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Re: Oh, Ubisoft (October 2024 Edition)

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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 00:41 this Wednesday (GMT):
>
> Ubisoft today announced its "Ubisoft+ Classic" program. To quote their
> announcement: "Ubisoft+ Classics is a curated library of classic games
> from Ubisoft's vast catalog that includes Assassin's Creed Valhalla,
> Far Cry 6, Rainbow Six Siege, and Watch Dogs Legion, among many
> others".
> https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/tQwBn5FiD1qSj7gFYSGCN/ubisoft-classics-upcoming-releases-and-old-favorites
>
> Which just makes you wonder: is the plan to get people to buy games,
> then cancel the online services those games depend on, then get them
> to buy (well, rent, since Ubisoft+ is a subscription service) the
> games again as part of their "Classics" line?
>
> It's not quite what they're doing right now (as far as I can tell,
> "Classics" is just a selection of games included in the base Ubisoft+
> subscription... but I wouldn't put such deviousness above them.

Seems very on brand for them. It would be extra funny if they cancelled
the "classics" versions too.

> It just seems bad timing for a company already mired in controversy
> about making its older games inaccessible to paying customers. "Oh,
> but they're still here if you pay more for our streaming service"
> isn't good optics when literal laws are being crafted because of your
> greediness.
>
> Then again, the Guilletmot family is desperate to make it look like
> their company is bringing in new revenue, so I guess from their point
> of view it's perfect timing. "Look, investors, at all this new money
> we're bringing in. Please don't kick us out of our majority position!"
> ;-)
>
>
> Side note: there's an amusing bug on Ubisoft Classic's web page. I
> forgot how I got there, but at one point there's a page and all it
> says is:
>
> "Ubisoft Store advantages"
>      and then 
> "Null"

Finally, some real honesty!

> https://store.ubisoft.com/us/ubisoftplus-classics/5ebe5e920d253c3638a9521b.html?lang=default
> (don't know how long it will last before they fix it, so if you wanna
> see it, visit sooner rather than later. Or gaze upon the screenshot I
> made at https://imgur.com/a/0R3LCvA )
>
> (Pedant corner: And yes, I know that null is usually a sign the
> database query was badly crafted and whatever was supposed to fill out
> that page didn't make it over. But the way the two bits of text line
> up is still funny)


About as well programmed as their games :>
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Oh, Ubisoft (October 2024 Edition) Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-10-15 20:41 -0400
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      Re: Oh, Ubisoft (October 2024 Edition) candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2024-10-23 04:10 +0000
      Re: Oh, Ubisoft (October 2024 Edition) JAB <noway@nochance.com> - 2024-10-23 10:15 +0100
        Re: Oh, Ubisoft (October 2024 Edition) Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2024-10-23 11:05 -0400
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