Ubisoft answers our prayers of "a simpler launch experience on Steam" by axing its own PC launcher, starting with Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
"...an initial step toward a smoother and more streamlined launch experience"
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is a action-platformer that arrived in January 2024 across console and PC platforms. The game's most recent development news concerns its PC distribution strategy - Ubisoft has moved to eliminate its proprietary launcher for the title's Steam release, part of a broader effort to simplify the PC release experience. The company framed the change as an initial step toward a more streamlined launch process, suggesting the publisher is responding to ongoing player feedback about launcher friction on PC.
"...an initial step toward a smoother and more streamlined launch experience"