Ubisoft announced that online services for 10 of its old games will be stopped as of January 25, 2024. These games will no longer be accessible online due to developing technology making the servers unusable.
Important productions are among the games whose support will be cut.
The decision to shut down these games is attributed to several factors, including the incompatibility of older games with modern server infrastructures. Additionally, factors such as server maintenance costs, decline in the number of active players, and security concerns also contribute to this decision.
It’s worth noting that these games are older versions, so players may have already experienced their online features to their satisfaction. However, there is a window of opportunity until January 25, 2024 for those who want to make the most of the remaining online services.
The full list of games and platforms for which Ubisoft will cease support are as follows:
- Assassin’s Creed II – Xbox 360
- Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood – Mac
- Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Assassin’s Creed Revelations – PC
- Ghost Recon Future Soldier – PC
- Heroes of Might and Magic VI – PC
- NCIS–PC
- RUSE–PC
- Splinter Cell: Conviction – XBox 360
- Trials Evolution – PC
Ubisoft’s move reflects an industry-wide trend toward discontinuing online services for aging games that rely heavily on active servers for their online components.
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Gamers who still value these games have a short window to take advantage of the remaining online functionality before it becomes unusable. As the industry evolves, it’s very likely that we’ll face similar decommissioning of more games in the future.
By checking out Ubisoft’s announcements, you can follow possible games that will be added to the list of games to be retired next year. This development underlines the inevitable transition as older games give way to newer, more technologically compatible versions.
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Who knows, maybe 1-2 years from now we will see support for games that are much newer to us be discontinued. What are you thinking? Please don’t forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments.