Ubisoft announces Assassin’s Creed in virtual reality

Ubisoft has announced during AMD’s presentation during the Game Developer Conference that it is working on a virtual reality version of Assassin’s Creed. Ubisoft emphasizes that AC: VR is not going to be a game.

While Ubisoft has decided not to release a major Assassin’s Creed game in 2016, the company doesn’t seem to have any plans to let the franchise rest. So is the announced Assassin’s Creed VR based on another AC product, which is the movie due to be released at the end of this year. In it, Michael Fassbender plays the Spanish assassin Aguilar de Nerha, who goes into battle with the Spanish Templars.

It is unknown how the VR version will respond to this. Ubisoft did let us know that the ‘experience’ will take place in, among other places, Spain and England of the fifteenth century, Polygon writes, which was present at the presentation of AMD. The VR version of Assassin’s Creed is being developed in collaboration with Fox and effects studio Practical Magic. Fox is also producing the film.

It is not yet known for which VR glasses AC:VR will be released. Since it is not a game, availability is probably not limited to glasses such as the Vive and the Oculus Rift.