The Assassin’s Creed series has always freely jumped around the ages, but some fans have longed for a contemporary day tackle the war between the Assassins and Templars. If that’s you, don’t hold your breath in anticipation.

While Assassin’s Creed III gave players a taste of the way a modern Assassin’s Creed might play during its Desmond sequences, I’ve often wondered what a game set within the modern era (or maybe near future) might appear to be. Unfortunately, Assassin’s Creed fans who feel the identical way probably can be out of luck, because Assassin’s Creed is a historical game series, and it sounds as if it might stay that way.

During an Assassin’s Creed panel at Comic Con, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag lead writer Darby McDevitt mentioned how much the Ubisoft team enjoys working with history. “We strive to approach history with a feeling of reverence and a way of groundedness,” said McDevitt. “We adore doing our homework, visiting these locations, and researching real historical details, which we will incorporate into the sport. We adore making game’s in response to real historical places, and that i don’t believe any era may be ruled out, but whichever era we elect to do next we will be able to bring it to life in a pragmatic way. So, i would not expect us to do a fashionable day Assassin’s Creed anytime soon.”

While McDevitt went directly to say that it’d be possible to determine an Assassin’s Creed game set in ancient Japan and crammed with Ninjas, it feels like anyone’s dream of seeing an Assassin’s Creed packed with flying cars or laser rifles should remain just that, a dream.