The numbers speak for themselves: in the Assassin's Creed Black Flag relaunch dubbed Resynced, the day one DLC was picked up by less than 3% of the players who bought the game on Steam during its initial sales window. A tiny slice of the audience, sure, but one that still managed to generate roughly a million dollars in extra revenue for the publisher.
The figure highlights something the industry already knows well: you don't need the majority of players biting on launch-day DLC for it to pay off. With a large enough player base, even a minority's worth of interest in extra content adds up to numbers most studios would happily sign off on. For anyone tracking how Ubisoft's pirate saga keeps getting re-released and remastered, it's a neat reminder of how community spending stacks up beyond the base price tag.
If you're eyeing Black Flag Resynced or any other entry in the series, it's always worth comparing prices and keeping an eye out for bundles that throw in the extra content without extra cost.
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