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Ubisoft tells players to “destroy” games when online support ends (www.dexerto.com)
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Ubisoft has updated its End User License Agreement, and it’s instructing its users to remove and destroy their games completely should the title be taken offline.

Essentially, the EULA has given Ubisoft free rein on its ability to stop supporting a game, writing: “You and Ubisoft may terminate this EULA at any time, for any reason. Termination by Ubisoft will be effective upon notice to you or termination of your Ubisoft account, or at the time of Ubisoft’s decision to discontinue offering and/or supporting the Product.”

Interestingly, this isn’t the only company that has the same terms in its EULA. The likes of Capcom, Sega, and even the Oblivion Remaster have the same clause in their terms and conditions, meaning the stipulation isn’t unique to Ubisoft.

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[-] SalamenceFury@lemmy.world 73 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

And that's why Stop Killing Games is getting big, and it's also why every gaming company lobbied against it, making it even more important to sign.

If we're gonna pay 80 dollars for a product, we better be fucking able to keep it. It literally makes no sense to allow this kind of shit for videogames but not for anything else. If a car company said "If we stop supplying parts to this old car, you must crush it" they'd be laughed out of the room.

[-] Steve@startrek.website 6 points 2 weeks ago

GM did exactly that with the EV1

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You will own nothing and you will like it mentality.

TIL, capitalism can lead to serfdom.

[-] cRazi_man@europe.pub 34 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Customers: We want an end of life plan.

Ubisoft's end of life plan:

[-] lime@feddit.nu 16 points 2 weeks ago

friendly reminder that EU law always trumps a EULA ond you can not sign away rights as a citizen of the EU.

[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 14 points 2 weeks ago

I'm one step ahead of them. I'm not installing them in the first place. The utter gall of them removing The Crew permanently, and then saying 'But hey, it's ok, you can buy The Crew 2 instead'. Fuck off .

[-] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 weeks ago

The best way to solve all this is simple. Let them delist games without providing the resources to users, just as Ubisoft wants.

And everytime they do, make them give a full refund of the game. Hell even a partial refund would probably work. Those greedy fucks.

They’ll figure out a solution for local gameplay and self hosting servers pretty damn fast.

[-] Klear@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

make them

You're gonna have trouble with this step.

[-] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

No.

[-] luxliminal@piefed.social 9 points 2 weeks ago

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 7 points 2 weeks ago

pirate shanty intensifies

[-] paraphrand@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

If you search "EULA deleting all copies of any materials or software in your possession" you'll see this shows up in pretty much every EULA for every piece of software, including most games. Phasmophobia, Baldur’s Gate 3, Risk of Rain 2, and Steam itself show up on that list.

[-] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Lies. Steam themselves say they'll make efforts if they can to make games playable, as far as they can influence steam services at that point. They EXPLICITLY say you can keep any game you've already downloaded.

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Where does this say you keep your games? Steam can revoke access to your account, and if they do, you lose your games and receive no refunds.

STEAM SUBSCRIBER AGREEMENT

You become a subscriber of Steam ("Subscriber") by completing the registration of a Steam user account.

  1. TERM AND TERMINATION

A. Term

The term of this Agreement (the "Term") commences on the date you first indicate your acceptance of these terms, and will continue in effect until otherwise terminated in accordance with this Agreement.

B. Termination by You

You may cancel your Account at any time. You may cease use of a Subscription at any time or, if you choose, you may request that Valve terminate your access to a Subscription. However, Subscriptions are not transferable, and even if your access to a Subscription for a particular game or application is terminated, the original activation key will not be able to be registered to any other account, even if the Subscription was obtained in a retail store. Access to Subscriptions ordered as a part of a pack or bundle cannot be terminated individually, termination of access to one game within the bundle will result in termination of access to all games ordered in the pack. Your cancellation of an Account, or your cessation of use of any Subscription or request that access to a Subscription be terminated, will not entitle you to any refund, including of any Subscription fees. Valve reserves the right to collect fees, surcharges or costs incurred prior to the cancellation of your Account or termination of your access to a particular Subscription. In addition, you are responsible for any charges incurred to third-party vendors or content providers before your cancellation.

C. Termination by Valve

Valve may restrict or cancel your Account or any particular Subscription(s) at any time in the event that (a) Valve ceases providing such Subscriptions to similarly situated Subscribers generally, or (b) you breach any terms of this Agreement (including any Subscription Terms or Rules of Use). In the event that your Account or a particular Subscription is restricted or terminated or cancelled by Valve for a violation of this Agreement or improper or illegal activity, no refund, including of any Subscription fees or of any unused funds in your Steam Wallet, will be granted.

[-] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

You lose the license to use steam services to continue to download them. They still say if Steam goes under the games you own are still yours.

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

B. Hardware, Subscriptions; Content and Services

As a Subscriber you may obtain access to certain services, software and content available to Subscribers or purchase certain Hardware (as defined below) on Steam. The Steam client software and any other software, content, and updates you download or access via Steam, including but not limited to Valve or third-party video games and in-game content, software associated with Hardware and any virtual items you trade, sell or purchase in a Steam Subscription Marketplace are referred to in this Agreement as "Content and Services;" the rights to access and/or use any Content and Services accessible through Steam are referred to in this Agreement as "Subscriptions."

Where does it say you own your games?

[-] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Where does it say Steam content or services are the games themselves?

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's in the quoted text: "Including third-party games". I'll bold it.

B. Hardware, Subscriptions; Content and Services

As a Subscriber you may obtain access to certain services, software and content available to Subscribers or purchase certain Hardware (as defined below) on Steam. The Steam client software and any other software, content, and updates you download or access via Steam, including but not limited to Valve or third-party video games and in-game content, software associated with Hardware and any virtual items you trade, sell or purchase in a Steam Subscription Marketplace are referred to in this Agreement as "Content and Services;" the rights to access and/or use any Content and Services accessible through Steam are referred to in this Agreement as "Subscriptions."

[-] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Keygen music intensifies

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

So they have chosen the dark side...

[-] AlexanderTheDead@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

It's Ubisoft. They've been on the dark side for like the last 10 years.

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

So nothing about you not getting a refund then.

[-] l_isqof@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Oh no, you can keep your T&Cs. Just don't play the game.

[-] Tarkcanis@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I say we compromise, I'll come to your office and insert them sideways up your ass.

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