Examiner sources said to be familiar with these upcoming projects, one is being developed for the next gen consoles, while the other is being developed for PS3 and Xbox 360.
There is really no mention in the report of how PC and Wii U fit into these projects, which also claims that the franchise “is under a massive re-scope”.
When approached yesterday about the claims made in the report, a spokesperson for Ubisoft told CVG the company doesn’t comment on rumours or speculation.
Sometime in November, Ubisoft senior vice president of sales and marketing Tony Key said that the need to cater to the large Xbox 360 and PS3 installed bases had held back the Xbox One and PS4 version of Assassin’s Creed 4. Explaining why he believes many console launch games are underwhelming, the executive said:
“Right now, all publishers are transitioning their development resources. For a game like Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, most of the sales are still going to be on current generation platforms. We can’t make a version for PlayStation 4 or Xbox One that’s so wildly different that we can’t market them together.”
“So, for now, developers and designers are focused on making a game that works really well on all of the systems – but as we transition resources to the next gen, it’s going to be more difficult to do that because the power of these machines is going to allow so much more creativity.”
Source: Tom Ivan
