[Solved] Ubisoft Uplay is replaced by Ubisoft Connect

Tom

@OLLI_S I did not see anything official about Uplay being EoL, though I can see many that assume this, do you have a link to a blog post or something else that I missed?

I found this:
https://support.ubisoft.com/en-US/faqs/58911

This, in my opinion, indicates that not all games are moved to Ubisoft Connect, thus it indicates that Uplay is still maintained - but I may be wrong.

Ubisoft Connect is now added.

OLLI_S

@Tom You are right.
On my PC I still have both applications installed in the start menu:

And also both EXE files are still present.
But uPay is no longer shown although the EXE file is still present:

File name and path:     C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\Uplay.exe
Product Name:           Uplay
Internal Name:          Uplay game launcher
Original Filename:      Uplay.exe

File Description:       Uplay launcher
Company:                Ubisoft
Legal Copyright:        (c) Ubisoft
Legal Trademarks:       
Comments:               

File Version String:    1.0
File Version:           1.0.1.0
Product Version String: 1.0.1
Product Version:        1.0.1.0

Tom

@OLLI_S That's interesting, they changed the product name in the UplayService.exe file, which is the one we detect it on - for some reason we decided to use the service file back in the days, rather than the Uplay.exe - probably due to the lack of useful version information in Uplay.exe.

Please test it, both products should be detected again.

OLLI_S

The strange thing is: when I start uPay, then uplay.exe is starts Ubisoft Connect automatically.

Tom

@OLLI_S Well, if you find some official information that states that this is now one and the same program, then we will add a bundling specification to this and start treating it as one program.

OLLI_S

When I read this article then I would say that Ubisoft Connect will replace uPlay:
https://support.ubisoft.com/en-US/Article/000074728

And this is the reason why Ubisoft Connect is launched when you start uPlay.

Tom

@OLLI_S Fixed

OLLI_S

@Tom What did you exactly fix?
Currently Connect is detected.

Tom

@OLLI_S Yes, Connect now bundles Uplay, as Uplay doesn't appear to be a separate product any longer.

OLLI_S

Oh, the business UI does not show bundles yet, so I did not see that....

OLLI_S

OK, then I mark this issue as solved.