The experiment has lasted for almost four years.. Following the release of Trials Rising, Ubisoft games stopped being released on Steam in favor of Ubisoft Connect and the Epic Games Store. But there is no evil that lasts a hundred years: from the 6th of Decemberthe French company will bring Assassin’s Creed Valhalla to Valve’s PC gaming platform, and this is only the beginning.
The story comes from behind, for a change, but in the end what concerns us is summarized in three movements: leaks in very detailed momentsthe subsequent appearance of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla page (which reduced any margin for doubt to zero) and Ubisoft’s subsequent statements a Eurogamer in which they assured that they planned to carry out the rest of their games in a staggered manner.
Ubisoft published the vast majority of its releases on Steam – big, small and more experimental – until February 2019, discontinuing several of its key sagas so that the Assassin’s Creed saga was available until the penultimate installment. Starting next day 6 it will be possible to add the 2020 title and we trust that the next ones will also be available on Steam.
A cable pickup? According to the Ubisoft representative, the plan is to bring their games to more audiences. That the most recent delivery arrives just at the beginning of the Christmas period – or coinciding with the end of the Black Friday– It’s not a coincidence either: in addition to the expected push, it will coincide with the launch of the final version of the game with all its contents, which was also presented hours apart. It’s not coincidence.
Ubisoft has released loads of games since February 2019, and the closure of Stadia has closed a window on its huge catalog. In any case, the other games confirmed by the company itself also asked to take this step towards Steam:
- In addition, Roller Champions needs a push in the face of its competitive proposal. The Free to Play game that combines skating in closed circuits with elements of basketball and rugby asks to open up to new players for the coming seasons.
If we put all the pieces on the table, this interesting move comes not long after the long-term plans for a saga like Assassin’s Creed that has lots of deliveries in the oven and a remake of Splinter Cell that aspires to be the touchstone to rebuild the franchise through new games.
And not only that: the door is open for games like Skull & Bones or Beyond Good and Evil 2 to appear on Steam. But, of course, this is already speculating for the sake of speculating.
For now, if you were missing this title from the Assassin’s Creed saga to have them all on Steam, the wait is practically over: starting December 6, Eivor, the Viking legend from Ubisoft, will deliver slashes at will on the Valve platform . Will it be compatible with Steam Deck? Due to requirements, no problem, now it’s time to cross your fingers.
