Pemalite said:
JEMC said:
Ubisoft gives PC gamers another reason to pirate its games
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/ubisoft-gives-pc-gamers-another-reason-to-pirate-its-games/
A decade or so ago, Ubisoft was constantly complaining about PC gamers pirating its titles. The French company was so frustrated with pirates that a number of iconic “Ubisoft vs PC pirates” GIFs flooded the market. And last week, Ubi gave PC gamers another big reason to simply pirate its games.
Twitter’s AntiDRM has shared the following email. According to it, Ubisoft will suspend your account if it’s inactive for some time, and then permanently close it after 30 days.
According to Ubi, accounts that are inactive for less than 4 years are safe, and won’t receive such an email. Moreover, if someone does receive such an email, they’ll be able to cancel its closure by clicking on a link.
>> I mean, it sucks, no doubt about it, but unless you're in jail it shouldn't be a problem to log into UPlay every once in a while to prevent this. Also, this move may be because some countries have more strict data protection laws that force companies to erase personal data after a certain time, tho this theory should also affect other launchers/accounts. |
This won't end well.
Will be interesting to see how Valve handles it with Ubisoft games on Steam... Wont end well if Ubisoft games end up unplayable on Steam. |
It looks like it will actually end well:
Ubisoft Accounts That Include Purchased PC Games Are Not Eligible for Deletion, Company Clarifies
https://wccftech.com/ubisoft-accounts-pc-games-not-eligible-deletion/
After a few days of confusion, Ubisoft finally clarified the inactive account deletion situation, confirming the criteria the company takes into consideration before an account is deleted.
In a new statement provided to Wccftech today, it was confirmed that Ubisoft takes 4 criteria into consideration before an account is deleted. These are the gaming activity of the account since its creation, the account's libraries, the duration of inactivity of the account, and the existence of an active subscription tied to the account. Regarding the account's libraries, Ubisoft confirmed that any account that includes purchased PC games is not eligible for deletion. Before the deletion is permanent, three emails are sent to the player, allowing them to restore their account within 30 days.
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