Ubisoft offers you free PC copies of some of its games, if you already have them on Xbox

Xbox and Ubisoft have announced a collaboration agreement under which you’ll be able to enjoy some of the latter’s games on PC completely free as long as you own them on Xbox. Among the chosen titles are major franchises like Assassin’s Creed and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, but the initial lineup of games is quite interesting and they’ve promised to keep adding games in the future. The selection of available games is as follows:

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  • 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

An offer with trade-offs

Available from August 4, all this has one small catch: every Xbox game you own will also be playable on PC via Ubisoft Connect, but games you own on PC won’t be playable on Xbox. This only applies if you’ve bought your games digitally, with no way to redeem your games on PC if you have them as physical copies. A compromise that takes some of the shine off the offer, but isn’t a deal-breaker.

In addition, Ubisoft have confirmed that all game content will also carry over between versions. There are limits, though. DLCs and expansions will be shared between Xbox and PC, but not in-game currency or single-use benefits, which will stay with the version where they’re used. That somewhat reduces the benefit in certain games with online features.

So, both companies are looking to strengthen their ties while encouraging players to buy Ubisoft games mainly on Xbox in digital form. Whether that actually happens remains to be seen thanks to initiatives like this.

Author: Álvaro Arbonés

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