Ubisoft is adding a range of digital restrictions and account requirements to Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced ahead of its anticipated release on July 9. The changes have not been officially detailed in full by Ubisoft, but Steam confirms that players should expect a more tightly controlled PC version of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced at launch, especially when it comes to installation, login requirements, and online verification steps.
The context here isn’t entirely new for Ubisoft. In recent years, the company has steadily moved toward stronger account integration and digital rights management across its PC releases, as have most major publishers. Even when games are sold on platforms like Steam, Ubisoft often requires players to connect those purchases back to its own ecosystem. That means more steps before players can actually play, but also more control for the publisher over how a game like Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is accessed, managed, and sometimes played.
Ubisoft shares the PC specifications for Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, and covers some presets that players can use to guide their options.
Per the game's Steam page, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced features Denuvo DRM's Anti-Tamper tech, which essentially seeks to prevent piracy...
