The day after this article was published, Ubisoft issued a statement that the notifications on the game’s Steam page were incorrect. The article has been updated to reflect the latest information.
Two entries from Ubisoft’s list of games to drop online support — Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD (opens in new tab) and silent hunter 5 (opens in new tab)—simply put, the move appears to make it completely unplayable, contradicting Ubisoft’s initial statements about what aspects of each game will be cut out. You said you used the wrong word.
Backstory: Last week, Ubisoft announced that it was ending online support. (opens in new tab) For some games released between 2009 and 2019 (including 11 on PC), we have published a list of features taken away by this action. All games will lose multiplayer and account linking, and related games will also prevent the player from accessing his DLC. Only one of his games on the list, the 2019 multiplayer-only VR shooter Space Junkies, has been made completely inaccessible by the move.
Since the announcement, Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD and Silent Hunter 5 have been discontinued “at the request of the publisher”, with a new notice on their Steam page stating: “Please note that you cannot access this title. Please, after September 1, 2022.” This same notification will appear on Doomed Space Junkie (opens in new tab)‘ store page also splinter cell blacklist (opens in new tab) and Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands (opens in new tab)the other two games on the list are still available for purchase, with the notice “After September 1, 2022, you will no longer have access to the Deluxe Edition and DLC for this title.”
As such, Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD and Silent Hunter 5 were thought to be completely unplayable, but Ubisoft now states that current owners of these games “can still be accessed, played, or re-downloaded.” The notification on Steam was an error. In a statement issued to PC Gamer, the company said:
“as we said in Support article (opens in new tab), only DLC and online features will be affected by the planned deprecation. Current owners of these games may continue to access, play, or re-download them. Our team is working with our partners to update this information across all our storefronts, and will make everything available to affected players when online services for these games are retired on September 1, 2022. are evaluating the options of It’s our power to make these legacy titles available to players in the best possible way, and that’s what we aim for.“
This situation has led to the PlayStation Store removing purchased movies from users’ libraries, as well as (opens in new tab) In Germany and Austria, existing fears about the volatility of digital purchases are growing. It looks like Liberation HD and Silent Hunter 5 owners will still have access to purchases, but the pull in online features and DLC access is a ominous sign.
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