ylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoUbisoft is stripping people's licences for The Crew weeks after its shutdown, nearly squandering hopes of fan servers and acting as a stark reminder of how volatile digital ownership iswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1438arrow-down12cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansgames@hexbear.netgames@sh.itjust.worksgames@hexbear.net
arrow-up1436arrow-down1external-linkUbisoft is stripping people's licences for The Crew weeks after its shutdown, nearly squandering hopes of fan servers and acting as a stark reminder of how volatile digital ownership iswww.pcgamer.comylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square53fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansgames@hexbear.netgames@sh.itjust.worksgames@hexbear.net
minus-squareEinar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up22·7 months agoIt’s not about this particular game. It’s about setting a precedent for games you do care about.
minus-squareMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down17·7 months agoThe games I care about will be preserved no matter how the publishers of them flail about
minus-squareEinar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-27 months agoNot in this case, seeing that progress is stored online. Who says that the game you care about tomorrow won’t do this next? Why be against an action/not care about something that can only benefit players now and in the long term?
minus-squareMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down6·7 months agoThe games I care about all already have backup options. They’re all the kinds of games that attract people like me who will just fix them right away.
minus-squareZoot@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoI mean, God forbid Ubisoft gets its way and all games go this direction! Step up before you don’t get the choice to backup your games.
It’s not about this particular game.
It’s about setting a precedent for games you do care about.
The games I care about will be preserved no matter how the publishers of them flail about
Not in this case, seeing that progress is stored online.
Who says that the game you care about tomorrow won’t do this next? Why be against an action/not care about something that can only benefit players now and in the long term?
The games I care about all already have backup options. They’re all the kinds of games that attract people like me who will just fix them right away.
I mean, God forbid Ubisoft gets its way and all games go this direction! Step up before you don’t get the choice to backup your games.