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Ubisoft Connect 2.0 Leaks, Looks Like the Epic Games Store

Ubisoft prepares a complete rework of its Ubisoft Connect 2.0 game launcher, this time taking cues from Epic Games' own library client.

gamerant.com

Now, almost three years after Ubisoft Connect first came out, the publisher is reportedly gearing up for a comprehensive update to the game client. Respawn First was provided with a slew of screenshots featuring the new and improved Ubisoft Connect 2.0, and it seems that its design language borrows heavily from the Epic Games Store in particular. According to the leaked images, the majority of the UI is dark and sleek, and some of the highlights include a reworked home page, login screen, and game library pages.

The featured version of Ubisoft Connect 2.0 is currently undergoing a beta stress test, and the source claims that it is slowly being rolled out to a small number of users, meaning that it's not necessarily going to look like an offshoot of the Epic Games Store once it fully launches to a more widespread audience. Since Steam Deck users can easily install the Epic Games Launcher, Ubisoft is hopefully taking this functionality into account too.

 

[TVexperto]

YUCK

 

[Juza]

Cloning ideas, imitating others, chasing trends, it's ubisoft alright.

 

[TrebleShot]

Just what we wanted more bloatware.
Why not just stick with steam it's by far the industry standard by now.

Just strike a deal so you can have like a publisher place on the store or something dumb like that.

 

[Comandr]

Who designed this? The layout is terrible. All of the content is in the dead center like you're looking at a browser windowed. The rest is just ultra minimalist.

It's like they are trying to self sabotage.

 

[Gamezone]

Publishers should get rid of their launchers, not 2.0 them.

 

[rofif]

nobody wants this
And netflixification of ui continues. it's horrible... as is epic

 

[Spyxos]

Well, better than before, but the one before wasn't very good either.

 

[Black_Stride]

Wait Ubisoft has its own Launcher?
They are also on Version 2.0 of it?
I was today years old when I found that out.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

Oh boy, can't wait to see a videogames digital store filled with NFTs.
Watching Ubisoft's latest attempt at chasing 2 year-old trends is always fun.

 

[J3nga]

Bad store goes well together with bad games.

 

[worldwithpyramids]

Why does Ubisoft think they're a big enough deal to have their own launcher? It feels like they're hanging on by a thread these days.

 

[Teslerum]

Why would you imitate Epic's launcher/store. Wjat?

 

[Aaron Olive]

YUCK

It looks like every other store front UI known to man......BOXES

Apple TV

Xbox

PS5 Store

Nintendo

 

[TrueLegend]

Boy ubisoft connect sucked. When will these companies ditch their launchers.

 

[Braag]

Lol Ubisoft. Even EA came back to Steam, but Ubi's like "nah, we good... anyway someone want to buy us out?".

 

[MMaRsu]

Lol

 

[Drizzlehell]

Wait, again? Didn't they just rebrand and re-release this stupid thing? I honestly don't know because it's been so long since I used it on PC. I don't even bother buying their games on a PC because of this crap.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Wait Ubisoft has its own Launcher?
They are also on Version 2.0 of it?
I was today years old when I found that out.

you spend all this time on an enthusiast gaming forum, and probably other gaming sources as well, but somehow have never heard of uplay, which has been around since 2009.

 

[Black_Stride]

you spend all this time on an enthusiast gaming forum, and probably other gaming sources as well, but somehow have never heard of uplay, which has been around since 2009.

I thought they killed uplay in favor of Steam.
I didnt know they rebranded uplay to Ubisoft Connect.
Then again I dont play all that many Ubisoft games especially on PC.


*Dont play any Ubisoft games.
My Assassins Creed: Unity copy is from Steam.

 

[Husky]

I thought they killed uplay in favor of Steam.
I didnt know they rebranded uplay to Ubisoft Connect.
Then again I dont play all that many Ubisoft games especially on PC.


*Dont play any Ubisoft games.
My Assassins Creed: Unity copy is from Steam.

If you launch AC Unity, it'll install UPlay.

 

[Black_Stride]

If you launch AC Unity, it'll install UPlay.

As in this new Ubisoft Connect thing?

 

[Holammer]

This shit is why I don't feel bad for actively avoiding Ubisoft titles.
Imagine if Valve changed Steam to a minimalist metro layout?

 

[The_Mike]

Ubisoft: "let's make our own store"
Programmer : "but sir, EA tried, failed and went back to steam"
Ubisoft: "well we aren't EA"
Programmer mumbles "...yet" while leaving the room.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

As in this new Ubisoft Connect thing?

yes

 

[Black_Stride]

yes

*Checks Control Panel.

Nope.
But then again I havent actually launched Assassins Creed Unity in who knows how long.

I guess im going to need this shit when my new PC comes in cuz I aint about to NOT test out Assassins Creed Unity on it.
Or..........

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

*Checks Control Panel.

Nope.
But then again I havent actually launched Assassins Creed Unity in who knows how long.

I guess im going to need this shit when my new PC comes in cuz I aint about to NOT test out Assassins Creed Unity on it.
Or..........

Dunno why you are pushing back against this, you can literally just check the steam store page

 

[Griffon]

 

[Fuz]

Publishers should get rid of their launchers, not 2.0 them.

Including steam.

 

[VN1X]

Im confused. Didn't they just change it from Uplay to Connect? Now we're getting another redesign? Why?

What's also bizarre is that every time I load up EA Play (or "EA App" as it's now called) or Ubi Connect I have to update them. Like why these clients always need updating? Whenever I load up Steam it does just that, loads up and lets me get to the good shit. Bizarre.

 

[jshackles]

Dunno why you are pushing back against this, you can literally just check the steam store page

And, as far as I'm aware with Unity, it's always been this way.

 

[Trogdor1123]

I thought we were dropping launchers…

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Im confused. Didn't they just change it from Uplay to Connect? Now we're getting another redesign? Why?

Uplay to connect wasn't a redesign, just a rebrand, the current look has been the same long before it was rebranded to ubisoft connect.

What's also bizarre is that every time I load up EA Play (or "EA App" as it's now called) or Ubi Connect I have to update them. Like why these clients always need updating? Whenever I load up Steam it does just that, loads up and lets me get to the good shit. Bizarre.

Just a difference in pushing updates, steam pushes its updates while program is running and will hit you with that "restart steam" dialogue when it needs to update; the other launchers will just keep running uninterrupted until you restart it manually, or if an update is really required.

 

[Black_Stride]

Dunno why you are pushing back against this, you can literally just check the steam store page

Pushing back against what?
I dont have Ubisoft Connect on my PC.
I thought Uplay was phased out and nothing replaced it.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Pushing back against what?

If you launch AC Unity, it'll install UPlay.

As in this new Ubisoft Connect thing?

yes

*Checks Control Panel.

Nope.

There's no "nope", Unity requires ubisoft's launcher, period.

 

[Laptop1991]

Each time they change it, it get's worse, not better, in reality they are not launchers but stores that in Ubisoft Connect's case does interfere with gameplay, i turned the overlay off and magically no stutters in Valhalla, this is not a good move in my opinion.

 

[winjer]

Ubisoft should just kill it's own launcher.

 

[Denton]

Great, so mediocre yet not too intrusive launcher becomes bloated ass slow mess like EGS? Ubisoft..

 

[Fake]

Looks bad, so is Ubisoft alright.