Assassin's Creed Syndicate, the next installment in Ubisoft's long-standing action-adventure franchise, will release on PC worldwide on November 19. That's less than a month after the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game will release.
Ubisoft explained the reasoning behind the delayed release, claiming the slight delay is to "ensure PC players get the most stable, optimized version of the game on day one."
“We have introduced several new improvements to our production pipeline and validation process, which allowed us to focus on polishing, stabilizing and optimizing the PC version very early on in the project,” explained Ubisoft Kiev Studio Production Manager Sam Kovalev. “This has been one of the top priorities for the production team this year.”
“The additional four weeks are for us to really bear down and finalize all of the polish and optimization, to make sure the game and all of its systems are stable when it launches, so it runs smoothly for all players starting on day one,” he added.
Ubisoft is still working to finalize the PC requirements, but did reveal that there will be "no locks on teh game as far as framerate and resolution goes." The recommended system requirements will target 1080p and 30 frames per second.
I'm sure it's disappointing for PC players to have to wait a few weeks to play the game, but I'm sure they'd rather an optimal game experience than a launch muddled by bugs and glitches. If you don't want to wait, Assassin's Creed Syndicate will release for PS4 and Xbox One on October 23rd. Ubisoft will not be releasing an Xbox 360 or PS3 version of the game.
