Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is being developed for PlayStation 5 and Xbox...

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will be released in a few weeks together with the Microsoft Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles. It’ll be out for the PlayStation 5 just days later when that console is released in the US.

It will also be released on the current generation consoles, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Some may be reluctant to adopt the title for an older console, especially if they plan on upgrading to one of the newer systems later this holiday season.

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According to Ubisoft, that won’t be a problem. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will support intergenerational advancement on both Sony and Microsoft consoles.

This became known when Ubisoft announced Ubisoft Connect earlier this week. The company announced that this initiative will be rolling out UPlay and Ubisoft Club as a streamlined initiative. This allows cloud storage to be used so that players can transfer their backup files from one generation to the next.

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Players can also receive a free next generation upgrade for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla when purchasing the game for the current generation systems. That means anyone who buys Assassin’s Creed Valhalla on the PlayStation 4 will get a free PlayStation 5 version of the title when they upgrade to the new console.

This also applies to Microsoft systems.

So not only do you get the updated version of the next generation game, but you can pick up right where you left off.

From a business perspective, this makes a lot of sense. Both the PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Series X / S are not easy to find. Pre-orders are rare and have been available to the public since they opened.

That means there will be a lot of players who won’t get the consoles at launch. It goes without saying that anyone who doesn’t get these consoles right away but plans to purchase them in the future may not want to buy Assassin’s Creed Valhalla if they drop. You either don’t want to buy the game twice or have to start over with the new console.

These initiatives masterfully handle both issues, and it’s nice to see that good business acumen can go hand-in-hand with improvements in user experience.

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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will be released on November 10th on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and S. It’ll be released on PlayStation 4 two days later when the console goes down on November 12th.