{"id":2065328,"date":"2026-07-28T12:19:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T09:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2065328"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:19:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T09:19:27","slug":"ubisoft-is-letting-owners-of-its-xbox-games-play-select-titles-for-free-on-pc-as-part-of-a-new-partnership-with-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2065328","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft is letting owners of its Xbox games play select titles for free on PC as part of a new partnership with Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul 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<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Senior Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-28T12:19:27+00:00\">July 28, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"6e78842f-0317-4bb0-b1ff-f4460e6f5f8c\" data-name=\"Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora\" title=\"Follow Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora\"><br \/>\n  Follow Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Microsoft has <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2026\/07\/27\/ubisoft-xbox-pc\/\">announced<\/a> a new partnership with Ubisoft that&#8217;ll let owners of select Ubisoft Xbox games play them on PC at no extra cost.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how it works: if you own a digital copy of the following Ubisoft games on Xbox, they will now show up under your Ubisoft Connect account to download and play on PC:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assassin\u2019s Creed Mirage.<\/li>\n<li>Assassin\u2019s Creed Valhalla.<\/li>\n<li>Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.<\/li>\n<li>Far Cry 6.<\/li>\n<li>Immortals Fenyx Rising.<\/li>\n<li>Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.<\/li>\n<li>Riders Republic.<\/li>\n<li>Skull and Bones.<\/li>\n<li>The Crew 2.<\/li>\n<li>The Crew Motorfest.<\/li>\n<li>Tom Clancy\u2019s Rainbow Six Extraction.<\/li>\n<li>Tom Clancy\u2019s Rainbow Six Siege.<\/li>\n<li>Watch Dogs Legion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/X_16_9_Card_1920x1080.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"X_16_9_Card_1920x1080.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Xbox, Ubisoft<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ubisoft Connect is the company&#8217;s PC launcher, though it also acts as a social layer that allows players to connect across platforms. Microsoft notes all new purchases of the above games should show up there immediately, but that you should allow until 4th August for previously purchased titles to appear.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, there are certain limitations to consider here. For starters, the scheme doesn&#8217;t work the opposite way &#8211; i.e., you won&#8217;t be able to turn your PC games into digital Xbox copies &#8211; and Microsoft has also clarified that while owned DLC will transfer to PC, consumable items and in-game currency may not. A good way to see what&#8217;s been carried over is to view a game&#8217;s Properties page on Ubisoft Connect on PC.<\/p>\n<p>The second announcement worth bringing attention to is that several Ubisoft games with premium editions are now available on the Xbox app on PC. These include Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/star-wars-outlaws\">Star Wars Outlaws<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/skull-and-bones\">Skull and Bones<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown\">Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown<\/a> among others. Furthermore, a few others from Ubisoft&#8217;s various franchises will also have their add-ons available to buy on the Xbox app on PC.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Microsoft has <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2026\/07\/27\/ubisoft-xbox-pc\/\">announced<\/a> a new partnership with Ubisoft that&#8217;ll let owners of select Ubisoft Xbox games play them on PC at no extra cost.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how it works: if you own a digital copy of the following Ubisoft games on Xbox, they will now show up under your Ubisoft Connect account to download and play on PC:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assassin\u2019s Creed Mirage.<\/li>\n<li>Assassin\u2019s Creed Valhalla.<\/li>\n<li>Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.<\/li>\n<li>Far Cry 6.<\/li>\n<li>Immortals Fenyx Rising.<\/li>\n<li>Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.<\/li>\n<li>Riders Republic.<\/li>\n<li>Skull and Bones.<\/li>\n<li>The Crew 2.<\/li>\n<li>The Crew Motorfest.<\/li>\n<li>Tom Clancy\u2019s Rainbow Six Extraction.<\/li>\n<li>Tom Clancy\u2019s Rainbow Six Siege.<\/li>\n<li>Watch Dogs Legion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/X_16_9_Card_1920x1080.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"X_16_9_Card_1920x1080.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Xbox, Ubisoft<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ubisoft Connect is the company&#8217;s PC launcher, though it also acts as a social layer that allows players to connect across platforms. Microsoft notes all new purchases of the above games should show up there immediately, but that you should allow until 4th August for previously purchased titles to appear.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, there are certain limitations to consider here. For starters, the scheme doesn&#8217;t work the opposite way &#8211; i.e., you won&#8217;t be able to turn your PC games into digital Xbox copies &#8211; and Microsoft has also clarified that while owned DLC will transfer to PC, consumable items and in-game currency may not. A good way to see what&#8217;s been carried over is to view a game&#8217;s Properties page on Ubisoft Connect on PC.<\/p>\n<p>The second announcement worth bringing attention to is that several Ubisoft games with premium editions are now available on the Xbox app on PC. These include Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/star-wars-outlaws\">Star Wars Outlaws<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/skull-and-bones\">Skull and Bones<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown\">Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown<\/a> among others. Furthermore, a few others from Ubisoft&#8217;s various franchises will also have their add-ons available to buy on the Xbox app on PC.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Ubisoft is letting owners of its Xbox games play select titles for free on PC as part of a new partnership with Microsoft A not-so-far cry. 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