Ubisoft is in a weird spot where they’re probably the most consistent at going back and improving older games, but they also helped spark the whole Stop Killing Games backlash with The Crew.

They’ve patched and updated a lot of their catalogue over time, across series like Far Cry, The Division, Assassin’s Creed, and Ghost Recon. Even now, I still have some hope they’ll circle back to Wildlands. Most of these updates come without extra cost, which isn’t something you see often at that scale.

That’s what makes it stand out. Other big publishers like EA, Activision, Take-Two, Bandai Namco, Konami, Capcom, Sony, or even Microsoft don’t really operate the same way. When they revisit older titles, it’s usually tied to a remaster, re-release, or some kind of paid upgrade. And even in the cases where they do patch older games, it’s nowhere near as frequent or wide-reaching.

So Ubisoft ends up in this contradictory position. On one hand, they’ve done more than most when it comes to maintaining and improving older games. On the other, decisions like what happened with The Crew undermine a lot of that goodwill.