Spork3245 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 How is this even legal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 RIP my account then probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 And people wonder why PC gamers were fine with a timeline where Steam rules the PC world. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 It should be noted that only accounts WITHOUT games get deleted after a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 18 minutes ago, Mr.Vic20 said: It should be noted that only accounts WITHOUT games get deleted after a few years. Not sure if I believe that given this Tweet: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Xbox will delete your account if it is inactive for 5 years. Sony sometimes does it after 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 nothing of value will be lost 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted July 23, 2023 Author Share Posted July 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Mr.Vic20 said: It should be noted that only accounts WITHOUT games get deleted after a few years. Some who received emails are claiming they have purchased games on the account in question. 2 hours ago, AbsolutSurgen said: Xbox will delete your account if it is inactive for 5 years. Sony sometimes does it after 2. Oh, so it’s totally fine then! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Deleting an account with legally purchased licenses to play games is one of those things that feels like should be made illegal in this digitally evolving world of consumerism. I could see if you use cloud saving and a company might delete your cloud save data after a a couple years of not using your account. But there should be customer protections on saving your owned digital licenses. I suspect they think they can get away with this because of their own subscription service. Which is not how that should work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 That’s better than the email I got from Blizzard saying they were going to break into my home, sleep with my wife, make my children call them daddy, and force me to sleep in the dog house outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 9 minutes ago, stepee said: That’s better than the email I got from Blizzard saying they were going to break into my home, sleep with my wife, make my children call them daddy, and force me to sleep in the dog house outside. Money can really buy you anything 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Looks like mine is still around. They better not delete it since I have the awesome splinter cell gear on their wanna be mii thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I think I have/had an Ubisoft account. I had to call Steam support to get my account reinstated, a few months ago, but I don't think my Ubisoft one is worth the effort. Good night, sweet prince. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Our games last as long as cigarettes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 22 hours ago, Spork3245 said: Some who received emails are claiming they have purchased games on the account in question. Oh, so it’s totally fine then! The last time this was a big deal a couple of years ago, Ubi claimed they deleted accounts that didn't own things after ~4 years, and ones that owned things only got deleted with mitigating circumstances (i.e. required by GDPR). I see nothing in this tweet that contadicts this. As usual, the sites reporting this have done no follow-up, give no context/details -- and neither does the original tweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 6 minutes ago, AbsolutSurgen said: The last time this was a big deal a couple of years ago, Ubi claimed they deleted accounts that didn't own things after ~4 years, and ones that owned things only got deleted with mitigating circumstances (i.e. required by GDPR). I see nothing in this tweet that contadicts this. As usual, the sites reporting this have done no follow-up, give no context/details -- and neither does the original tweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 1 minute ago, Spork3245 said: Continue to get angry about everything you read on twitter then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 I read about it on reddit, actually When someone starts with whataboutisms then moves to being dismissive of an issue because reasons, I just really don't take the posts seriously, I guess I've already noted that people who received this email claimed to have purchased games on their account. Is that true? No idea. But, I also throw a grain of salt at a Ubisoft reply on twitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 This unfortunately seems to be the reality with a lot of online storefronts with games where you don't actually own the game, you're just licensing it. It's bullshit, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Ubisoft Clarifies That It Won't Delete Game Libraries Due to Game Inactivity After Fan Panic - IGN WWW.IGN.COM Over the weekend, fans of Ubisoft games underwent a minor panic as a rumor spread that Ubisoft might be spontaneously deleting inactive Ubisoft accounts, permanently destroying... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardAct Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 So................ Is none-times a year enough? I haven't logged in since Farcry 6 released. At least 3 years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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