Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD ‘Liberates’ From Steam But Will Still Be Playable For Owners, According To Ubisoft

Ubisoft has removed Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD from Steam as part of a larger online “outage” for some of its titles, particularly on PC. What worries the game’s owners is an announcement by Ubisoft implying that those who purchased it will still lose access in September. Ubisoft has clarified that won’t be the case.

For context, Ubisoft recently announced that it will suspends streaming service for some of its titles on September 1, of which Liberation HD is among them. In particular, the PC versions of these titles not only lose their online features, but their DLC will be inaccessible, even if you purchased it.

Yesterday, Twitter user Nors3 shared a screenshot of Liberation HD’s now-defunct Steam page, showing a message saying, “At the request of the publisher, Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD is no longer for sale on Steam.” A second, more relevant message read, “Please note that this title will be inaccessible after September 1, 2022.”

This announcement created an uproar. One, because Ubisoft’s shutdown announcement gives no indication that owners will lose access to Liberation HD altogether. Second, the game was heavily discounted during the summer sale on Steam last week, prompting the new owner to post angry reviews of Assassin’s Creed III Remastered’s shop page – includes liberating HD and is currently the only way to play it on Steam – believe they were duped into buying a game that is about to become useless. And third, because Ubisoft does not offer refunds, many consider the move a scam and a major breach of consumer trust.

Ubisoft has finally addressed the issue in a statement IGN. Ubisoft clarified the situation by explaining that owners of Liberation HD and other titles that are shutting down can still “access, play, or reload” the games after the online services and functionality Its DLC shut down in September. The publisher said it is currently working on updating storefront information for the affected titles, and said “we always intend to do everything we can. everything in our power to allow those older titles to remain available in the best possible condition for players, and this is what we’re aiming for.”

So it looks like Steam users who own Liberation HD can breathe a little easier, even if the broader September shutdown is still a disappointing and frustrating decision in its own right. its. But at least those who purchased Aveline’s adventures won’t be separated from the game.