Overview
- The remake has been a commercial hit, with Ubisoft reporting more than two million copies sold early in launch and the company announcing over three million copies sold within a week.
- Ubisoft issued title update 1.0.4 on July 16 to fix major issues including the Jackdaw disappearing after dock upgrades, cutscene frame‑rate caps on PC, indoor lighting and clipping problems, and several localisation errors.
- Director Richard Knight confirmed the team is actively developing a New Game Plus mode and that a senior programmer is implementing a blowpipe‑hide toggle, though no release dates have been given.
- The studio says it rebuilt Black Flag from the ground up and prioritised modernised core combat and visuals, which led to removal of some original mechanics like hidden‑blade chaining and certain throwing‑weapon behaviours that may be considered for later updates.
- Staff at Ubisoft Barcelona, a contributing studio, are facing proposed layoffs and have been protesting with unions, creating tension between the remake’s commercial success and internal cost‑cutting decisions.