Why “Ubisoft” is being discussed
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This article just made me think "wait, people still buy Ubisoft after everything they pulled in the past 15+ years?"
by rf15 · Sep 2, 2026
I would deserve a refund because it doesn't work for me. If I buy a shirt, all stores that I go to allow me to return the shirt, or exchange it for store credit. If I go to a gr…
by happymellon · Sep 1, 2026
> I paid for a product and I did not get it you paid for a windows product. the product still works on windows, right? if ubisoft advertised linux support for this game, i am 10…
by john_strinlai · Sep 1, 2026
Valve should. Valve is the one making these games available for purchase on non-Windows platforms. Ubisoft never supported this.
by tapoxi · Sep 1, 2026
> There are obviously few or no hard technical blockers preventing Valve and the Linux community from supporting any game that runs on Windows The announcement is a proof that y…
by rwz · Sep 1, 2026
> So when a third party (i.e. Valve) makes shim that grants linux functionality, it's not really on Ubisoft to maintain that. I agree that it's not on them to maintain it, but t…
by yjftsjthsd-h · Sep 1, 2026
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Ubisoft Entertainment SA is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include Anno, Assassin's Creed, Driver, Far Cry, Just Dance, Prince of Persia, Rabbids, Rayman, Tom Clancy's, and Watch Dogs. Read more on Wikipedia