Cheems ,
@RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world avatar

"Sing it with me now, YOU ARE A PIRATE..."

Onsotumenh ,

And of course they won't compete over which service provides the better app\features\catalogue but will try the same exclusivity game the video streaming platforms started... No thanks!

vermyndax ,

UbiSoft needs to get comfortable with execs not making sales targets.

Dariusmiles2123 ,

I’m not necessarily against one subscription service having a ton of games from a lot of developers. The problem is that a ubisoft service isn’t gonna have games from everyone and that playing a full game takes me 2-3 months with the time I have. Just buying the game is probably cheaper for me and gives me more guarantees.

Chessmasterrex ,

Pretty easy to not own a Ubisoft game. Assassin's Creed and Far Cry series are pretty boring IMO.

Case ,

Get to vantage point.

Explore actionable map points.

Go to next area.

Repeat.

Which game am I talking about? Doesn't matter, it's the Ubisoft formula these days and has been for a long time.

Wake me up when Ubisoft metaphorically burns to the ground, or they do something innovative.

AceFuzzLord ,
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I'll set a timer for February 31st, 197385

AgentGrimstone ,

I think they're fun but their games are not the kind of games I stick around for after the story ends.

interdimensionalmeme ,

I am comfortable, it is called piracy. Just try me.

MeanEYE ,
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Snarky comments and people joking about Ubisoft's practices but in reality many if not most will simply accept that, spread their butt-cheeks and prepare for all the shoddy practices to be rammed up their ass. Once they get one foot in the door it's just incremental steps from there, be it visual downgrades, selling experience boosters for games they made slower on purpose, day one DLCs, pre-orders, special editions, accounts for "offline" game, etc. Anything goes if they can squeeze another dollar from their customers. There's a message stronger than words when Ubisoft is constantly voted most hated company and yet remains one of the biggest.

Not sure what to tell you masochistic fans but Eves said spread the cheeks some more, there's nothing else for you to do obviously. Bend over.

abraxas ,

That happened to Comcast for a while. They milked it for a while, but it it led to them having a 10-year stock low. They're paying a price for being the most-hated company in America. Not the price they deserve, but it's not all sunshine and roses.

Ubisoft will have its day the same way, eventually. It won't be the day they deserve, but it'll still make them cry. And it'll be their own doing.

MeanEYE ,
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I hope that happens to all who abuse consumers, but Ubisoft has been at it for a while now and punishment is yet to come. Hopefully you are right and that day comes sooner rather than later. Some humility will do them good.

sighofannoyance ,
@sighofannoyance@lemmy.world avatar

We can avoid all these problems if we refuse to use any software that doesn't come with a license that respects your freedom:

  • GPL
  • MIT
  • APACHE
CoolSouthpaw ,

What a fucking piece of shit. Yuck.

HawlSera ,

I think he said the quiet part loud and the loud part quiet....

Rosebludd ,

One more reason why it’s morally acceptable and necessary to torrent Ubisoft games

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