A reported glitch on the official Assassin's Creed IV website suggested the game will release on next-gen consoles and October 29 as the release date, which was confirmed by the first trailer for the game, released on March 4, 2013 (originally leaked on March 2, 2013, but was quickly pulled by Ubisoft).
O informație apărută pe site-ul web al lui Assassin's Creed IV sugera că jocul se va lansa pe consolele next-gen în data de 29 octombrie, lucru confirmat de primul trailer al jocului, lansat pe 4 martie 2013 (inițial scurs pe 2 martie 2013, dar a fost eliminat rapid de Ubisoft).