Murderer’s Creed Shadows is the newest excessive profile single-player recreation that requires a web-based connection to put in.
Pre-orders for Ubisoft’s recreation went dwell in the present day coinciding with the announcement of its November 15, 2024, launch date.
“Web required to put in the sport,” reads a message on the field artwork for the product on retailers together with GameStop and Greatest Purchase.
Whereas it’s not specified why gamers want an web connection to put in the sport, this was additionally the case with Ubisoft’s Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and one can be required for Star Wars Outlaws too.
In Avatar’s case, a one-time web connection was wanted to obtain a day one patch as a way to begin enjoying the sport.
For a lot of gamers this gained’t be a problem, as their programs are virtually completely related on-line.
Nonetheless, like different video games that require on-line connections to play, it does increase problems with preservation, as if its servers are turned off down the road, it seems that the sport will not be playable.
In March, Ubisoft mentioned it was “decommissioning” online-only recreation The Crew “resulting from upcoming server infrastructure and licensing constraints”.
In response to such practices, the federal government has mentioned that video games firms have “no authorized requirement in UK legislation compelling [them] to help older merchandise.”
Along with unveiling Murderer’s Creed Shadows and its two playable characters, Ubisoft in the present day introduced that it has cancelled The Division Heartland.
