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[cormack12]

Source: TechRaptor

The most likely candidate is to be a service similar to EA Access, Electronic Art’s service that provides unlimited access to the full versions of EA games for a monthly subscription fee of $4.99 a month, or $24.99 for a year. EA Access has been incredibly popular for its unlimited access to several AAA titles, and helped in paving the way for other subscription-based services such as EA’s own Origin Access for PC titles, and Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass.

If not an EA Access-like service, it is possible that the Pass Premium placeholder represents something else planned with Ubisoft’s Uplay service, perhaps transitioning Uplay from having extra bits of content to a subscription-style service that would reward players with free content for buying in.

The future - more passes required than E3

 

[Gavin Stevens]

You thought horse armour was bollocks?

You thought DLC was too expensive?

You hated season passes...?

Well, prepare your anus...

Pretty soon games will ship £50 per chapter and force you to buy to finish the game. Like FFVII only even worse an idea.

 

[Aintitcool]

For the people who only play games by one publisher.

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Hmm, not sure premium is the right word to use before Pass. More like, it will be a definite pass.

Thnx but no thnx.

 

[FranXico]

For the people who only play games by one publisher.

There are worse publishers out there, for what it's worth...

 

[Hudo]

I fucking hate the future...

 

[JimiNutz]

Ubisoft are actually one of the few publishers that I would welcome a steaming service for.

They make a lot of good games but none that I ever really feel compelled to buy full price (every Ubisoft game that I 'own' this generation has either come via PS+ or as a gift).

 

[Skyfox]

Want a games industry crash?

Because this is how you have a games industry crash.

There are only so many subscriptions with free reign on my wallet with no oversight that I can handle.

 

[MMaRsu]

Idiots have to stop buying this type of shit. Thx for ruining the industry idiots

 

[Shifty]

Ubisoft Pass

a.k.a.

Ubisoft? Pass.

 

[Insane Metal]

That's your digital future, everyone!

 

[Frank Spencer]

 

[Gamezone]

Like different launcher wasn't annoying enough already.

 

[Spukc]

There are worse publishers out there, for what it's worth...

Not really

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Ubisoft...

Premium...

P... ASS!

 

[Allnamestakenlol]

Ubisoft...

Premium...

P... ASS!

OMG, what is that gif from?? Lol

 

[Alx]

I've been on and off gamepass and EA access, but an Ubi pass is definitely something I could keep all year long. As it is now I buy many of their games but only after some time, when they're cheap (I'm two AC games behind)

 

[JohnnyFootball]

There is no publisher who I buy more games from than Ubisoft. I am very curiuous.

 

[JoeyWestSide]

And if it is like ea access, I will probably get it as I get about 2 ubi games a year. All these services can be a bit much but if managed correctly they can save you money.

 

[Pryor]

The one thing that would be cool is if it was a service which gives Season/Annual Pass access for all games you own on their launcher with one payment.

 

[PennywisetheDancingClown]

I like Ubisoft games, but not enough to subscribe to something like this unless it offers good discounts on new release games. Even then...

This world has far too many subscription services now. I yearn for the old days, and wish it'd all collapse. Secretly.

 

[Larxia]

Ubisoft are actually one of the few publishers that I would welcome a steaming service for.

They make a lot of good games but none that I ever really feel compelled to buy full price (every Ubisoft game that I 'own' this generation has either come via PS+ or as a gift).

You make it sounds like it's either day one purchase or cloud gaming streaming, you know there are others options right? You could just wait for a sale and still have a nice experience with the game, instead of playing a terribly compressed version through a video feed with latency.
This doesn't even seem to be about streaming anyway, it seems like it's more something like Origin Access or xbox game pass, but for ubisoft games, you get to download and play the games.

 

[Potato Chip PRO]

The only game that I buy from Ubisoft is Rayman... Other then that, I don't buy any of their downgraded games.

 

[Daymos]

The premium version of a virtual membership offering expanded services for digital adventures. It sounds so good that it's almost real!

 

[zeorhymer]

The pass is acceptable. The launcher is not. It's still ass.

 

[wvnative]

If this is a thing for PS4 count me in, Ubisoft is my favorite publisher and been wanting them to rip off EA access since that became a thing. Hopefully it's good value.

 

[Solo Act]

I think it's $50 a year on PC to get every EA game on the release date (if not earlier). If Ubi is similar, that gives me every game by these two giant publishing houses for $100 a year. Count me way in.

I don't honestly understand the complaints if this ends up being true.

 

[johntown]

I don't see what the big deal is as long as your are not forced to buy the service just to play their games. If ppl have $$ to burn let them waste their $$ on these services. Or for ppl who really enjoy only Ubisoft games it could actually be beneficial (in the short term).

Now if games get locked behind these services then I will take issue with them until then I don't care.

 

[Solarstrike]

OMG, what is that gif from?? Lol

Ubishart.