UPlay+ is becoming Ubisoft+, and so I looked again.

That's the thing about a re-brand: it encourages people to look at a product afresh. That little phrase 'standard edition' somehow always makes me feel like a second-class player.

I remember buying a copy of Assassin's Creed Odyssey as a gift, and being conscious I was 'only' buying the standard edition for £50 (rather than the deluxe or gold steelbook for £20/£30 more). The responsibility for potentially breaking the user agreement with the publisher. The responsibility for the sale of the account rests solely with the seller. The publisher argument always goes that the bonus stuff is cosmetic, it doesn't make a difference to the game's substance, but it does make a difference to how a consumer perceives their purchase. Assassins Creed: Valhalla Gold (Account rent Uplay) According to the statement from the seller, this account is the property of the seller and was obtained/registered by legal means. By now we're all used to seeing every new Ubisoft game coming in a dozen different editions. The problem is not that Ubisoft+ will suck, but that it will make all of Ubiisoft's games a tiny bit worse for players who don't sign up. So expect more emphasis on premium editions of the publisher's big games and, if that last sentence is to be believed, fairly fundamental features (which you'd think would be included with the basic Ubisoft Connect) being locked into the subscription.