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It feels like it's been a rough period for Ubisoft over the past few years, but the company will be extremely happy with the results of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, which has already exceeded sales expectations for all of 2026!
The game has sold 3.5 million copies across all platforms since it launched in early July, which is actually better than what Ubisoft had planned for the entire year. A press release today referred to it as a "strong" launch:
Strong launch of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced in July, achieving 84 on OpenCritic and Metacritic, with 3.5 million copies sold-in to date, exceeding annual expectations within its first 14 days.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot also had a lot of praise for Black Flag Resynced in a follow-up statement:
"The strong launch of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced in early July by Vantage Studios is an encouraging proof point. The game is the highest-rated Assassin's Creed title since the original Black Flag, and we are very pleased with the praise it received from players. Two weeks in, the title has already exceeded the annual expectations we had. I would like to warmly thank the teams whose talent and dedication brought it to life. This launch illustrates the enduring appeal of the Assassin’s Creed brand, as well as the early benefits of our ongoing transformation and commitment to delivering very high-quality experiences."
Looking at the "Top Paid" Xbox charts right now on the Microsoft Store, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is sitting pretty in first place, and the Deluxe Edition is also really high up in sixth place. Very impressive stuff!
This likely indicates that Ubisoft will be focusing on more remasters / remakes for their classic games in the future, which is something that Xbox has clearly been looking at doing as well. Publishers will go where the demand is, and based on the success of Black Flag Resynced, it indicates there's plenty of interest in revisiting these old classics.
If you didn't get a chance to vote on our polls about Black Flag earlier in the month, we'll throw them down below again for you now. Feel free to elaborate on your thoughts about the game in the comments below too!