Ubisoft Confirms Assassins Creed Syndicate Will Not Have A Companion App

In news that will come as manna from heaven for all but the most masochistic Assassin’s Creed fans, Ubisoft has confirmed there will not be any form of companion app for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate.

Over the past few years Ubisoft has been increasingly keen on shoehorning mobile apps and services into its Assassin’s Creed games, coming to a head with last year’s frankly terrible Assassin’s Creed Unity Companion App. A number of chests in the main game were permanently locked, and could only be opened by making hours of progress in the Companion App.

For those, like me, who love clearing their map of pesky icons and combing over every collectible, those blue chests were a pain and an eyesore. A few months ago Ubisoft patched Assassin’s Creed Unity so the companion app was no longer needed, but the damage had been done.

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag took a slightly less intrusive approach, allowing users to manage their fleet and earn extra money and resources while away from the game. Crucially, no content was actually locked away behind the app.

And so we come to Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, which won’t have of this at all. Ubisoft has said it will be focusing “all their efforts on the core experience. There will not be a companion app." The Victorian London adventure will have less superfluous content, with no companion apps and no form of multiplayer whatsoever.

Anything which can lessen the bloat of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is a win in my book. The multiplayer always felt unnecessary and the companion apps benefited nobody, so it looks as if Ubisoft is taking criticism on-board this time around.

Are you glad to see the back of companion apps? What are your thoughts on the removal of all multiplayer elements?