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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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.
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In a surprising action, Ubisoft has announced that it will abolish the mandatory launch of Ubisoft Connect when calling its own games via Steam. The platform – formerly known as Uplay – serves the publisher as an internal store and launcher and will start automatically as soon as you launch a Ubisoft game on Steam or in the Epic Games Store. more
Ubisoft games on Steam may soon no longer require the pesky Connect launcher, according to an announcement post that's weirdly tough to pin down
Ubisoft are planning to start testing a new tool that'll allow Prince of Persia The Lost Crown Steam players to access features only usually available via the publishers' Connect launcher without actually having to have said launcher installed. That's according to a Steam announcement post which only appears to be visible to folks who already own a copy of The Lost Crown on Valve's storefront.
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