- Assassin’s Creed Black Flag resync will include PSSR 2 on PS5 Pro
- Ubisoft confirms that the game will have multiple modes on PS5 and PS5 Pro
- The game will also use the latest version of the studio’s Anvil engine
Ubisoft has confirmed Assassin’s Creed Black Flag resync will feature Sony’s upgraded PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) AI upscaling technology.
Remake of 2013 Assassin’s Creed Pirate Adventure has finally been revealed, and a new PlayStation Blog post following the world premiere trailer has outlined what gamers can expect from the PS5 and PS5 Pro versions.
Ubisoft said it is “leveraging the PS5 Pro to deliver an immersive pirate adventure” to deliver enhanced visuals and optimized performance.
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“We were extremely impressed with the enhanced PSSR. It truly redefines the graphics experience in console games,” said Jussi Markkanen, CTO, Ubisoft Singapore. “It allowed us to render our dynamic tropical world full of swaying palm trees, raging storms and rogue waves without visible upscaling artifacts, delivering crisp pixel quality and stunning image stability.”
Nicolas Lopez, technical architect at Ubisoft Montréal, said so Black Flag Resynced “further pushes ray tracing across all modes” on PS5 and PS5 Pro, and confirmed that the PS5 Pro version will offer the latest PSSR 2 technology.
Like most PS5 games, it appears that the game will launch with multiple graphics modes, such as Performance, Balanced, and Quality.
“PlayStation 5 brings more consistent lighting, while PlayStation 5 Pro delivers an uncompromising experience with advanced ray-tracing performance and improved PSSR,” said Lopez.
We also now know that the game will use the latest version of Ubisoft’s Anvil engine, which offers more detailed character faces and environments, models, animations and denser crowds.
The civil servant Black Flag Resynced the reveal has been a long time coming. The game was rumored back in 2023, and over the past few months more and more leaks have slipped through. It was only last month that Ubisoft finally confirmed the game’s existence.
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag resync is set to launch on July 9, 2026 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
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