Ubisoft Exec Says Gamers Need to Get ‘Comfortable’ Not Owning Their Games for Subscriptions to Take Off::An executive at Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft has said gamers will need to get “comfortable” not owning their games before video game subscriptions truly take off.

  • MeanEYE
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    171 year ago

    Snarky comments and people joking about Ubisoft’s practices but in reality many if not most will simply accept that, spread their butt-cheeks and prepare for all the shoddy practices to be rammed up their ass. Once they get one foot in the door it’s just incremental steps from there, be it visual downgrades, selling experience boosters for games they made slower on purpose, day one DLCs, pre-orders, special editions, accounts for “offline” game, etc. Anything goes if they can squeeze another dollar from their customers. There’s a message stronger than words when Ubisoft is constantly voted most hated company and yet remains one of the biggest.

    Not sure what to tell you masochistic fans but Eves said spread the cheeks some more, there’s nothing else for you to do obviously. Bend over.

    • @sighofannoyance@lemmy.world
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      11 year ago

      We can avoid all these problems if we refuse to use any software that doesn’t come with a license that respects your freedom:

      • GPL
      • MIT
      • APACHE
    • @abraxas@sh.itjust.works
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      21 year ago

      That happened to Comcast for a while. They milked it for a while, but it it led to them having a 10-year stock low. They’re paying a price for being the most-hated company in America. Not the price they deserve, but it’s not all sunshine and roses.

      Ubisoft will have its day the same way, eventually. It won’t be the day they deserve, but it’ll still make them cry. And it’ll be their own doing.

      • MeanEYE
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        11 year ago

        I hope that happens to all who abuse consumers, but Ubisoft has been at it for a while now and punishment is yet to come. Hopefully you are right and that day comes sooner rather than later. Some humility will do them good.

  • Noxy
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    231 year ago

    I am quite comfortable with not owning any ubisoft games. It’s a kind of comfort that comes easily when one doesn’t pay ubisoft any money for anything.

    • @mudmaniac@lemmy.world
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      61 year ago

      After the bore fest which was division, which I pre-ordered, I finally uninstalled Ubisoft launcher, the name of which is can’t be bothered to recall. Someone gave me a free game code for division 2, I still could not bother to reinstall the unnamed launcher.

  • @dgmib@lemmy.world
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    41 year ago

    People don’t have a problem with subscriptions, they have a problem with companies like Ubisoft charging ridiculous sums to play low quality games.

    Subscriptions would take off just fine if they were reasonable and fair, and not trying to exploit their customers.

  • @devious@lemmy.world
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    561 year ago

    Maybe I am just an old nostalgic fart but I have games that I own that are over 30 years old that I still have access to and regularly play and that’s how I like it.

    I personally don’t at all see any benefit to the consumer that subscription based gaming provides. Arguably you can access more games for less money, but if video streaming is anything to go by (increased prices, less content across more and more services, ads creeping back in etc), that value proposition won’t last long.

    • Einar
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      521 year ago

      The benefits are not meant for the consumer.

      • @BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca
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        161 year ago

        We even have the current streaming services as examples, that’s why Ubisoft are greedy for getting people to subscribe.

        Game streaming services will eventually be:

        • Fragmented: You will need to have multiple subscriptions to play the games you want.
        • Games will disappear without notice (We already see this on app-stores).
        • Prices will be jacked up at a whim, and premium tier plans will be added.
        • And as the pièce de résistance: Full of ads.
        • Andy
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          101 year ago

          THIS. This right here is the problem.

          If Ubisoft wants consumers to give them a chance, they should call up Netflix and Disney and Hulu and politely ask them to not demonstrate what the fuck happens if players put trust in the platforms that we’re assured will be reliable and consistent places to store games for years and years to come.

          The problem really isn’t streaming games and cloud storage as a concept. The problem is that the people trying to implement it have demonstrated over and over and over how both untrustworthy and incompetent they are. That’s it. If the platforms had credibility and accountability, this probably wouldn’t be nearly as big a deal.

  • perry
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    51 year ago

    I like subscriptions, skins, and microtransactions. I wish they’d stop with all the skill based stuff though

  • @GBU_28@lemm.ee
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    111 year ago

    These guys need to remember they are selling a novelty…a toy. It’s not an essential good. Their consumer can just “stop” seeking new games

    • @BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world
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      151 year ago

      I don’t know. A lot of people seem willing to pay for battle passes, which is already halfway there.

      It was good to see a little bit of resistance this year and particularly the success of BG3, but I’m concerned that the overall trend is negative. Any publisher beholden to investors will be under strong pressure to monetize, monetize, monetize.

      All I can do is not give them money, but someone else probably will.

      • @TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
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        141 year ago

        Yeah, people in this thread are saying this is absurd and nobody will go along with it, like have they met gamers from outside Lemmy?

        In the wider world, people think I’m insane for not loving Microsoft’s game subscription service. Even here and on Reddit I’ve received flak for not wanting games as a subscription service. It’s weird.

        Game subscriptions will happen. The wider market, unfortunately, loves the idea of paying a monthly fee to play games.

  • @_number8_@lemmy.world
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    401 year ago

    i’m so excited for the fucking subscription fad to die. people have gotta get sick of it at some point right? what could be enticing enough to replace it for both corps and users?

    • Koordinator O
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      121 year ago

      It won’t. Normies just see their franchise like Assasins or any Tom Clancy’s and they buy. It does not matter to them what bullshit payment model it is. Look at Fifa games for example. Litearaly the same game year after year with the tiniest adjustments possible but they still break a sales record on a almost yearly basis.

    • @Sawzall@lemmynsfw.com
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      51 year ago

      Hopefully, streaming services fail and gaming companies see the writing on the wall. If not, buckle up for bullshit.

      • I Cast Fist
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        11 year ago

        I’m swashbuckled up for the incoming bullshit 🏴‍☠️

  • @maness300@lemmy.world
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    91 year ago

    Just downloaded the original Assassin’s Creed from JC141 and I’m having a blast.

    It’s crazy how much ubisoft games have fallen.