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[alr1ght]

Yay, publishers!

Amazon

Pre-order Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag for Xbox360 or Playstation 3 and receive the Hidden Mystery Pack, which includes: the adventurous treasure-hunting mission: Mystery Island , Stede Bonnet's ship, and outfit.

Gamestop

Captain Morgan's favorite ship sank off the coast with a full load of legendary sailing equipment. Explore the Black Island and retrieve these items that the pirates have been desperately searching for. The Black Island Pack includes:

The dark and dangerous treasure-hunting quest: Black Island.
The deadly Black Ship.
Legendary silver flintlock pistols used by Captain Morgan.
Valuable multiplayer items including Captain Morgan's costume, picture, and title.

then PS3 has "60 minutes of additional gameplay"

Want the whole game?

 

[ComputerMKII]

Fuck you Ubisoft.

 

[Manu]

In other news, the sky is blue.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Not that I was going to buy it anyway, but WOW.

 

[Crawl]

Is PC going to be intentionally delayed again I wonder hmm...

 

[JaseC]

The PS3/4's "exclusive" content will presumably be included in the PC DDE, a la AssCreed 3 and the "exclusive" Benedict Arnold missions.

Edit: And the same should be true of at least GameStop's missions.

Is PC going to be intentionally delayed again I wonder hmm...

I'd say so:

There are a couple of quick shots of Edward running along rooftops in the rain. Do we know if the game has a dynamic weather system?

Also:

November 1st

Also coming to next-generation consoles and PC

I'd take to this to mean -- unsurprisingly, of course -- that the PC version will arrive later.

 

[SolsticeZero]

I'm getting really tired of this exclusive bullshit.

 

[Meia]

Well it's a good thing I stopped paying attention to the series after the grumbles I heard of both how much of a mess AC3 was in terms of bugs and story.

 

[Dany]

Thank God im not supporting this game anymore. This piecemeal distribution to retailers/platforms is bullshit

 

[Sendou]

Wii U and PC aren't getting shit.

 

[alr1ght]

Also, Wii U owners are left out of Amazon's deal.

 

[Kerub]

I wonder if PS4 version will get any extras?

 

[LuchaShaq]

Ubisoft turning pre orders into rentals one game at a time!

 

[AppleMIX]

I would say that I'm not getting it day 1 but that is kind of the standard for Assassin's Creed games.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Nope. Next.

 

[Wuthering_Heights]

Awesome.

Looks like I will be throwing down a preorder at GameStop.

 

[Sendou]

I wonder if PS4 version will get any extras?

The PS3 exclusive "60 minutes of gameplay" will also be on PS4.

 

[Chamber]

I wonder if PS4 version will get any extras?

PS4 has the extra 60 minute bullshit.

I long for the day gamers tire of this franchise.

 

[Shaanyboi]

WiiU and PC getting left out?

 

[petethepanda]

This series has become the absolute worst with pre-order bullshit.

 

[GulAtiCa]

Wii U's (& PC) exclusive is that it doesn't have anything unique?

 

[Miles Quaritch]

I get the platform exclusive DLC missions, but retailer exclusive DLC missions?

The fuck?

 

[RedNumberFive]

Not this shit again.

Will order from Amazon as I always do.

 

[Sojgat]

Just wait for the GOTY edition that will be released for cheap 6 months later with everything (including all DLC).

 

[PinkCrayon]

Modern game confirmed.

 

[Linkstrikesback]

I get the platform exclusive DLC missions, but retailer exclusive DLC missions?

The fuck?

Platform exclusives are worse. At least the retailer dlc eventually ends up being sold on the download stores for everyone. Wii U / 360 players never got the bonus 60 minutes of junk from the ps3 exclusive thing for AC3.

Which was even worse considering in the King Washington dlc, conner goes crazy at some guy... for something that didn't happen in 2/3 of the console versions

 

[Kouichi]

Funny. I just finished watching the Jimquisition about pre-orders.

 

[spookyfish]

Fuck you Ubisoft.

Is that OOObisoft, or YOOObisoft?

 

[ChapaNDJ]

And to think i used to be a huge fan of AC, that until they ruined with AC3.

 

[Toa TAK]

Fucking A, not again. As much as it pisses me off it still won't make me buy the PS3/4 version.

As for the exclusive retailer stuff, I do see them making it available sometime in the future, but if they don't, what else can I do besides going "oh well"?

 

[Manu]

Is that OOObisoft, or YOOObisoft?

It's FUCK YOUbisoft.

 

[alr1ght]

As for the exclusive retailer stuff, I do see them making it available sometime in the future, but if they don't, what else can I do besides going "oh well"?

You don't buy it at all.

 

[Marcel]

Assassin's Creed 3 killed any enthusiasm I had for the series. Good luck to anyone who still likes it but I'm done.

 

[Totobeni]

Is that OOObisoft, or YOOObisoft?

well it's a french company so pronounce it as "ew-bee-soft"

 

[Omni]

Assassin's Creed 3 killed any enthusiasm I had for the series. Good luck to anyone who still likes it but I'm done.

Yeaaap, same. I think that this will be the first one I don't bother to pick up day 1.

 

[ChapaNDJ]

Assassin's Creed 3 killed any enthusiasm I had for the series. Good luck to anyone who still likes it but I'm done.

Yeaaap, same. I think that this will be the first one I don't bother to pick up day 1.

Same boat as both of you.
I'm also done with this.

 

[Dysun]

I don't even remember what was exclusive last time, not really missing out on much but it is lame

 

[Keyouta]

Man, why can't I get the whole ACIV experience no matter what platform I buy it on or retailer?

 

[loganclaws]

Every time this happens, us as consumers need to make a big fuss about it until they get the damn message. Also, vote with your wallet, don't buy this shit.

 

[Deepo]

Is the 60 minutes extra on PS3 because of the lower framerate?

Spoiler

Please don't kill me, I've played all the AC games on PS3

OT, this is, as always bullshit.

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Shitty, but I guess it's cool you can get multiple ships in the game (assuming they're not all DLC that is).

 

[kaioshade]

This is not the first time exclusive content has been specific to platform, and i highly doubt it will be the last.

 

[abundant]

This is not the first time exclusive content has been specific to platform, and i highly doubt it will be the last.

It's been like that since 2 or Brotherhood. The same for retailer exclusive missions. It's not going to change, so people should just accept it or just move on and ignore the series.

Every time this happens, us as consumers need to make a big fuss about it until they get the damn message. Also, vote with your wallet, don't buy this shit.

It's too late. They've been doing this for awhile, yet the games still sell.

 

[Palette Swap]

I might consider the GOTY version of this when its price drops and if these assholes learn how to add opacity settings to their shitty HUD.

 

[Muffdraul]

Assassin's Creed 3 killed any enthusiasm I had for the series. Good luck to anyone who still likes it but I'm done.

Yeaaap, same. I think that this will be the first one I don't bother to pick up day 1.

Same boat as both of you.
I'm also done with this.

I too am a member of this club. Group hug... of sadness. =(

 

[JDSN]

The chart will be funny.

 

[BigWeather]

Cool, GotY edition at $20 confirmed.

 

[LonelyGreyWolf]

We've known that it has platform-exclusive content for ages, and retailer-exclusive content was a no-brainer.

 

[leatherhat]

People who buy yearly cash ins get what they get

 

[ironcreed]

I still have interest in the PS4 version, but I am so sick of seeing nonsense like this. Just give everyone the same content, for crying out loud.