Ubisoft Games Won’t Work This Week

February 6, 2012

Entertainment software giant Ubisoft, who the Ontario government gave $263 million in 2009 to create 80 jobs per year over 10 years (or $328,750 per job), has advised its customers that its games may not work sometime this week due to its reliance on digital locks and the migration of data servers.

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BT says:
February 6, 2012 at 10:27 am

And this is precisely why I stopped buying Ubisoft games
Even those that don’t use this DRM scheme. Which is a pity, as I liked some of their games.
Michel Billard says:
February 6, 2012 at 11:22 am

I could understand if multiplayer games would stop working, but we’re talking about single player games which legitimate customers have payed for.
Aaron Jean says:
February 6, 2012 at 11:36 am

This just goes to show why consumers need to have the right to break some digital locks. There are ways around these DRM schemes, but bill C-11 would make fixing your game illegal.

Plus, what happens if, say, Ubisoft decides to “retire” a certain game? Players lose all their progress.

Another reason to download the circumventions to this technology. Why be dependant on Ubisoft to play your games?
Chris Brand says:
February 6, 2012 at 12:17 pm

Needless to say
the people with pirate copies will have no such issue.
DRM – making your product both more expensive and less functional than the pirated version. Sigh.