CAN THEY DO THAT?(PART 2 | Ubisoft, Steam and Digital Assassins (VL689)

Buying digital content has never been easier. Between Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo and more, your favorite game, song, or movie is just a click (and charge) away.

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But now Ubisoft's plans to end support for a multitude of games has called it's entire ownership structure into question, and that of its platform partner Steam. Everything may not be as bad as initially feared, but it may just be a pause in what is becoming an increasingly fraught environment.

Requiescat in pace, DLC...in Virtual Legality.

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#ubisoft #steam #ownership

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction/Game and DLC Removal
08:21 Steam's Terms of Service
21:41 The Ubisoft Terms
25:41 Conclusion (Thanks, Nord!)

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Discussed in this episode:

ARTICLES
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-to-pull-online-from-older-games-which-also-takes-away-your-dlc/
https://www.eurogamer.net/new-assassins-creed-brotherhood-dlc
https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisofts-online-decommissioning-may-render-three-games-unplayable-for-people-who-bought-them/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow

STEAM TERMS
https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/
https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/retire_app
https://store.steampowered.com/eula/260210_eula_0

UBISOFT TERMS
https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/help/gameplay/article/decommissioning-of-online-services-september-2022/000102396?utm_source=narrativ
https://legal.ubi.com/termsofuse/en-US

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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

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