Ubisoft will close multiplayer and online services for 15 games in September 2022
Ubisoft is set to shut down online and multiplayer services for 15 games on September 1, 2022, including five Assassin’s Creed games, Far Cry 3, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, etc
For games like Assassin’s Creed 3 (2012 Release) and Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, installing access to the DLC will also not be available on that date.
“Closing online services to some older games allows us to focus our resources on delivering great experiences to players who are playing newer or more popular titles.” , Ubisoft wrote on its support page.
The full list of games and services that will be discontinued are as follows
- Anno 2070
- PC: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link a Ubisoft account in the game, or use online features.
- Assassin’s Creed II
- PC, PlayStation 3: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link a Ubisoft account in the game, or use online features.
- Assassin’s Creed 3 (2012 Release)
- PC: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link a Ubisoft account in the game, or use online features. Additionally, settings and access to downloadable content (DLC) will not be available.
- PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link a Ubisoft account in the game, or use online features.
- Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
- PC: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link a Ubisoft account in the game, or use online features. Additionally, settings and access to the DLC will not be available.
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link a Ubisoft account in the game, or use online features.
- Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD
- PC: You will not be able to link Ubisoft accounts in the game or use online features. Additionally, settings and access to the DLC will not be available.
- San Francisco Driver
- PC: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link a Ubisoft account in the game, or use online features. Additionally, settings and access to the DLC will not be available.
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link a Ubisoft account in the game, or use online features.
- Far Cry 3 (Release 2012)
- PC: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link a Ubisoft account in the game, or use online features. Additionally, settings and access to the DLC will not be available.
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link a Ubisoft account in the game, or use online features.
- Tom Clancy’s Future Ghost Army
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: Multiplayer mode for the game will not be available. To play the solo campaign, you will have to put your console in offline mode.
- Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
- PC: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link a Ubisoft account in the game, or use online features. Additionally, settings and access to the DLC will not be available.
- Legend of Rayman
- PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360: You won’t be able to link your Ubisoft account in-game or use online features.
- Silent Hunter 5
- PC: You will not be able to link Ubisoft accounts in the game or use online features, and installation and access to the DLC will not be available.
- Space junkie
- PC (HTC VIVE, Oculus): As a multiplayer-only title, you won’t be able to play the game later.
- Splinter Cell: Blacklist
- PC: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link a Ubisoft account in the game, or use online features.
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: You won’t be able to link your Ubisoft account in-game or use online features.
- Zombie
- Wii U: You won’t be able to link your Ubisoft account in-game or use online features.
It’s important to note that the remakes of Far Cry 3 and Assassin’s Creed 3 will not be closed.
Ubisoft made a similar move in 2021, disable multiplayer and online services for games like Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Rainbow Six Lockdown, Far Cry 2, and Splinter Cell Conviction.
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