Beyond Good and Evil 2 is a multiplayer shooter with always online DRM - Ubisoft does it again!

[Ruin]

While concrete details regarding Beyond Good and Evil 2 are still a bit in the air, we’ve learned the game has another kind of DRM – a mandatory internet connection.

A new Q&A was published on the game’s official website, where a fan asked if the game would require an internet connection of any kind – even if they were playing by themselves. The developer responded:

“Beyond Good and Evil 2 is an online, multiplayer game with a rich co-op and seamless experience. As such, the game will only be playable with an internet connection in order to have seamless navigation, receive dynamic updates, and play with friends (which is certainly better when you’re playing as a Space Pirate!),” the developer noted.

“The choice to play co-op, however, remains yours to make, so playing BGE2 solo is absolutely possible if you’re into that lone Space Pirate kinda thing…”

Currently, there’s no release window or development platforms confirmed for Beyond Good and Evil 2.

https://nichegamer.com/2018/12/25/b...an-internet-connection-even-for-solo-players/

 

[TheImportantFart]

This is what you get when you wish on a fucking monkey's paw.

 

[Yog-Sothoth]

“Beyond Good and Evil 2 is an online, multiplayer game with a rich co-op and seamless experience. As such, the game will only be playable with an internet connection in order to have seamless navigation, receive dynamic updates, and play with friends (which is certainly better when you’re playing as a Space Pirate!),” the developer noted.

Why do they lie?

 

[RG 448]

Sounds like we’re gonna get all kinds of nostalgia for the first game while playing this one!

 

[Fandom Trash]

The 2 trailer I saw was really beautiful.
Don't really know if I want to get this game though.

 

[Night Owl]

I already disliked the fact it was a prequel after waiting for over a decade for a sequel, so...

 

[MasterDisaster]

I already disliked the fact it was a prequel after waiting for over a decade for a sequel, so...

Which is strange because in the newest trailer Peyj calls out to Jade.

 

[twattycake]

Which is strange because in the newest trailer Peyj calls out to Jade.

Isn't he her stepfather though? There's an audio recording in the 1st game that makes it sound like her parents left her in his care at a very young age for her own protection.

EDIT:

The 2 trailer I saw was really beautiful.
Don't really know if I want to get this game though.

Me either, it looks like they're trying to break into the same market as Destiny and the BG&E label is just there to boost sales.

It's also been in development for like a decade; other games that made it out of development hell (Diablo 3, Last Guardian, Duke Nukem Forever, etc.) tend to be pretty bad due to changes in management/chasing the "hot" trends for that long/just trying to cram in more content to justify the hype and long development time, even if it doesn't fit with everything else.

 

[MasterDisaster]

Isn't he her stepfather though? There's an audio recording in the 1st game that makes it sound like her parents left her in his care at a very young age for her own protection.

Godfather. But yeah, the trailer has him talking to one of the people boarding the ship and he calls her 'Jade'.

 

[Yellow Yam Scam]

lmao burn down this whole fucking industry, genuinely. start from scratch. lmaooooooooo dude.

 

[_blank_]

Sooooo it's going to be the Division... just set in space... and (probably) catering to furries.

Would it be so terribly difficult to just make a proper sequel? Just a simple 15-20 single player adventure like the first Beyond Good and Evil? Probably would have less overhead and would actually, y'know, appease the fans of the game? No?

Okay, fuck you too, Ubisoft.

 

[Sperglord Dante]

Isn't always on DRM par for the course when it comes to Ubisoft's games?

(I haven't bought anything from them since ACII)

 

[ZehnBoat]

Would it be so terribly difficult to just ---

YES IT WOULD - EA

 

[vhstape]

Isn't always on DRM par for the course when it comes to Ubisoft's games?

(I haven't bought anything from them since ACII)

For everything but what makes it to the switch and ass creed it is.

 

[KillThemCrackasBabies]

Hahaha fuck that.

 

[Done]

Sounds like we’re gonna get all kinds of nostalgia for the first game while playing this one! watching the YouTube videos bashing it.

FTFY.

 

[RG 448]

FTFY.

I’m not sure it’ll be worth even that.

 

[Done]

I’m not sure it’ll be worth even that.

Oh it's always worth watching a trashfire happen.

 

[Fagnacious D]

So it's Beyond good and Evil in name only.

 

[RJ MacReady]

I look forward to seeing what kind of fucked up microtransactions they manage to contort into it. I'm betting on pay-to-win weapons like Far Cry 5 (where you could buy skinned versions of all the endgame guns, making an already easy game even more of a joke.)