After 350,000 signatures in an EU consumer rights campaign, Ubisoft is adding offline modes to The Crew games - but not the now-dead original
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/racing/after-350000-signatures-in-an-eu-consumer-rights-campaign-ubisoft-is-adding-offline-modes-to-the-crew-games-but-not-the-now-dead-original/Open linkView original on sh.itjust.works
They're doing it because their shares are about £12 atm and hasn't recovered in a whole year. They championed anti-user design fuck em
too little, too late.
Ubisoft didn't hear shit. They're desperate now, so they're taking desperate measures.
Frankly Ubisoft is getting what they deserve.
You heard our concerns? No fuck you, you will hear from the EU suckers!
What does it matter to Ubisoft? They'll probably stop existing in the next 5-10 years anyway. Unless they make major changes as proposed by one of their minority stakeholders.
You mean go private, lay off a bunch of their devs, and hope the games just produce themselves for free?
No, I mean go private, fire the current CEO, and "[focus on providing] hit games within its exceptional franchise portfolio." Things the investor states in its letter to Ubisoft and other stakeholders.
The letter also says the following:
Do you disagree?