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Assassin's Creed Syndicate won't install (DVD)
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PW
Dec 12, 2015, 9:57:05 PM12/12/15
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I should have known better than to purchase another UPlay title. $60
down the drain as I opened the software that I purchased from Amazon.
The DVD spins and the UPlay logo appears but does not do a darn thing.
I could have donated the money to one of the charities that I help out
with.
I spent an hour Googling the problem and found nothing. POS UPlay.
-pw
down the drain as I opened the software that I purchased from Amazon.
The DVD spins and the UPlay logo appears but does not do a darn thing.
I could have donated the money to one of the charities that I help out
with.
I spent an hour Googling the problem and found nothing. POS UPlay.
-pw
unibalm
Dec 12, 2015, 10:44:50 PM12/12/15
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comes on a DVD? None of this download shit, that's a dealbreaker?
PW
Dec 12, 2015, 11:30:04 PM12/12/15
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On Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:44:41 -0800, unibalm <uni...@csipga.zzzz>
wrote:
?????
*---
I tried to copy the first DVD to a hard drive and there is one file
that is corrupt. That is the reason.
I will see if I can call UbiSoft next week and get a replacement.
Otherwise, I will try and return it to Amazon or just chalk it up to a
mistake. Although, shouldn't I have expected to receive a working
copy of what I purchased??
-pw
wrote:
*---
I tried to copy the first DVD to a hard drive and there is one file
that is corrupt. That is the reason.
I will see if I can call UbiSoft next week and get a replacement.
Otherwise, I will try and return it to Amazon or just chalk it up to a
mistake. Although, shouldn't I have expected to receive a working
copy of what I purchased??
-pw
Tim O
Dec 13, 2015, 7:42:36 AM12/13/15
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On Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:57:05 -0700, PW
<emailad...@ifIremember.com> wrote:
<emailad...@ifIremember.com> wrote:
something doesn't add up. UPlay isn't a disc protection scheme, its
just a login thing, right?
If the disc based games still come wtih a key, can you just add it to
UPlay and d/l the game? Guess if you can't do it that way through
UPlay you can still do through STEAM.
There was a time I agreed with you on wanting the physical media, but
I'm over it. I have a closet with about 400 game CD's/DVD's in it that
I never touch.
Werner Punz
Dec 13, 2015, 12:34:49 PM12/13/15
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Am 13/12/15 um 13:42 schrieb Tim O:
Actually I prefer the digital distribution nowadays, given all the
shitty copy protection schemes which screwed over your pc, adding to
that that you had to swap disks if you wanted to change a game and
ending with 3 time online activation schemes, I have given up on disks
entirely. That Microsoft recently killed some of the copy protection
schemes of the early 2000s just was the final nail for DVD distribution
for me. Add to that that I do a lots of gamestreaming into the living
room, which is also only possible with digitally distributed games.
At least on the PC DVD gaming has died for me years ago. On consoles it
is slightly different there you still can buy used games or have a high
resale value on disks. Also the online games are way more expensive on
consoles than on the PC.
The downside of the entire development is, that you need a good internet
line (I have a 100Mbit flat rate) so if you are on a bad internet line
DVDs still might be the way to go.
Btw. one thing I noticed is that the PC never made the jump to Blu Ray
but games tend to have 50Gig and more nowdays so a DVD distribution
often ends up with a steam key in the box only or a DVD which just
triggers Steam. I never understood why they simply dont drop in Blu Rays
into the box, after all there is literally no gaming PC nowadays without
a Blu Ray drive.
shitty copy protection schemes which screwed over your pc, adding to
that that you had to swap disks if you wanted to change a game and
ending with 3 time online activation schemes, I have given up on disks
entirely. That Microsoft recently killed some of the copy protection
schemes of the early 2000s just was the final nail for DVD distribution
for me. Add to that that I do a lots of gamestreaming into the living
room, which is also only possible with digitally distributed games.
At least on the PC DVD gaming has died for me years ago. On consoles it
is slightly different there you still can buy used games or have a high
resale value on disks. Also the online games are way more expensive on
consoles than on the PC.
The downside of the entire development is, that you need a good internet
line (I have a 100Mbit flat rate) so if you are on a bad internet line
DVDs still might be the way to go.
Btw. one thing I noticed is that the PC never made the jump to Blu Ray
but games tend to have 50Gig and more nowdays so a DVD distribution
often ends up with a steam key in the box only or a DVD which just
triggers Steam. I never understood why they simply dont drop in Blu Rays
into the box, after all there is literally no gaming PC nowadays without
a Blu Ray drive.
Warewolf
Dec 13, 2015, 2:01:19 PM12/13/15
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Werner Punz <we...@gmx.at> wrote in news:n4ka32$28a$1...@dont-email.me:
> Btw. one thing I noticed is that the PC never made the jump to Blu Ray
> but games tend to [be] 50Gig and more [in size] nowdays...
*looks over the XX kb/MB sizes of many classic games/clones*
*wonders why there isn't a multiversal roguelike or arcade-in-a-box*
*and sighs*
> ...so a DVD distribution often ends up with only a steam key in the box
*Waits patiently for the next Steam Sale*
> I never understood why they simply don't drop Blu Rays into the box.
> After all, there is literally no gaming PC nowadays without a Blu Ray
> drive.
I, actually, still have a DVD drive in my computer because I don't entirely
trust the Blu-Ray format. >_<
Besides, do you really want to spend $50-90 on a buggy/crappy game with
computer destroying DRM for the sheer 'joy' of 'experiencing it on
Blu-Ray'?
I'll stick with the DRM-free classics in my (physical/GOG/Steam)
collection(s), thank you very much. ^_^
Signed,
Warewolf
who can only imagine what the next 'technological marvel' will be.
What could possibly upstage:
- Region Locks on consoles/software?
- Reselling 'missing features' as DLC?
- Microtransactions for every item/spell, ally and stage/round/dungeon
level in a game?
*shakes his fist at the Trackmania series*
> Btw. one thing I noticed is that the PC never made the jump to Blu Ray
*looks over the XX kb/MB sizes of many classic games/clones*
*wonders why there isn't a multiversal roguelike or arcade-in-a-box*
*and sighs*
> ...so a DVD distribution often ends up with only a steam key in the box
> or a DVD which just triggers Steam.
Plus I'm sure that 'key cards' could be (and have been) stolen. *shrug*
*Waits patiently for the next Steam Sale*
> I never understood why they simply don't drop Blu Rays into the box.
> After all, there is literally no gaming PC nowadays without a Blu Ray
> drive.
I, actually, still have a DVD drive in my computer because I don't entirely
trust the Blu-Ray format. >_<
Besides, do you really want to spend $50-90 on a buggy/crappy game with
computer destroying DRM for the sheer 'joy' of 'experiencing it on
Blu-Ray'?
I'll stick with the DRM-free classics in my (physical/GOG/Steam)
collection(s), thank you very much. ^_^
Signed,
Warewolf
who can only imagine what the next 'technological marvel' will be.
What could possibly upstage:
- Region Locks on consoles/software?
- Reselling 'missing features' as DLC?
- Microtransactions for every item/spell, ally and stage/round/dungeon
level in a game?
*shakes his fist at the Trackmania series*
PW
Dec 13, 2015, 7:37:14 PM12/13/15
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On Sun, 13 Dec 2015 07:42:35 -0500, Tim O <timo56...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
*---
It stalls on "Initializing" Tim. Never goes any where.
-pw
wrote:
It stalls on "Initializing" Tim. Never goes any where.
-pw
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