Ubisoft Steam Games to No Longer Require the Connect Launcher, in "Initial Step Toward a Smoother and More Streamlined Launch Experience"
The test keeps cross-progression, cross-play and rewards while removing the separate launcher for Steam players, Ubisoft said.
- Starting with Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Ubisoft is testing a new Ubisoft Connect Services Steam tool that allows game features like cross-progression and cross-play without requiring the Ubisoft Connect launcher to be installed.
- Ubisoft has pushed its own digital platform since 2009, previously called Uplay and Ubisoft Game Launcher, to manage DRM and DLCs across its game library. The mandatory launcher requirement has frustrated Steam users forced to run dual software.
- As 99 percent of players typically ignore which publisher made a game unless forced to engage, Connect functions as a frustrating extra step rather than a useful platform for most Steam users.
- Ubisoft calls this "an initial step toward a smoother and more streamlined launch experience on Steam," planning to roll out the tool to more games as it progressively evolves.
- The test was discovered via an unverified Reddit screenshot posted by user NostalgiaKeeper007, and Ubisoft has promised an official response soon regarding the potential update.
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For years, buying a Ubisoft game on Steam still meant downloading and logging into a completely separate application before you could actually press play. That’s starting to change. The studio is piloting a new tool called Ubisoft Connect Services, letting Steam players access features like cross-progression and cross-play without ever installing the standalone launcher. The […] This post belongs to FandomWire and first appeared on FandomWire
Ubisoft Steam games to no longer require the Connect launcher, in "initial step toward a smoother and more streamlined launch experience"
In a surprise move, Ubisoft announced its intention to remove the need for Ubisoft Connect to start each time you launch one of its games on Steam. Ubisoft Connect, previously known as Uplay, is a store and launcher for Ubisoft's games. It starts when you launch any Ubisoft game you own on Steam or the Epic Games Store.
On September 11th, Ubisoft released an update for the Steam version of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. This update eliminates the need to launch Ubisoft Connect PC, which was previously required.
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