Assassin's Creed Black Flag: Resynced launched on July 9 and quickly sold two million copies. Some Steam players have criticized the game's day-one microtransactions, which include both cosmetic items and gameplay shortcuts.
The remake carries a standard edition price of $60 and lists $84.91 worth of additional packs at launch. These packs cover costumes for Edward Kenway, ship decorations, a map pack that reveals secret locations, and a resource pack that supplies gold and materials.
Ubisoft responded directly to negative reviews on Steam. A company representative stated that the standard edition contains every mission, island, story element, and the complete world with nothing held back. The additional packs are described as optional extras.
The game's Steam rating stands at 76 percent positive after a period of mixed and mostly negative reviews. Critics of the monetization noted that some items provide shortcuts in a single-player title, while others pointed to the high total cost of DLC relative to the base game price.
Pre-launch estimates placed gross revenue at roughly $14 million. Ubisoft has not released comparable unit sales figures for other recent Assassin's Creed titles in over a decade.
