--- title: Ubisoft's Black Flag remake is a symptom, not a strategy description: Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is a well-received remake arriving 13 years after the original, but its existence reflects the publisher's dire... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-s-black-flag-remake-is-a-symptom-not-a-strategy-verfszimd twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ubisoft's Black Flag remake is a symptom, not a strategy | daily.dev og:description: Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is a well-received remake arriving 13 years after the original, but its existence reflects the publisher's dire... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-s-black-flag-remake-is-a-symptom-not-a-strategy-verfszimd og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/VerfSZiMD.png og:image:alt: Ubisoft's Black Flag remake is a symptom, not a strategy og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ubisoft's Black Flag remake is a symptom, not a strategy **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 67 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is a well-received remake arriving 13 years after the original, but its existence reflects the publisher's dire financial situation rather than a coherent creative strategy. After cancelling six games, closing studios, and delaying seven others in 2026, Ubisoft turned to its most beloved franchise entry as a safe revenue source. The remake trend across the industry is driven by the brutal economics of AAA development — new games take nearly a decade to build, so studios monetise back catalogues to fill gaps. Black Flag Resynced brings visual upgrades and some design changes, though not all are improvements. Priced at £50 — below GTA VI and Mario Kart — it signals Ubisoft treats remakes as catalogue revenue, not flagship releases. The broader point: a company that cancels six games and remakes a seventh is bridging a gap, not executing a strategy. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@pwitham** · 8 upvotes > The cost of making a AAA game is the fault of companies IMO. They made them that expensive to make by earning huge profits and then over spending and pushing out less that great games and DLC's. > > > Indie games are beating these companies in many instances at a fraction of the cost which shows it's not the amount spent and money hungry revenue driven development, it's the passion put in and creativity that players appreciate. **@earendil** · 1 upvotes > News sites should stop using AI to write their articles. Using them to grammer check is fine, but to write whole articles like this (even if the spirit of the article is good) is disgusting. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Ubisoft expects "superior financial performance" from Black Flag remake, but won't increase guidance due to "strong competitive lineup"](https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-expects-superior-financial-performance-from-black-flag-remake-but-won-t-increase-guidance-y0inxuw6i) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Launches This July With Upgrades](https://daily.dev/posts/assassin-s-creed-black-flag-resynced-launches-this-july-with-upgrades-is6erpxca) · 80 LEVEL · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news), [#gaming](https://daily.dev/tags/gaming) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-s-black-flag-remake-is-a-symptom-not-a-strategy-verfszimd) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Ubisoft's Black Flag remake is a symptom, not a strategy","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-s-black-flag-remake-is-a-symptom-not-a-strategy-verfszimd","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-s-black-flag-remake-is-a-symptom-not-a-strategy-verfszimd"},"datePublished":"2026-07-12T16:05:06.162Z","dateModified":"2026-07-13T04:17:27.427Z","description":"Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is a well-received remake arriving 13 years after the original, but its existence reflects the publisher's dire...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/43206dacfd8ace27537fbaa8c66879b1?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/43206dacfd8ace27537fbaa8c66879b1?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":2,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-s-black-flag-remake-is-a-symptom-not-a-strategy-verfszimd","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":67},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}],"keywords":"tech-news,gaming","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Ubisoft's Black Flag remake is a symptom, not a strategy"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-s-black-flag-remake-is-a-symptom-not-a-strategy-verfszimd","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"The cost of making a AAA game is the fault of companies IMO. 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