

This has always struck me as a good question. AdvertisementĪnd seriously: was maintaining an authenticating server *that* expensive?) That great deal was tempered somewhat by the undisclosed fact that players will only have roughly two months to play the game before it becomes completely useless.

The standalone version of Liberation HD was on sale for 75 percent off during last week's Steam Summer Sale. That PC port of a 2012 Vita title will still be available as part of the 2019 Assassin's Creed III Remastered package, though. In addition, Ubisoft notes that the Steam version of Assassin's Creed Liberation HD "will not be accessible" at all following the September 1 shutdown. Assassin's Creed III and Far Cry 3 are also available on PC in remastered re-releases that will not be affected by this server shutdown (though the remastered "Classic Edition" of Far Cry 3 is currently unavailable for purchase from Ubisoft's own website). But in addition to the expected loss of the online multiplayer portions of these games, the shutdown also means that single-player DLC for the PC versions of those titles will no longer be accessible, even for those who have already purchased and downloaded it before the coming shutdown.Īccording to Ubisoft's announcement, "the installation and access to downloadable content (DLC) will be unavailable" on the PC versions of the following games as of September 1, 2022:ĭLC for the console versions of these games (which is verified through the console platform stores and not Ubisoft's UPlay platform) will be unaffected, when applicable. Ubisoft has announced it will be decommissioning the online servers for a number of its older titles.

Enlarge / If you purchased Assassin's Creed Liberation HD during last week's Steam Summer Sale, you now have less than two months to play it before it stops working.
