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Ubisoft’s subscription service, Ubisoft+, could soon launch on Xbox.

Found a logo for the service @ALumia_Italia, a user who scrapes the Xbox backend.

The service was announced to be coming to Xbox in January, but this could indicate that Ubisoft will soon launch its PC-only service on Xbox.

Initially launched on PC as Uplay+ in September 2019, Ubisoft+ offers access to over 100 Ubisoft titles, including new games and DLC at launch, for $14.99 / £12.99 / €14.99 at month.

For $17.99 / £14.99 / €17.99 per month, subscribers can access Ubisoft+ on the Stadia cloud gaming platform and on PC.

“We will offer the Ubisoft+ subscription service to Xbox owners so they can enjoy the full extent of our Ubisoft+ game library, including new releases, on their consoles,” said Chris Early, senior vice president of strategic partnerships. and business development for Ubisoft at the time. of the announcement.

Ubisoft currently offers a large selection of classic titles as part of certain PlayStation Plus tiers. It’s unclear if Ubisoft+ would be integrated into Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in the same way as EA Play.

However, EA Play also offers a PC-only tier that offers users new games at full price as part of the membership. This is not currently offered on consoles.

It has not been said whether Ubisoft+ will also be offered on PlayStation.

Earlier this month it was reported that Tencent is interested in acquiring a larger stake in Ubisoft.

According to Reuters, China’s largest gaming company, which already owns 5% of Assassin’s Creed publishing, is seeking a bigger stake in the company and has reached out to the founding Guillemot family of the French firm and has expressed its interest in increasing its stake in the company. firm”.

However, Reuters notes that it is unclear how much more of the company Tencent wants to buy. Ubisoft is currently valued at $5.3 billion.