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How to link Ubisoft+ account to Xbox

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Ubisoft+ has launched on the Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X. This subscription will allow you to play over 100 Ubisoft games, including day one releases, on your console for a monthly fee.

If you are already a member of this service, then you can check out this guide to see how you can link your Ubisoft+ and Xbox Live accounts.

1. Before we begin, it is important to note that you need to be subscribed to Ubisoft+ Multi Access in order to gain access to the Ubisoft Xbox games. The regular Ubisoft+ is only for PC games.

If you need to upgrade, then you need to head over to the My Account Page on the Ubisoft Store. From there, select Change Plan and then select Ubisoft+ Multi Access. Go through the checkout process to complete the upgrade.

To find out more about these two tiers, you can take a look at this Ubisoft Plus comparison article.

2. Once you become an active member of Ubisoft+ Multi Access, turn on your Xbox console and then head over to the Store App.

3. In the Store App, move to the left side until the left edge menu appears.

4. From there, move the cursor to either Home or Games. Afterwards, you need to move right and then select Subscriptions.

5. From the Subscription section, scroll all the way down to the Gaming Subscriptions row and then select Ubisoft+.

6. In the product page of Ubisoft+, select the Join option.

7. You should get a screen saying that you need to log in or create an Ubisoft account.

Here, you can either use your phone to scan the QR code or manually input the URL shown on screen to a web browser on another device.

You can also use the built-in Microst Edge browser on your Xbox.

8. The aforementioned URL should bring you to the Link Your Accounts page. From there, you need to select Link Accounts.

9. If you haven’t done so already, you will need to log into your Ubisoft+ account.

10. After logging into the Ubisoft account, you will be asked to confirm the account link. Select the Complete Link option and you should see the following message:

  • “Success! Your accounts are now linked.”

Once you linked your Ubisoft account with your Xbox account, you should now have full access to the Ubisoft+ games on the Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S and/or Xbox Series X.

To see how you can find the full list of these titles on the subscription service from your console, you can take a look at this walkthrough.

What’s the difference between Ubisoft+ and Ubisoft+ Multi Access?

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There are two tiers available if you want to subscribe to Ubisoft’s subscription service. So, what are the differences between Ubisoft+ and Ubisoft+ Multi Access? You can find out in this comparison from Seeking Tech.

Ubisoft+ vs. Ubisoft+ Multi Access Comparison Chart

You can find our comparison table for the two tiers of Ubisoft Plus below:

Ubisoft+Ubisoft+ Multi Access
U.S. Pricing$14.99 per month$17.99 per month
PlatformsPCPC

Amazon Luna

Xbox One

Xbox One S

Xbox One X

Xbox Series S

Xbox Series X
Day One ReleasesIncludedIncluded
Virtual Currency Pack Discount10%10%
Monthly RewardsIncludedIncluded

Pricing

In the U.S. region, Ubisoft+ is priced at $14.99 per month. Ubisoft+ Multi Access is slightly more expensive at $17.99 per month.

Platforms

If you only have the standard Ubisoft+ membership, then you will be limited to playing PC games. The subscription service currently has well over 100 titles, which includes some indie releases to go along with games that were developed and published by the company.

For the Ubisoft+ Multi Access, you can also play the Amazon Luna and Xbox versions of these games. For the uninformed, Luna is a cloud gaming service that lets you stream games on compatible devices, which includes the following:

  • Windows PC
  • Mac
  • Web Browsers
  • Android 9 or 10 Devices
  • 2nd Generation and Newer Fire TV Stick
  • Fire TV Cube
  • 3rd Generation and Newer Fire TV
  • Toshiba Fire TV Edition
  • Insignia Fire TV Edition
  • 2018 and Newer Fire TV Edition
  • Fire TV 2-Series
  • Fire TV 4-Series
  • Fire TV Omni
  • Fire TV Omni QLED Series
  • 2019 and Newer Fire 7 2019 and newer
  • 2018 and Newer Fire HD 8 2018 and newer
  • 2019 and newer Fire HD 10 2019 and newer
  • 2021 Samsung Smart TVs
  • 2022 Samsung Smart TVs

When it comes to Xbox, the Ubisoft+ Multi Access should work on the Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X consoles. To see how you can find a list of games on this subscription service on your Xbox, you can check out this step-by-step tutorial.

Day One Releases

Future Ubisoft releases should appear as soon as they launch on the Ubisoft Plus and Ubisoft Plus Multi Access tier.

We found that this is the best reason to subscribe for either of these services as new games tend to cost $59.99 or $69.99 in the U.S. region. By subscribing for a month or two, you can end up saving a lot of money as opposed to outright buying a new title. Not to mention that you will also gain access to over 100 other Ubisoft games as well.

