Ubisoft's name comes from “ubiquity”

A name built from “ubiquity” and software

“Ubiquity” means being present or available in many places. Ubisoft’s name pairs that idea with “soft,” a shorthand for software: it points to an ambition for the company’s programs to reach people broadly, rather than suggesting a particular game or genre.

An aspiration, not a literal description

When the founders chose the name, software did not arrive everywhere at the click of a button. Making a game widely available meant getting it onto different systems and into markets where players could buy it. The name expressed the reach they wanted their software to have; it did not mean every title would appear on every device.

That distinction still makes the name apt: “ubiquity” describes the intended reach, not a guarantee of universal availability. The ambition was already built into the company’s name before any individual game could carry it around the world.