Siden utgivelsen av Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood har Ubisoft sluppet et nytt spill tilknyttet serien hvert år, men fallende salgstall og litt mer negative anmeldelser har fått spillselskapet til å gi serien en pause (vi får likevel en samlepakke med Ezio-spillene og en film i januar). Ubisoft er likevel overbevist om at det kommende Watch Dogs 2 vil kunne fylle hullet i Assassin's Creeds fravær.
Darren Bowen er salgsdirektør hos Ubisoft, og nylig sa han følgende til MCVUK:
Assassin's Creed has been a fantastic seller for Ubisoft and really important to the market every year, but make no mistake, Watch Dogs 2 will certainly fill the gap this year.
We are very fortunate to have such a strong and varied line-up so we don't have to rely just one franchise. Following Watch Dogs 2, we also have Steep launching at the start of December along with strong back catalogue sales on Tom Clancy's The Division and Far Cry Primal which have been two of the biggest launches so far this year.
Let's not forget live games like The Crew and Rainbow Six Siege which is really being embraced the community with 10m players worldwide. If that wasn't enough we also have the Ezio Collection, so for those consumers who need a taste of Assassin's Creed every year - and we know there are a huge number of people - they will still be able to purchase a great triple pack which covers the most loved period of Assassin's Creed.
Forhåndsbestillingene for Watch Dogs 2 har til gode å leve opp til forventningene, men det er verdt å merke seg at det første spillet, Watch Dogs, solgte hele ti millioner eksemplarer. Serien har altså allerede ganske sterke bein.