Virtual Currency Pack Discounts

A few Ubisoft games use virtual currency for microtransaction. By being a member of either Ubisoft+ or Ubisoft+ Multi Access, you will get a small 10% discount.

Monthly Rewards

If you stay subscribed in both of these tiers for consecutive months, then you will be able to unlock select rewards in eligible titles.

You will start off with the Bronze tier. If you stay subscribed into a second month, then you will be upgraded to the Silver tier. If you remain a member for four months, then you will level up to the Gold tier. The highest tier is Platinum, which is rewarded to subscribers who stay in the service for at least seven months.

In the Bronze tier, you will get one monthly reward. You will get double that amount if you are in the Silver tier. You will get three monthly rewards in the Gold tier and four monthly rewards if you reach Platinum.

Summary

The main difference between the Ubisoft+ and Ubisoft+ Multi Access membership tiers is the platform availability.

The cheaper Ubisoft+ limits you to only being able to access PC versions of games. With the slightly more expensive Ubisoft+ Multi Access, you will also gain access to the Amazon Luna cloud streaming versions as well as the Xbox versions.

So, if you have an Xbox One console, Xbox Series console and/or would like to play Ubisoft games without a PC, then you should get the Ubisoft+ Multi Access. If you are only planning to play these titles on a computer, then Ubisoft+ is the more affordable option.

How to find Xbox Game Pass games with accessibility options

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Xbox Game Pass features hundreds of video games that you can play on your Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S and/or Xbox Series X. Many of these titles come with accessibility options.

To see how you can find games on this subscription services that offer gameplay, visual, audio and input accessibility customizations, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. If you haven’t done so already, the first step is to get to the home dashboard menu of your Xbox console.

If you are playing a game, using an app or in another area of the dashboard, then you can head home quickly by first pressing the Xbox logo button on the controller. Afterwards, you need to select the “Home” option.

2. From there, you need to open the Store App.

Although the Xbox Game Pass App is also available, you aren’t able to filter the listing of games from there. Instead, you need to head over to the Store App.

3. Once you open the Store App, scroll down until you see the Xbox Game Pass row.

4. Next, you need to select the “All games A – Z” tile.

5. You should now be in the All Console Games menu, which shows a list of Game Pass titles that are playable on your system.

Here, you need to press X button to open the Filter menu.

6. In the Filter menu, make sure that you are in the Filter tab. If you are in the Sort tab instead, then you need to press the LB button to switch over.

7. Select Accessibility from the Filter tab.

8. Inside of the Accessibility sub-menu, you can select any of the following options:

Gameplay:

  • Accessibility at launch
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • On-demand tutorials
  • Pausable
  • Progress saving options

Audio:

  • Custom volume controls
  • Narrated game menus
  • Spatial audio

Visual:

  • Adjustable text size
  • Color options
  • Steady camera
  • Subtitle options
  • Text contrast options

Input:

  • Adjustable inputs
  • Full keyboard support
  • Input remapping
  • No button holds
  • No quick time events
  • Single stick gameplay
  • Text-to-speech/Speech-to-text

Select the accessibly options that fit your needs. Keep in mind that you are able to select more than one.

9. Once you are done selecting your accessibility options, press the B button two times to close the Filter menu and return to the All Console Games menu.

10. You should now see a list of Xbox Game Pass games that support the accessibility features you previously selected.

How to search for YouTube videos from the Xbox Series X and S dashboard

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Thanks to a new firmware update, you are now able to search for YouTube videos straight from the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S dashboard. To find out what steps you need to take in order to properly do so, you can check out this step-by-step tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. Before doing anything else, make sure you update your console to the latest system software version. This is because the ability to search on YouTube from the dashboard was only added through a recent firmware release.

To manually check if there is a new firmware available, you first need to open the Settings menu of your Series S or Series X. From there, you need to select System and then Updates.

Inside the System – Updates menu, you should see whether or not an update is available. If there is, make sure you download and install it before moving on to the next step.

2. With your console updated, you need to head to the home menu of the dashboard. You can do so by pressing the Xbox logo button to open the Guide menu, where you can then select the Home option.

3. In the home menu, you can either select the Search option located on the top right side of the screen or press the Y button.

4. In the search menu, input the subject that you want to search for by using the on-screen keyboard.

5. Once you are done with inputting the name or title of the subject, press Menu button to view the search results screen.

