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From: Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Oh, Ubisoft (October 2024 Edition)
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:22:15 -0500
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On Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:41:19 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote: 

>
>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.
>
>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"
>
>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)
>
>
And now they're starting to eat themselves alive. Still think they're
fine?

-- 
Zag

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