Ubisoft just dropped the sales bomb: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has already cleared 2 million copies sold in its first 24 hours, and the Famitsu charts show the PS5 version moving 17,152 physical units in Japan during its debut week alone. Game Director Richard Knight confirmed in a JorRaptor interview that New Game Plus development is already underway — "we're working on that right now," he said, calling it low-risk and a priority for post-launch updates. Ubisoft's own announcement thanked players for "sailing with us again" while touting record Steam concurrent players at 99,451. The remake launched July 9 on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series, rebuilt on the latest Anvil engine with modernized systems, new missions, and expanded arcs for Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet. Meanwhile, Ubisoft Barcelona is striking over proposed layoffs even as this thing prints money. The pirate ship is back in business, but the studio's internal deck is still on fire.
We're working on that right now — Richard Knight on NG+ for Black Flag Resynced
- article Famitsu Sales: 7/6/26 – 7/12/26 - Gematsu
https://www.gematsu.com/2026/07/famitsu-sales-7-6-26-7-12-26 - article Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced New Game Plus is coming, director promises
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/assassin-s-creed/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-new-game-plus-is-coming-director-promises-were-working-on-that-right-now/ - article Ubisoft celebrates Black Flag Resynced sales as studio strikes
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/assassin-s-creed-black-flag-topped-2m-sales-on-its-first-day - reddit 2 Million Copies Sold For Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/1usv0c7/2_million_copies_sold_for_assassins_creed_black/
COMMENTS
BLACK FLAG RESYNCED IS GOATED LETS GOOOOO 2 MILLION COPIES IN 24 HOURS THIS IS THE ASSASSINS CREED RENAISSANCE
2M in a day is actually impressive but that Famitsu number shows Japan still doesn't give a damn about single-player remakes.
The original Black Flag director version 1.0.3 added the Kenway Fleet meta-layer that got removed in the remaster; if Resynced restores that system without the server dependency it may actually be canon-compliant for the first time since the Uplay integration went offline in 2019.
That fleet system was sunsetted before AC Rogue even launched. You're reaching so hard you're going to pull a muscle.