6. From the search results screen, press the RB button to change tabs until you get to Movies & TV.

7. After getting to the Movies & TV tab, you can then select the Search for YouTube option.

8. If you haven’t installed the native YouTube App on your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, then you will see a message saying the following:

  • “You need to install the game or app for this. Make sure you’re signed in to Xbox, then look for it in Microsoft Store. (0x80270254)”

Select the Search option and then YouTube. On the product page of YouTube, select Get to download and install the native video streaming application.

Once the installation has completed, perform your search over again. This time, you should be able to search for the video from withing the YouTube App when you select the Search for YouTube option in the Movies & TV tab of the search results page.

How to find backwards compatible Xbox and Xbox 360 games on Xbox Series X and S store

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The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles are able to play many backwards compatible Xbox and Xbox 360 games. To see how you can find these retro titles in the Store App, you can take a look at this step-by-step tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. If you haven’t done so already, you need to open the Store App on your Series X or Series S console. You can do so by selecting the Store icon from the home dashboard menu.

Alternatively, you can press the Xbox logo button on the controller to bring up the Xbox Guide menu. From there, you can select the shopping bag icon at the bottom to open the Store App.

2. On the home page of the Store App, navigate to the left until you open the left column menu.

3. From there, you need to select Games.

4. In the Games section, you need to scroll down until you get to the Backwards Compatible row.

5. From the Backwards Compatible row, scroll all the way to the right and then select the Show All option.

6. You should now be in the Backwards Compatible menu, which shows a list of games from the Xbox and Xbox 360 generation that can be played natively on your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S.

By default, this listing is sorted in alphabetical order.

To sort and filter the results based on different criteria, you can press the X button. Afterwards, you will be able to filter the listing based on the following in the Filter tab:

  • Accessibility
  • Genre
  • Age Rating
  • Multiplayer
  • Play with
  • Prices
  • Supported Language
  • Technical Features

You can also press the RB button to switch over to the Sort tab and choose to order the list based on the following:

  • Relevance
  • Title A – Z
  • Title Z – A

Once you are done with editing the filtering and sorting options, press the B button several times to head back to the Backwards Compatible menu to view your customized listing.

How to find Xbox Game Pass games that support ray tracing

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The Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X consoles are capable of using ray tracing effects, which provides supported games with more realistic lighting. You can check out this tutorial at Seeking Tech to see how you can find a list of video games from the Xbox Game Pass subscription service that support this feature.

1. To start off, you need to power on your Series X or Series S console if you haven’t done so already.

2. Next, you need to go to the home menu of your gaming system.

If you are doing something else, then you can press the Xbox logo button on the controller in order to open the guide menu. From there, select Home.

3. Afterwards, select the Store App from the Home menu.

While there is a dedicated Xbox Game Pass App available, it doesn’t let you filter its listing. Therefore, you need to head over to the Store App instead if you are looking for an Xbox Game Pass title that supports ray tracing.

4. Inside of the Store App, scroll down until you move the cursor over to the Xbox Game Pass row.

5. From there, you need to select the “All games A – Z” option.

6. You should now be in the All Console Games menu, which has the following description:

  • “Explore every game included with Xbox Game Pass Console.”

7. Here, you need to press the X button on the controller to bring up the Filter menu.

8. If you aren’t in the Filter tab already, you need to press the LB button to switch over.

9. In the Filter tab, you need to select Technical Features.

10. In the Technical Features section, make sure that the Ray Tracing box is checked.

11. There are also other technical features that you might want to filter as well.

12. Once you are done, press the B button several times to back out of the Filter menu and return to the All Console Games menu.

13. You should now see a list of games that support ray tracing on the Xbox Game Pass.

Some of these titles offer separate graphics modes; as a result, you may need to enable ray tracing through the in-game menu in order to use this feature.

How to find Ubisoft+ games on Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One

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Ubisoft has launched its subscription service, called Ubisoft+ Multi Access, on the Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. To see how you can find these titles on the Store App of your console, you can take a look at this article from Seeking Tech.

1. If you haven’t done so yet, the first step is to open the Store App on your console. You can find this shopping application on the home screen of the dashboard menu.

You can also select it from the bottom of the Xbox Guide menu, which you can open at any time by pressing the Xbox logo button on the gamepad.

2. Once you open the Store App, move the cursor all the way to the left until you get to the left column menu.

3. Inside of the left column menu, move the cursor to Games.

4. Next, you need to move to the right of Games and then select Subscription.

5. From the Subscription section, scroll down until you get to the Ubisoft+ row.

6. On that row, navigate all the way to the right select the Show All tile.

7. You should now be in the Ubisoft+ section of the Store App, which shows the full list of games that are currently available for members.

