Ubisoft is being called out for a clause people have discovered that orders owners of its games to destroy them sh𒆙ould the studio choose ꦺto end service for those games. However, not only is the clause not new, as some have implied, but Ubisoft is far from the only studio that has it in its licence agreement.
The clause in Ubisoft's end user licence agreement - the same one any of you will have agreed to if you have legally played a Ubisoft game - that has been causing a sℱtir is clause eight, the termination clause. "Upon termination for any reason, you must immediately uninstall the product and destroy🃏 all copies of the product in your possession," is the specific sentence that has gamers up in arms.
"They Were Purchasing A License": Ubisoft Reiterates That You Don't Own Your Games In The Crew Shutdown Lawsuit
Ubisoft has claimed that T🌳he Crew players unhappy with the shutdown were "explicitly notified" during their purchase that they were buying a license.
Yes, that does mean what you think it means. That, should Ubisoft decide to end service for a game, not only can you no longer play it, but you must destroy any copies of the game you own. The clause has been making waves these past few days due to the Stop♏ Killing Games initiative reaching one million♑ supporters. The campaign is attempting to stop studios from making games unplayabl🌄e months or years after gamers paid for them.
Ubisoft's EULA includes a clause that orders you to destroy its games if service for them ends
That clause has been there for a while, though, and can be found across the gaming industry
Clearly, people have been going through EULAs, in this specific case Ubisoft's, with a fine-tooth comb and picking up on clauses like this on🌊e. It's why it has been highlighted as an addendum to the EULA, with some claiming Ubisoft added it in the wake of the Stop Kil🔜ling Games campaign gaining momentum. That's not what's happening here.
Not only has that clause been in the Ubisoft EULA for a while, but the same sentiment can be found in EULAs you've agreed to before playing other games from an array of different studios. , the same clause can be found in the EULAs for various games on Steam, including 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Final Fantasy 7 Remake, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Metaphor: ReFantazio, and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Oblivion Remastered. A 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Phasmophobia dev also 🐈when the game was called out for the exact same thing two years ago.
Even your copies of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Baldur's Gate 3⭕ have got to go if Larian Studios ever⛦ deems it so.
All of🔜 this is further evidence that we don't own our games, not even physical copies. Sure, no one is going to come knocking at your door to check if you still have a physical copy of The Crew and then stand there and watch you while you throw it into a bonfire, but that the clause is there is wild all the☂ same. Also, even though dunking on Ubisoft is the 'in' thing to do right now, it's far from the only studio ordering you to destroy your games whenever it decides it's time for you to stop playing them.
- Date Founded
- Ma꧒rch 28, 1986
- CEO
- ౠ Yves Guillemot
- Subsidiaries
- ൩ Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft San Francisco
- Headquarters
- ♔ Sai🍎nt Mandé, France
- Known For
- 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Rainbow Six, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Prince of Persia, Far Cry, The Crew
