Ubisoft has eliminated Murderer’s Creed: Liberation HD from Steam as half of a bigger online “decommissioning” of a number of of its titles, most notably on PC. What alarmed homeowners of the sport was a discover by Ubisoft implying that those that bought it will nonetheless lose entry in September. Ubisoft has clarified that won't be the case.
For context, Ubisoft just lately introduced it's going to stop online companies for a number of of its titles on September 1, of which Liberation HD is amongst them. Specifically, the PC variations of those titles is not going to solely lose their online options however their DLC can be rendered inaccessible, even in case you bought it.
Yesterday, Twitter person Nors3 shared a display seize of Liberation HD’s now-defunct Steam web page, displaying a discover that states, "At the request of the publisher, Assassin's Creed Liberation HD is no longer available for sale on Steam." A second, more regarding discover reads, "Please note that this title will not be accessible following September 1st, 2022."
This message created an uproar. One, as a result of Ubisoft’s decommissioning submit gave no indication that homeowners would lose entry to Liberation HD totally. Two, the sport was closely discounted throughout final week’s Steam Summer season Sale, inflicting new homeowners to submit offended evaluations on Murderer's Creed III Remastered's retailer web page – which incorporates Liberation HD and is now the one option to play it on Steam – believing they’d been duped into buying a soon-to-be-useless recreation. And three, since Ubisoft wasn’t providing refunds, many considered the transfer as misleading and a serious breach of shopper belief.
Ubisoft has lastly addressed the matter in a press release to IGN. Ubisoft clarifies the state of affairs by explaining that homeowners of Liberation HD and the different titles being decommissioned can nonetheless “access, play or redownload” the video games as soon as its online companies and DLC performance ceases in September. The writer states it is at present engaged on updating the storefront data for the affected titles and says “it has always been our intention to do everything in our power to allow those legacy titles to remain available in the best possible conditions for players, and this is what we are working towards.”
So, it appears Steam customers who personal Liberation HD can breathe somewhat bit simpler, even when September’s broader decommissioning continues to be a disappointing and upsetting choice in its personal proper. However at the least those that purchased Aveline's journey will not have the sport ripped out from beneath them in any case.
