Next Assassin's Creed Game Could Come Later Than Expected

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Ubisoft has regularly been releasing new Assassin's Creed games since the first one launched in 2007, with the franchise showing no signs of slowing down. The last major Assassin's Creed release was Assassin's Creed Valhalla in 2020, with reports indicating that the next game in the series will likely launch later this year. However, new information suggests that the next Assassin's Creed game, codenamed Assassin's Creed Rift, may actually come in early 2023 instead.

This is according to Colin Moriarty of the Sacred Symbols podcast, known for his insider information and breaking news on PlayStation games. While Moriarty is primarily known for his PlayStation scoops, his sources tell him that the next Assassin's Creed game may actually launch in the first two months of 2023 instead of late 2022 as others have reported. Ubisoft made no mention of the rumored Assassin's Creed Rift during its latest investors call, so there may be something to this.

Assassin's Creed 3 Originally Had a Much Different Ending

Then again, it's also possible the Ubisoft conference call made no mention of Assassin's Creed Rift because the game has not been officially announced. At the time of this writing, all Assassin's Creed fans know is coming for sure is the live-service Assassin's Creed Infinity, though that's not expected to launch for quite some time.

As for Assassin's Creed Rift, rumors suggest that it may actually return the franchise back to its roots. The latest Assassin's Creed installments have shifted away from the series' original stealth gameplay to be massive, open world action-adventure RPGs instead. If the reports about Assassin's Creed Rift are to be believed, the game will be much smaller in scale than games like Odyssey and