![]() ![]() ![]() That’s not to discount the scummy things software shops can do, but check the original article they’re shutting down the servers mostly for games 9+ years old, one that’s only a few years old but is online-only (never heard of it, must not have been too successful), and I have no idea what Ubisoft is doing with the access to DLC part in some of those titles. You have to know the difference, because an online game is an experience in entertainment terms where as an offline game is a re-runnable piece of media. And even then it’s not as if you can’t be banned from accessing the servers effectively at-will but usually for cheating or harassment. In the case of a MMORPG or live service game, all you own is a ticket. You’ve effectively bought a game and a ticket, and you should know you bought a ticket because business entities don’t have the obligation to keep existing or to continue owning their assets beyond whatever their contracts require (and there’s even ways to sell those out depending on the contract). If you’re buying a game with a substantial single player game, LAN-based multiplayer, and online multiplayer, the part you don’t get to keep is the latter portion when the game ends. I’m unfamiliar with Darkspore (spelling I found when searching conjoined it), but part of being an informed consumer is knowing what you are buying. ![]()
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