Ubisoft Connect – The Essential Hub for Ubisoft Games
As an avid gamer and content creator focusing on the latest titles and services in the industry, one launcher has become an essential install on my PC – Ubisoft Connect. Formerly called Uplay, Ubisoft revamped their online services in 2020 with a new name and features to provide a truly unified experience across all devices and games.
A One-Stop Shop for Ubisoft Games
Ubisoft Connect acts as central hub for launching, updating and tracking all your Ubisoft games in one place. With a sleek UI redesign, it aims to be home base for your gaming library. I‘ve found it invaluable as a Ubisoft fan to have a simple dashboard to manage titles like Assassin‘s Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6, and Riders Republic from.
Key stats:
- 1400+ games supported on Ubisoft Connect
- Access to Ubisoft catalogue spanning 35 years
- Support for 70+ million players worldwide
Ubisoft Connect‘s dashboard with sidebar navigation and library views
Core Features of Ubisoft Connect
As a dedicated launcher, Ubisoft Connect comes packed with features that interlink your gaming experience across supported Ubisoft titles:
Unified Game Library
The Games sections gives you a single collection of all your Ubisoft PC games, no matter what store you purchased them from. Details like playtime and achievement progress are tracked here too. This bird‘s eye view helps keep track of large gaming collections.
Challenges & Rewards
One of my favourite parts of Ubisoft Connect is the challenges system – complete in-game objectives to earn units used to unlock rewards. With time-limited events too, it incentivises replaying titles in new ways.
The Challenges tab showing daily and weekly objectives
Achievements & Stats
Similar to other gaming platforms, achievements let you show off milestones reached in games. A stats page also tracks finer details like number of headshots, distances travelled etc. Great for gamers who want to quantify their accomplishments!
Cloud Saves
This feature has been an absolute lifesaver for me multiple times. With cloud save syncing, I can pick up campaign progress exactly where I left off when switching between my desktop and laptop. No more losing hours of playtime!
Expanding Ecosystem
As a continually evolving platform, Ubisoft keeps building out Connect‘s offerings to provide greater value:
| Platform | Key Stat |
|---|---|
| Mobile App | 28 million downloads |
| Amazon Alexa | 1.5 million enabled devices |
| Google Stadia | 7 supported Ubisoft games |
| Luna | Cloud streaming access |
And these integrations keep improving – mobile app now allows game launching, Alexa enables voice controls for some titles, and more titles are planned for cloud gaming services.
Smoothing Out Rough Edges
As passionate as I am about Ubisoft games and Connect, no service is without faults. Based on my experience and feedback from other community members, here are some improvements I‘d love to see:
- Library Sync Delays: Save syncs between devices takes time, with updates not appearing instantly
- Server Outages: Multiplayer connectivity can break temporarily during peak loads
- Inconsistent Enforcement: Reports of cheating and abusive behaviour in online modes without sufficient response
However, Ubisoft‘s consistent support updates show they remain committed to ironing out issues. And their comprehensive troubleshooting site provides fixes for many common problems.
So while a perfect platform remains an impossible ask, I commend Ubisoft for striving towards that goal of unified access to our favourite games.
The Verdict? An Essential Hub
For any passionate fan of Ubisoft‘s range of acclaimed franchises, I can‘t recommend Ubisoft Connect enough. Having a unified dashboard to access and manage titles like Assassin‘s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs etc. helps centralize the experience.
- Do you wish you could track playtime across games?
- Struggling with lost progress when switching PCs?
- Want rewards for in-game challenges and events?
Ubisoft Connect helps solve those problems and more. Its steady improvement over the years to add more platform integrations makes it a forward-thinking service for the future of gaming.
So whether on PC, console or mobile, do check out Ubisoft Connect to serve as home base for your gaming adventures!
