Ubisoft is scrapping online features from over 90 games

Ubisoft has shut down the online features of over 90 games, but will keep offline features of the 90 titles. However, in-game challenges related to the Ubisoft Connect service will no longer exist and content that can only be accessed through online features will no longer be unlockable. Most of the games listed are relatively old titles, primarily from the generation Xbox 360/Playstation 3.

What titles are on the list?

Among the most important titles whose online functions are now being removed are a few Assassin’s Creed Adventures: Assassin’s Creed 2, Brotherhood, Recollection and Revelations are now only playable offline on PC. Also the second and third part of the Far Cry series including Blood Dragon are on the list. There are also numerous games from series such as Splinter Cell, Rayman, The Settlers, Call of Juarez, Just Dance or Rainbow Six.

However, there are also many games in the list that you haven’t heard about for eons – titles like Haze, Pure Football, America’s Army or Your Shape Fitness Evolved are just a few examples of such long-forgotten names. So it is rather surprising that the online functions have still worked to date. The full list of affected games can be found on the Ubisoft website.

Not “everything” is deleted

The company’s statement does not give a specific reason for the shutdown of the online functions. In addition, the functions are not automatically switched off in the same way for all systems, at least according to official information. For example, according to the list, the online features for Rayman Origins will “only” be switched off on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. And in the case of Assassin’s Creed 2, it doesn’t mention the 360, PS3, or Switch versions of the game, so it’s only offline if you’re playing on PC. To what extent that is a consolation, everyone has to decide for themselves.