Whatever is going on, it's impossible not to feel let down, if not downright insulted, by the treatment of PC players by Ubisoft. In fact, if people were to refuse to even pirate the games, I think that would send a far stronger message. That would not send any useful kind of message to anyone. They'd simply not make a PC version if they wanted that.Īnd it is my belief that cries for "mass piracy" of the game are massively naive. One thing is for sure - the conspiracy that they're trying to abandon the PC as a platform is surely nonsense. It is hard to understand what Ubi think they can achieve through these measures, and we're currently seeking to speak to someone at the company who is involved in these decisions to find out. The DRM ensures anyone without a permanent internet connection cannot play a legitimate version of the game.
The lack of a demo ensures PC users can't legitimately try the game out before deciding whether to purchase. DRIVER San Francisco PC Delayed, No Demo, Mac Version TBD Aug 10, 2011, 8:26 pm ET 17 Comments After yesterdays release of playable console demos for DRIVER San Francisco, we sent an inquiry to Ubisoft to see if a Windows and/or Mac demo is planned, and learned the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are the only platforms getting an advance.
Respect the developers that deserve your respect and abandon once and for all those that spit in your face.As part of what can now only be interpreted as Ubisoft's ongoing campaign to ensure Driver: San Francisco is the most hated PC game of all time, not only will it include their abhorrent 'always-on' DRM (meaning everyone from those without a reliable internet connection to those in the armed forces can't play it), but there's also going to be no demo! The consoles get their demo of the game tomorrow, but according to Ubisoft, "There are no current plans for a PC demo." When we asked why not we were bluntly told, "We have no information on any PC demo planned."
The simplistic, relatively linear stories of the GTA series contrast with the open-world setting. The action-packed story takes place in modern-day San Francisco, after the events of Driver 3. Driver: San Francisco has made a number of pushes forward in the area of storytelling in an open-world game.
Like Trackmania 2 or Hard Reset for example. Driver: San Francisco - a computer action game made in the genre of a car simulator and continuing the famous series of car races. Just show them that there are other PC games for you and don’t need them. There is no reason to waste your bandwidth guys. Yeah, some of you will probably pirate it due to the company’s attitude but we strongly suggest you not to. No PC demo to try it before you actually buy it? Check. So, Ubisoft not respecting their PC customers? Check. As RockPaperShotgun reported today, Ubisoft informed them that there won’t be any PC demo and that there are no plans currently for one. We already know the answer but seems that the company needs confirmation that they should treat PC gamers with more respect. We suspect that they want to see whether the PC version will flop with their insulting attitude or not. Seriously now Ubisoft, WTF? We kind of expected this to be honest as Ubisoft is probably experimenting with this whole mess. Yeah, the guys at Ubisoft are really crazy and are doing everything they can to doom Driver: San Francisco’s PC version. Wait what? Did you say that you’re gaming exclusively on the PC? Then we are sorry but there won’t be any demo for you. Console gamers will enjoy today Driver: San Francisco’s demo and will experience the return of one legendary series.