Ubisoft's Updated EULA Demands Users to 'destroy' Games They Stop Supporting

I gotta imagine this is somehow related to all the shit they've been facing regarding The Crew for the last few years, like they can say to the courts 'see, we even mandated in our EULA that games we don't support anymore need to be destroyed'.
But if the game is not supported and can't run because of the servers being closed what good will it make to destroy physical discs? They are useless anyway.
 
But if the game is not supported and can't run because of the servers being closed what good will it make to destroy physical discs? They are useless anyway.

Just spitballing, but this is the crux of the The Crew related class action lawsuit:

Both plaintiffs purchased The Crew late into its lifecycle, in 2018 and 2020, and picked up physical copies. This plays a significant role in the lawsuit. "Plaintiff Cassell was under the impression that by purchasing the physical Game disk," the lawsuit reads, "he acquired the full bundle of ownership rights over the Game, and that he would be able to use the disk to play the game whenever he wanted in the future."


The EULA wording looks like it's there as a safety net against claims like the above.
 
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I simply won't purchase another Ubisoft game ever again then...

Not like I was buying them anyway, but it kind of solidifies my position even more.

Well done Ubisoft, you've played yourself.
 
I wont buy another Ubisoft game ever again.
That's me too, after they took The Crew from people's library, I'll only play their games on Game Pass or similar services if I ever feel like playing anything from them, which is almost never the case for the past 8 years or so
 
"Uninstall and destroy all copies of the product in your possession."

1. Are these people fucking retarded?
2. Do they actually expect anyone to do this?
3. How on earth did they think this would be a good idea?
4. How on earth did they think they wouldn't get backlash from this?
 
People haven't read EULA's before?

License is granted and can be revoked if you break the terms of the agreement (you know, the one you clicked past without reading). If the agreement is broken you must destroy (read: delete) the program? Not sure why people are up in arms about that, especially since I bet almost noone in this thread actually read WHY it can be terminated in Clause 1.....

Try reading MS or PS EULA's, they all have terminate clauses.

I mean hell, MS even has a clause that sunsets you out of the license for not using it lol, which is about deauthorising devices if not used. (Video based not gaming).


you fail to log into a given Service sufficiently frequently to refresh your Digital Goods electronic licenses as described in the Additional Service-Specific Rules below
 
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Is this real or fake?
It's real.
8. TERMINATION.

The EULA is effective from the earlier of the date You purchase, download or use the Product, until
terminated according to its terms. You and UBISOFT (or its licensors) may terminate this EULA, at any time,
for any reason. Termination by UBISOFT will be effective upon (a) notice to You or (b) termination of Your
UBISOFT Account (if any) or (c) at the time of UBISOFT's decision to discontinue offering and/or supporting
the Product. This EULA will terminate automatically if You fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions
of this EULA. Upon termination for any reason, You must immediately uninstall the Product and destroy all
copies of the Product in Your possession.
 
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