Assassin’s Creed Mirage will not make you pay to block ads

pcgamesn.com:

Ubisoft has confirmed that no, Assassin’s Creed Mirage will not have microtransaction features like a subscription model or upgrades to block ads, but that it will contain cosmetic packs for purchase. With the Assassin’s Creed Mirage release date around the corner, the stealth game is continuing to appear in regional ratings, which has seen Ubisoft address talk of microtransactions in Assassin’s Creed Mirage‘s full release.

After confusion around a German rating for Assassin’s Creed Mirage had many thinking the game would have an extensive suite of microtransactions, a Ubisoft spokesperson has outlined what to expect in the full game. This is the second time a rating description has been confused, after the Assassin’s Creed Mirage “real gambling” note.

“We wanted to bring some clarifications following the rating for Assassin’s Creed Mirage in Germany,” Ubisoft’s ‘UbiWaldo’ says.

“The game does not include any dedicated subscription model, and does not feature any form of advertising beyond the traditional in-game news offering information about AC Mirage and the AC franchise,” says a Ubisoft spokesperson on Discord.

“Some optional cosmetic bundles will be purchasable directly on first party stores at launch – but we will share more in the weeks to come!”

We know at the very least then that character cosmetics will be in Assassin’s Creed Mirage, but translations of the German rating that mention subscriptions and upgrades, which apparently disable advertising, appear to have been misinterpreted.

After taking a look at and translating the rating ourselves, it’s clear that it doesn’t actually say Mirage will include a subscription model and upgrades to block ads, but instead that these are the types of in-game