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[Darkmakaimura]

I downloaded the demo for Star Wars Outlaws and to be able to play it, I have to create a Ubisoft account.

So, for a single player game that's already bullshit but okay, I make an attempt to create one.

I go ahead and start the process and after creating a password it gives me an error and tells me it's invalid.

So I try again and get the same message.

I then try to do it through the website instead of my PlayStation 5. Same thing.

Google-fu and I can't find an answer but then I notice it says you cannot use Gmail or Yahoo or any disposable email account and have to use your IP email.

Well, my provider doesn't have one so apparently my Yahoo email of 20+ years won't be accepted.

Ubisoft please.

Well I guess that saves me any future purchases on any of their games.

Why I need to create a third party account to just play a single player demo was dumb to begin with but not accepting Gmail or Yahoo is a whole new level of stupid.

Thanks for saving me money, Ubisoft.

 

[Loomy]

Google-fu and I can't find an answer but then I notice it says you cannot use Gmail or Yahoo or any disposable email account and have to use your IP email.

That's not a thing. My Ubisoft account is gmail. Also, you're on PS5, just choose to log in with your PSN account.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

That's not a thing. My Ubisoft account is gmail. Also, you're on PS5, just choose to log in with your PSN account.

I am logged into my Playstation network account. It tells me I have to create a Ubisoft account to play. Which I cannot seem to do either on the console or on their website.

 

[diffusionx]

they were doing you a favor, Outlaws sucks

 

[icecold1983]

Outlaw is trash. Thank them.

 

[Miles708]

Having to create an additional account just to download a demo on a console should be a felony requiring corporal punishments

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Having to create an additional account just to download a demo on a console should be a felony requiring corporal punishments

Well it wasn't to download it. That I was able to do. But to play the game, which again is just a demo, I get a screen saying I have to create a Ubisoft account which it won't let me. That is so ridiculous.

 

[Miles708]

Well it wasn't to download it. That I was able to do. But to play the game, which again is just a demo, I get a screen saying I have to create a Ubisoft account which it won't let me. That is so ridiculous.

Sadly, or maybe luckily, i don't have any patience over this kind of bullshit anymore, so any of this type of nonsense makes me throw the game straight in the "never buy" bin.
My backlog is massive anyway.

/rant

 

[simpatico]

Pretty much. Ubisoft spent millions to make their games harder to play. The mind boggles as to why this was considered a noble endeavor in the 00s.

 

[Futaleufu]

They have a rewards system and you only have to input your login once. Your loss.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

They have a rewards system and you only have to input your login once. Your loss.

Well, oh balls.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Google-fu and I can't find an answer but then I notice it says you cannot use Gmail or Yahoo or any disposable email account and have to use your IP email.

This is nonsense, gmail isn't blocked obviously.

 

[pudel]

Pretty much. Ubisoft spent millions to make their games harder to play. The mind boggles as to why this was considered a noble endeavor in the 00s.

Yeah, if they get rid of that mandatory online shit they would immediately farm easy reputation points. Even EA stopped with that nonsense (for certain games at least).

 

[Darkmakaimura]

This is nonsense, gmail isn't blocked obviously.

I might redownload the demo and try with my Gmail instead.