Ubisoft Shutting Down Online Servers For Older Games And DLCs, Including 5 Assassin’s Creed Titles

By Zuhaad Ali
Source: Ubisoft

Ubisoft has just announced that it will be shutting down the online services for some of its older games and DLC, meaning players will not be able to use online features in the listed games.

This is according to a new blog post that states that the company is now shutting down online services for a total of 15 titles on September 1, 2022.

“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,” the blog post reads.

You can find the complete list of games shutting down on September 1, 2022, below:

  • Anno 2070
  • Assassin’s Creed II
  • Assassin’s Creed 3 (2012)
  • Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
  • Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD
  • Assassin’s Creed Revelations
  • Driver San Francisco
  • Far Cry 3 (2012)
  • Ghost Recon Future Soldier
  • Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
  • Rayman Legends
  • Silent Hunter 5
  • Space Junkies
  • Splinter Cell: Blacklist
  • ZombiU

“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.”

Ubisoft Shutting Down Online Servers For Older Games And DLCs, Including 5 Assassin's Creed Titles
Source: Ubisoft

Another thing to note is that some downloadable content (DLC) for these games will also be unavailable once this change goes live. These include:

  • Assassin’s Creed 3 (2012)
  • Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
  • Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD
  • Driver San Francisco
  • Far Cry 3 (2012)
  • Ghost Recon Future Soldier
  • Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
  • Silent Hunter 5

Space Junkies, which is an online-only title will be unavailable starting September 1, 2022. “As a multiplayer-only title, you will be unable to play the game going forward,” the statement reads.

Similarly, to play the solo campaign in Ghost Recon Future Soldier, players will need to set their consoles to offline mode.

With the addition of these 15 more titles, Ubisoft has now shut down online services for  105 older games. You can check out the complete list on the official blog post.

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