Several Ubisoft games such as Assassin's Creed III Liberty HD have been stopped on Steam. Play itself is not possible on September 1st

It seems that multiple titles of Ubisoft (Ubisoft) have been stopped on Steam. It is stated that the play itself will not be possible on September 1, and it may affect the players who already have it.

The end of the Ubisoft online service. The company has terminated some old online services by focusing resources to deliver great game experiences to the most recent titles and popular titles. On July 2, he announced that the 15-title online service would be terminated. The target is the following title:

・ ANNO 2070 (PC) ・ Assassin's creed II (PC/PS3) ・ Assassin's Creed III (PC/PS3/Wii U/Xbox 360) * Excluding the remastered version ・ Assassin's Creed Brother Hood (PC/PS3/Xbox 360) ・ Assassin's Creed III Lady Liberty HD (PC) ・ Assassin Creed Revalation (PS3/Xbox 360) ・ Driver San Francisco (PC/PS3/Xbox 360) ・ Furry 3 (PC/PS3/Xbox 360) * Excludes remastered version ・ Ghost Recon Future Soldier (PS3/Xbox 360) ・ Prince of Persian oblivion sand (PC) ・ Rayman Legend (PS3/Wii U/Xbox 360) ・ Silent Hunter 5 (PC) ・ Space JUNKIES (PC) ・ Sprinter cell blacklist (PC/PS3/Xbox 360)

・ Zombie U (Wii U)

And with the development of such an online service, it seems that some of the works on Steam will be stopped. The target works are as follows:

・ Anno 2070 ・ Assassin's Creed III Liberty HD (Assassin's Creed Liberation HD) ・ Silent Hunter 5 ・ Space Junkies

The above four are announced at the moment that the distribution will be terminated. Both works are stated on the Steam store that sales from publishers will end sales and will not be accessible from September 1, 2022. Not only is the sales suspended, but users who have the same work from September 1 will not be able to play.

Why is sales end? Some titles may be explained. There is a title that will not be played by the end of the online play described above. SPACE JUNKIES is a multiplayer VR game, so it is virtually impossible to play because the online element is g1. If the game itself cannot be played, the sales itself will be discontinued.

On the other hand, the reason for the end of the three titles is difficult to guess. The range of impacts due to the end of the online service is mainly based on the use of various online functions including online multiplayer and cooperation with the Ubisoft account. It was said that multiplayer could not be used, and some could not access and install DLC. When the online service ends, there are cases where multiplayer can only be played more than multiplayer.

Regarding the ANNO 2070, the development team has announced that the old online system is planned to be upgraded to a new 1. However, he said that the upgrade work would work well yet, and he said that he could not guarantee the service continuation. The STEAM version of the STEAM version will be completed, and although it will not be played on September 1, it may be revived in some form.

The old-listed online service of Ubisoft's old work, which was listed earlier, will end on September 1st.