According to a recent report, Ubisoft has green-lit a remake of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, but it's still early in development. As such, the title is years away from a proper reveal and release, and plenty could change between now and then. Ubisoft is currently working on a number of new Assassin's Creed games, as it is betting big on the franchise moving forward, and these include (but are not limited to) AC Mirage, AC Hexe, AC Red, and AC Nexus—a VR title featuring Ezio, Connor, and Kassandra.
Interestingly, while a few titles like AC3 have received remasters and plenty of titles have received ports, there's not much in the way of proper remakes for the Assassin's Creed franchise. Breaking that approach with Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is certainly welcome, but it also comes after Ubisoft squashed rumors of an AC1 Remake a few months ago. It would make more sense for AC1 to be remade first, if done right, especially if it was able to compare to Capcom's Resident Evil remakes. Either way, it remains to be seen if Ubisoft has a full plan for remakes with Assassin's Creed, and what manifests from that.
Speaking to sources who wish to remain anonymous, Kotaku was the first to report this news of an Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag remake. Kotaku's sources say that it is still in the earliest stages, putting the project a couple of years out, and that Ubisoft Singapore is involved to some degree. It's not clear if Ubisoft Singapore is leading the project, as it is currently the lead studio on Skull and Bones. Further, it should be noted that Ubisoft Singapore, to some capacity, has worked on every main Assassin's Creed title since AC2. This is usually the result of key gameplay features, like naval combat in Assassin's Creed 3.
It'll be years before fans learn anything in an official capacity, but in terms of speculation, it would make sense if Ubisoft Singapore used its ocean tech evidenced in Skull and Bones to improve AC Black Flag's naval combat. After all, the idea for Skull and Bones came from the success of AC: Black Flag, just as a bug in AC Odyssey led to Immortals Fenyx Rising. It all comes full circle.
Of course, this news does leave some fans questioning the fate of Skull and Bones. After several delays, the title is currently without a release date, but there is a beta planned for Skull and Bones.
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is available natively on PC, PS3, PS4, Switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Wii U.
Source: Kotaku