When a patch is released for a PC game it''s usually to add features or to fix bugs. However, an upcoming patch for the recently released PC port of Ubisoft's open world stealth action game Assassin's Creed will do something a little bit different; it will actually remove a major component of the game.

Specifically, the patch will remove support for the game's DirectX10.1 graphics mode. According to a post on the game's official web site, players have seen performance gains under DirectX10.1. While that might normally be a great thing, those performance gains were apparently because Ubisoft programmers removed " . . . a render pass during post-effect which is costly." The patch will also fix a number of other bugs in the game that have been found by players and submitted to Ubisoft. Despite the unusual patch news, reviews for the PC port of Assassin's Creed have mostly been positive. There is no word on when the patch might be released.