Ubisoft’s Uplay service drops support for Windows Vista

Ubisoft has announced that its Uplay PC client software is dropping support for Windows Vista. 

While Uplay, which in many ways is Ubisoft’s answer to Steam, isn’t particularly popular amongst PC gamers, the announcement should prompt players who still use Windows Vista to consider upgrading to Windows 10, as it will mean that the Uplay software will no longer be updated with bug fixes and security updates.

While games you’ve already bought using Uplay should still work, they may not be patched in the future either, which means game-breaking bugs and glitches could remain in any games you’re playing. It’s not currently clear if future games will be available to Windows Vista users, but it’s unlikely.  

Dropping support

The announcement that Uplay no longer supports Windows Vista was made on the Uplay support site, where Ubisoft explained why.

“With official support for Windows Vista soon to end, we have decided to end our support of this now legacy operating system. This will allow us to take advantage of newer technologies moving forward and ensure the highest possible security for our users.”

With Microsoft also ending official support for Windows Vista, it’s inevitable that other software developers will follow suit. 

Windows Vista will continue to work, but there will be no security updates and fixes, which means any PC running Windows Vista could become a security risk. 

So, if you’re looking forward to this year’s reinvented Assassin’s Creed, or any of Ubisofts’s other popular games, this may be the push you need to upgrade.  

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April 10, 2017 at 04:44PM
Matt Hanson