An old Assassin’s Creed, other Ubisoft games will not be not playable on Steam soon, and fans are unhappy

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There’s a lot of Assassin’s Creed content to consume. Valhalla’s second year of updates includes The Forgotten Saga roguelike mode, a second Mastery Challenge Pack, and more. Older Assassin’s Creed games aren’t getting the same amount of attention these days, and at least one is being shuttered in a way that’s leaving many fans unhappy.

If you visit Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD’s Steam page, you’ll see the following message: “At the request of the publisher, Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD is no longer available for sale on Steam.” Furthermore, “This title will not be accessible following September 1, 2022.” In case that wasn’t clear enough, you cannot buy the game on Steam anymore, and even if you already own it, you will not be able to play the game come September. Space Junkies, another Ubisoft product, is in the same boat. Splinter Cell Blacklist and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands are no longer being sold either, and while DLC and online components will be going away on September 1, their base games will at least remain playable.

Obviously, this sets a bad precedent. If you pay money for a product, you ought to retain access to it in perpetuity — at least, that’s a pro-consumer mentality. Corporations like Ubisoft often view purchases as a license to play a game, as opposed to owning a copy of it outright. Unfortunately, licenses can be revoked. It’s worth pointing out that Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD is included with Assassin’s Creed III Remastered, and there’s no such warning on that game’s page. Having some recourse there is good, though anyone looking to play Space Junkies or those other pieces of Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia is out of luck.

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