Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced PC Launch Hampered by DRM Issues
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced suffered launch weekend problems on PC. Players encountered issues launching the single-player game due to Ubisoft Connect. While the problems appear resolved, they impacted player reviews and highlighted DRM concerns.
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced was briefly unplayable over the weekend on PC despite being a single-player…Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced experienced significant launch weekend issues on PC, with many players unable to start the single-player game due to problems with Ubisoft Connect. Despite being designed for offline play, an online connection was required for the game to launch for some users. The issues appear to be resolved now, but impacted the game's Steam reviews.
Despite having an offline mode, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced was unplayable when Ubisoft Connect went downAssassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced experienced significant issues when Ubisoft Connect, its DRM and social layer, went offline for about an hour. Despite having an offline mode, the game became unplayable on PC during the outage, a problem that has affected other Ubisoft titles. The game also faced criticism at launch for its cosmetic microtransactions.