So what happens down the pipe if UBISoft is sold?
One would think that any new owners would also own the rights to UBISoft's stable but would not stand to generate any income from the SH5 server without resorting to new fees. It's unlikely that there would be a continued requirement to support a "legacy" product.
UBISoft states that they will issue some sort of patch but if sold they might not have the legal right to do so as the game(s) may no longer belong to them.
I think this, more than any transient connection problems, represents the biggest issue with the always must be on-line DRM.
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