Assassin’s Creed Shadows being added to Game Pass Ultimate Library Streaming
- Thread starter ManaByte
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Kupfer
Member
"Stream your own game"
Haha, sure.
"So it's about feeling comfortable with not owning your game."
-Philippe Tremblay, director of subscriptions at Ubisoft
Haha, sure.
"So it's about feeling comfortable with not owning your game."
-Philippe Tremblay, director of subscriptions at Ubisoft
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How dare they allow access to something you bought without turning on the console.
Kacho
Member
How dare someone be critical of Xbox.
Then explain why allowing someone to access a game they bought however they want is bad instead of shitposting.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Perhaps read the OP again?
How does it make sense to be 'critical' in this context?
Kacho
Member
Because it's a pointless feature that basically no one will use. People aren't buying Assassin's Creed Shadows on their Xbox to stream it.
Zacfoldor
Member
This is great. People will think it is on gamepass and not buy it.
Assassin's Creed Shadows will be on Gamepass Ultimate(streaming library) Day 1. Day and Date.
Just having this out there will cost sales.
People thinking of buying a Ubisoft game at full price are already on the fence, adding it to gamepass(streaming library) day 1 is just enough FUD to make them decide against it. Every move Ubisoft does it dumb. Nobody wants to pay full price for a game someone else gets for free and 99% of people don't know there is a difference between Gamepass Ultimate(streaming library) Day 1 and Gamepass Ultimate Day 1.
If even for 1 split second you thought this meant that Shadows was coming day and date to gamepass ultimate, then this will cost sales of the game.
Assassin's Creed Shadows will be on Gamepass Ultimate(streaming library) Day 1. Day and Date.
Just having this out there will cost sales.
People thinking of buying a Ubisoft game at full price are already on the fence, adding it to gamepass(streaming library) day 1 is just enough FUD to make them decide against it. Every move Ubisoft does it dumb. Nobody wants to pay full price for a game someone else gets for free and 99% of people don't know there is a difference between Gamepass Ultimate(streaming library) Day 1 and Gamepass Ultimate Day 1.
If even for 1 split second you thought this meant that Shadows was coming day and date to gamepass ultimate, then this will cost sales of the game.
Kacho
Member
Because fuck streaming and Xbox's attempts to normalize it with their user base.
I'm wondering if having Ubisoft+ will let you stream it. Having Gamepass Utimate and paying $15 to pay the game for a month is cheaper than buying it outright.
Ubisoft+ and streaming your owned games over xcloud aren't the same thing.
Ubisoft also has their deal with Amazon so you can stream it day one on Luna if you bought it and have Prime.
ValiantInstance
Member
At this rate they're going to be counting people who visit the Steam store page as 'player engagement'.
Because the option exists to stream AC shadows on other devices if you're away from your console. Which can happen when you step out.
Duh
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Kacho
Member
Cool story bro.
I use it.
Bojanglez
The Amiga Brotherhood
It will win out on its own merits. I prefer downloading games and playing locally, but there are times when streaming is fine. If it isn't hurting you I don't understand why you get so upset about it?
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
Options are good.
Do you understand how bad the servers would get hammered if anyone could just buy the game then stream it on any device without a subscription?
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
They're slowly adding streaming as an option for owned titles. This is just +1.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
That's the idea.
Till last year you could only stream game pass games on xcloud, they've started adding owned library games to xcloud too, not the entire libraries, but there's a curated list, this is just the latest addition.
Kupfer
Member
Ubisoft+ and streaming your owned games over xcloud aren't the same thing.
You guys don't own the game when you buy a digital users license.
But probably I just don't get what this is about because I've lost track of subscriptions and streaming services
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Kacho
Member
This is part of Xbox's broader strategy of pushing their users to cloud streaming, something I fully reject and will be critical of.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
If they want Cloud streaming to be a viable option in the future, they'll need to figure this part out.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
The article you quoted is someone at Ubisoft talking about Ubisoft+, their sub where all new games launch on day 1.
This topic is about being able to stream the game if you buy it digitally on Xbox over Xcloud. You've already bought the game, this is adding the option to be able to stream it if you're not on your console.
It's the #1 and #3 pre-orders on US PSN (premium is #1, normal is #3 after MLB 25). Those hoping for a flop will be coping most likely."Play the game I beg you"
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Kupfer
Member
Okay, so you spend money on a game and can play it natively or stream it - got it. Nevertheless it never is "your own game".
They have by making people pay for a subscription to help cover the cost of running the servers .
ChorizoPicozo
Member
Desperate for people to play it, uh? Well, the company is riding on its success.
I don't think you understand the context at hand.
This is just you being able to play the game via streaming after you buy it.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
i didn't mean being able to play the game for the free, but having the game accessible to maximize "engagement" (sales)
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
The problem is that Microsoft is allowing you to stream part of your library to another device that you own - like your phone. This is an outrage!
It would be far more acceptable for them to sell a streaming device for like $200 and make you stream on that.
It would be far more acceptable for them to sell a streaming device for like $200 and make you stream on that.
But the audience is still basically the same with the perk of being able to stream your game from the cloud instead of from your home console.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
It requires a full priced purchase, there's no additional engagement lol.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
Time.
The game being played longer, when for some reason people need to play while taking a shit.
im not saying it's going to work tho
Thabass
Member
As critical as I have been on Ubisoft of this game, I am actually very excited to play it AND to be proven wrong if it ends up being pretty good. There are things I will not get over, like the forced DEI in an already DEI-heavy, but at the same time, I think that this game looks damn good and it's been an area I want Assassin's Creed to go for a long time. So, if it's anything like Odyssey, but in Japan, I will be very happy.It's the #1 and #3 pre-orders on US PSN (premium is #1, normal is #3 after MLB 25). Those hoping for a flop will be coping most likely.
Your original comment was about them being "Desperate for people to play it"
You do understand that you can play your games while on the toilet without the cloud right?
ChorizoPicozo
Member
but the news is about the game being added to GP Library Streaming. which implies cloud gaming, right?
for some reason I didn't even made the connection about playing the game for free. (other wise I would have comment about Ubisoft loosing revenue, and we all know about their financial situation)
i was thinking more about about desperate for people to play the game because their PR/Marketing has been shit
This is similar to the game not requiring Ubisoft Connect when buying it on Steam. to act all consumer friendly and give players more "value" or whatever.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
I appreciate things like this cause I have the Xcloud app on my steamdeck, but still not going to buy the Xbox version of anything
Library streaming launched with most of the major Ubi games from the last couple of years.
balls of snow
Gold Member
So where was this concern about sales when Kcd2 did the same thing. 
Anyway, xbplay app on steam gets some heavy playtime on my steamdeck mainly due to xcloud being pretty good that I can stream EAFC24 or continue any of my gamepass games (pc or consoles) save on it.
Anyway, xbplay app on steam gets some heavy playtime on my steamdeck mainly due to xcloud being pretty good that I can stream EAFC24 or continue any of my gamepass games (pc or consoles) save on it.