License Assassin's Creed has obviously not said its last word! After a Valhalla which seems to conclude the trilogy initiated with Origins, the Ubisoft teams are working on an opus that could change the face of the franchise. Here's what we know about this upcoming episode.
If concrete details are sorely lacking about it, Assassin's Creed Infinity (which is actually a code name) was made official by the Spanish publisher in July 2021. However, it is already certain that this new game will opt for a fairly different from its predecessors.
A rather surprising format
The first hallway noises about Assassin's Creed Infinity are surprising. And if Ubisoft remained evasive on this subject, Bloomberg had explained in particular that the project would be similar to an evolving platform rather than a traditional game. Thus, by going through this kind of hub, players could be able to access different games each with a distinct era or even aesthetics.
Thus, Infinity would not offer us one but several historical contexts. On the other hand, Ubisoft also said that many elements from previous games will be present in this one. The content itself should therefore not differ too much, but the publisher promises an innovative experience in many aspects. However, the vagueness remains total at the purely screenplay level…
A game-service that leaves doubts
Still according to rumors not confirmed by Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed Infinity would take a live service turn (and therefore fully connected). Like Destiny or GTA Online, developers could then add content over several years without the need to release a full-fledged game in the conventional way. We can imagine that it will be more extensions deployed regularly.
But to reassure fans, Ubisoft hastened to clarify a specific point: Assassin's Creed Infinity will not be free-to-play like Fortnite. The editor prefers to press on “the narrative elements” which will litter the title. For now, we don't know anything about the Connected Dimension and how it will materialize in-game.
A colossal project at Ubisoft
For this extremely ambitious opus, the publisher has chosen to mobilize the two emblematic studios which have been involved in the saga for so many years. Indeed, Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Quebec will collaborate throughout the development. At the maneuver, we find Marc-Alexis Côté who became executive producer on the series as a whole.
As for the inter-studio collaboration, it will be orchestrated by Julien Laferrière. In addition, the creative direction will also be carried out jointly between the two teams via the expertise of Jonathan Dumont and Clint Hocking. The alternation that seemed set in stone for many years after each new game is no longer relevant with this Assassin's Creed Infinity.
A distant exit?
If a new game was released every year from 2009 to 2015, Ubisoft then slowed the pace by offering "only" three new episodes between 2017 and 2020. The latest title, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, continues to enjoy support post -unprecedented launch. Whether via free updates or other paid extensions, the Spanish firm wants to support the game for a few more months.
Nothing could be more normal since this dear Assassin's Creed Infinity is just beginning its development. Its launch should not take place before 2024 at best. Will the saga remain dormant for all these years? It's hard to say for the moment… Anyway, Ubisoft will probably not talk about this project again in the near future. A launch reserved exclusively for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC seems more than likely.
