Assassin's Creed Infinity Has to Tread Microtransactions Carefully
It appears that Assassin's Creed has a busy calendar ahead. Reports claim that Assassin's Creed Rift is on the way, a game that began as anAssassin's Creed Valhalla DLC but eventually grew into a standalone title to fill up Ubisoft's thin release schedule. Gamers can also expect Assassin's Creed Infinity, which is a live service Assassin's Creed entry. Rather than being a single game, it will be the bedrock of future releases from the franchise. Ubisoft has confirmed that the game is in development, though only slivers of information have been released, making it difficult to fully understand what the studio is working on.
Assassin's Creed Infinity is a noteworthy development in the story of the Assassin's Creed franchise, as it implies that the future of the franchise is a live service approach. If this is the case, microtransactions will likely be a permanent fixture in the series. Ubisoft should handle this carefully because while microtransactions are not inherently bad, they can easily be botched, leading to disgruntled gamers and permanently sullied franchises.
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Ubisoft announced Assassin's Creed Infinity in 2021, revealing that it will be a massive, cross-studio project led by series veterans such as Marc-Alexis Côté, who is one of the founding members of Ubisoft Quebec, and Julien Laferrière, who has worked on the series since its beginnings in 2007. The overall aim, Ubisoft explains, is to offer a more integrated experience both at the development level by drawing from talent from all its studios, and at the consumer level by doing away with the old release strategy of passing «the baton from game to game.»
The announcement was effective
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