{"id":584205,"date":"2023-07-24T23:39:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T20:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ubisoft-is-revoking-game-purchases-from-inactive-users-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T23:39:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T20:39:27","slug":"ubisoft-is-revoking-game-purchases-from-inactive-users-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ubisoft-is-revoking-game-purchases-from-inactive-users-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ubisoft Is Revoking Game Purchases from \u201cInactive\u201d Users \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Looking for an excuse to log into your Ubisoft account? Yeah, me neither. But if you\u2019ve ever purchased digital game<\/a>s or DLC from Ubisoft, you should probably visit your account and check your email inbox. Ubisoft is now suspending and permanently deleting \u201cinactive\u201d accounts, including all of their purchases. (To be clear, this specifically affects PC gamers.)<\/p>\n

Ubisoft is now enforcing\u00a0rule 8.2 of its TOS<\/a>, which dictates that it may close an account that has been inactive for at least \u201csix months.\u201d As Ubisoft Support<\/a> explains, an inactive account will be suspended, notified of its suspension, and given 30 days before it is automatically terminated.<\/p>\n

This is nothing new\u2014Ubisoft introduced this rule several years ago<\/a>. But the company app<\/a>ears to be enforcing it more than usual. Several \u201cinactive\u201d Ubisoft users are now receiving this notification, according to\u00a0AntiDRM<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter<\/a>. So, if you purchased any games through Ubisoft\u2019s launcher, now\u2019s the time to log into your account and become \u201cactive\u201d again.<\/p>\n

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Hey there. We just wanted to chime in that you can avoid the account closure by logging into your account within the 30 days (since receiving the email pictured) and selecting the Cancel Account Closure link contained in the email. We certainly do not want you to lose access to\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ubisoft Support (@UbisoftSupport) July 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Note that most Ubisoft games, whether they\u2019re purchased on Steam, Xbox, or PlayStation, require a Ubisoft account. If your account is terminated, you will still\u00a0own<\/em> your Ubisoft games on these platforms. But you\u2019ll need to make a new account if you want to play them again, and you may lose some data associated with your old account.<\/p>\n

Now, I\u2019d love to give you the usual spiel about digital purchases and media ownership. But at this point, it\u2019s a foregone conclusion. Most of the media we consume is tied up in the cloud\u2014even some disc-based games require an internet connection! This media may become inaccessible at any time, and historically speaking, corporations like Ubisoft are not punished for revoking digital purchases.<\/p>\n

The weirdest part of this story is Ubisoft\u2019s definition of \u201cinactive;\u201d a measly six months. Does Ubisoft really expect customers to sit down and play its games this often? Wouldn\u2019t a few years of inactivity be more appropriate?<\/p>\n

Anyway, log into your Ubisoft account and check your email inbox for a suspension notice. You may need to click the link in the notice to recover your account. Note that Ubisoft\u2019s notification is extremely cookie-cutter, and with all of this publicity, bad actors may try to impersonate Ubisoft in new phishing schemes.<\/p>\n

Source: AntiDRM<\/a> via WinFuture<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n