As reports about a State of Play showcase slated for later this week heat up, one of the questions about the event has been whether we will finally see an official unveiling of the much-rumored Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake. Industry insider Shinobi602, in a pair of posts on ResetEra, has noted that the title won’t be there. However, they also believe that Ubisoft has set a reveal and release date for the remake, and that it is “not too far off”.
When asked by another forum poster why Ubisoft might be “holding the Black Flag remake back” and whether the game is ready, Shinobi602 responded by posting that they “wouldn’t say they’re ‘holding it back’. There’s a reveal and release set, it’s just not time yet. Not too far off.”
The start of the year has seen plenty of rumors about the Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake, with a noteworthy one surrounding a supposed figurine based on the upcoming title being spotted on an online marketplace. The figurine was of protagonist Edward Kenway seated on the ship’s helm, with a black flag sporting the game’s logo swaying behind him. While not too many details could be ascertained from this figurine, Ubisoft decided to get in on it with a joke.
In a wordless response on social media, the Assassin’s Creed account posted a joke image of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas protagonist CJ at the start of the game saying “Ah, s***, here we go again.”
The remake is reportedly titled Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, and was rumored to be originally slated for a March 19 release. However, plans have seemingly changed since then, with recent reports indicating that it has been delayed to 2027.
As for the upcoming State of Play, Sony hasn’t officially confirmed it so far, but it is expected to take place on February 12. The date was revealed thanks to an errant retweet by senior product development director Mihir Sheth of last year’s State of Play announcement. While this is still far from a confirmation, Sheth could have retweeted the post believing it to be part of the marketing for the upcoming showcase.
In the meantime, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach director Hideo Kojima has also returned to the editing bay. While he hasn’t offered any further details beyond noting that this is the first time he is editing a video in 8 months, the timing of his post indicates that he is working on some sort of trailer for the State of Play event.
Since Kojima has previously said that he isn’t interested in working on DLC for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, preferring instead to release smaller updates for the game, the trailer might be an official announcement for the PC port. Such a port coming out a full year after the original release would fall in line with the original Death Stranding as well, which came out on PS4 in 2019, before eventually making the jump to PC in 2020.
