A new Assassin's Creed could be one of the first major releases on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, according to new rumours. We already knew that Ubisoft planned to release five AAA games between April 2020 and March 2021, and all of these new titles will enjoy next-gen support. So far, Ubisoft has officially released three of these games: Gods and Monsters, Watch Dogs: Legion, and Rainbow Six Quarantine. However, the other two games have remained a mystery. But we finally get to know what they might be, thanks to Kotaku's Jason Schreier, who claims that the two mystery games will be a new Assassin's Creed and a new Far Cry. Check out his tweet below:
Anyone holding out hope for Splinter Cell will once again be disappointed. We're sorry! (It's AC and Far Cry.) https://t.co/7hKDV3y5QS6 February 2020 While rumors are also worth treating with skepticism, Schreier is very reliable when it comes to industry news.
We are quite convinced
(Image credit: Ubisoft) It was all but guaranteed that Ubisoft would release new installments for two of its biggest franchises on next-gen consoles. And it's not really surprising that it could be so early in the console's life cycle, given that it's been two years since the release of Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Far Cry 5 - making it peak time for new additions to both series. . We know that all five of Ubisoft's AAA games (probably including Far Cry and Assassin's Creed) will release between April 2020 and March 2021, with all games benefiting from next-gen support. This means that some, if not all, of these games will be multi-generation titles, working with current and future consoles. It's unlikely they'll all be released by the end of this year, to coincide with the console release: Far Cry and Assassin's Creed games are typically released months apart (with the exception of Far Cry 3 and Assassin's Creed 3 in 2012), which makes sense given that they are both long-standing open world series from the same publisher. In any case, they will probably be among the first major games on PS5 and Xbox Series X.