You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here
Development on Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag is being led on current-generation consoles – despite the game also making an appearance on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
In a discussion with Polygon about Assassin’s Creed 4’s “master version,” lead designer Jean-Sebastien Decant revealed that “the technology goal we had [for AC4] was for the current-gen.”
“You need to finish one and make sure that it’s clean before you can then finish the others.”
Decant’s comments suggest that Ubisoft Montreal chose to up-port the current-gen versions of Assassin’s Creed 4 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, rather than scale down a more advanced version.
The decision to target current-gen consoles first is also the reason for the PC version’s delay, Decant claims.
“It all depends on what is the master version,” Decant said. “If for instance, the [Xbox 360] version was the master version, or the PlayStation 3 version was the master version, then we’d need a little bit more time to adapt it for the PC. But we need to finish that other version first.”
It isn’t yet clear why the Wii U version has been delayed, however.
Ubisoft released a video highlighting the differences between the current and next-gen versions last month.
As well as including an advanced weather system, the next-gen game also includes an enhanced sea engine and improved foliage.
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag launches on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on November 1, with the PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Wii U versions following in November 22.
Source: polygon.com
About the Author
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
- Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Genre(s): Action
