Ubisoft's recent statement about dropping the mandatory launch of Ubisoft Connect for Steam games sounds promising, but in reality, they've made some subtle changes behind the scenes. The first game to adopt the new system is Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, through which we will see the truth behind this "cancellation."
When launching The Lost Crown, the full launcher window does not appear, and Ubisoft Connect does not show up in the system tray. The game starts faster, seemingly no longer relying on a separate application. However, completely摆脱ing Connect has not been achieved. According to players, numerous Ubisoft Core processes still run in the background. In one test, they consumed about 700 MB of RAM. Another user reported around 200 MB, meaning memory usage may vary depending on the system and installation status.
Interestingly, when players tried to uninstall Ubisoft Connect, they found that Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown would not launch and would display an error. In other words, the new service has not completely replaced Connect; instead, it seems to have hidden its operation from users. That said, Ubisoft has indeed made the system less annoying: the separate launcher window no longer interferes with startup, and login and synchronization happen almost unnoticed.
Therefore, the high-profile announcement about abandoning the mandatory use of Ubisoft Connect should be viewed with some reservation. The launcher no longer appears on screen, but its components are still running in the background. The result is more like an invisible Ubisoft Connect rather than a true and complete abandonment of it.