Steam vs. Uplay: The valve's "Steam" to
Steam was developed by Valve, the minds behind Hit Games such as Half-life, Portal and DotA 2, and was originally just a multi-game platform. It has developed over the years, but then a gigantic platform.
- Steam is the veteran among the Download is platforms and offers more games than any competitor; this is a mixture of almost all of the major AAA titles and countless Indie titles.
- The service is also very popular, as regularly – and increasingly – a week long discount promotions with large Community Events to run. During this time, even the big titles are often reduced massively. Many games are there temporarily for a Euro or less.
- At the same time the Steam acts for many game manufacturers, as copy protection, since the games are registered on the accounts. At least the Download-games can now be returned.
- Steam is also a social network that offers many Games in their own forums, often together with the developers – as well as groups, Chats, player profiles and many more typical characteristics.
- Especially the masses of Achievements that can be collected, and the relatively young collector's cards happen to be great popularity.
- On Steam Greenlight Steam with choose User myself, what Indie games will be offered in the future on the platform and interact so directly with the developers.
- In addition, Valve is working on it, more and more games via the Steam Client for Mac OS and Linux.
- Steam games using Big Picture mode and stream-to-own and other television bring.
- Ubisoft games are also on Steam, however, must be started to Play in addition to Steam then UPlay.
- However, the reputation of Steam's customer service is rather poor. The answers often need long, are not always helpful and customer-friendliness as the refund option had to be sued.
Uplay vs Steam
Uplay and Steam in the comparison: Ubisoft's in-house brand
Uplay comes from Ubisoft, especially for brands such as Assassin's Creed is known. It is part of the new wave Download/DRM-platforms and serves since then as Ubisoft's own market.
- Also in Uplay you should buy in addition to the Ubisoft own Play foreign titles. However, the selection is still small, albeit growing.
- Uplay is used for all Ubisoft games copy protection, and also on the various consoles. For this you need only one account.
- The Ubisoft DRM was a long time in the criticism, because he was considered too invasive. This has been improved in the meantime.
- In the same breath, Ubisoft has also demands that players are always online, to play what has been particularly acute due to massive server problems, the publication of new Hype games for displeasure. Also this should not happen in the future.
- Uplay offers less Community and convenience features as Steam does, but has a reduced Achievement System.
- Unlike in the case of Steam can be purchased with Uplay Achievements, or more precisely, the points that bring these things in the Uplay Shop.
- Also Ubisoft's Support does not impresses with its quality.
Uplay vs. Steam: conclusion
- Steam is more extensive than Uplay in almost all respects, even if the platform could learn the little things from Uplay about the dealing with Achievements.
- If you don't have to play only, or almost only, Ubisoft and Uplay to install and mostly run, is not worth the platform as a Steam replacement.
- The offers of the new Input about Greenlight and the far larger and more complex Community points for Steam. But it's worth it to keep Uplay in the eye.
- Since both platforms are free, it can harm but not to test them both times.
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