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nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 months ago

Ubisoft Insider Alleges That Company Wants Steam To Remove Concurrent Player Counts To Hide Its Failures

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Ubisoft Insider Alleges That Company Wants Steam To Remove Concurrent Player Counts To Hide Its Failures

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nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 months ago
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An Ubisoft insider alleges that the company is not happy with Valve and Steam for revealing concurrent player counts for its various games including Star Wars Outlaws.Fandom Pulse is a reader-supported publication.
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    Maybe they should just create their own storefront instead to do what they want. Oh wait…

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    Maybe they can hide reviews not approved by Ubisoft as well while they’re at it

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    3rd time I see this, 3rd time the source is ai slob generated content.

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    Should’ve hide the game as well while you’re at it.

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    I’ve always had one issue with these stats, that it only counts Steam players and not other platforms/launchers. On some occasions like with Game Pass, you’d expect many people to use those instead.

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    GLWT.

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    Paywall

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    Make better games, assholes

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