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You do still have to deal with Denuvo Anti-tamper and the Ubisoft Connect launcher, which is a massive nuisance. I decided to pick it up to test how it runs on the Steam Machine. I legally purchased it from Steam and…
Oh, okay then. Third-party launchers with DRM checks on Steam are really infuriating. I really do wish Valve had some rules in place for things like this instead of just allowing publishers to do whatever they like to get in your way. The launcher has no gamepad support either - so it was quite a big nuisance to get it logged in.
Anyway, a good while later and a few retries and Ubisoft eventually decided I did actually purchase it. I won't say "own" it, since you don't own it, you just get a license. But, that's an argument for a different time.
Next issue - their Steam Input Gamepad profile is totally broken. For some reason it has the right joystick setup incorrectly. You cannot aim while doing anything. You have to go into Steam Input, and change it over to specifically Camera.
After that, finally, you can actually play - and on the Steam Machine on the High preset it really does run very smoothly. And it does still look pretty good for an older game.
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That greed even led to the " sequel " Breakpoint being a fully online-server-checked game where you couldn't play for more than 15min if you didn't have Internet, and they made sure to " justify " it by just straight up removing what was part of the core gameplay which was having a squad of bots ... So you'd be all alone for a full year and half until they brought them back because of the huge backlash they got from removing them and from making the experience awful.
I played Breakpoint (using a 1€ a month sales rebate thingy Ubisoft offered for the Ubisoft Monthly service letting you play some of their games) I think like 2 or 3 years after its release, it was a decent game once it was fixed with all the updates, if it wasn't for that awful need for staying connected I would even say that it was a good-ish game.
What a shame how a company can destroy games because of their greed.
Last edited by TriciaPearson on 17 Aug 2026 at 8:42 am UTC
seflasporin 17 Aug 2026
Liam Squires-Hand 17 Aug 2026
Quoting: LachuDid you use official Steam Input profile (from game vendors)? Maybe other player create this Steam Input profile?Naturally, I checked that. It is the official profile, it has been broken for a long time.
I love how Ubisoft makes games that run great on Linux but hide them in a Russian nesting doll of barriers that don't.
nachosandqueso 17 Aug 2026
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