{"id":135823,"date":"2026-01-27T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-196731"},"modified":"2026-01-27T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:30:00","slug":"ubisoft-increases-just-dance-subscription-prices-in-the-wake-of-restructuring-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/27\/ubisoft-increases-just-dance-subscription-prices-in-the-wake-of-restructuring-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft Increases &#8216;Just Dance&#8217; Subscription Prices In The Wake Of Restructuring &amp; Cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/75eeb602fd14e\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/75eeb602fd14e\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/75eeb602fd14e\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"hb0soZZdV88\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hb0soZZdV88?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Just a week after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/01\/ubisoft-cancels-6-games-in-major-organisation-restructure\">Ubisoft announced<\/a> it was making a huge amount of cuts and cancellations in order to aid efficiency and corporate restructuring, the French studio has confirmed it will be increasing the price of <strong>Just Dance+<\/strong> subscriptions from <strong>April 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The streaming service, which launched back in November 2022, can be used in-game from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/just_dance_2023_edition\">Just Dance 2023 Edition<\/a> onward, and gives you access to even more songs from the series&#8217; back-catalogue.<\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;ll come at a steeper cost from, with monthly prices rising by <strong>$1<\/strong> a month, 3-month passes going up <strong>$3<\/strong>, and a year&#8217;s pass costing an extra <strong>$5<\/strong>. Here&#8217;s a rundown of the before and after:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 Month Pass: $<strong>4.99<\/strong> <strong>\/ 4,99\u20ac<\/strong> (previously $3.99 \/ 3,99\u20ac)<\/li>\n<li>3 Month Pass: $<strong>12.99<\/strong> <strong>\/ 12,99\u20ac<\/strong> (previously $9.99 \/ 9,99\u20ac)<\/li>\n<li>12 Month Pass: $<strong>29.99<\/strong> <strong>\/ 29,99\u20ac<\/strong> (previously $24.99 \/ 24,99\u20ac)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sure, new content is coming in the form of more songs, some of which are available from today, including &#8216;Walking on Sunshine&#8217; by Katrina &amp; The Waves, &#8216;Toxic&#8217; by Britney Spears, and &#8216;Dynamite&#8217; by BTS. A second batch lands on 10th February 2026.<\/p>\n<p>But the timing isn&#8217;t great timing, especially in the aftermath <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/01\/ubisoft-cancels-6-games-in-major-organisation-restructure\">of last week&#8217;s news<\/a>, which saw six games \u2014 including the long-in-development <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/01\/prince-of-persia-team-behind-cancelled-sands-of-time-remake-shares-final-message\">Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake<\/a> \u2014 get cancelled, studios get closed down, and restructuring at various offices. All in aid of a live-service push, specialisations, and investments in generative AI.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/01\/surprise-rayman-30th-anniversary-edition-has-been-rated\">Rayman 30th Anniversary rating has appeared<\/a> (which is potentially being handled by Atari), but it doesn&#8217;t look rosy. According to <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/ubisoft-follows-last-weeks-game-cancelations-and-studio-closures-with-a-proposed-reduction-of-200-more-jobs-at-its-paris-headquarters\">IGN<\/a>, the Paris headquarters are looking at a cost-reduction initiative, including a voluntary redundancy process, with French union Solidaires Informatique reportedly planning more action following a call to strike last week (via <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/anger-and-despair-reigning-supreme-at-ubisoft-following-restructuring-plan-says-union\">GamesIndustry.biz<\/a>).<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Are you a Just Dance+ subscriber? Will you be sticking with the service following the price increase in April? let us know in the comments<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:196478,187107 @ 1769555729 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] Just a week after Ubisoft announced it was making a huge amount of cuts and cancellations in order to aid efficiency and corporate restructuring, the French studio has confirmed it will be increasing the price of Just Dance+ subscriptions from April 2026. 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