Services like Uplay and Origin on consoles are unnecessary and completely pointless. They need to end.
Insider Gaming - "Ubisoft has cancelled yet another game, this time ending development on the Animal Crossing-inspired title Alterra."
HALIFAX (April 14, 2026) – Laid-off Ubisoft workers in Halifax have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a settlement with the video-game giant. The terms of the settlement, including the compensation employees will receive, is confidential.
I can't sit here and act like I know these workers financial situations. And I'm sure nobody wakes up WANTING to go to court. But for the sake of the industry, I wish some of these types of cases made it to trial.
Settlements allow companies to continue to do whatever abusive practices they do. While the trials (should the company lose) would actually force real changes for the better.
But again, I'm not in these workers shoes and I can understand them not wanting to risk it.
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I've yet to sign up for Uplay anything, despite buying numerous Ubisoft games.
I have used neither of them and am a happy console gamer.
I log into both... But they don't do anything, they don't even get in the way really... They are just kind of there...
Just don't sign up ;)
If this is the biggest problem in your life then you have if made!!
Although I am signed up to them on console I never use them and have to say, I have never been forced or even prompted too, this is really a non issue, move on and enjoy the game for Petes sake!