Should I buy Ubisoft Games on Steam or Uplay (Ubisoft Connect)

[Supreme Gamer]

So what will be better

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Get their subscription on Uplay.

[Abs]

Where ever its cheapest. No matter what you have to use uplay to launch the game so there's no advantage to steam, epic or whatever.

[Jaunitta 🌸]

Things is buying on Ubisoft Steam wont store the achievements everything will be on Ubsioft just saying.

[Supreme Gamer]

oh ok just got it on steam how do we link it btw

[Gassolini]

I'm borrowing your thread, o Supreme Gamer! :-D

About to get Far Cry 5. If I buy it on Steam, will that cause double DRM and double launchers, or can I play the game without starting the Steam client and go straight through Uplay with only Uplay's DRM?

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by Gassolini:

I'm borrowing your thread, o Supreme Gamer! :-D

About to get Far Cry 5. If I buy it on Steam, will that cause double DRM and double launchers, or can I play the game without starting the Steam client and go straight through Uplay with only Uplay's DRM?

You would have to use two launchers as Uplay will require Steam running for the Steam version of the game to be played.

Personally, I would just buy through Uplay if I wanted Ubisoft games.

[Gassolini]

OK, thanks SoT!

I'll be buying on Uplay then.

And to Steam: how about stopping these pointless and confusing shenanigans, with the experience being worse if you buy on Steam - either it's a Steam-game or it's not! ;)

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Gassolini:

OK, thanks SoT!

I'll be buying on Uplay then.

And to Steam: how about stopping these pointless and confusing shenanigans, with the experience being worse if you buy on Steam - either it's a Steam-game or it's not! ;)

Because Valve have zero control over products that aren't theirs.

Ubisoft want to sell their game here? Then Valve offer them a contract, and Ubi can do what the hell they like. If Valve went and disallowed other launchers they would be unwittingly throwing TONS of revenue away and users too - that's commercial suicide.

[J4MESOX4D]

Originally posted by Gassolini:

OK, thanks SoT!

I'll be buying on Uplay then.

And to Steam: how about stopping these pointless and confusing shenanigans, with the experience being worse if you buy on Steam - either it's a Steam-game or it's not! ;)

What's Steam got to do with it? It's Ubisoft's choice to sell here and then apply their own launcher on top.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by Gassolini:

OK, thanks SoT!

I'll be buying on Uplay then.

And to Steam: how about stopping these pointless and confusing shenanigans, with the experience being worse if you buy on Steam - either it's a Steam-game or it's not! ;)

Talk to Ubisoft. It was their decision. Steam is only a store and digital distribution service. It provides another option. Some don't mind running two launchers at one time.

[Gassolini]

I hit the nerve of a whole mob there :-))

Because Valve have zero control over products that aren't theirs.

Valve has a lot of control. Depends on how they excercise it. It's their platform, they can do what they want. Of course, what they want most of all is money. It's a business, so no surprises or foul play there.

What's Steam got to do with it?

Ensuring a good UX for their customers, e.g. by not allowing multiple launchers.

Talk to Ubisoft.

Nope. Not gonna talk to Ubisoft. No need, as I already have the game on Uplay and I'm happy with that - so I'm good thank you.

I can bloody well suggest that one launcher is enough for a game on Steam without an army of besserwissers telling me that I should not ;-)

[Reggaejunkiedrew]

Originally posted by Gassolini:

I hit the nerve of a whole mob there :-))

Because Valve have zero control over products that aren't theirs.

Valve has a lot of control. Depends on how they excercise it. It's their platform, they can do what they want. Of course, what they want most of all is money. It's a business, so no surprises or foul play there.

What's Steam got to do with it?

Ensuring a good UX for their customers, e.g. by not allowing multiple launchers.

Talk to Ubisoft.

Nope. Not gonna talk to Ubisoft. No need, as I already have the game on Uplay and I'm happy with that - so I'm good thank you.

I can bloody well suggest that one launcher is enough for a game on Steam without an army of besserwissers telling me that I should not ;-)

So Valve should ban Ubisoft, EA, Rockstar, Warframe, Path of Exile, FF14, and countless other publishers and games?

Nobody likes multiple launchers and In a perfect world it would be like you say, but it's not a realistic expectation. Especially at this point. If Valve was going to take a hard stance against third party launchers it would've been a very long time ago, that ship has sailed.

[Gassolini]

Ah, yet another to tell me not to wish for things.

No they shouldn't. They should do as they please, which unfortunately for me doesn't include limiting games to one launcher. It seems you're being wilfully ignorant of what I'm writing - I said "It's a business, so no surprises or foul play there."

Anyway, just forget about it and get over it. I did. No need for more people to belabour this.

Have a nice day! Really, not being sarcastic :)

[pike]

doesnt really matter i have ubisoft games on both and they work equally good , i go by price , which ever is cheaper gets my money

[Hennix]

Originally posted by pike:

doesnt really matter i have ubisoft games on both and they work equally good , i go by price , which ever is cheaper gets my money

same as me