Ubisoft has announced it will be deactivating the servers of some of its older games on September 1.
The shutdowns mean that owners of multiple games will be unable to play multiplayer at all for multiple Assassin’s Creed titles, Far Cry 3, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Driver San Francisco and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands.
In addition, many PC titles will no longer be able to install or access DLC and Ghost Recon Future Soldier’s single-player campaign will only work in offline mode, according to Ubisoft.
The publisher claims that closing the online services for some older games “allows us to focus our resources on delivering great experiences for players who are playing newer or more popular titles.”
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Units and Challenges for the games that used Ubisoft Connect will also be disabled, meaning players will no longer be able to earn Units for completing certain tasks.
Content that could be unlocked through Ubisoft Connect, such as maps and skins, will also be disabled, meaning players will no longer be able to unlock them.
This is the second round of server closures from Ubisoft this year. In April, it closed the multiplayer portions of titles such as Avatar, Rainbow Six Vegas and Rainbow Six Vegas 2, marking an end to the ability to officially play those games online.
The full list of games to be taken offline, according to Ubisoft, is as follows:
| Game name | Platform | Changes to functionality |
|
Year 2070 |
computer |
You will be unable to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features. |
|
Assassin’s Creed II |
computer |
You will be unable to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features. |
| Assassin’s Creed 3 (2012 Release)* | computer |
You will be unable to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features. Additionally, the installation and access to downloadable content (DLC) will be unavailable. |
|
playstation3 |
You will be unable to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features. |
|
| Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood | computer |
You will be unable to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features. Additionally, the installation and access to DLC will be unavailable. |
|
playstation3 Xbox 360 |
You will be unable to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features. |
|
| Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD | computer |
You will be unable to link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features. Additionally, the installation and access to DLC will be unavailable. |
| Assassin’s Creed Revelations |
playstation3 Xbox 360 |
You will be unable to play multiplayer or use online features. |
| Driver San Francisco | computer |
You will be unable to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features. Additionally, the installation and access to DLC will be unavailable. |
|
playstation3 Xbox 360 |
You will be unable to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features. |
|
| Far Cry 3 (2012 Release)* | computer |
You will be unable to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features. Additionally, the installation and access to DLC will be unavailable. |
|
playstation3 Xbox 360 |
You will be unable to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features. |
|
| Ghost Recon Future Soldier |
playstation3 Xbox 360 |
The multiplayer for the game will be unavailable. To play the solo campaign, you will have to set your console into offline mode. |
| Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands | computer |
You will be unable to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features. Additionally, the installation and access to DLC will be unavailable. |
| Rayman Legends |
playstation3 Wii U Xbox 360 |
You will be unable to link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features. |
| Silent Hunter 5 | computer |
You will be unable to link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features. Additionally, the installation and access to DLC will be unavailable. |
| Space Junkies | PC (HTC VIVE, Oculus) |
As a multiplayer only title, you will be unable to play the game going forward. |
| Splinter Cell: Blacklist | computer |
You will be unable to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features. |
|
playstation3 Xbox 360 |
You will be unable to link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features. |
|
| ZombieU | Wii U |
You will be unable to link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features. |
* Remastered version of the game is not affected.