Ubisoft+ (formerly Uplay+) is a subscription-based

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service from

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offering access to download and play games from Ubisoft's library for a single monthly fee. Ubisoft+ offers subscribers unlimited access to a catalog of more than 100 games on

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PCs, including titles such as ''

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'', '' Watch Dogs: Legion'' and ''

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''. Ubisoft+ also includes premium editions to games, classic titles and additional content packs. With a Ubisoft+ subscription, games can be downloaded and played on Windows computers using the free

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game launcher.

History

Ubisoft announced the new subscription service at

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. The service, then called Uplay+, launched on September 3, 2019, for Windows. In October 2020, Uplay+ rebranded to Ubisoft+ and announced its service expansion to

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platforms

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and

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for US subscribers in November 2020 and December 2020, respectively. New releases were added including '' Watch Dogs: Legion'' in October 2020, ''

'' in November 2020 and ''

'' in December 2020. Ubisoft also announced its plans to bring Ubisoft+ to PlayStation consoles and was made available in May-June 2022 as part of the revamped PlayStation Plus subscription service with Ubisoft+ Classics on the Extra and Premium tiers. Ubisoft plans to bring Ubisoft+ to

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consoles later in 2022.

References

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