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Do We Want Ubisoft To Support Linux?

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Followers of the penguin, witness with me the insolence that is Ubisoft's most recent tomfoolery. Speaking to GameSpot, Ubisoft VP of digital publishing Chris Early enlightens us with what many of us knew years ago, namely that any game will be cracked and made available online given enough time and effort. Here's the kicker! Developing games that people actually want to pay for fixes this! No way!

Ubisoft VP of digital publishing Chris EarlyWhat becomes key for us is making sure we're delivering an experience to paying players that is quality. I don't want us in a position where we're punishing a paying player for what a pirate can get around. Anything is going to be able to be pirated given enough time and enough effort to get in there. So the question becomes, what do we create as services, or as benefits, and the quality of the game, that will just have people want to pay for it?


Sounds reasonable, right? Well, as is logical, take one step forward, two steps back. As this visionary goes on, it is eventually revealed that the focus shouldn't merely be on developing better, more compelling games, rather, that Ubisoft's games should have more online services (which pirates do not have access to) built into them.

Ubisoft VP of digital publishing Chris EarlyI think it's much more important for us to focus on making a great game and delivering good services. The reality is, the more service there is in a game, pirates don't get that," Early said. "So when it's a good game and there's good services around it, you're incentivized to not pirate the game to get the full experience.


Ahhh, what Ubisoft really means is that current DRM is failing, so new DRM needs to be brought in to fix this. Got it. To my knowledge, Ubisoft does not yet have a presence on Linux, but with Windows gamers constantly getting shafted, do Linux gamers want such a company to join the fray? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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FutureSuture Jun 20, 2014
Quoting: godlikeYes we want Ubisoft's support because they are making really good games. DRM no DRM who gives a fudge about this dispute? I just want to have a choice. And if someone doesn't like DRM he can always avoid clicking "buy"... that simple.
A fudge load of people give a flying fudge about this fudging dispute. Just traverse the internet and you'll see. Ubisoft's DRM is a special kind of bad and its rich history of controversy surrounding its software justifies the question rather well. We are most certainly not talking about Valve and Steam here. Ubisoft and Uplay is different. As commentators elsewhere have said, if the vast majority ignoring these things doesn't mobilize, nothing will change.
gojul Jun 20, 2014
I'd like to see at least Anno 1404 or Anno 2070 ported to Linux. Now it's true that Uplay is pure sh*t and I'm OK not to see it on Linux.
FutureSuture Jun 20, 2014
Quoting: PKMplOf course we want the support of one the biggest publishers and developers, why would anyone even hesitate?
Windows gamers don't seem to like getting shafted, hence the huge controversy surrounding Ubisoft at the moment (the company loves to shoot itself in the foot) so why should Linux gamers?
kozec Jun 20, 2014
Well, having Ubisoft's games on Linux would be nice, but I already bought UDontPlay requiring game once and I'm not going to repeat same mistake twice. No matter of plaftorm.
Imants Jun 20, 2014
Quoting: FutureSuture
Quoting: PKMplOf course we want the support of one the biggest publishers and developers, why would anyone even hesitate?
Windows gamers don't seem to like getting shafted, hence the huge controversy surrounding Ubisoft at the moment (the company loves to shoot itself in the foot) so why should Linux gamers?

Because of games. Because I like anno and I like heroes and I like settlers. And I can not do nothing about that :(. And I agree that uplay is pain. That settlers VII always online policy was same pain and discomfort as Diablo III. But still It would be better that they are here and make Linux games ad we complain about they DRM policy than they are not making games for Linux and we do not complain about that.
FutureSuture Jun 20, 2014
Quoting: Imants
Quoting: liamdaweI picked up Ghost Recon Future Soldier on PS3 second hand recently for a bit of fun with my friend online, but nope that's another £7 to play online because of their online pass system.

£7 to play online on a two year old game.

I never agree that second hand buyers need to pay again to play online, why should they? Ubisoft got their money on the first purchase.

They are not a nice company to deal with.
You got burn and I understand your distrust. I bought from them heroes, settlers and anno series and had a lot of fun playing them. So yes I would like to have these games in future fore Linux.
There was a huge controversy around Anno 2070's always need to be online, even when just playing singleplayer, right? The game was quite broken from what I read. Sounds perfectly logical to be online when playing singleplayer.
commodore256 Jun 20, 2014
All Ubisoft games? Yes.
Uplay? No.
tmtvl Jun 20, 2014
Do I want Ubisoft on Linux? No. Do I recognize the need for Ubisoft on Linux? Yes.

As a side note, there hasn't been a western AAA title released in the last 5 years that I care about. I'd rather have From Software on Linux. Or some older games like Final Fantasy VIII or Wizardry 8 or Recettear.
Hyeron Jun 20, 2014
Quoting: commodore256All Ubisoft games? Yes.
Uplay? No.
Except it's Ubisoft we're talking about. We're not getting the former without the latter. And THAT is the problem (well, that and their sh***y behavior toward customers).
migizi Jun 20, 2014
They can do what they want I just refuse to give them money. Last time I bought one of their games their servers went down for a week and I never got to play it. They can't manage crap and I'm not willing to risk my money on something that may or may not work.
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