Sailing Into Port: The Ultimate Guide to Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag on Nintendo Switch

If you are playing via an NSP install on a hacked Switch, load times are significantly reduced compared to physical cartridges, which helps mitigate the open-world streaming issues.

• Install Base NSP first.
• Install Update v65536 (if available; most releases are pre-patched).
• Install the DLC Exclusive NSP last. Overwriting the base DLC manifest is critical.

While the core story remains the same, the Rebel Collection introduces items and features unique to the platform:

: The port includes an "Extra Content Pack" containing the first 55 pages of the Blackbeard: The Lost Journal novel and two volumes of the Assassin’s Creed Awakening Comprehensive Single-Player DLC Included

• Ubisoft released an official port of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag for modern consoles and PC originally; a Switch port was later made available via the Nintendo eShop or as a physical cartridge in some regions.
• Official ports and DLC distribution follow standard Ubisoft/Nintendo channels: base game on store, plus optional DLC packs (if the publisher re-releases a “complete” or “Gold” edition, that may bundle DLC).