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I know this is being played out like Ubisoft is getting unfair treatment here, but I'm going to be very unsurprised when the underlying cause is some bullshit DRM or kernel level bullshit that should never have been bundled with something as frivolous as a videogame
Definitely wouldn't be surprised - MS have been making noises about reducing the level of access non-core Windows services get after the cloudstrike fiasco, and given MS's patch stability lately, I would also not be surprised if something leaked out early.
That's not review bombing, that's just leaving a negative review because the experience has turned negative.
They should direct their complaints at MS if that's what broke their game, but I don't expect the average Assassin's Creed player to understand the difference.
Depends. Microsoft might be to blame indeed but I've seen several people saying Ubisoft has a habit of using undocumented non-public API.
If they're not supposed to use it to begin with, it's their fault when it doesn't work anymore. That would certainly explain why it happens to almost nothing but Snowdrop powered games.
Maybe there are hairs to split about blame.
But the review tells you if a game is worth buying, and if it doesn't work - it's not worth buying. Doesn't matter who is responsible. The negative reviews are valid.
Can't disagree with that.
If only a multibillion dollar gaming company with 20,000 employees could afford to signing to the MSDN and evaluate prereleases.
I don't think Microsoft does nearly enough testing before releasing updates.
That's because they'd rather have users test it than pay for qa
They build and release slop with their current workforce.
So, ironically, all games effected by this would run better on Linux through WINE with Proton. Funny how the tables have turned. Linux is absolutely the best platform for gaming now, not Windows.
Linux is absolutely the best platform for gaming now, not Windows.
While I agree on net, I don't think most people would by the simple fact that many of the most popular MP games simply don't work on Linux because they have Windows-only anti-cheat. That's not an OS problem since the devs could in many cases easily support it, but it is a problem that needs to be considered when discussing Linux for gaming.
Linux is simply better than Windows on all fronts and it's not even close
That's true for me, but not for everyone. Don't oversell it.
This update also stops Windows VR headsets (WMR) from working. They decided to remove the drivers from this windows version onwards (which is the only way to get them), so it turns them into $600 paper weights.
"Windows is better because it works with even several decade old programs"
So does Linux assuming its compiled statically.
In many cases, Wine on Linux is better for running decades-old Windows software than Windows 10 or 11.
And this is the ONLY game that this updated killed? If thats the case, sounds like a game problem to me.
No, I bet you it was the DRM kit that runswith the game executable. Ubisoft are being dipshits as usual.
That's still a "game" problem.
I think it's quite a few Ubisoft games that are affected. So kinda yes and no. But for me it broke Firefox and I had to roll back, so that update in general is just an awful pile of garbage
Knowing Microsoft, breaking Firefox was probably intentional
Seems to be other games too
https://www.techspot.com/news/105709-windows-11-24h2-update-breaks-ubisoft-games-fix.html
On another note being subbed to similar communities across fediverse kind of makes articles that popped up a day ago and sometimes longer show up again give me feelings of deja vu.
both articles seem to suggest that this is only (or primarily) affecting ubisoft games, which suggests that ubisoft might share some of the blame here. microsoft is very dumb for pushing out an update that breaks a ton of games, especially given how much they claim to love backwards compatibility. but ubisoft is also dumb if they are relying on undocumented APIs, as some of the other comments suggest they might be. microsoft already struggles to keep their documented APIs stable, so i can only imagine what happens with the undocumented APIs
The Resident Evil 4 Remake also doesn't start with 24H2, there's is a workaround to make it work though. Need to delete the CrashReporter.exe in the game folder.
ironic that the crash reporter makes the game crash on launch
Kinda random but it also broke Canon scan software
Apparently Path of Exile 2 has very serious performance issues on Windows 11 24H2, to the point of being unplayable.
I know from personal experience it broke Star Wars Outlaws. Appears to have broken any Ubisoft games using that same engine.
MS working hard to acquire Ubisoft at bargain prices.
Don't worry Ubisoft is also working hard to become a bargain to buy.
They are still on their obsession of NFT games that's how disconnected they are from their playerbase.
This is why I returned Star Wars Outlaws on Steam. I couldn't even get the game to start. Ubisoft has known about this issue for months now and continues to allow their PC games to be sold in an unplayable state. This is exactly the kind of situation class action lawsuits should be used in, too bad consumer protections are nominal at best in the US.
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