The once unstoppable titan of the industry, known for such iconic game series as Assassin's Creed, Far Cryand Rainbow SixUbisoft has been struggling lately. Many of the company's biggest releases, from Star Wars: Outlaws to Skull and bonesdid not live up to the expectations of many. Even well received by critics Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown its development team was reportedly disbanded after it failed to perform profitably. With so many expected hits turning out to be flops, Ubisoft seems to be betting all its chips on its most popular franchise.
Assassin's Creed Ubisoft already has several games in development. This includes Assassin's Creed Shadows, Invincible, jade, Hexeand even by hearsay Black flag remake However, one recent rumor suggests that Ubisoft will increase the franchise's release schedule in the coming years to a potentially alarming pace.
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The perils of Ubisoft's new release plan
Insider Tom Henderson recently took to the Xbox Two Podcast to reveal some important information about Assassin's CreedFuture: Ubisoft is allegedly planning to release Assassin's Creed game “every six months or so for the next ten years”. Given the three-year gap between Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Assassin's Creed Mirageit's a pretty drastic change for the series.
Ubisoft's release strategy isn't necessarily surprising. Despite the decline in popularity and profitability of the company, Assassin's Creed IP continues to be gold. The Assassin's Creed Mirage maybe it wasn't the spin-off that set the world on fire, but the main line Assassin's Creed the records have sold a total of 200 million copies. This number of seats Assassin's Creed among the best-selling video game franchises of all time. It's clear that Ubisoft is trying to capitalize on its most successful franchise, but this could run the series into the ground again.
Assassin's Creed annual releases in the past
Following success Assassin's Creed 2 in 2009, Ubisoft made the series a high priority. From Assassin's Creed 2 until 2015 Assassin's Creed SyndicateUbisoft released a new Assassin's Creed game every year. The company even tried to release two records on the same day Assassin's Creed Unity and Assassin's Creed Rogue in 2014.
This frequency helped contribute to the aforementioned 200 million copies sold, and it has grown dramatically Assassin's Creedname recognition, but it had long-term consequences. The annual releases accelerated series burnout among players, many of whom lacked the time, money, or desire to keep up with the constant influx Assassin's Creed content Such a release schedule also had a negative impact on the quality of the series. With only a year between game launches, the development teams didn't have enough time to refine the narrative and polish the gameplay; this crunch was most noticeable in the Assassin's Creed Unityerrors and frame rate issues at startup.
Ubisoft still tried to promote annual releases, but UnityThe setbacks led to a slow start to sales Assassin's Creed Syndicate. This forced Ubisoft to go back to the drawing board and completely rethink their approach to the series. Assassin's Creed stopped releasing entries every year and switched to a trendier — and easier to monetize — RPG system with Assassin's Creed Origins in 2017.
A new direction that Ubisoft has recently chosen Assassin's Creed games — including future ones Assassin's Creed Shadows — has been relatively successful, even if some longtime fans have a hard time recognizing the series in its current state. This makes it all the more surprising that Ubisoft is allegedly not only repeating its past mistakes, but doubling down on them. If Ubisoft is struggling to release one Assassin's Creed games a year, there's reason to doubt that it can maintain a respectable level of quality or keep players engaged by releasing Assassin's Creed game every six months.
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- Released
- February 14, 2025
- Engine
- AnvilNext
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ // Blood and gore, violent violence, language
- Optimized X|S
- yes
