Ubisoft has revealed that while console players will be gaining the upcoming Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag come October 26 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii U on October 29, those wanting to try out the pirate life on PC will sadly have to wait until after the initial console release.

While this shouldn't come as no surprise to PC players with the past Assassin's Creed titles having been delayed for PC by roughly a month, many were hoping for a launch around the same time. Speaking with ElderGeek (via ShackNews) at E3 2013, Ubisoft game director Ashraf Ismail the PC version will come "a few weeks after" the next-gen consoles launch sometime in November.

Previous Assassin's Crred titles have launched quite far apart from their console brethren, with Assassin's Creed 3 launching a month after and Assassin's Creed 2 launching several months after their original release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

"We're working hard on the PC version," Ismail said. "It's one of the main platforms we work on in the office. For our PC fans, don't worry. The game on PC looks phenomenal."

not at all surprising.

+1 not surprised in the slightest