Ubisoft+ for Xbox is potentially right around the corner
New icons depicting Ubisoft+ games have appeared in the Xbox file structure.
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What you need to know
Over a year ago now, we’ve known that Microsoft has worked out a deal with Ubisoft to bring the publisher’s Ubisoft+ subscription service to Xbox consoles. But where is it?
Ubisoft+ is similar to EA Play and Xbox Game Pass, in that it offers a library of content for a relatively low monthly fee. For $15 a month, you get access to over a hundred Ubisoft titles on PC, in addition to a pool of games playable via the cloud. Ubisoft+ is more similar toXbox Game Passin that it offers upcoming Ubisoft games on day one on PC, as opposed to EA Play’s vault-like library of older content.
When Ubisoft+ finally comes to Xbox, it’s unclear whether or not it will offer the same breadth of content that it offers on PC, or whether it will offer a smaller library of titles like Ubisoft’s Classics tier on PlayStation. In any case, this past weekend, I uncovered another scrap of evidence that Ubisoft+ could be imminent for Xbox.
Recently, the Xbox OS was updated with iconography to support Ubisoft+ games. Typically, games on Xbox often signify some of their features with white icons set against a transparent gradient, in the lower left corner of thumbnails. Games that you own as a result of their inclusion in Xbox Game Pass, for example, appear with GAME PASS in a white box in the lower left corner. If they are optimized for Xbox Series X|S consoles, they grab that X|S iconography as seen above.
The Ubisoft+ icons were added to the Xbox OS sometime in the past month or so, and represent an additional step towards the full realization of the service on Xbox.
Full list of Ubisoft+ titles for Xbox (so far)
Indeed, True Achievements recentlynoticedvia its Xbox API access that a range of Ubisoft games was tagged with “Ubisoft+”, effectively giving us a glimpse at the first batch of titles slated to hit the service.
According to TA, The full list of titles currently penned in for Ubisoft+ includes:
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It remains to be seen whether or not we’ll get more than the above offering of titles from Ubisoft. The above list ironically doesn’t include games like Ghost Recon: Wildlands and Rainbow Six Siege, both of which are already included in Xbox Game Pass. Indeed, it’s unclear whether or not Ubisoft+ will be another perk of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate like EA Play, or be separated out entirely as part of its own service. Ubisoft+ on PC offers in-game currency and other perks for some of their service games, in addition to season passes and DLC packs for games like Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla.
Ubisoft has had a tough few years, but it’s true that some of its titles represent some of thebest games on Xbox. Ubisoft also has a range ofupcoming Xbox gameson the horizon, including new Assassin’s Creed games, and new content for The Division 2.
Either way, the way the service seems to be progressing on the back end is fairly indicative to me that we shouldn’t have to wait much longer to find out exactly what form Ubisoft+ will take on Xbox Series X|S consoles.
Jez Corden is the Executive Editor at Windows Central, focusing primarily on all things Xbox and gaming. Jez is known for breaking exclusive news and analysis as relates to the Microsoft ecosystem while being powered by tea. Follow onTwitter (X)andThreads, and listen to hisXB2 Podcast, all about, you guessed it, Xbox!