At launch, you should have access to the following titles:

  • Anno 1800
  • Assassin’s Creed Rogue Remastered
  • Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag with Assassin’s Creed Liberation
  • Assassin’s Creed Unity Gold Edition
  • Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Ultimate Edition
  • Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China, India, and Russia
  • Assassin’s Creed III Remastered
  • Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Deluxe Edition
  • Assassin’s Creed Origins Gold Edition
  • Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Gold Edition
  • Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection
  • Battleship
  • Boggle
  • Child of Light Ultimate Edition
  • Family Feud
  • Far Cry Primal Deluxe Edition
  • Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Classic Edition
  • Far Cry 3 Classic Edition
  • Far Cry 4 Gold Edition
  • Far Cry 5 Gold Edition
  • Far Cry 6 Gold Edition
  • Far Cry: New Dawn
  • Fighter Within
  • For Honor
  • Ghost Recon Breakpoint Ultimate Edition
  • Ghost Recon Wildlands Ultimate Edition
  • Grow Up
  • Hungry Shark World
  • Immortals Fenyx Rising Gold Edition
  • Jeopardy!
  • Monopoly Plus
  • Monopoly Madness
  • Rabbids Invasion: The Interactive TV Show Gold Edition
  • Rabbids Party of Legends
  • Rainbow Six Extraction
  • Rainbow Six Siege Deluxe Edition
  • Rayman Legends
  • Riders Republic
  • Risk
  • Risk: Urban Assault
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
  • Scrabble
  • Shape Up Gold Edition
  • South Park: The Fractured But Whole Gold Edition
  • South Park: The Stick of Truth
  • Starlink: Battle for Atlas Deluxe Edition
  • Steep
  • The Crew Ultimate Edition
  • The Crew 2
  • The Division Gold Edition
  • The Division 2
  • Trackmania Turbo
  • Transference
  • Trials Fusion
  • Trials of the Blood Dragon
  • Trials Rising Gold Edition
  • Trivial Pursuit Live
  • Trivial Pursuit Live 2
  • UNO Ultimate Edition
  • Valiant Hearts: The Great War
  • Watch Dogs Complete Edition
  • Watch Dogs 2 Gold Edition
  • Watch Dogs: Legion Deluxe Edition
  • Wheel of Fortune
  • Zombi

To sort and filter the listing from the Ubisoft+ menu, press the X button on the controller. You can then use the shoulder buttons to switch between the filter and sort options in order to customize the list to your desire.

Is Xbox Live Gold worth it for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S?

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If you bought an Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S console, then you might be considering whether or not to get Xbox Live Gold. You can check out this review from Seeking Tech to see if this subscription service is worth it for these gaming system.

Online Multiplayer

The biggest factor you should consider is online multiplayer. Xbox Live Gold is required if you want to play premium games with other players over the Internet.

While this is now common for console gaming with Nintendo Switch Online for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation Plus for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, this online paywall was first introduced by Microsoft with the original Xbox.

With that said, Microsoft recently amended the rules so that you are no longer required to be a member of Xbox Live Gold in order to play free-to-play games online. These titles include Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Warzone and Fortnite.

For games that aren’t free-to-play, however, you will need an active subscription to play with others over the internet.

Games with Gold

In 2013, Microsoft introduced the Games with Gold feature to Xbox Live Gold as a response to the monthly game offering of the PlayStation Plus.

With Games with Gold, you will gain full access to games you redeemed as long as you remain an active member of the service.

The only exception to this rule is Xbox 360 games as you can play any titles you previously redeemed from Xbox Live Gold without being currently subscribed. With that said, 360 titles are no longer a part of Games with Gold.

In the past, you can get as many as 4 games per month with this feature. However, that number has dropped to just two titles currently.

It is also important to note that, while Games with Gold would offer bigger named games in the past, this is no longer the case with the advent of Xbox Game Pass. Instead, the games being offered are lesser-known titles, especially when you compare what you get with the monthly game service on PlayStation Plus.

Deals with Gold

One last component you may want to take into account is Deals with Gold. With this feature, you can save some extra cash if you buy a lot of digital games from the Store App.

Some of the deals are either exclusive to Deals with Gold or offer an additional discount if you are a member of Xbox Live Gold.

What we like about Xbox Live Gold for Series X and S

The only real benefit for having Xbox Live Gold for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S is the Deals with Gold as you can get great discounts on eligible titles.

What we don’t like about Xbox Live Gold for Series X and S

We don’t like most about Xbox Live Gold in the online paywall, especially when you consider that the first-party Microsoft games don’t require you to pay for online if you are playing on PC. On the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, you need to pay a monthly fee to play the same titles over the internet unless it is free-to-play.

