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[Tankshell]

Hi GAF.

So I just opened up the Uplay client on my PC. It updated itself.

After updating:

- the store option from the main menu has vanished
- clicking the "Visit Shop" option from the game library opens up Steam and filters items down to "Ubisoft", which is partly logical except...

I am in the UK, there are no new Ubisoft games on Steam in the UK, because they removed them all recently.

WTF.

 

[ekim]

Hi GAF.

So I just opened up the Uplay client on my PC. It updated itself.

After updating:

- the store option from the main menu has vanished
- clicking the store option from the game library opens up Steam and filters items down to "Ubisoft".

I am in the UK. There are no new Ubisoft games on Steam in the UK, because they removed them all recently.

WTF.

All new Ubi games are back on steam for me.

 

[Circle Jerk]

What the fuck is Ubisoft doing? Just in general. They took down games from steam, didn't put them back up, and are now redirecting to steam?

 

[ekim]

Probably a fallback

 

[Phamit]

I can confirm this

There is no link to the uplay store anymore in the client and clicking on shop opens the steam client

 

[Nzyme32]

Probably a fallback

This seems the most likely answer

 

[Hasney]

All new Ubi games are back on steam for me.

Are you in the UK? I am and can't see them either.

This is hilarious though. "Our service is down, what the fuck should I do? I KNOW, USE STEAM". Why not, I dunno, use Steam if you can't get the infrastructure to handle every major release you do?

 

[Bigby]

Same here.

But what is most surprising is that I updated at 700 kB/s. Usually it's around 50. Heh

 

[ekim]

Are you in the UK? I am and can't see them either.

This is hilarious though. "Our service is down, what the fuck should I do? I KNOW, USE STEAM". Why not, I dunno, use Steam if you can't get the infrastructure to handle every major release you do?

Germany. But they were removed here too not that long ago.

 

[iNvid02]

valve bought ubisoft, they're going to whip them back into shape

 

[Chariot]

Go closer to the monitor, maybe the shop pops back in.

 

[NingenJanai]

Hi GAF.

So I just opened up the Uplay client on my PC. It updated itself.

After updating:

- the store option from the main menu has vanished
- clicking the "Visit Shop" option from the game library opens up Steam and filters items down to "Ubisoft", which is partly logical except...

I am in the UK, there are no new Ubisoft games on Steam in the UK, because they removed them all recently.

WTF.

They confused Steam with Origin.

 

[Vuze]

Can confirm, German uPlay "user" here. Not sure how to find the "Visit store" link, but Store tab is gone.

 

[Chariot]

Can confirm, German uPlay "user" here. Not sure how to find the "Visit store" link, but Store tab is gone.

What, germany too?
*opens uplay*
Holy shit, you're right. Is Ubisoft finally giving up?

 

[TronLight]

What an interesting turn of events. From removing their games from Steam (I know it was an error) to killing their store and linking straight to Steam instead.

 

[MayMay]

What the fuck lol Ubiiiiiiii.

But hey, if they end up killing their store then.. thats a good thing. (not gonna happen tho :/)

 

[trudderham]

Yeah it's been like this for a couple of days now here in the UK.
I only checked because I qualified and registered for a free copy of Assassins Creed Unity from NVIDIA, but I haven't received a download link yet. Assumed it'd appear in my uPlay account but nope!

 

[Bluth54]

I'm not surprised even Ubisoft would rather use Steam then Uplay.

 

[Chance Hale]

 

 

[glaurung]

The way I understand it, Ubi has restricted ALL THEIR SERVICES in favor of AC Unity main game network functionality.

Which is laughable, since they are also restricting their AC Unity companion app and performing micro-transactions.

What a shit storm, Ubi. Fuck your half-assed solutions.

 

[Ramza]

Is Ubisoft schizophrenic now?

 

[Sentenza]

Maybe they are planning to kill the service.
...Hey, a man can dream.

