With ‘Just Dance 2023 Edition,’ Ubisoft evolves franchise into a on-demand platform

Players should expect more songs as creative director Matthew Tomkinson said the game will evolve throughout the year, and Ubisoft will provide regular updates with new modes, songs and themed seasons for years to come. — Ubisoft/TNS

It’s not enough for games to just come out anymore. They have to become services, living places of play that evolve over time. Just Dance 2023 Edition is headed in this direction with the biggest change to the formula in years.

Ubisoft is billing this iteration as a new era that finally turns what it calls “the No. 1 music video game franchise of all time” into a dance-on-demand platform. One of the keys to that new vision is the online multiplayer, a feature that fans have been asking for. Just Dance 2023 Edition will let players join up with up to five of their friends for competition in Online Groups.