Ubisoft patch Splinter Cell Blacklist after 12 years to add achievements
Ubisoft patch Splinter Cell Blacklist after 12 years to add achievements
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Ubisoft remembers it owns Splinter Cell, patches Steam achievements into Blacklist 12 years after it first came out
They ought to patch out the need for Ubisoft's launcher. Same goes for EA's back catalog, for that matter. At least EA's newest releases don't come with the launcher.
Wait what, I can play EA games without their shitty launcher now?
Only the newest ones. They haven't gone back to remove the requirement from their back catalog, but Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Split Fiction don't require it now. Meanwhile, Madden 26 still requires it, so I guess it isn't universal.
Doesn't EA still require the steam launcher?? I'm not up to date anymore. What kind of DRM do they use now?
Even when you buy their games on Steam, there's an EA launcher there in addition to Steam. This is the case for It Takes Two, for instance, but not for Split Fiction. Split Fiction only uses Steam if you bought it on Steam.
You're right, they do - this Steam DRM-free games list shows Jedi Fallen Order is the most recent DRM-free EA published game on Steam afaict.
Same goes for DRM-free games on the EA app.
EA's games that released on Steam after Origin was a thing still launch a mini EA launcher when you press Play on Steam, much like how Ubisoft's does on Steam. That's at least how it seems the last time I tried it with Fallen Order.
Right, but that extra launcher causes problems, so I tend to avoid games that still have it. It's why I still haven't played A Way Out but played Split Fiction.