Oct. 3 (Portaltic/EP) –
Ubisoft has announced that it plans to bring the games currently available on Google Stadia to PCs through its Ubisoft Connect service, a solution that will allow its titles to be transferred so that players can continue to keep them. after the closure of this Google service.
The American firm announced a few days ago that on January 18 it will close its cloud video game service, after it did not get the number of users and the “expected traction” by Google.
The company thus confirmed the rumors that pointed to the closure of this gaming platform, despite the fact that throughout this year it had denied them on several occasions. For example, in February, when he indicated that he was working for the future of Stadia after Business Insider published that this service had ceased to be a priority for Google.
In order to safeguard purchased titles as well as save data, Ubisoft has announced that it is developing new features for the streaming system. Ubisoft Connect, that will allow Stadia games to be transferred to the PC and, with it, save games on Google servers.
Ubisoft Connect is a free platform available on all devices (for mobile, console or PC) that only requires a Ubisoft account to log in and works as an ecosystem of services for players of self-developed titles.
In addition to offering a global network of Ubisoft players, regular updates to this service offer users different ways to interact with the community, as well as learn about the games played by other members and their achievements.
For the moment, the company has not provided information on the operation of this solution, although it has indicated that “at a later date” will share “specific details”, as well as “the impact for Ubisoft+ subscribers”, its own subscription service.
The French developer has not been the only one to announce its short-term solution before the closure of Google Stadia. So has Bungie, which has indicated that it has “begun discussions about next steps” to destiny 2
Likewise, I.O.Interactive He has pointed out that he is analyzing the possible options so that the players of his video game hitman can continue their gaming experience on other platforms.
