Update: Ubisoft has confirmed the Uplay Passport, which the publisher says begins in the coming months and will be included “in many of Ubisoft’s popular core games.”
“Customers who’ve acquired a pre-owned game can purchase a new Uplay Passport online for $9.99 and automatically unlock the game’s online content and features,” Ubisoft said. “Starting with the upcoming Driver: San Francisco release, games featuring the new Uplay Passport will offer gamers exclusive bonus content plus access to online features.”
Original Story: Publisher Ubisoft is preparing to launch its own online pass initiative called Uplay Passport, according to a new report from Gamerzines.
While still unannounced officially by Ubisoft themselves, the report says the Uplay Passport will function similarly to EA’s Online Pass and Sony’s PSN Pass programs, where players will have to enter a one-time use code to unlock a game’s online features. The code will be included with new copies of each game, but must be purchased separately for buyers of used games.
The report says the first Ubisoft title to introduce the program is Driver: San Francisco. The publisher said in May 2010 it was looking carefully at what EA was doing with its Online Pass and will “probably follow that line at sometime” in the future.
Calls to Ubisoft for comment were not returned at this time.
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