


Some of its biggest draws at the time were the improvements to update deployment systems and a better reward structure for players, though it did end up inheriting some of UPlay's existing issues, such as its problems with remembering the users' login information. Ubisoft Connect came out in 2020 as the company essentially prepared for a complete and comprehensive rebranding of its PC gaming client. Though it's only been a few years since Ubisoft Connect first launched as a replacement for the aging UPlay application, it seems that the company is looking at ways to modernize and streamline its PC client further, as the beta version apparently takes its cues from the Epic Games Store. "We're constantly evaluating how to bring our games to different audiences wherever they are, while providing a consistent player ecosystem through Ubisoft Connect," a Ubisoft spokesperson said in a statement provided to the press.Ubisoft appears to be working on a visual and functional rework of the Ubisoft Connect game client, according to leaks. Since then, releases from Far Cry 6 and Watch Dogs Legion to Immortals: Fenyx Rising and Ghost Recon: Breakpoint have all been unavailable on Valve's industry-dominating PC storefront. The coming Steam versions are Ubisoft's first non-DLC releases on the platform since 2019, when Trials Rising and Starlink: Battle for Atlas launched on Steam. Ubisoft has also told Eurogamer that 2019's Anno 1800 and Roller Champions will be coming to Steam, confirming earlier rumors to that effect. That years-long experiment now seems to be ending, as Ubisoft has confirmed at least three recent PC releases will be getting Steam versions in the near future.Ī page for 2020's Assassin's Creed Valhalla was officially added to Steam Monday, listing a December 6 launch date on the platform. Further Reading Ubisoft goes Steam-less, embraces Epic Games Store for The Division 2 Since early 2019, Ubisoft has made a point of moving its PC releases away from Steam and toward the Epic Games Store and its own Ubisoft connect platform.
