Ubisoft Debuts Player Council Platform to Expand Early Game Development Feedback

Ubisoft Announces "The Player Council" Platform At Gamescom for Early Game Testing

There has been a trend of game studios involving prospective audiences more actively during the development process in the last few years, with Early Access games, like Subnautica 2, being a prime example of this. Now, it seems as though Ubisoft has finally caught on and is soft launching its own version of an early player feedback system in The Player Council. The Player Council is a new initiative by Ubisoft to solicit player feedback during v…

Ubisoft debuts Player Council platform to expand early game development feedback

Player Council members will be invited to test 'early concepts, prototypes, and live experiences.'

Ubisoft starts its own version of Steam Early Access with 4 games available to test, including 2 early prototypes

It seems Ubisoft is creating its own version of Steam Early Access. At Gamescom 2026, the publisher revealed a platform for players to check out in-development versions of certain games and provide feedback over an ongoing period.The forum is known as The Player Council, and it's essentially a preview portal that allows for more direct contact between devs and their potential audience. "Participating players will be able to discover and weigh in…

Ubisoft announces playstest platform The Player Council

Ubisoft has announced the soft launch of The Player Council, a platform where players can test games and give feedback directly to developers.