There is a lot of expectation in the gamer community for Assassin’s creed infinity, the new proposal of Ubisoft. The company confirmed in July that the game is already in development, and referred to it again during its second quarter 2021 earnings presentation to investors. Undoubtedly, the striking fact is that the company confirmed that the title will not be free, ruining one of the strongest speculations of the last year.
It is worth noting that this rumor had been fed by Ubisoft itself, which in May reported that he planned to change his strategy to launch games free to play based on its main franchises. Also, when it was announced Assassin’s creed infinity, reports emerged that it would be a game as a service, in the style of Fornite and GTA Online. However, now it seems that the direction of this title could be different.
“It will not be a free game, and it will have a lot of narrative elements. It will be very innovative, but it will have what players already know from all the games of Assassin’s creed, all the elements that they love from the beginning. It’s going to be a huge game, but with many elements that already exist in the games we published in the past, “he said. Yves guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft.
‘Assassin’s Creed Infinity’, between expectation and controversy
Beyond the manager’s statements, very little is still known regarding Assassin’s creed infinity. In addition, the head of finance of the study, Frédérick Duguet, indicated that it is still in a very early stage of development; and although the deadlines have not been made public, the rumors of the last months they aim to see it only in 2024.
As for the premise of this development, the transcended point to a proposal completely online. It could cover different historical periods, evolving between them according to the passage of time.
Among the few accurate data from Assassin’s creed infinity, it is known that the development It is carried out jointly by Ubisoft studios in Quebec and Montreal. The company made this decision for the offices to sign peace, taking into account the escalating rivalry between the two.
But in addition, the development of the game would have been affected by the complaints of racism, sexism and sexual harassment that were known during 2020. In fact, the departure of several employees due to this issue would have impacted on the deadlines of several projects, among them Assassin’s creed infinity.