Watch Dogs Will Require Uplay on PC - Update
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Watch Dogs Will Require Uplay on PC - Update
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Uh.....duh?
This is Ubisoft game. A major Ubisoft game. As in, a hopeful tent-pole franchise that Ubisoft can milk for the foreseeable future like they've done with Assassin's Creed.
The only thing that could be surprising about this news is if the game didn't require Uplay, regardless of storefront purchase...
This is Ubisoft game. A major Ubisoft game. As in, a hopeful tent-pole franchise that Ubisoft can milk for the foreseeable future like they've done with Assassin's Creed.
The only thing that could be surprising about this news is if the game didn't require Uplay, regardless of storefront purchase...
It is surprising because South Park: The Stick of Truth, which is another major Ubisoft title, did not require the service.Vigormortis said:
Not unexpected at all. They're not gonna backpedal on uPlay at this point, and it's actually not that bad a piece of software.
My only problem so far with uPlay is that the "Press B (360 controller) to exit uPlay" after closing a game, doesn't work if you're streaming a game through Steam.
Also, considering that many of today's AAA releases are based on console ports, which may not leverage your PCs specs 100%, the added overhead to run one or at most two game clients isn't that much of a deal.
My only problem so far with uPlay is that the "Press B (360 controller) to exit uPlay" after closing a game, doesn't work if you're streaming a game through Steam.
Also, considering that many of today's AAA releases are based on console ports, which may not leverage your PCs specs 100%, the added overhead to run one or at most two game clients isn't that much of a deal.
Doesn't matter how "not that bad" it might be; like Origin, Uplay is simply not going to get installed on my PC. I won't support companies like Ubisoft (or EA) while they try and force feed us excrement in the name of "convenience" when it's painfully obvious to all it's simply DRM and a marketing data gatherer (and a bloody obtrusive one at that). At this point, they can't even price themselves into my good books (not that they've really tried), it'll take multiple, public apologies and several years of them demonstrably having changed tack before I'll ever think about trusting them again.
Steam and UPoo DRM running at the same time, wont be long till we have others. next we will need Microsoft DRM in order to use DX.
Stick of Truth was an odd duck, being a former property of THQ before its collapse and its IP holders still being the creators Matt and Trey.Steven Bogos said:
If I remember right there was a court case involving Ubisoft's right to publish SoT post-purchase that was resolved somehow.
Also: Bugger.
Well this makes my purchase decision a hell of a lot easier, especially since I'd apparently have to build a new rig to run the game, now I'll just sit back and wait for Ubisoft to get their shit together and make Uplay decent and maybe just maybe pick up the game in 2-3 years time.
Now I don't mind Uplay as much but it's annoying since it sucks up my bandwidth like crack when downloading a game and doesn't let me use the internet for anything else (Steam and Origin don't do that at all for me) and at least I can externally place the install data from my friends PC's to mine and have Steam and Origin locate and acknowledge the files exist on my PC, Uplay doesn't even care when I do that, it wants me to download shit from scratch and I say fuck that noise and it's why I never bothered installing Ass Creed 3 and Far Cry 3.
To be honest I just wish all forms of DRM would pipe down or go away, this includes all 3 of them, not just 2.
Now I don't mind Uplay as much but it's annoying since it sucks up my bandwidth like crack when downloading a game and doesn't let me use the internet for anything else (Steam and Origin don't do that at all for me) and at least I can externally place the install data from my friends PC's to mine and have Steam and Origin locate and acknowledge the files exist on my PC, Uplay doesn't even care when I do that, it wants me to download shit from scratch and I say fuck that noise and it's why I never bothered installing Ass Creed 3 and Far Cry 3.
To be honest I just wish all forms of DRM would pipe down or go away, this includes all 3 of them, not just 2.
i agree that when starting from steam that you are still forced to sign in on uplay as well. so far i only have AC revelations and liberation on steam and yes, it does connect to uplay,. personally not a really an issue with me since i do have an account since AC2 but still stupid for steam buyers.
still not 100% if i should get the game. i would get the retail version anyway.
still not 100% if i should get the game. i would get the retail version anyway.
For a game about hacking the system and using it to your advantage... its like they're actively asking people to not get the game on launch.
I've 'tried' Uplay when I got Anno 2070 on steam. Hated it. It was a mess to begin with.
So I guess I'll wait a week or two before even considering to buy it - I'll need to hear some user feedback on how its working with steam.
I've 'tried' Uplay when I got Anno 2070 on steam. Hated it. It was a mess to begin with.
So I guess I'll wait a week or two before even considering to buy it - I'll need to hear some user feedback on how its working with steam.