 

[Spiegel]

Yeah, I noticed this last Friday.

 

[veggiesaurus]

Go closer to the monitor, maybe the shop pops back in.

great, now I have to wipe coffee off my screen.

 

[Clopezi]

Maybe they are merging with Steam, taking off that monstro that's Uplay.

BELIEVE

 

[Knurek]

Breaking News: Ubisoft doing hostile takeover of Valve, Gabe Newell to direct Assassin's Creed: Dunia.

 

[Tankshell]

Go closer to the monitor, maybe the shop pops back in.

lol

 

[rivalchild]

Couldn't see a store link. Tried to download a demo and it opened up steam to confirm the download. Maybe they've just given up?

 

[Derp]

"Okay Fred, remove all our games from Steam"
"Done"
"Okay now make Uplay redirect everyone to Steam when they want to purchase something"
"But sir we just removed our games fro-
"Shhhhh let the money roll in..."

 

[Tankshell]

Couldn't see a store link. Tried to download a demo and it opened up steam to confirm the download. Maybe they've just given up?

Click on "Games" from the main navigation. Then at the end of your games library there is an additional square entitled "Looking for games" with several clickable options in it. One of them is "Visit Shop".

 

[KojiKnight]

Go closer to the monitor, maybe the shop pops back in.

*sniff* This is beautiful.

 

[FuKuy]

"Okay Fred, remove all our games from Steam"
"Done"
"Okay now make Uplay redirect everyone to Steam when they want to purchase something"
"But sir we just removed our games fro-
"Shhhhh let the money roll in..."

HAHAHAHA!!!!!

 

[Hayvic]

Could be part of Valve's plan to have separate store fronts all having the steamworks backbone.

 

[Cyborgmatt]

All new Ubi games are back on steam for me.

Not if you're in the UK. Ubisoft hates us.

 

[SteveWinwood]

sounds like mob bashing to me

 

[nibblemonkey]

Maybe the client has become sentient and is trying to save you.
That or a fallback like suggested

Not if you're in the UK. Ubisoft hates us.

I wonder why they still do this, don't they usually turn up on day of release?

 

[glaurung]

Maybe the client has become sentient and is trying to save you.
That or a fallback like suggested

The idea of UPlay becoming sentient and deciding to end its own existence is so sad it's funny.

 

[CountAntonius]

 

[Ozium]

ubi gonna ubi

 

[Asgaro]

Go closer to the monitor, maybe the shop pops back in.

Noice.

 

[Deaf Spacker]

They have given up with Uplay.

Believe.

 

[rivalchild]

Click on "Games" from the main navigation. Then at the end of your games library there is an additional square entitled "Looking for games" with several clickable options in it. One of them is "Visit Shop".

Ahh got it. That's a fairly buried link.

 

[TheTrain]

Same here, europe
I WANT TO BELIEVE, uplay get out

 

[Tankshell]

Ahh got it. That's a fairly buried link.

It is pretty buried. I also just noticed that it appears on the Uplay landing page (the one with the blue background) as the first thing you see when Uplay client opens.

 

[dani_dc]

Finally, an improvement to Uplay.

 

[xGreg]

Ubi being Ubi...

 

[alexandros]

Maybe they are planning to kill the service.
...Hey, a man can dream.

That would be sweet.

 

[twdnewh_k]

Click on "Games" from the main navigation. Then at the end of your games library there is an additional square entitled "Looking for games" with several clickable options in it. One of them is "Visit Shop".

Doing that opens steam store with a list of all Ubisoft games.

 

[Jeramii]

I saw this earlier today when I was attempting to pre-order Far Cry 4. I ended up having to use the UPlay web store to do my pre-order.

 

[Braag]

Yeah they removed the store from the client itself and clicking store takes you to steam... it's weird. I don't know what they're doing?

Maybe they are merging with Steam, taking off that monstro that's Uplay.

That would be too good to be true.