Ubisoft+ Multi Access

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UbisoftPremium offers monthly rewards starting from the first day of your subscription on PC. Choose between different in-game rewards for Rainbow Six Siege, The Crew: Motorfest, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and more games.

If you unsubscribe, the games will become unavailable unless you already own them, buy them, or subscribe to Ubisoft+ again in the future. You will keep access to every purchase you make (whether you bought a game on the store or items in-game) even if you unsubscribe. At the end of your subscription, some of your game saves may be affected, see the list of concerned games in this article.

You can cancel at any time in your account settings. Your subscription will remain active until the very last day of the current month or year you paid for. After this, the subscription will be cancelled and will not renew itself.

Cross-progression allows any player-related progress to be shared between multiple platforms or multiple devices. With the Ubisoft+ Premium offer, you can start playing on your console, then hop over to your laptop and continue playing where you left off.

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Ubisoft+ Multi Access, a premium tier of Ubisoft's subscription service that allows members to play on multiple platforms through a single subscription, is now available on Xbox Series XS and Xbox One consoles*. Previously available only on PC and Amazon Luna, Ubisoft+ Multi Access gives subscribers access to a vast and growing library of games including Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6, The Division 2, and more, as well as DLC and discounts on in-game currencies.

Ubisoft Director of Subscriptions Philippe Tremblay spoke with Ubisoft News about expanding the subscription service, saying that conversations with Xbox to bring Ubisoft+ Multi Access to the platform began about a year ago. "That's when we made the announcement that Ubisoft+ was coming to Xbox, and I'm happy to see it launching on that platform today."

"The process was really well-managed from beginning to end, and we got a great partner working with Xbox," says Tremblay. "We built on the technology we already had that enabled us to work with Amazon Luna, so there was quite a bit that was ready for the Xbox launch, and we hope players will appreciate the experience we built together."

At launch, Ubisoft+ Multi Access brings over 60 games to Xbox, many of them premium editions of some of Ubisoft's most popular titles including Far Cry 5, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Child of Light, and more. And, says Tremblay, the catalogue will only continue to grow, giving subscribers day-one access to new releases. Additionally, anyone who signs up for Ubisoft+ Multi Access through Xbox will still have access to the full library of games through PC, where they can also earn exclusive in-game rewards.

"The goal is to give access to the entire catalogue. So, there are all the games and content we have with as few exceptions as possible, and all games that were available on the Xbox platform are available through a Ubisoft+ subscription," says Tremblay. "One of the biggest advantages to playing with a Ubisoft+ Multi Access subscription is that not only do you get the base game, but for many titles you get DLC as well and some extra in-game perks, so there's really a great value built into the service."

You can get a Ubisoft+ Multi Access subscription today for $17.99 USD per month (it will renew automatically until canceled), and must connect to your Xbox account to take advantage of the service on your console.

For more on all Ubisoft+ has to offer, check out its recently introduced Share Play Program, Xbox's FAQ about Ubisoft+ Multi Access coming to its consoles, and stay tuned to Ubisoft News for more updates.

Ubisoft+ first launched on PC as Uplay+ in 2019. It later rebranded as it debuted on cloud gaming services Stadia (although this is now defunct) and Amazon Luna via the Ubisoft+ Multi-Access tier, which is now on Xbox.

The standard $14.99 subscription grants you access to the full library on PC, while the $17.99 Multi-Access allows subscribers to play selected titles across PC, Luna, Xbox and later PlayStation, even carrying over their sessions between platforms.

While Xbox itself has made a lot of noise around its Game Pass subscription over the past six years, Ubisoft has been comparatively low-key with its efforts. But Ubisoft+ director Philippe Tremblay tells GamesIndustry.biz the publisher sees the rise of subscriptions as an important change in the game market, and one that opens up a key opportunity for Ubisoft.

"We want to reach a new population of gamers and people that may not have a chance to play our games yet," he says. "We definitely see subscription as a way to do that. The expansion of the platform going to Xbox today is one more way of making our games accessible."

