Google Stadia is not one of the precise platforms that Ubisoft has stated will host the release of Assassin’s Creed Mirage.
The Assassins Creed sequel was previewed for the first time over the weekend at the Ubisoft Forward event. Assassins Creed Mirage puts you in the role of Basim, a streetwise criminal searching for solutions to the visions that plague him while he is living in Baghdad in the ninth century.
The initial announcement made no mention of Google Stadia, but several Ubisoft web pages cited Stadia as a launch platform for the new game, which caused some confusion among Stadia fans in recent days. Assassins Creed Mirage won’t be coming to Google Stadia, according to official confirmation from Ubisoft obtained by Axios Gaming today.
The disclosure is shocking because Google and Ubisoft have long been close collaborators on Stadia. Stadia first revealed itself as Project Stream and gave testers access to the recently launched Assassins Creed Odyssey. Assassins Creed Valhalla even has Google Stadia as one of its launch platforms in 2020.
Ubisoft has been attempting to port portions of its old catalog, including a sizable number of Assassins Creed games, to Stadia in recent years. This was done to support the Ubisoft subscription, which enables free play of all the publisher’s games on Stadia without the need for a console or gaming computer. For its part, Stadia includes big Ubisoft advertisements within its own app.
The only streaming provider that will currently offer Assassins Creed Mirage is Amazon Luna, replacing Google Stadia. In addition, the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC versions of the game are scheduled for release. Looking ahead, Ubisoft reiterates its intention to continue releasing games on Stadia, stating that Skull
