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rabiddolphin, do games w Fuck Ubisoft.
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Ubisoft makes games for 13 year old mountain dew addicts

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Lemvi, do games w Fuck Ubisoft.

Of all the shit Ubisoft does, not selling on steam is the dealbreaker? Alright.

VelveteenUnderground,

Lol right? Why is steam the only acceptable DRM?

woelkchen,
@woelkchen@lemmy.world avatar

Why is steam the only acceptable DRM?

Because it’s optional and if opted in, works offline.

FlorianSimon,

Ubisoft’s launcher also has an offline mode, though, does it not?

improbablypoopingrn,

You lost me at ‘ubisoft’s launcher’

msage,

I remember playing Far Cry 3 on Steam way back when… It opened up uPlay. I was not happy, but what can you do.

So I played for a bit, then… the game crashed. Nothing seemed to be wrong with the game, but the uPlay lost connection. Everything else worked just fine. Happened several times after that, never bought anything else from Ubisoft.

Even if their launcher isn’t such piece of shit anymore, I don’t care.

snooggums,
@snooggums@kbin.social avatar

Plus it works so smoothly I never even think of it as DRM, I just notice all the positives.

woelkchen,
@woelkchen@lemmy.world avatar

Plus it works so smoothly I never even think of it as DRM

AFAIK SteamWorks DRM is something developers have to actively implement in their games. From what I understand, by default Steam is merely a delivery system without DRM.

zecg,
@zecg@lemmy.world avatar

Yes. Ubisoft’s Rayman Origins works with no launcher, just copy steam’s game dir and you can run the game exe on another computer.

mhz,

As a linux gamer, a game that is not available on Steam is a game i won’t even bother checking. I can easily run non-steam game using lutris or heroic-game-launcher but I prefer to stick to my walled garden than step in their’s.

kattenluik,

It’s generally easier to install a pirated repack of a game via Steam and Proton than using their awful launchers.

technomad,

No, they should definitely be accountable for all the other shitty things too. This is just a game I was actually kind of excited for, hence why I’m upset about it.

avater, do games w Fuck Ubisoft.
@avater@lemmy.world avatar

You’re missing out on a fucking great game.

viking,
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Not at all, the cracked copy from fitgirl works just fine, for those who can’t be bothered to succumb to ubisoft DRM.

bluetardis, do games w Fuck Ubisoft.

Steam or GoG

Anything else is too much pain.

Marsupial, do games w Fuck Ubisoft.
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Facebones,

Well fuck I should just put it on my switch. Oh well I got $20 off on QVC and I like Prince of Persia so I don’t mind pumping sales figures for it.

Idk when it’ll get here though so maybe I still will 😂

kusuriya, do games w Fuck Ubisoft.
@kusuriya@infosec.pub avatar

YAR HAR FIDDLE DE DE YOU DO WHAT YOU WANT BECAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE.

samus12345,
@samus12345@lemmy.world avatar

Unless Denuvo!

rikudou, do games w Fuck Ubisoft.
@rikudou@lemmings.world avatar

So, Steam exclusivity is fine, but other stores exclusivity isn’t?

Brokkr,

I’m not taking a side in the debate of Steam vs others but has Steam ever negotiated an exclusivity deal of a 3rd party game?

technomad,

Wrong. I never said I wanted it to be exclusive on Steam, I just want it to be available on there as well.

Why is Steam pretty much the only one it’s not available on? The fact that it’s on so many other platforms just makes this exclusion even more illogical.

FlorianSimon,

I think it’s a money thing. Releasing a game on steam costs developers money.

technomad,

It’s definitely a money thing, but I don’t think it’s in the way that you are suggesting. I think it’s a matter of them making more money (somehow) by excluding Steam. That’s pretty much the only platform it’s not available on.

Marsupial,
@Marsupial@quokk.au avatar

Ubisoft are a poor struggling indie company after all.

Not at all to do with Epic paying devs for exclusives.

Oh and btw both Epic and Steam charge $100 to publish on their store, so it’s not that.

FlorianSimon, (edited )

Keep that snark to yourself. No need to be an asshole.

If you’re going to be so aggressive, at least try to be correct. Ubi not being indie doesn’t mean they’re willing to pay the 30% fee Steam asks gamedevs on sales, which amounts to a lot of money at the end or the day at that scale. We’re talking hundreds of thousands of copies sold.

That, and POP is not an Epic exclusive. It’s on Ubisoft’s own launcher.

Marsupial,
@Marsupial@quokk.au avatar

Grow the fuck up you child. A bit of sarcasm and you’re crying about “aggressive”?

FlorianSimon,

Reported. Someone needs to go out and touch grass.

Marsupial,
@Marsupial@quokk.au avatar

Yes you do.

It’s pathetic that a grown adult cannot handle sarcasm thats not even directed at them without crying and playing a victim.

Pantsofmagic,

There is absolutely no reason to be such a giant jerk in this thread.

Marsupial,
@Marsupial@quokk.au avatar

They started it. All I did was make fun of rich companies “struggling” for money.

cottonmon,
@cottonmon@lemmy.world avatar

Definitely greed, Ubisoft did the same thing in 2019 because they didn’t want to pay Steams 30% cut.

shani66,

Gog exclusivity would be cool, epic not so much.

