The day after Ubisoft officially confirmed his departure, Marc-Alexis Côté, the former head of the "Assassin's Creed" series, publicly stated that the departure was not a personal choice.Previously, Ubisoft wanted to transfer him to the newly established Vantage studio and demote him, but he chose to leave in desperation.

Kurt left Ubisoft without warning on October 15, just seven months after the success of "Assassin's Creed: Shadows", which was the culmination of changes he implemented to revitalize the series after being promoted to executive producer in 2018.

“Many of my friends have expressed surprise that I have chosen to leave Assassin’s Creed after so many years of hard work, especially given my continued passion for the franchise,” Kurt wrote in an emotional, almost painful statement posted on LinkedIn. “The truth is simple: this was not my choice.”

"Ubisoft has decided to transfer the leadership of the "Assassin's Creed" series to someone who is more in line with the new organizational structure. Although the company has mentioned other positions, their scope of authority and mission positioning are no longer the same as the continuity of the work I have undertaken in recent years."

The "Assassin's Creed" series, "Far Cry" and "Rainbow Six" are now under the management of Vantage Studio.This subsidiary invested by Tencent is run by two co-CEOs: one is Christopher Delen, a 35-year veteran of Ubisoft, and the other is Charlie Guillermo, the son of Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillermo. He once led the development of the discontinued "Tom Clancy: Elite Squad" mobile game, and later co-founded the NFT company. Now he has returned to Ubisoft to take charge of the three core IPs.

Despite such changes, Kurt still expressed "no resentment" and said, "I will always be grateful to the people I met during this journey, the projects we experienced, and our belief in working together to create a world that inspires millions of players."

"But in front of past and present team members, I must make it clear: I never left voluntarily. I stayed on the job until Ubisoft asked to hand over responsibilities," he wrote in the article. "As someone who grew up deeply influenced by "Star Trek: The Next Generation", later in my career I saw myself as the captain of the "Assassin's Creed" ship - I will only leave the ship if everyone is safe and sound. And this is a promise I will do my best to fulfill."