Rumour Suggests Ubisoft+ Could Join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate

If this happened u
ubisoft+ joining price of game pass needs to increase as there is no way it is then profitable

To be honest it's became hard for me to be trully excited for such things. I mean GP is already providing me with so many games. I will continue to be happy with it even if everything on that list isn't true.

That would be so awsome. Game pass sales would skyrocket 😄

Is it April Fools day already with that list? Forza Horizon 5, Starfield and Wolfenstein 3 all next year? Bethesda games already decided to be Xbox exclusives despite the takeover not even been finalised and somehow Obsidian is now magically big enough to make 3 AAA rpg's simultaneously

Considering ubi+ isn't even on consoles I doubt it's true, though it could also just as easily be UBi adding more stuff to gamepass

@carlos82

I don't believe these rumours but there was quite a few sources saying that horizon 5 was next year and so was starfield (before the acquisition some sony insiders said sony was trying to make it exclusive like deathloop and ghost of tokyo )

Well I’m a happy chap if that all comes true 😊

If you like Copy(and paste)soft games then it's good news, I guess. Starfield would make me happy, but I suppose it's too early. Game Pass is great already so I'm happy to just sit and play what's already available.

That would be crazy if Ubisoft games came to gamepass, As if gamepass don't have enough good games already..

Ngl most of them are too good to be true but if i have to pick some then point 4, 7, & 8 are reasonable enough to happen

Banjo remake, crimson skies kingdom hearts crossover, steam on xbox, Jak & Daxter 4.5 xbox exclusive, you heard it all here first!

I remember arguing endlessly with someone on here weeks back who just didn’t believe me when I said gold would be going free. smug mode activated

@carlos82 Forza Horizon 5, Starfield and Wolfenstein are all made by different studios, I don't see why they couldn't release in the same year.

Forza Horizon 2 - Released September 2014
Forza Horizon 3 - Released September 2016
Forza Horizon 4 - Released October 2018

So all FH games release in a 2-year time window, the fact FH5 didnt release yet means it will release in 2021, maybe even early 2021.

Skyrim was announced in 2010 and released 2011, with means Bethesda announced the game when it was almost ready. Starfield was announced in E3 2018 so they might be close to release as well.

Wolfenstein New Order: 2014
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood: 2015
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus: 2017
Wolfenstein: Youngblood: 2019

The latest Wolfenstein games all released in a 2-year time frame, so I can't see either why it wouldn't launch in 2021.

Obsidian is not "magically" big enough. They're hiring since Microsoft acquired them. They're big enough to be working on Avowed, The Outer Worlds and Ground all at the same time. I'm pretty sure they have enough people on the team to work on 3 AAA projects at the same time. By the way, Obsidian design director had already confirmed they were working on another new project (That was not Avowed). So basically obsidian is currently working on 4 projects at the same time. They can handle it.

Everything looks pretty possible to me.

@eduscxbox Microsoft have shown a lot of upcoming games but never once mentioned Forza Horizon 5 but showed the traditional Forza series, also we know Playground games to be working on Fable.

Bethesda have suggested a few times that Starfield is quite some way away and they claim to be completely overhauling their game engine, so this coming next year is the one I doubt the most.

Obsidian don't seem big enough to me to be working on 3 big AAA games at the same time. Not many studio's are and their own AAA games are quite spaced out in development terms over the years, some smaller games like Grounded sure.

A lot of this seems very dubious to me

I can see Ubisoft+ being part of a version of Game Pass (maybe like a premium Game Pass which gives DLC for likes of Forza) but otherwise seems too good to be true when Ubisoft+ is £10 a month on its own on PC, Luna and Stadia then to be part of a service with no extra cost like EA Play was only £20ish a year anyway

So if Ubisoft+ comes to console why would anyone Xbox pay just £10 a month for Ubisoft+, if they could get that and more for the same amount

Also, the rest of that list in the tweet seems like hopeful predictions more than anything

Ubisoft has pretty much dominated the next gen window with all its releases but I’m not a huge fan of their games anymore, Watch Dogs left a bitter taste so if I play anything by them I tend to wait for the game to have been on shelves for a good few months first

Game Pass is already the best deal in gaming. This would make it completely insane & even more awesome.

I doubt that it’s true though.