MxM111,

Did he say it should be STEAM exclusive?

Macaroni_ninja,
@Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world avatar

I think a million times people discussed this and ubi and epic store clients are far inferior compared to steam. People have all the rights to not want their game collection spread across half a dozen platforms.

I personally don’t buy anything Ubisoft mainly because their launcher is pure garbage and I hate it with passion.

Steam made me stop pirating games, Epic and Ubi made me overcome my FOMO and be a patient gamer.

ExtraMedicated, do games w Fuck Ubisoft.

I haven’t bought a Ubisoft game since Farcry 3 when a friend invited me to join an online game (which is something I very rarely had the opportunity to do) but the game wouldn’t let me play because I didn’t have that subcription thing they had. I tried using the free signup code that came with the game, but my brother already used it. So yeah, I have a personal grudge against that shitty company.

Also, I hate what they did to the Rainbow Six franchise. The original games (by Red Storm, I think?) are what those games should’ve been.

Prunebutt, do games w Fuck Ubisoft.

Maybe it runs on a switch emulator. 😏

technomad,

Hope so.

statler_waldorf,

I heard from a “friend” that it runs very well on a Switch emulator on a Steam Deck. Some pre-rendered cutscenes are janky. It has a pretty cool system where you can take a screenshot that will pin to the map to indicate places you need to find back to once you unlock a new ability, and sometimes those don’t render right either. But otherwise, gameplay is flawless. Or so I’ve heard.

criticalimpact,

I’ve heard this as well I’ve heard it works well on the steam deck too

Marsupial,
@Marsupial@quokk.au avatar

I reckon some sort of physically active girl already has it but packaged and released with a switch emulator so you can just go play it.

simple, do games w Little Nightmares II

I kinda liked the first game more. Felt a lot more cohesive in terms of themes and story, Little Nightmares 2 felt like it was about something else entirely. And yeah, that ending.

foudinfo,

Yeah it feels like they tried something different. With the first one, all the big ennemies were underlings of the Lady. Here, even though they inhabit the city (except for the hunter), they are not linked to the Thin man. It’s a bit confusing.

But overhaul the game is still really good and scary. IMO being chased is one of the scariest thing, so stressfull.

Kolanaki, do games w Fuck Ubisoft.
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I know of at least one other place it is available, and they have it for the cheapest price 😈

Speculater,
@Speculater@lemmy.world avatar

Wrong. I know a place that will pay you to download it, if you’re willing to first disable Windows Defender.

Lemminary,

Don’t they also offer a great discount if you pay within 12 hours to unlock your personal files? I’m in!

Randomgal, do games w Fuck Ubisoft.

“I’m mad because they are in the walled garden that is not my walled garden.”

AProfessional,

None of these are walled gardens really. That term applies to platforms (iOS) that restrict the user.

Steam and Epic are just stores. The DRM part isn’t even required (for Steam at least).

Randomgal,

Based.

NaoPb, do games w Fuck Ubisoft.

Well, guess I’m going to pirate it.

bhamlin,

They count that. You have to not even steal it for them to realize they fucked up.

ModernRisk, do games w Fuck Ubisoft.

Ubisoft is shit, most of their games are.

The moment I heard the new Prince of Persia had Denuvo, I wasn’t going to play it anyway.

rustyriffs,

Yep, double shitty. Makes me want to start sailing. 🏴‍☠️

teft,
@teft@lemmy.world avatar

If it’s denuvoed you’ll have to wait for the crazy bigot Empress to crack it. Could be a while.

shani66,

I’m still kinda shocked there isn’t anyone else trying. Maybe you need to be crazy to be a legend.

technomad,

cracking Denuvo shit must be incredibly challenging.

shani66,

It is, but i don’t think for a second empress is the only person to stumble across the solution. Unless it’s something so crazy only a crazy could do it.

I know there are a lot of reasons why it’s a harder choice to make; you can’t share the secret because that’s a security risk, you can’t make as much money, you are at greater risk. I guess i just miss the old days where people into tech were anti establishment and into doing things because it was cool.

technomad,

Good to know, I’m not really up to date with the scene.

woelkchen,
@woelkchen@lemmy.world avatar

If it’s denuvoed you’ll have to wait for the crazy bigot Empress to crack it. Could be a while.

30 seconds of googling revealed that someone already packaged the Switch version for PC with a preconfigured emulator.

woelkchen,
@woelkchen@lemmy.world avatar

The moment I heard the new Prince of Persia had Denuvo, I wasn’t going to play it anyway.

It mandates a Ubisoft account everywhere anyway. Apparently on Switch in airplane more is the only way to circumvent this.

Phelpssan,
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According to the DF review vídeo the account is required on PS/Xbox unless you’re offline, but entirely optional on the Switch.

It’s discussed around 15min into the video.

johnlobo,

I try the switch demo, you presses back multiple time, it skip the ubishit login.

B0NK3RS, do games w Fuck Ubisoft.
@B0NK3RS@lemmy.world avatar

It will be because of the “First Run” deal that Epic offers, so you’ll get to play in 6 months. I don’t blame the studio for doing it though but it’s not ideal for some.

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