What release format did Just Dance 2023 Edition introduce for the series?

Just Dance 2023 Edition introduced a live-service release format for the series.

Rather than treating each annual game as a completely separate platform, Ubisoft designed 2023 Edition as the foundation for an ongoing Just Dance hub. New songs, features, and other content could be delivered through online updates and annual song packs. This represented a major change from the traditional yearly boxed-release model.

The game launched on November 22, 2022, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. Its interface was redesigned around a streaming-service-style hub, and the subscription service Just Dance+ launched alongside it. Just Dance+ is related to the live-service model but is not the same thing as the release format itself.

A common mix-up is calling the game “subscription-only.” Players could access the core edition without subscribing to Just Dance+, while the subscription provided a larger rotating library. The live-service approach also allowed later annual editions to function as content additions within the broader ecosystem.