Overview
- Ubisoft announced a test of “Ubisoft Connect Services” for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown that removes the need to open the standalone Ubisoft Connect desktop launcher to start the game.
- The company said the new tool preserves core Connect features such as cross‑progression, cross‑play, challenges, rewards and player safety while handling them through Steam.
- The announcement first circulated as a Steam post shared on Reddit and was published by Ubisoft on Thursday before the publisher later verified the change and pinned the message to the game’s Steam news feed.
- Ubisoft describes the move as an initial, limited test that it plans to expand to more Steam titles but it has given no rollout schedule, no list of eligible games and no clear word on whether older back‑catalog titles will be retrofitted.
- Players have welcomed the change because it removes a frequent extra sign‑in and background app, and the shift could pressure other publishers to reduce launcher friction and boost Steam sales for Ubisoft titles.