Ubisoft Exec Says Gamers Need to Get ‘Comfortable’ Not Owning Their Games for Subscriptions to Take Off

Ubishit’s showing what’s most important to them as a company (Suprise suprise it’s not about making games)

Shareholders want those regular subscription fees rolling in.

  • Rentlar
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    6 months ago

    Somewhat ironic is the pitch for IGN+ at the bottom.

    Why would gamers want to be comfortable with a scheme where:

    • Ubisoft decides when you can and can’t play a game
    • Ubisoft sets the terms of the deal (i.e. how much they can extort you each month, what data collection you must agree each time you play, etc.)
    • Ubisoft determines the quality of what you get, and its variety (if it’s some gamepass-like bundle)