Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced will require an internet connection to install from its PlayStation 5 physical edition, adding a preservation-minded caveat to Ubisoft's upcoming remake of the pirate adventure.
Push Square reported that box art for both the US and European PS5 releases includes the disclaimer, "Internet is required to install the game." Ubisoft has not publicly clarified why the disc version needs an online install.
The detail matters most to players who buy boxed games because they want a copy that can be installed without depending on servers. Some modern physical releases use the disc as only part of the install, often because the full game does not fit on a single Blu-ray or because the package is effectively a download key. The exact setup for Black Flag Resynced has not been explained.
Ubisoft's official page lists Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced for July 9 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The remake brings Edward Kenway's Caribbean story back with rebuilt visuals, upgraded gameplay, ray tracing, Dolby Atmos support, new story content and quality-of-life changes.
That makes the PS5 disc requirement a sharp footnote to an otherwise high-profile return. Ubisoft has positioned Resynced as a faithful remake of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, and the game's PS5 date and remake details had already put it back in front of fans who have spent years asking to revisit the Jackdaw on modern hardware.
For collectors, the concern is simpler than the remake's feature list: if a physical copy cannot install without an online connection, its long-term usefulness depends on the availability of the required download. That question is likely to follow Black Flag Resynced until Ubisoft gives a more specific explanation of what is actually included on the PS5 disc.