Ubisoft has announced Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, the remake of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, will be coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on July 9th, 2026.
To learn more, here are all the details as provided by Ubisoft.
You can also pre-order the game below:
What's New:
Resynced is the story you know and love from the original Black Flag, but the teams at Ubisoft have added brand-new content and enhancements across the experience.
Discover just some of the new additions and enhancements to Resynced:
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- Built from the ground-up on the latest evolution of Ubisoft’s proprietary Anvil engine, used in Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Raytraced Lighting with Global Illumination (RTGI) and reflections.
- Optimized Performance with 60 FPS options on consoles.
- Graphics assets built from the ground up to support Micropolygon and Physically Based Rendering (PBR) pipelines.
- Fully modernized water rendering and simulation.
Reworked action-adventure combat featuring:
- Officers to the Jackdaw, who each bring a special ability to naval combat.
- Playas have been reworked, offering new rewards and unique encounters on islands across the map.
- Additional missions and new scenes featuring Matt Ryan, Edward’s Original voice actor and the original cast.
- More customization options for the Jackdaw, including new skins and the all-new ship’s pets to bring along a cat or monkey companion while you sail.
- Reworked Kenway’s Fleet, which allows players to use captured ships to generate passive income through rare activities and trading, now available in the Captain’s Cabin and on all versions of AC Black Flag Resynced
- The old shanties are back, but are joined by a new set of 10 songs for your crew to bellow as you sail.
New and enhanced stealth gameplay
- New visceral takedowns
- New parrying mechanics
- Quick-fire rope dart and pistol moves
- A new enemy archetype – the Demolitionist
Reworked naval combat
- Observe mode which extends Edward’s Eagle Vision.
- Crouch-anywhere lets Edward lower his profile anywhere on land.
- Dive-anywhere means Edward can stealthily approach seafront locations and ships.
- Shadows and low light will affect Edward’s visibility during stealth sequences.
Enhanced parkour featuring moves like:
- New secondary weapons have been added to try out in combat, including: Shrapnel barrels explode and damage enemy sails.
- 8-pounders open up more weakpoints in enemy ship hulls.
- Enemy ships and factions reworked to add different equipment depending on their alliances.
Dynamic weather and objects
- Manual jump
- Side ejects
- Height-gaining back ejects
- Quicker interrupts between parkour moves
- With Anvil’s Atmos system, the weather of the Caribbean becomes a character in its own right and brings the seas to life.
- Destructible objects react to weather and combat: signs that move and shift with the wind, ships’ sails billow and blow, coconuts roll across the ground in a storm, and objects break when enemies are thrown against them.
- Reworked water physics really brings home the feeling of sailing the Caribbean.
Pre-orders and launch editions
You can pick up the game in a variety of editions, check out what’s available in each:
Standard Edition (59.99 €/$)Deluxe Edition (69.99 €/$)
- Digital/physical copy of the game. Physical copy is only available through local retailers.
- Digital copy of the game.
- Digital download: Master Assassin Character pack – sword, pistol, and trinket each with a unique perk, and costume for Edward.
- Digital download: Master Assassin Naval pack – sail set, ship's pet, crew attire, wheel, figurehead, and hull trim.
Collector’s Edition (199.99 €/$)
- Digital (PC)/physical (PS5/Xbox Series X|S) copy of the game.
- Edward Kenway figurine (31cm/12inch) – a lifelike statue of Edward Kenway, poised for battle on the deck of the Jackdaw
- Edward’s Leather Logbook – recreated from Edward’s own writings: maps, thoughts, and pirate chronicles bound in leather.
- Metal Brooch – a bold, premium metal Assassin insignia inspired by Edward’s gear.
- Exclusive Steelbook® – featuring exclusive art designed especially for the Black Flag Collector’s Edition.
- Sea Shanty Music Sheet – a stylized, age print of a new sea shanty sung aboard the Jackdaw.
- Digital download: Master Assassin Character pack.
- Digital download: Master Assassin Naval pack.
- Digital download: Blackbeard’s Crimson pack - including a pistol, and sword which each provide a unique perk, as well as a costume for Edward.
Launch Edition (59.99 €/$)
- Physical ONLY copy of the game.
- 34 pages Artbook (physical)
- World Map Poster (physical)
- Digital download: Blackbeard’s Crimson pack
Pre-order bonus
Finally, if you pre-order the Standard or Deluxe Edition of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced before the launch, you’ll get a digital download of the Blackbeard Crimson pack, including a pistol and sword which each provide a unique perk, as well as a costume for Edward.
Keep an eye out for more details about Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced in the coming weeks and months and get ready to raise the Black Flag again on July 9!
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