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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

This statement was made by Ubisoft's director of subscriptions, Phillipe Tremblay, who recently spoke to Gamesindustry.biz about the digital future and Ubisoft Plus specifically. Tremblay states that people eventually "got comfortable" with not owning their CD or DVD collections, and that a similar shift in attitude "needs to happen" in gamers.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

If I don’t own it, I am not paying for it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Ubisoft execs need to "get comfortable" with eating shit.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

He better get used to not making money…

But who am I kidding gamers have 0 impulse control.

Either way I have enough retro games to last me a lifetime.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Either way I have enough retro games to last me a lifetime.

same tbh, there is a reason [email protected] is up in the lemmy explorer

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

I still don't understand how people can look at the Ubisoft logo and not throw up in their mouths a little. Like, how is AC still huge after 15 years of putting out the same game copy and paste style?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

I've never gotten comfortable with not owning CDs or DVDs. In fact, if I really really like a movie or album, I obtain a physical copy. If it's an independent artist, I'll even buy it directly from the record label.

And so far, I've been able to stream everything else when I just want to get my entertainment fix ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

It's nice that he's being honest about the bullshittery but all the same he can shove it. Glad I haven't bought a Ubi game in years and it doesn't look like that's going to be changing any time soon.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

They need to get used to not being paid for their games

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's fine. I don't really claim to own the things I pirate.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

If buying is owning, piracy is still not stealing. Theft involves a tangible loss for someone else.