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[Drizzlehell]

Case in point:

Riders Republic™ PS4 & PS5

This product entitles you to download both the digital PS4™ version and the digital PS5™ version of this game. Jump into the Riders Republic™ massive multiplayer playground Grab your bike, skis, snowboard, or wingsuit and explore an open world sports paradise where the rules are yours to...

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I've been looking at this game for a good while, always seeing it on sale and considering a purchase because it looked like a fun enough "podcast game" that I can just bumble around in whenever I have nothing better to play. But I've made a mistake of buying AC Valhalla before. I never actually played it because I wanted to get through Odyssey first but then the latter game was so god damned long and draining that I just needed to wait like a year to recharge my batteries before getting into Valhalla. But then it eventually became a free download on PS Plus and I basically wasted 60 fucking dollars.

But now I'm happy that I never bought Riders Republic because in a typical Ubisoft fashion, they just gave it away. Probably because they usually wait until sales numbers drop low enough that they can get more juice out of them by simply giving copies away for free and hoping that people will be hooked enough to pay for DLCs and microtransactions.

 

[Gaiff]

And here I wasn't buying because they fucking suck but that works too.

 

[Drizzlehell]

And here I wasn't buying because they fucking suck but that works too.

That too.

 

[TexMex]

Welp there you have it folks. Based on this sample size of one, all Ubisoft games eventually pivot to F2P.

 

[Danjin44]

For there is no point because they are just not fun to play, Mario + Rabbits series is the ONLY games I enjoyed from Ubisoft.

 

[kanjobazooie]

Where's my free copy of Far Cry 6?

 

[funkygunther]

Free? You mean eventually it comes to PS+?

Well lots of games do, the calculation is there’s enough people want to play it before it’s (maybe) offered up on a sub.

 

[TVexperto]

Its not free its included with the medium tier of a subscription model that costs 15 euros a month also when you unsubscribe you loose access

 

[nial]

For there is no point because they are just not fun to play, Mario + Rabbits series is the ONLY games I enjoyed from Ubisoft.

Rayman Legends was pretty fun. Yeah, I know it was 9 years ago.

 

[R6Rider]

Nah, still worth buying, just waiting a bit after launch as they drop in price very fast. Far Cry 6 and Immortals Fenyx Rising dropped to $30 or below after a few months.

Gimme that Splinter Cell Remake day one though.

 

[Drizzlehell]

Welp there you have it folks. Based on this sample size of one, all Ubisoft games eventually pivot to F2P.

Mate, this eventually happened to every single Ubisoft game. Most of my library on that shitty PC launcher (whetever they call it these days) consists of games that were given away by them for free.

 

[Nankatsu]

Where's my free copy of Far Cry 6?

Where's this from?

 

[kanjobazooie]

Where's this from?

From one of Nintendo's last E3 shows. Not sure which one though.

 

[Drizzlehell]

Where's my free copy of Far Cry 6?

Just wait a little longer, it'll come eventually.

 

[Warablo]

Ubisoft has interesting games, but it takes a toll on you to play one.

 

[Cornbread78]

It's the same reason I don't buy any MS games (1st or 3rd party)

 

[leo-j]

Wish I could play ac origins already but this back log

 

[LostDonkey]

I'm surprised they had the cheek to charge for the garbage in the first place.

 

[GymWolf]

Welp there you have it folks. Based on this sample size of one, all Ubisoft games eventually pivot to F2P.

It sounds like a drizzle topic alright.

 

[Fredrik]

Well, yeah, you pay for the day 1 experience - bugs, bad performance, lack of features and high price. If you can wait it’ll always get you a better and cheaper game.
This is not just Ubisoft games though, goes for everything, can’t remember a single game the last couple years that didn’t get any patches.

 

[TexMex]

Mate, this eventually happened to every single Ubisoft game. Most of my library on that shitty PC launcher (whetever they call it these days) consists of games that were given away by them for free.

It does not happen to "every single Ubisoft game" - or even most of them.

 

[Drizzlehell]

It does not happen to "every single Ubisoft game" - or even most of them.

Yes it does.

 

[Fbh]

"Free" with a $99/year subscription.
Either way, this applies to most games. The only reasons to buy games at launch these days is to support a developer/franchise or because you want to get in early on a multiplayer game.

Otherwise wait a year, buy them for a fraction of the price (or play them through a subscription), usually fully patched up and in a better state than the one they launched in.

 

[Drizzlehell]

Its not free its included with the medium tier of a subscription model that costs 15 euros a month also when you unsubscribe you loose access

Free? You mean eventually it comes to PS+?

Well lots of games do, the calculation is there’s enough people want to play it before it’s (maybe) offered up on a sub.

"Free" with a $99/year subscription.
Either way, this applies to most games. The only reasons to buy games at launch these days is to support a developer/franchise or because you want to get in early on a multiplayer game.

