(Pocket-lint) – Twilight is coming for all of us eventually – or at least for games with online services. It’s increasingly rare for these connectivity options to last forever, and Ubisoft is demonstrating this principle by shutting down some legacy components in a number of games later this year.
Starting September 1, 2022, several of its most popular titles, including Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and Assassin’s Creed II, will lose some features, ranging from changes such as not being able to access or install DLC to the absence of any multiplayer.
As we say, this is completely normal in the gaming world right now, but it’s still a shame to know that these parts of the story (some more important than others) will no longer be available as they are now.
There are two major exceptions in the form of more recent remasters of Far Cry 3 and specifically Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, which will still run in their full state. You can find the list of affected games, along with details of the changes, below.
What games is Ubisoft stopping multiplayer for?
Assassin’s Creed II
- PC, PlayStation 3: You will not be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in the game, or use online features.
Assassin’s Creed 3 (2012)
- PC: You will not be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in the game, or use online features. Additionally, 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 in-game, or use online features.
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
- PC: You will not be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in the game, or use online features. Additionally, DLC installation and access will not be available.
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-game, or use online features.
Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD
- PC: You will not be able to link Ubisoft accounts in the game or use online features. Additionally, DLC installation and access 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 in the game, or use online features. Additionally, DLC installation and access will not be available.
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-game, or use online features.
Far Cry 3 (2012)
- PC: You will not be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in the game, or use online features. Additionally, DLC installation and access will not be available.
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: You won’t be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-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 will need to set your console to offline mode.
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
- PC: You will not be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in the game, or use online features. Additionally, DLC installation and access will not be available.
Rayman Legends
- PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360: You will not be able to link Ubisoft accounts in the game or use online features.
The silent hunter 5
- PC: You will not be able to link Ubisoft accounts in the game or use online features. Additionally, DLC installation and access will not be available.
Space addicts
- PC (HTC VIVE, Oculus): As a multiplayer-only title, you won’t be able to play the game going forward.
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
- PC: You will not be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in the game, or use online features.
- PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: You will not be able to link Ubisoft accounts in the game or use online features.
ZombiU
- Wii U: You won’t be able to link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features.
Written by Max Freeman-Mills.
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