Ubisoft and Xbox have announced a partnership through which Xbox players who own Ubisoft games on console can get free copies for PC as well. While far from the French game maker’s entire catalogue, the list of titles features many modern releases, including a couple of entries from Assassin’s Creed, The Crew 2, and Watch Dogs Legion. Check out the full list of games available through this below.
To access these games on PC, users will have to log in to Ubisoft Connect with the same account that has been linked to their Xbox. Users can then simply add the titles to their PC libraries, assuming they also own them on Xbox One or Xbox Series X/S. It is also worth noting that this offer only applies to digitally-purchased games.
In an FAQ, Microsoft has confirmed that the same offer doesn’t work the other way around; PC players can’t get free Xbox copies of Ubisoft games for console. As for add-on content and expansions, players will get access to just about everything they owned on consoles aside from consumable items and in-game currencies. Titles that support cross-progression, on the other hand, will get all of the items.
The offer seems like a good one for players that own a PC alongside their Xbox consoles, and there don’t seem to be any catches that might make someone stop and think twice before grabbing the free games. The fact that there doesn’t seem to be any time limit and even new customers who pick up one of Ubisoft’s games on Xbox will be eligible for the PC version as well makes it even better.
There are currently no details about whether Ubisoft and Xbox will further expand on this partnership by introducing older or newer games in the offer. Eagle-eyed readers might notice that some titles, like Assassin’s Creed Shadows or Star Wars Outlaws, don’t seem to be part of the offer.
However, as part of a further expansion of the partnership, “a broad selection” of Ubisoft titles like Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Star Wars Outlaws, Rainbow Six Siege, Skull and Bones, and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown now have premium editions and add-on content available through Xbox on PC.
In the meantime, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot recently spoke about Sony’s decision to end PlayStation disc production, calling it “no big deal” for the company. Drawing comparisons to the PC market, Guillemot expressed the belief that the move to digital-only will help spur some growth on the platform. “There’s also some pressure for the future on the cost of machines, and being able to be only digital will help to have more accessible machines,” he said. “There are pluses and minuses, but we think it will not disturb the industry too much.”
Ubisoft games on Xbox that can be acquired on PC for free:
- Assassin’s Creed Mirage
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
- Far Cry 6
- Immortals Fenyx Rising
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- Riders Republic
- Skull and Bones
- The Crew 2
- The Crew Motorfest
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Watch Dogs Legion
