Microsoft, Ubisoft Extend 13 Xbox Games to PC by Aug. 4 as DLC Carries Over

Q: Will Microsoft’s rumored disc-to-digital feature eventually allow physical game owners to claim Ubisoft's new free PC cross-entitlement?

Not yet, and there is no public confirmation that it will. Ubisoft’s new free PC cross-entitlement is explicitly limited to owners of the **digital Xbox console version** of selected games. Ubisoft’s announcement says buyers of eligible **digital** Xbox games get the PC version through Ubisoft Connect, and existing digital owners are being added in the rollout through August 4. Nothing in Ubisoft’s wording includes disc owners. Microsoft’s rumored Disc2Digital feature could change that indirectly, but only if two things happen: Microsoft actually launches the feature as reported, and Ubisoft/Microsoft decide that a converted disc license counts the same as a normal digital store entitlement for this Ubisoft program. That has not been announced. The reporting on Disc2Digital suggests it would grant a digital entitlement similar to a Microsoft Store purchase for supported Xbox One and Series X discs, with the license tied to the disc. Reports also say Play Anywhere and cloud-streaming benefits could attach where applicable. But Ubisoft’s PC offer is not a general Xbox feature like Play Anywhere; it is a specific Ubisoft-Xbox entitlement program delivered through Ubisoft Connect. So the likely answer is that physical owners cannot claim the free Ubisoft PC version today, and whether they eventually can depends on policy decisions that neither company has disclosed. Until Microsoft and Ubisoft say converted disc licenses qualify, disc owners should assume they do **not**.

3 articles · Updated · digitalfoundry.net · Jul 28

13 Ubisoft titles owned digitally on Xbox will appear on PC through Ubisoft Connect by Aug. 4 once players link their Xbox and Ubisoft accounts; new purchases should unlock immediately.
DLC generally transfers with those games, but consumables such as in-game currency stay tied to one platform, and save transfers work only for selected titles that support cross-progression.
The lineup includes Assassin's Creed Mirage and Valhalla, Far Cry 6, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Rainbow Six Siege and Watch Dogs Legion, but newer Assassin's Creed releases such as Shadows are excluded.
The promotion runs one way only: Ubisoft Connect purchases do not unlock matching Xbox versions, underscoring Microsoft's push to broaden Xbox game access onto PC rather than full two-way ownership.