What was Assassin's Creed's first game released for home consoles?

Assassin's Creed was the first game in the series released for home consoles. Ubisoft launched it in November 2007 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with a Windows version following in 2008.

The game introduced the franchise's central design: a modern protagonist uses the Animus to experience the memories of a historical ancestor. Its historical story follows Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad in the Levant during the Third Crusade, while its modern storyline follows Desmond Miles inside an Abstergo facility.

The title is sometimes overlooked because Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles appeared earlier on handheld platforms. That mobile prequel does not make it the first home-console Assassin's Creed game. The original main release established the series' open-world cities, social stealth, parkour, investigation missions, and hidden-blade assassinations.

The game's cities include Masyaf, Jerusalem, Acre, and Damascus. Its success led to Assassin's Creed II and a long-running franchise spanning multiple historical periods and gaming platforms.