Decline meh Ubisoft (Ubi fuckery general thread)

[Gerrard]

Amateurs.

That's just product placement, it's not in-game billboards showing real ads that change every week.

 

[whydoibother]

Ubisoft displaying adverts when you pause the game:


What's the over/under for other products being advertised in Ubi games within 5 years?

 

[Axel_am]

That's just product placement, it's not in-game billboards showing real ads that change every week.

Yeah, this looks a bit better. I think Need for Speed: Most Wanted also had in-game Burger Kings.

 

[Spectacle]

I don't really have anything against backround ads for contemporary games. If I see a burger king ad in NYC, that's just how it's all the time.

 

[Fedora Master]

 

[Iucounu]

I don't really have anything against backround ads for contemporary games. If I see a burger king ad in NYC, that's just how it's all the time.

It's not wrong if done for realism (though I suspect developers avoid that due to risk of trademark infringement). But if it's done because the advertizer paid the developer money, you can expect much more intrusive and excessive ads, since advertizers both lack good taste and any interest in the artistic quality of the game.

 

[Fedora Master]

since advertizers both lack good taste and any interest in the artistic quality of the game.

And? So does Ubisoft.

 

[Ezekiel]

Putting ads in games is ALWAYS stupid because it means the game will be fucked in fifteen years when it's time to port, like Crazy Taxi. I wouldn't use licensed music for the same reason, unless it was a game that needed it, like Crazy Taxi.

 

[Gerrard]

Putting ads in games is ALWAYS stupid because it means the game will be fucked in fifteen years when it's time to port, like Crazy Taxi. I wouldn't use licensed music for the same reason, unless it was a game that needed it, like Crazy Taxi.

The solution to that issue is not having your game on a digital platform that automatically updates it and not playing remasters.

 

[Ezekiel]

Was gonna edit and say "or reissue on the same platform," but yeah, all downloaded games are screwed in that regard. Couldn't reissue a physical game with the same music on the same platform either because of the cheap publisher.

 

[Modron]

Amateurs.

Watch me effortlessly dunk on you:

 

[lycanwarrior]

Ubisoft’s ‘Champions Tactics’ NFTs Mint Millions on Ethereum​

https://www.cryptotimes.io/ubisofts-champions-tactics-nfts-mint-millions-on-ethereum/

Ubisoft’s new battle game called Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles quickly ran out of its free Warlords digital collectibles. In just a few hours after its public release, the game made over $2 million from these sales, as reported by CryptoSlam.

Update: It has now generated $4.5 million from NFT sales

https://www.bsc.news/post/ubisofts-new-game-nfts-generate-4-5m-in-record-public-mint

 

[Fedora Master]

I can't believe people are still falling for NFTs. I thought we closed the chapter on those finally.

 

[fantadomat]

people

 

[racofer]

Jesus, have you guys seen this?

 

[Cat Headed Eagle]

you are like an entire month late

 

[Elttharion]

The new Ubisoft+ and getting gamers comfortable with not owning their games​

"One of the things we saw is that gamers are used to, a little bit like DVD, having and owning their games. That's the consumer shift that needs to happen. They got comfortable not owning their CD collection or DVD collection. That's a transformation that's been a bit slower to happen [in games]. As gamers grow comfortable in that aspect… you don't lose your progress. If you resume your game at another time, your progress file is still there. That's not been deleted. You don't lose what you've built in the game or your engagement with the game. So it's about feeling comfortable with not owning your game.
"I still have two boxes of DVDs. I definitely understand the gamers perspective with that. But as people embrace that model, they will see that these games will exist, the service will continue, and you'll be able to access them when you feel like. That's reassuring.​

Link

Spoiler

 

[Halfling Rodeo]

Putting ads in games is ALWAYS stupid because it means the game will be fucked in fifteen years when it's time to port, like Crazy Taxi. I wouldn't use licensed music for the same reason, unless it was a game that needed it, like Crazy Taxi.

Games like Crazy taxi and Tony hawk are defined by their licensed music as much as the gameplay. You would have much worse games without The Offspring going yah yah yah yah yah.

The new Ubisoft+ and getting gamers comfortable with not owning their games​

"One of the things we saw is that gamers are used to, a little bit like DVD, having and owning their games. That's the consumer shift that needs to happen. They got comfortable not owning their CD collection or DVD collection. That's a transformation that's been a bit slower to happen [in games]. As gamers grow comfortable in that aspect… you don't lose your progress. If you resume your game at another time, your progress file is still there. That's not been deleted. You don't lose what you've built in the game or your engagement with the game. So it's about feeling comfortable with not owning your game.
"I still have two boxes of DVDs. I definitely understand the gamers perspective with that. But as people embrace that model, they will see that these games will exist, the service will continue, and you'll be able to access them when you feel like. That's reassuring.​

Link

Spoiler

Isn't the future supposed to be subscription services any way?

 

[Gerrard]

Why are they acting as if Ubisoft created gaming subscription plans? If anything they were super late on this bandwagon.

 

[NorwegianWolf]

Ubisoft will have to get comfortable with me not playing their games and shitting on their business model online.

 

[MadMaxHellfire]

for one of you with common sense there's a thousand out there who buy their every dlc.

 

[NorwegianWolf]

But there's also the thousands who buy Baldur's Gate 3 to show that decent company can make money too.

 

[Gerrard]

But there's also the thousands who buy Baldur's Gate 3 to show that decent company can make money too.

 

[Black Plague]

Isn't the future supposed to be subscription services any way?

Your future.

 

[Halfling Rodeo]

Isn't the future supposed to be subscription services any way?

Your future.

I'll admit I have game pass. It's quite handy and it gives you a access to a decent range of games. I also have a huge steam library and I pirate games constantly. Some times game pass has a new release I want to play and it's dirt cheap if you use the work around with old xbox live codes.