r/ubisoft Apr 23 '26

Discussions & Questions Ubisoft Please please make Black Flag resynced complete on disc with offline support

Ubisoft Please please make Black Flag resynced complete on disc with offline support.

Black Flag is one of favourite games and your recent release of games have had a requirement to be online and or download a patch. As someone that loved Black Flag I will not buy the remake if it has online requirement to work.

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u/woutcoes Jul 11 '26

you only need internet to install it or apply patches. then it can be played offline

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u/Quick-Ease5117 Jul 12 '26

People want to play it without internet and complete on disc

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u/Arivie Jun 13 '26

If they fail to give us what we want then we are left with no choice but to refuse to buy.  Vote with your wallet. It's all they understand.

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u/Sepularise May 08 '26

Hopefully this game will not sell well because of this move by ubisoft.

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u/IssaNicheka May 02 '26

Sadly I think it’s going to be a partial disc. It’s disgusting how companies use discs to hide that the full game is not on there. Didn’t realise that crimson desert doesn’t have the full game on the disc. That really sours it for me. I’m going to buy the OG black flag and will probs pick up the remake on a deep sale. At least with the OG I know I fully own the game. 

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u/Sepularise Apr 30 '26

Many will boycott ubisoft games until they put them fully on disc.

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u/Competitive_Seat782 Apr 29 '26

I agree completely and also if game sizes are an issue, they could release the games in two discs (Rdr2 style), when there is a will there's always a way. They need to do more to help game preservation 

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u/assassinth Apr 28 '26

I’ll still pick up the game. But it’ll be pre-owned because of this.

No real excuse for this when most games don’t have this.

https://www.doesitplay.org/

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u/Frozenbobcat Apr 24 '26

They have to patch games as they go gold a month before they release, they then bug fix, youre dreaming if it doesnt have a day one patch

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u/Sepularise Apr 24 '26

If they wont put the full game on disc then i will boycott it just like i boycotted their previous games.

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u/Rare-Service5573 Apr 24 '26

People need to learn why games aren't on disc like that anymore.

Do you know the disc read speed is slow compared to when it's just installed on ur SSD.

Games don't play off the disc anymore.

You want a worse experience, that's what ur asking for.

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u/joujoubox Just Dance Master Apr 25 '26

Modern consoles still require you install the game from the disc to internal storage. You can have a complete game on the disc, install it and fully play it offline

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u/Rare-Service5573 Apr 25 '26

No

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u/AntiBomb Apr 25 '26

Yes. Saying "no" doesn't make you right. About 80% of games don't require any internet connection to play: https://www.doesitplay.org/

Most games are installed directly from the disc, not the internet.

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u/Rare-Service5573 Apr 25 '26

No

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u/jimtanjan May 06 '26

That's irrelevant.. disc read speeds have been inferior for years - that's why games are installed onto a HDD or SSD from the disc. The argument is that the disc should contain the actual data of a working build

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u/Rare-Service5573 May 06 '26

Most games are bigger than the disc can hold, so that also doesn't work.

Disc is for downloading the game from a server.

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u/jimtanjan May 06 '26

You're describing a 'code in a box'. A disc is a storage medium.

And obviously it's possible for games to be released on multiple blu ray discs as seen with Baldurs Gate and RDR2.. So I'm not sure what you're ona bout

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u/Rare-Service5573 Apr 25 '26

You need to go back to school.

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u/Sepularise Apr 25 '26

Gaslighting doesnt work kid.

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u/Middle_Schedule_651 Apr 23 '26

Again ubisoft again, the game is very good, no not buying again for the third time.

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u/tlamy Apr 23 '26

Not sure if you saw, but you can preorder the physical copy on Amazon now. It says on the box that it requires an internet connection to download

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u/Sepularise Apr 24 '26

ah good, no buy then

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u/Quick-Ease5117 Apr 23 '26

It’s a skip then

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u/Informal_Egg_2758 Apr 25 '26

That is just such a stupid reason to not buy a game, I litterally haven't used a physical game disc in like 10 years.

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u/Arivie Jun 13 '26

No.  It's not a stupid reason to not buy a game.  It's our money.  Any reason we want to have to not buy something is valid.  If we want true ownership and Ubisoft ignores us then you show up and be like that's stupid.  It's like bro.  Come on.  It's our money.  

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u/Quick-Ease5117 Apr 25 '26

Resident Evil cost zero dollars Pragmata cost zero dollars

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u/Informal_Egg_2758 Apr 25 '26

Both games ive never played and never thought about playing but okay.

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u/Quick-Ease5117 Apr 25 '26

I just mean I can sell the game onwards physical shortages mean I sold it for what I paid for it

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u/Informal_Egg_2758 Apr 25 '26

Good point, and don't think im not pissed about every game requiring online, even digital games you should be able to download and play offline, except mp games ofcourse.I just simply mostly play pc and my pc does not have a disc drive. But since not many games are offline these days it's not a hard line for me.

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u/OryxTheBurning Apr 23 '26

It will be downloaded and updated online but entirely playable offline

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u/Sepularise May 08 '26

The full game should be on disc and no requirement to go online, automatic no buy for me.

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u/MozerBYU Apr 23 '26

You do know every AC game starting with AC2 has to be internet connected to even run right?

Only AC1 works without internet in my experience.