It's understandable that Ubisoft would also want to establish its own monthly revenue stream, but the challenge this creates is having to face off against Xbox Game Pass, which is packed with titles from Microsoft and its multitude of owned studios, the EA Play catalogue, and a wide range of indie and third-party games. Can Ubisoft convince Xbox players to sign up for a second subscription?

On the point, Ubisoft+ features over 100 games from the publisher's 37-year history, including almost every Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs and Tom Clancy game, plus some of the more indie-like titles Ubisoft has produced, such as Child of Light and From Dust, and family-friendly offerings like Monopoly, Uno and the Rayman games.

"This is something that we want to pursue," he says. "For almost a year, we are starting to bring some smaller titles to the platform and invite indie developers to bring their titles to the Ubisoft+ subscription. Again, it's one more way of us bringing diversity into the catalogue."

This strategy makes sense for Microsoft, which is using the subscription service as a way to draw people into the Xbox ecosystem, but for a publisher that still primarily relies on game sales, this seems counterintuitive. Is it financially viable to give away your biggest games to subscribers the moment they launch?

"I can't speak about the financials specifically, but what I can share is that I think our expansion towards Xbox and the other announcements around Ubisoft+ that are being communicated on the market show that we have confidence in this model. We see positive results and we think this is not something that is not likely be going away."

We press for more information on these "positive results." Four years into the service, Ubisoft has yet to share any subscriber numbers. Tremblay points to how adding Ubisoft+ to cloud services opened the library up to people without access to a high-end gaming PC, but does not give any figures.

"There's nothing specific that I can share today, but the overall results have been great," he says. "We saw a great influx of new gamers coming to Ubisoft through [cloud gaming] and we should expect the same with Xbox."

Tremblay also emphasises that Ubisoft has been somewhat cautious with launching its subscription service, first on PC, then dabbling in cloud gaming. As the service becomes available to users on more platforms, he suggests the publisher will ramp up its efforts in promoting this offering.

"[Ubisoft+ on PC] was a first step into this world of subscription and trying to understand the different dynamics and understand, as you mentioned earlier, the financial impact on the company," he says. "Again, not sharing anything specific, but we're happy with the results.

"We continued investing towards that, building up the program and welcoming more platforms, expanding towards more platforms behind the SKU. The expansion we are discussing today with Xbox is a great testament to that. You should see Ubisoft+ more prominently as we expand. The more platforms we cover, the more relevant it becomes to the full spectrum of gamers that are out there."

"I'm a dad so I can clearly relate with the number of subscriptions that we are managing in this household to keep everyone happy," Tremblay laughs. "From a consumer standpoint, I think it's such a great way to access content overall. I'm not necessarily speaking about Ubisoft+ but in general. As a consumer, having this 'no friction' access to all this content makes it very enjoyable. I think this is the mindset that we have.

"I said earlier that access to our games is key. Giving access to all our titles means that we can help gamers discover our other franchises. People may know us for Assassin's Creed, people may know us for Far Cry and Tom Clancy titles, but there maybe other titles that they haven't associated with us. That's an opportunity for them to jump into that. The richness of our catalogue allows us to bring this offering to our gamers. It's a testament to our 35 years of making games that is making us comfortable in bringing this offer forward."

Yes, free standard shipping is available on orders from the Ubisoft Store to the United States mainland. Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, and AFO/APO are not included in the free standard shipping offer. You can choose from more shipping options at an additional cost at the checkout.

There are 2 plans for Ubisoft+, the PC Access plan and the Multi-Access plan. The PC Access plan costs $14.99 a month but you can only play the games on a PC. The Multi-Access plan costs $17.99 a month and you can play your games on any device you choose.

There are two different return policies at Ubisoft. For digital PC game orders, you can request a refund within 14 days of purchase but you will need to have played the game for less than 2 hours to qualify for a refund. Ubisoft does not offer refunds on consumables, digital console keys, downloadable content like expansions, in-game currency, and purchases from their in-game stores. Returning a physical item to Ubisoft can be done within 30 days of delivery, but it needs to be unused and in its original packaging (for games this includes the plastic wrap still being on the game).

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