Assassin's Creed Unity Release Date, News, Gameplay, and Updates: Release Date Delayed for 2 Weeks

By Ken Salcedo Aug 28, 2014 09:59 PM EDT

Assassin's Creed Unity Release Date, News, Gameplay, and Updates: Release Date Delayed for 2 Weeks

Assassin's Creed Unity was originally slated to be released on October 28, but it was announced through a Ubisoft blog post that the new release date will now be November 11. The 2 week delay is said to have been made for the purpose of polishing the game even more by the developers.

This being a fully next-gen game, it requires a lot of work, a lot of production, and a lot of learning," says Senior Producer Vincent Pontbriand in the blog post. "It's always hard to be precise and to quantify exactly how much work is involved. So as we get close to the finish we often realize we're near the target but we're not quite there yet."

With the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One only being a year old, it does impose a few challenges to bring every component of the game to be compatible for every feature. "Sometimes to improve the experience. Sometimes to improve the gameplay itself. Sometimes to reskin it, to make it look fresh all over again. Or sometimes because we had to make everything online-compatible," Pointbriand explains.

As for the fans, Pointbriand acknowledges their anticipation and that he can't wait for them to have a go at it, saying "We honestly appreciate their commitment to the game and their patience. It's just a couple more weeks. And it's going to be worth it."

Luckily, Assassin's Creed Rogue's release date has remained unchanged and is slated to be released on November 11 alongside Assassin's Creed Unity.