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“You will own nothing and like it”
It’s nice that he’s being honest about the bullshittery but all the same he can shove it. Glad I haven’t bought a Ubi game in years and it doesn’t look like that’s going to be changing any time soon.
Ubisoft directors might need to become comfortable hiding quietly in dark attics when the revolution comes.
Every single time Ubisoft opens their stupid mouths, it reinforces my decade old decision to boycott them.
comfortable? tell that to my 24tb nas.
Tremblay’s view on physical games isn’t that shocking, considering he’s a director of subscriptions, but he does leave out some concerns shared by many when it comes to subscription services. For starters, games actually do come and go on these services right now, with the most recent example being Grand Theft Auto 5 leaving Xbox Game Pass. If you play games only via subscription services, you can very easily lose access to certain titles on a regular basis.
Secondly, games that are pulled from online stores, for one reason or another, would mean they cease to exist in an all-digital future. Two high profile example are the original Alan Wake and Ubisoft’s very own The Crew, both of which were pulled due to licensing issues. While the former eventually returned to digital storefronts thanks to the recent remaster, The Crew can no longer be bought and will poof out of existence on March 31, 2024.
I can see a lot of people being fine with that idea when it comes to subscriptions. I think people have kind of gotten used to the idea with content coming and going off of sites like Netflix.
I thought this has to do with DRM and license agreements when I first saw it.
Being okay with subscriptions is perhaps an unpopular idea on this sub, but I’m okay with that.
To me, it comes down to what your use-case is.
If all I want is to be entertained, then a subscription full of stuff is fine. I don’t care if it changes or goes away, I’ll just watch something else.
But if it’s my favourite show ever, then I need a way to have that permanently, so there’s no risk I lose access.
Same with games. Game Pass etc are fine if you just want a steady stream of new stuff. Not fine if you need to truly own that game forever.
I have zero problem with subscriptions. I only have a problem when subscription is the ONLY way.
I’ve felt very comfortable not buying a single ubisoft game since rayman legends, a great game that i use my pirated copy to play because it works better than the DRMriddled version i paid for.
Generally i don’t even bother to steal ubisoft games since i haven’t played a good one (imo) since early early far cry or asscreed2
He better get used to not making money…
But who am I kidding gamers have 0 impulse control.
Either way I have enough retro games to last me a lifetime.
Either way I have enough retro games to last me a lifetime.
same tbh, there is a reason !patientgamers@sh.itjust.works is up in the lemmy explorer
I still don’t understand how people can look at the Ubisoft logo and not throw up in their mouths a little. Like, how is AC still huge after 15 years of putting out the same game copy and paste style?
I’ve never gotten comfortable with not owning CDs or DVDs. In fact, if I really really like a movie or album, I obtain a physical copy. If it’s an independent artist, I’ll even buy it directly from the record label.
And so far, I’ve been able to stream everything else when I just want to get my entertainment fix ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
“needs to happen” …for what?
It needs to happen in order to increase profits.
I feel no need to own any further Ubisoft games. That’s for sure.
Ubisoft execs need to “get comfortable” with eating shit.
I Rather pay more once. And actual own my games. Than get nickeld and dimed. And own noting…
You can’t steal something if you can’t own it Arrrr…
And really most of these AAa companies don’t many any great game anymore, just cheap cash grabs, why would even care about them
If I don’t own it, I am not paying for it.