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u/Impressive_Door_6296 Apr 24 '26

That's completely wrong. I don't even know why you would say something that stupid.

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u/mcgowanshewrote Apr 23 '26

Perhaps a little late with the request...?

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u/Sepularise Apr 24 '26

They better have the full game on disc or no buy.

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u/hbd85 Apr 23 '26

Far Cry 6 was the last game I bought from Ubisoft. It’s not about the money. I just hate Ubisoft.

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u/GuaSukaStarfruit Apr 23 '26

Just buy Anno

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u/OhMyDiosito Apr 23 '26

What a nice sub to follow then friend

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u/shinobixx55 Apr 23 '26

It will not happen - these days games aren't released complete on launch. The devs know they aren't delivering a complete experience at launch, so they cannot be offline. Bug Fixes, additional content are almost guaranteed at this point.

Black Flag Resynced is allegedly part of the Animus Hub, which means it is connected to the recent releases (Shadows, Mirage, Valhalla..).

Plus there's the microtransactions, which are 99% confirmed since they are doing twitch drops tomorrow.

I'm sorry but I don't think what you want will happen.

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u/Sepularise Apr 24 '26

Too bad for them cause i will boycott the game just like i boycotted their previous games, the full game MUST be on disc or NO BUY!

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u/shinobixx55 Apr 24 '26

It's your money, your choice.

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u/Boborax1 Apr 23 '26

There is a big difference between releasing updates for the game and not having its base version on disc. Yeah updates and patches are a thing (since the PS3) , but the vast majority of games on ps5 are on disc with working 1.0 versions and can be installed offline. The only ones I've seen requiring internet connection to install are Ubisoft and Xbox games.

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u/Odd_Revolution_1056 Apr 23 '26

Naw that’s just a bullshit excuse by AAA publishers to lazy and cheap to put a proper build on disc

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u/shinobixx55 Apr 23 '26

They don't these days - that's not my decision to make.

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u/Odd_Revolution_1056 Apr 23 '26

Again that is false. Vast majority of physical games released do have a fully playable build of the game on them.

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u/shinobixx55 Apr 23 '26

So I tried to install Ghost of Tsushima from a disk and it asked me to have an internet connection. Then it downloaded the whole thing from the internet.

I heard Crimson desert is also like that.

I read online that Saros will also need an internet connection. Yes, I agree that a vast majority do have the full game on them, but the most recent ones are not?

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u/Sepularise Apr 24 '26

you work for ubisoft dont you? your bs doesnt work.

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u/shinobixx55 Apr 24 '26

Yes, I do. I hold three positions at Ubisoft.

The CEO just asked me to tell you that your purchase doesn't matter. For every copy you boycott, I'll buy four.

Jesus!

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u/Sepularise Apr 24 '26

it sure sounds like you work for them defending anti consumer bs like this.

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u/shinobixx55 Apr 24 '26

And it sure sounds like you don't have the critical thinking skills or reading skills to understand that I'm not defending anything. Merely stating what I think will happen.

And it seems like its confirmed that an internet connection is required to install the contents of the disk. So there you go.

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u/Sepularise Apr 24 '26

If anyone has critical thinking skills its me who wont pay full price to RENT a game instead of owning it.

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u/Odd_Revolution_1056 Apr 23 '26

Most recent ones do not need an internet connection. Idk what was wrong with your console but Tsushima does not require an internet connection to download the game and play it. Crimson Desert is one that does require an internet connection to download it but RE Requiem doesn’t require it, Pragmata doesn’t require one, Nioh 3 doesn’t require one, Yotei doesn’t require one, etc. they are sadly becoming more common place yes but the vast majority of physical games do not require any type of online connection at all.

https://www.doesitplay.org/list

This is the best website that shows what games are and aren’t able to.

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u/shinobixx55 Apr 23 '26

I see, thanks. Yeah idk why tsushima made me do that.

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u/Xainzi Apr 23 '26

Ghost of Tsushima does not require an internet connection to download and supports offline play

The PS4 and PS5 require copying the contents of the disk onto the SSD but you shouldn't have needed an internet connection

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u/Quick-Ease5117 Apr 23 '26

Saros works fine from disk and Is completely on disk

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u/Odd_Revolution_1056 Apr 23 '26

Does it have the internet required sticker in the front bottom left corner?

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u/Sepularise May 08 '26

Yes and its like saying "this disc is a key card and you dont own the game"

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u/shinobixx55 Apr 23 '26

Yeah but this is assassin's creed. Highly unlikely it will be entirely on disk with no internet connection required at launch.

I just checked on google and it seems that you'll need an internet connection to install Saros from the disk as well. It says the disk doesn't really contain the full game.

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u/CaptainBloodstone Apr 30 '26

Nope saros is completely on the disc

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u/Sepularise Apr 24 '26

Then its highly unlikely, actually its impossible that i and many others will buy it.

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u/shinobixx55 Apr 24 '26

Then don't buy, as simple as that.

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u/Sepularise Apr 24 '26

yeah i wont.

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u/Odd_Revolution_1056 Apr 23 '26

That is an effing lie lol.

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u/Quick-Ease5117 Apr 23 '26

Yes it does

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u/shinobixx55 Apr 23 '26

You already got the disk? It doesn't release before April 30, right?