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Imagine playing a Ubisoft game
I tried to play an assassin's creed game but it required an Ubisoft account and signing their privacy policy. For an offline game on my console, why?!
Unfortunately I do have an Ubisoft account now so I can play Anno 1602 -- the remaster/updated version is only on Ubisoft.
I've long resisted the gaming consoles, but gave up when the Horizon Forbidden West came out. To be honest, I was kinda excited. Imagine just putting a game in and playing right away... I could finally just play the game instead of role-playing an unpaid quality assurance employee!
Let's just say the setup procedure for my PS5 was not like that at all. Took me half a day to make it running stable. And the Assassin's Creed game that came with the console had the same fucking mandatory login form as on the PC! Except there was no keyboard...
Some time ago I also bought a PS5 and I regret it. It is absolutely not worth the hassle. Any benefits console gaming had are long gone.
And this is why Ubisoft is still a thing. They come up with outrageous demands and people eventually capitulate and do whatever they say. Once foot is in the door all sins are equal at that point. Visual downgrades, day one DLCs, paid XP boosters for game intentionally made grindier, special editions, etc.
Yeah I bought Anno 2205 on Steam last weekend. Was excited until I saw it installed and required me to log in to some Ubisoft app which now runs by my clock in the taskbar even after my game is closed. So cool. I’m glad it was clear to me ahead of time too that it requires that. Who am I kidding… none of that was told ahead of time and it pissed me off then and pisses me Off now.