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Well, that escalated fast. Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced dropped on July 9 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, and within twelve hours it had already pulled a peak of 99,451 players on Steam. That is the biggest launch Ubisoft has ever had on the platform. Not bad for a remake of a game that turned thirteen this year.
The reviews backed it up too. Resynced sits at 84 on Metacritic, right in line with where the original landed back in 2013 and comfortably the best score the series has managed since. Critics who went in expecting a lazy coat of paint came out surprised. This is a proper rework, not a resolution bump.
So why is everyone arguing?
Because Ubisoft being Ubisoft, they bolted a cash shop onto it. A "faithful" remake of a beloved single player pirate adventure now ships with paid cosmetics and weekly challenges, and a chunk of the playerbase is not thrilled about buying skins for a game they already paid full price for. You can hear the collective sigh from here.
There is a nastier catch too. Players have reported a bug that can wipe hours of save data, which is about the worst thing that can happen to you fifteen hours into hunting Templars across the Caribbean. Ubisoft says a fix is on the way. Maybe hold off on that marathon session until it lands.
Great game, grim timing
Here is the part that stings. Ubisoft Barcelona, one of the studios behind Resynced, reportedly laid off 51 people right around launch. Record player counts, glowing reviews, and pink slips in the same week. It is a rough look, and a reminder that a hit on the charts does not always translate to job security for the folks who built it.
If you have got a PS5 Pro, by the way, that is the version to grab. It runs the ray traced visuals at a locked 60fps, and Black Flag's water has never looked this good. Sailing the Jackdaw into a storm at sunset genuinely holds up.
So, tempting comeback or another Ubisoft cautionary tale? Are you setting sail again, or waiting for the save bug patch first? Drop it in the comments, we want to hear it.
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