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The decommissioning of ''The Crew'' also sparked a wider debate on the viability of "games-as-a-service" models, which Ubisoft has heavily invested in.<ref>https://www.stopkillinggames.com/</ref> These models often require ongoing internet connectivity to function and rely on servers run by the company. At any time, the company can decide to shut down the servers and the games will no longer be playable, as seen with ''The Crew''. | The decommissioning of ''The Crew'' also sparked a wider debate on the viability of "games-as-a-service" models, which Ubisoft has heavily invested in.<ref>https://www.stopkillinggames.com/</ref> These models often require ongoing internet connectivity to function and rely on servers run by the company. At any time, the company can decide to shut down the servers and the games will no longer be playable, as seen with ''The Crew''. | ||
=== Star Wars Outlaws forced update === | |||
Star wars outlaws was released in In August of 2024, with two editions that allowed players to have early access to the game for $110 and $130 respectively, approximately twice the cost of the game on release day<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-outlaws-release-date-special-editions</ref>. Ubisoft then pushed an update just before the full release that caused players on PlayStation 5 who had paid extra for the game as early access to have their save file deleted<ref>https://gamerant.com/star-wars-outlaws-bug-delete-save-data-ps5/</ref>. Although the update was intended to fix a game-breaking bug, upon full release many bugs remained<ref>https://www.geeksandgamers.com/star-wars-outlaws-still-looks-buggy-the-week-of-its-release/</ref>. This behavior also highlights an ongoing pattern in which Ubisoft releases an incomplete game, expects players to buy the game and act as the testers, and then patches the game later. | |||
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