Siden udgivelsen af Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood har Ubisoft udsendt et nyt kapitel i Assassin's Creed-serien årligt. Med et faldende salgstal og middelmådige anmeldelser har tvunget Ubisoft til at give serien en længere pause (vi får dog stadigvæk en film). Ubisoft er dog sikre på, at det nyeste kapitel i deres hacker-sandbox serie Watch Dogs vil kunne fylde hullet fra Assassin's Creed fravær.
Darren Bowen, som er salgsdirektør hos Ubisoft har udtalt følgende
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.
Pre-orders på Watch Dogs 2 har indtil videre ikke levet op til forventningerne, men med Watch Dogs 1's 10 millioner solgte eksemplarer har opfølgeren også nogle store sko at fylde.