Ubisoft's Uplay May Sell Third-Party Games

Ubisoft has revealed it may add titles from other publishers to its Uplay app in the future.

Speaking with MCV, the company's Stephanie Perotti revealed that whilst Uplay currently only offers the company's own PC titles, this may all change in the future in a bid to challenge EA's Origin service and Valve's Steam.

"We remain open to opportunities," she said. "Right now, we’re starting the service with our own games, but as we go forward, we plan to potentially add other titles."

Though Uplay first launched in 2009 as an achievement tracking service that allowed players to use points to unlock DLC and extras in Ubisoft's other titles, it was only with last month's revamp that it became possible to download games directly. That update also saw the addition of friends lists and chat systems, bringing it in line with what's on offer in Steam and Origin.

Perotti added that this is just the beginning though, and promised further changes were on the way to re-incorporate the best bits of the old design with the new digital distribution platform.

"The plan for UPlay goes beyond digital distribution," said Perotti.

"We continue to evolve the service across all platforms, including PC, console and mobile. The more Ubisoft games you play, the more rewards you can get, as well as several online services that players would expect."

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Source : ign[dot]com