Ubisoft announces playstest platform The Player Council

GamesIndustry.biz reports that Ubisoft has soft-launched The Player Council, a new playtest platform built around Ubisoft Connect and the Games2Gether community. It lets selected players try early concepts, prototypes, and live PC experiences, then feed feedback directly back to the teams working on them.

The initial lineup includes four projects: the multiplayer Codename Split Point, the single-player strategy Codename Rook, plus live games Riders Republic and Atomega. Ubisoft says Atomega is due to receive its first update in nine years, which makes the platform a practical way to test new ideas before committing to larger content plans.

Players can register for free, but access is NDA-bound and application-based. Ubisoft is also using tiered access — Member, Insider, and Shaper — to gate more sensitive projects and earlier content, with participation unlocking additional opportunities over time.

Two more co-op projects, Codename Decagon and Codename Harlequin, are slated to join later this year. The move fits Ubisoft’s broader push toward a more selective release model and heavier reliance on back-catalogue and live services, so the company is clearly trying to tighten the loop between community feedback, iteration, and monetizable long-tail content.