Ubisoft advertisement that will make adjustments to its subscription service, Ubisoft+. The French publisher decided to change the name of its main plan to Ubisoft+ Premium and introduced a new category with classic games for PC users. The latter will eliminate and limit access to new releases, forcing consumers to pay more.
The company took advantage of the early launch of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown to reveal the settings to Ubisoft+. The plan Multi Access will be renamed Ubisoft+ Premium and will provide early and release day access to new games and limited editions. This level also includes Xbox membership, so users will be able to play titles like Far Cry 6, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and more.
Ubisoft+ Premium will cost 18 euros / 279 Mexican pesos per month, keeping the previous subscription price unchanged. If you don’t want to pay this level and are only interested in accessing new games from your computer, we have bad news. Ubisoft removed the PC Access plan, which included the entire catalog, including launch titles and DLC.
Instead it now offers Ubisoft+ Classics, a curated selection of 50 games. This membership will cost 7.99 euros / 129 Mexican pesos per month and includes standard editions of classic games and popular franchises that will be playable through Ubisoft Connect. PC users will pay almost half of the previous plan, although they will miss out on the launch games.
Ubisoft said the change will only affect new users. PC Access subscribers will keep their 15 euro plan until they decide to cancel it or change to another level.
Ubisoft+ will lose one of its best features
The arrival of the new Ubisoft+ plans gets rid of one of its best PC deals– Play the newest titles during their release. If you want this option, you will have to pay an additional 3 euros to access the Premium level. The company has responded to criticism with a basic level that costs almost half of PC Access, but that loses an attractive component.
“When we look at the results, players are really enjoying and engaging with our previous games when they subscribe. So, we saw the opportunity to create a service specifically around that catalog,” said Philippe Tremblay, director of subscriptions at Ubisoft. “We think it’s a solid offering for the price, and the catalog will grow as we continue to add games over time.”
The arrival of Ubisoft+ Classics could be a measure to combat subscription cancellations. Some users tend to pay for a month of the service to access new releases, such as Assassin’s Creed Mirage either The Crew Motorfest and then cancel them. Tremblay said that the company’s objective is to generate valueand the early game offer or the Activision Blizzard catalog will be an advantage for players to stay.
Regarding the latter, Ubisoft did not offer specific details. Let us remember that Microsoft gave up part of the rights to Activision games to offer them on Ubisoft+. The move was key to winning approval from regulators in the United Kingdom and Europe.