While Games with Gold can offer some hidden gems, it pales in comparison to what was offered from the same service in the past. The collection is also much weaker than what you get if you have a PlayStation Plus subscription on the PS4 and/or PS5.

Overall

While Xbox Live Gold offers multiple benefits, it is not really worth the price of admission unless you want to consistently play games that require the online paywall throughout your subscription length.

The Games with Gold service only feature a pair of smaller titles that you most likely won’t be interested in. While Deals with Gold can be great, it requires you to spend money on the Store App in order to take advantage of this benefit. Not to mention that a lot of games go on sale anyway without Xbox Live Gold.

For the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, Microsoft has been putting all of their efforts towards Xbox Game Pass. If you don’t mind the added costs, the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate tier comes with all the Xbox Live Gold benefits to go along with giving full access to hundreds of videogames you can play on your Xbox console. Not to mention that you also have hundreds of titles available through cloud streaming or PC as well.

So, while Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is more expensive than Xbox Live Gold, it is also a vastly superior value proposition.

How to disable time limits in Ghostwire Tokyo

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With Ghostwire Tokyo arriving on the PlayStation Plus service on PlayStation 5 as well as the Xbox Game Pass service on the PC, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X systems, many new players are jumping into this unique game.

This first-person action-adventure title contains some main and side missions that feature a time limit. If you don’t accomplish your tasks before the clock runs out, then you will need to start over.

If you would rather play these time constraint missions at your own leisure, then you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech to see how you can turn off time limits.

1. For the first step, you need to head over to the Options menu in Ghostwire Tokyo. You can do so from either the main menu or pause menu.

To bring up the pause menu while playing the game, you need to press the Options button on the DualSense controller if you are playing on the PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console.

For the Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X consoles, you need to press the Menu button on the Xbox Series controller.

2. From the Options menu, you should already be in the Game tab.

If you are in another tab instead, then you need to press the L1 and R1 buttons on PS5 or LB and RB buttons on Xbox to change to the appropriate tab.

3. From the Game tab, you need to move the cursor down to Disable Time Limits, which should show the following description:

“Disables the time limits for events that would normally have a clock ticking down. Does not apply to the timers in The Spider’s Thread mode.”

By default, this feature is turned off. To turn it on, you can use the directional pad or left analog stick to change it from “Off” to “On.”

4. Afterwards, press the circle or B button to exit the Options menu.

5. You should see a warning notification pop-up. Here, you need to select Yes to save the change you made to the Disable Time Limits setting.

6. You should no longer see any time limits when playing the main and side missions in Ghostwire Tokyo.

The only mode where you will still get a time constraint is The Spider’s Thread mode, which is a rogue-like gauntlet that contains 30 levels. You can simply avoid this optional mode once you unlock it after completing the second chapter in the campaign.

How to turn off Ghostwire Tokyo film grain, chromatic aberration and motion blur

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With the new Tokyo Spider’s Thread update to go along with the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S release of Ghostwire Tokyo, many players are now jumping into the unique first-person action-adventure game.

When you are playing this game, you may not like the look of the film grain, chromatic aberration and/or motion blur effects have on the in-game graphics.

To see how you can disable these features, you can take a look at tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first step, make sure you launch Ghostwire Tokyo on your PC, PS5, Series X or Series S system if you haven’t done so already.

2. From the main menu, you need to select Options.

If you are currently playing the game, then you can also head into settings from the pause menu. To pause the game, press the Options button on the DualSense or the Menu button on the Xbox Series Controller.

3. Inside the Options menu, you need to use the L1 and R1 buttons on the DualSense or LB and RB buttons on the Xbox Series Controller to change tabs until you get to Graphics.

4. From the Graphics tab, move the cursor down to Film Grain, which should have the following description:

  • “Adjust film grain effects. This setting will not be applied in certain scenes.”

By default, this visual feature is set to On. You can use the directional pad or left analog stick to set it to Off.

5. In the same tab, you can then move the cursor down to Chromatic Aberration, which contains the following description:

  • “Adjust chromatic aberration effects. This setting will not be applied in certain scenes.”

Once again, you can use the D-pad or left analog stick to change this setting from “On” to “Off.”

6. Last but not least, you should also find Motion Blur Quality in the Graphics tab with the following description:

  • “Adjust the quality of motion blur effects.”

By default, this setting is set to High. You can also use the directional pad or left analog stick to change it to Off, Low, Medium or Cinematic.

7. Once you are done disabling the film grain, chromatic aberration and/or motion blur effects, you need to press the circle or B button to back out of the Options menu.

8. You should then see a Warning screen asking if you want to save your changes. Here, you need to select Yes to apply the edits you made from the Options menu.