Ubisoft+ coming to Game Pass seems the most realistic of the rumours. I mean look Ubisoft's recent games for example, Immortals Fenyx Rising released early December and within a few weeks already 50% off and similar things have happened for the other 3 Ubisoft holiday titles.

Microsoft did the same thing with Gears Tactics being 50% off a few weeks after launch but Game Pass was what allowed the game to happen.

This list is too good to be true, very unlikely

@carlos82 if I recall correctly Forza Horizon 4 was announced in June 2018 and Released October 2018. There was no word on it before. Also Playground Games has 2 teams, one for Forza and other RPG team with Fable. You can check this out here: https://twitter.com/WeArePlayground/status/1275056678367449091?s=19

All Bethesda said was people should be patient for starfield, they never said how long would take to release.

Obsidian confirmed to be working on 4 projects simultaneously.

The Outer Worlds
Avowed
Grounded
Unannounced AAA

This is technically 3 AAA Games at the same time. They got really big after Microsoft acquisition, they're hiring nonstop.

I prefer for Ubisoft+ to not be on game pass. I would rather they take that money and put it toward acquiring studios like SEGA. Ubisoft games tend to all be quite similar in gameplay and go on sale for large discounts frequently. I would rather purchase the ubi games I actually like individually on a deep sale a month after release.

#fakenews this is been floating for a while now would be cool but somehow I don't think so some how.

I like Jez, but I still doubt this is going to happen.

It makes sense for them to do Ubi+ similar to EA Play with having older games in there. From all the metrics I've heard about having titles available in GP leads to greater sales. DLC isn't included and if people liked the game they are likely to buy it, engage in microtransactions and maybe even buy the game outright. Sounds like a plausible partnership.

@Terrin
how do you know?

@Murray
My sorry should say my guess it would need to increase. As for 15.00 you are getting every bethesda, ea (older) , ubisoft and microsoft title not including the tons of indie games that are always in and out of the service

@carlos82 A few years ago (Feb 2017), before Playground joined Microsoft, they announced they were expanding to work on other projects. They stated that the goal was to make an Open World game - not racing. In fact, the story got mentioned on Playstation sites because Playground at the time were considering making a 'multi-platform' open world game...

In the few years since stating their plans to open up a 2nd studio - one that doesn't focus on the Forza Horizon series, Playground have obviously been acquired by MS, expanded from 115 staff to over 200 - and some 'high profile' recruitments too from 'big' studio's (like EA Motive, BioWare, Ninja Theory, Rocksteady, Guerilla Games, Starbreeze, Gearbox etc) inc lead technician Rob den Dekker who has quite the history with Microsoft providing QA on the original Fable and Fable II, as well as Playground's own Forza Horizon 2.

The staff team assembled has a LOT of experience working on games like Mass Effect series, Star Wars BFII, Hellblade, Batman, Horizon Zero Dawn, Destiny 2, Battlebourne, Borderlands etc

I could understand some potentially being somewhat unsure of a Studio suddenly making a completely different genre of game whilst still promising to deliver the 'franchise' they were known for as 'regularly' as they had been without expanding and hiring a lot of experienced developers in that genre (or skills that can be utilised in that genre) - you don't need to be experienced in Open World RPG's specifically to be a great character designer or Animator or Environmental designer. Also, whilst they may still have the same 'Studio' name, Playground Games are literally 2 studio's now. They have opened up a second studio and hired staff - similar to MS creating the Initiative. Playground built a 2nd Studio up for the purpose of making Open World games.

As for Game Pass adding Ubisoft+ to the Ultimate Package - that just increases its value to me - if it happens.

I think a lot of these points are bull poop.

10. MS would not be giving Inxile the second highest budget from their whole studio portfolio. Not a chance.
9. Obsidian won't be doing 6 projects unless they include some smaller games.
8. Probably true, but if they are actually publishing, I can't see it being a AAA game.
7. That's already confirmed.
6. Definitely will be happening.
5. Can't see it being Uplay+, since that's day one for all Ubisoft games. Will probably be catalogue titles.
4. Just a matter of time for this to happen.
3. Will be a very big announcement if true.
2. Rumoured for ages, but anything is possible after the Zenimax deal.
1. Would have to be privately owned, otherwise news would have leaked by now.