Ubisoft has released a few games with online capabilities in the past. Most of these games are fan favorites and bestsellers. However, all good things must end as Ubisoft has announced that it will be ending online services for some of its older games. Read on to learn more about which games are affected.
On their official website, Ubisoft said they don’t take the shutdown of online services for older games lightly. Unfortunately, this is a necessity as the technology behind these services is outdated. Therefore, shutting down the online services of older games is a must. The original timeline for the shutdown was September 1st, 2022. However, the team at Ubisoft has been working on it to see if there is anything they can do to reduce the disruption. So they moved it to this Saturday, October 1st, 2022.
Ubisoft mentioned that along with the online services like multiplayer and online co-op, the single-player downloadable content (DLC) will also be shut down. This means that players will no longer be able to download the DLCs for the affected games once the game’s online service is shut down. Players have until the shutdown to download and activate any DLC they have for the affected games. Once activated, the player can continue to enjoy it. However, should they uninstall the DLCs, they will not be able to restore them.
A total of 14 games are affected by the shutdown.
Ubisoft games affected by online service shutdown
- Assassin’s Creed II
- Platforms: PC, Playstation 3
- Multiplayer, linking Ubisoft accounts and online features are no longer available
- Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
- Platforms: PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360
- Multiplayer, linking Ubisoft accounts and online features are no longer available
- The following DLC for the PC version will no longer be available
- Assassin’s Creed Revelations
- Platforms: Playstation 3, Xbox 360
- Multiplayer and other online features will no longer be available
- Assassin’s Confession 3
- Platforms: PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360
- Multiplayer, linking Ubisoft accounts and online features are no longer available
- The following DLC for the PC version will no longer be available
- Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD
- Platform: PC
- Linking Ubisoft accounts and online features and Ubisoft Connect rewards are no longer available
- Driver San Francisco
- Platforms: PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360
- Multiplayer, linking Ubisoft accounts and online features are no longer available
- Far cry 3
- Platforms: PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360
- Multiplayer, linking Ubisoft accounts and online features are no longer available
- The following DLC for the PC version will no longer be available
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Hunter Pack
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Lost Expeditions
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nonsense
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predator
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Warrior’s Pack
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- Ghost Recon soldier of the future
- Platforms: Playstation 3, Xbox 360
- Multiplayer for the game will no longer be available.
- The console must be taken offline in order to play the solo campaign.
- Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands
- Platforms: PC
- Multiplayer, linking Ubisoft accounts and online features are no longer available
- The following DLC will no longer be available
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Malik costume
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sand spirit
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Survival Mode Map
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- Rayman Legends
- Platforms: Playstation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360
- Linking Ubisoft accounts and online features is no longer available
- Silent Hunter 5
- Platform: PC
- Linking Ubisoft accounts and online features is no longer available.
- The following DLC will no longer be available.
- space junkies
- Platform: PC (HTC Vive, Oculus)
- As this game is a multiplayer mode, it will no longer be available
- Splinter Cell: Blacklist
- Platform: PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360
- Multiplayer for PC, linking Ubisoft accounts and other online features will no longer be available for all versions
- ZombieU
- Platform: Wii U
- Linking Ubisoft accounts and online features will no longer be available
Those are all the games that will be affected when Ubisoft shuts down its online services. However, it is important to note that only the original versions are affected. Remastered versions (as in the case of Far Cry 3) and collections (as in the case of the Ezio Collection) will not be affected by the shutdown.