Otherwise wait a year, buy them for a fraction of the price (or play them through a subscription), usually fully patched up and in a better state than the one they launched in.

You pay for a service, part of which is access to a vast library of games free of any extra charge to play them. Jesus, don't be so anal about semantics.

 

[DaGwaphics]

The game is like a year and a half old, I don't see how it being on PS+ is much different than just being part of a big sale. You'll have some people that will wait on things like that (ME!), but those aren't people that were day one buyers to begin with.

 

[TexMex]

Yes it does.

welp there you have it folks!

 

[TexMex]

You pay for a service, part of which is access to a vast library of games free of any extra charge to play them. Jesus, don't be so anal about semantics.

Yeah guys c'mon everyone knows $100 = Free WHY is everyone being so DIFFICULT

 

[begotten]

There's no point buying Ubisoft games because they're all shit.

 

[Drizzlehell]

Yeah guys c'mon everyone knows $100 = Free WHY is everyone being so DIFFICULT

You must be a fucking riot in social situations.

 

[Chupanibre]

Where's my free copy of Far Cry 6?

 

[DeepEnigma]

<Insert any game on Game Pass or Plus>

 

[touchfuzzy]

This applies to basically every AAA game coming these days, at least from third parties. This week you can grab Star Wars: Jedi Survivor full of jank, bugs, and performance issues for $70 USD, or you can pick it up in September all patched up for half the price. If you wait til next summer it'll be $20, if it hasn't already been offered for free.

 

[Fredrik]

"Free" with a $99/year subscription.
Either way, this applies to most games. The only reasons to buy games at launch these days is to support a developer/franchise or because you want to get in early on a multiplayer game.

Otherwise wait a year, buy them for a fraction of the price (or play them through a subscription), usually fully patched up and in a better state than the one they launched in.

Yeah, agreed 100%.

I guess if there is a heavy story focus and you can’t deal with spoilers there is a point in buying a game day 1 for that reason too.

 

[Drizzlehell]

This applies to basically every AAA game coming these days, at least from third parties. This week you can grab Star Wars: Jedi Survivor full of jank, bugs, and performance issues for $70 USD, or you can pick it up in September all patched up for half the price. If you wait til next summer it'll be $20, if it hasn't already been offered for free.

What if I'm gonna get crushed by a piano next week? Nah screw that, I'm playing that one right now.

 

[Rush2112]

There’s no point because its all the same damn game.

 

[touchfuzzy]

What if I'm gonna get crushed by a piano next week? Nah screw that, I'm playing that one right now.

There’s no point because its all the same damn game.

Next post got you covered

 

[R6Rider]

There’s no point because its all the same damn game.

 

[AJUMP23]

Reggie Rhythm Changed the Game.

 

[lem0n]

Maybe it's a 'me' problem, but the last Ubi game I genuinely enjoyed was R6 Vegas 2. All the ones I tried on Gamepass or whatever didn't stick. Crew 2 was okay. But given how hit and miss they have been for a long time I just don't buy anything they put out unless it's on deep discount.

 

[Stamps1646]

A PS + subscription is not free, you rent to play games.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Aditionaly, there's no point in playing ubisoft games, even for free.

 

[SmokedMeat]

You named one game op

 

[Baki]

Its not free its included with the medium tier of a subscription model that costs 15 euros a month also when you unsubscribe you loose access

..and it will eventually leave that service. It's a glorified digital renting system.

 

[TVexperto]

You pay for a service, part of which is access to a vast library of games free of any extra charge to play them. Jesus, don't be so anal about semantics.

its literally just like renting...so no its not free

 

[Drizzlehell]

its literally just like renting...so no its not free

Do you understand the meaning of the word "semantics"? The point is that you don't have to drop 70 quid for a brand new Ubisoft game because you can just wait 12 months and get it either completely for free or in some subscription. And not by paying for that specific game - you're gonna be subscribing to a service that happened to have that game added at no extra charge, along with hundreds of others. What's so hard to understand about this concept unless you wanna be really annoying?

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Last one I bought was Immortals. No ragrets. It was also given on PS+ but only recently. So it took awhile.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

its literally just like renting...so no its not free

PS+ Essential is better than renting cause it's forever tied to your PS+ account and you can renew whenever and it'll still be there. PS+ Extra/Premium and Gamepass are more like strictly rentals, you never know when the services will pull the titles and it doesn't matter if you renew, it'll still be gone.

 

[KyoZz]

There's no point in buying Ubisoft games

Fixed.
The exception being Anno 1800. This game is a gem.

 

[jshackles]

The point is that you don't have to drop 70 quid for a brand new Ubisoft game because you can just wait 12 months and get it either completely for free or in some subscription. And not by paying for that specific game - you're gonna be subscribing to a service that happened to have that game added at no extra charge, along with hundreds of others.

What if I'm gonna get crushed by a piano next week? Nah screw that, I'm playing that one right now.

 

[Captain Toad]

PS+ Extra and GamePass aren't free.