(Pocket-lint) – Twilight comes to us all eventually – or at least it does for games with online services. It’s becoming increasingly rare for these connectivity options to last forever, and Ubisoft is demonstrating this principle by shutting down some old components in a series of games later this year.
As of September 1, 2022, a number of its most famous titles, such as Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and Assassin’s Creed II, will lose certain features, ranging from changes such as not being able to access or install DLC. until the absence of any multiplayer.
As we say, this is completely common in the video game world right now, but it’s still a shame to know that these pieces of history (some more important than others) will no longer be accessible as they are today.
There are two major exceptions in the form of more recent remasters of Far Cry 3 and Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood specifically, which will still work in their full state. You can find the list of affected games, along with details of the changes, below.
For which games does Ubisoft close multiplayer?
Assassin’s Creed II
- PC, PlayStation 3: You will not be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts to the game, or use online features.
Assassin’s Creed 3 (2012 edition)
- PC: You will not be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts to the game, or use online features. In addition, installation and access to downloadable content (DLC) will not be available.
- PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts to the game, or use online features.
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
- PC: You will not be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts to the game, or use online features. In addition, installation and access to the DLC will not be available.
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts to the game, or use online features.
Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD
- PC: You will not be able to link Ubisoft accounts to the game or use online features. In addition, installation and access to the DLC will not be available.
Assassin’s Creed Revelations
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: You will not be able to play multiplayer or use online features.
Driver San Francisco
- PC: You will not be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts to the game, or use online features. In addition, installation and access to the DLC will not be available.
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts to the game, or use online features.
Far Cry 3 (2012 release)
- PC: You will not be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts to the game, or use online features. In addition, installation and access to the DLC will not be available.
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts to the game, or use online features.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: Multiplayer for the game will not be available. To play the solo campaign, you’ll need to set up your console in offline mode.
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
- PC: You will not be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts to the game, or use online features. In addition, installation and access to the DLC will not be available.
Rayman Legends
- PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360: You will not be able to link Ubisoft accounts to the game or use online features.
Silent hunter 5
- PC: You will not be able to link Ubisoft accounts to the game or use online features. In addition, installation and access to the DLC will not be available.
Space junkies
- PC (HTC VIVE, Oculus): As a multiplayer-only title, you will not be able to play the game from now on.
Splinter Cell: blacklist
- PC: You will not be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts to the game, or use online features.
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: You will not be able to link Ubisoft accounts to the game or use online features.
ZombiU
- Wii U: You will not be able to link Ubisoft accounts to the game or use online features.
Written by Max Freeman-Mills.