While players are fighting fervently to preserve video games as much as possible, Ubisoft arouses indignation due to an absurd demand spotted in the clauses of the Cluf.
For players, preservation of video games has become an extremely delicate subject over the years. Indeed, while the dematerialized tends to occupy an increasingly important place within the industry, many are mobilized in order to ensure that no game is led to disappear over time. And while the petition “Stop Killing Games”, launched for this goal more than a year ago, has just crossed a new important course, Ubisoft Gets back again by wanting to play the bad students.
Ubisoft’s absurd demand causes players to anger
And for good reason, as noticed by the DES IT PLAY account? On X, the License Contract of the final user (or Cluf) displayed on the official website of the French publisher contains a mention deemed highly problematic. In article 8, devoted to the termination of a product, Ubisoft indeed indicates reserving the law “To stop offering the product and/or ensuring assistance”. In which case, it is then stipulated that the user must “Immediately uninstall the product and destroy all the copies of it which are in [sa] possession ».
Obviously, it is this last part which provokes the stupor and the anger of the players. “Forcing people to destroy all the copies of a product?” Copies purchased legally? »» For example, doesitplay?, before adding: “The formulation is interesting, that said. It is therefore a product, not just a license. And it is in our possession, as in ‘it belongs to us’, it is not only temporary access “ he underlines to insist on the absurdity of this mention of the Ubisoft Cluf.
Because to put it more clearly, what the editor seems to stipulate with this sentence is that users must commit to destroy any physical copy of their game from the moment its license is terminated by the company. What is, we will all agree to say, completely absurd since even if the license is terminated by Ubisoft, the physical product remains a property purchased by the user. In fact, there is therefore no legal reason that could force him to get rid of it at the request of the company.
A petition to make things happen
However, it should be noted that Aubisoft is not the only one to include this mention within its Cluf. Other companies like Rockstar Games, SEGA or Valve also stipulate the same thing in their contracts, which could then suggest that this is a legal mention of use. Nevertheless, knowing that Aubisoft has already been pinned for making a game unusable like The Crew Last year, this is all the more aroused the indignation of the players, who are ready to do anything to prevent it from happening again.
It is also the disappearance of The Crew which motivated the launch of the “Stop Killing Games” petition, which today combines more than a million signatures around the world. Launched on April 24, 2024 by Ross Scott, a content creator, it is indeed intended to force publishers to guarantee that all games can remain playable and accessible after the end of their support, including for online games. Because unfortunately, the title of Ubisoft is far from an isolated case. The proof: AnthemElectronic Arts Service Game, is now the next on the list.
Source : Ubisoft
