Shadows of Assassin's Creed postpones the release date scheduled for November 15 and moves it to February 14, 2025.
Marc-Alexis Côtéexecutive producer of the franchise, said that the game “needs more time to refine and perfect the experience, further developing some of our key features.”
“We know this decision will be disappointing news,” he continued, “but we sincerely believe it is in the best interest of the game and ultimately your experience as a player.”
This marks the first delay for a mainline Assassin's Creed game since Assassin's Creed Unity has been moved from October 28, 2014 to November 11. The most recent Assassin's Creed Valhalla AND Assassin's Creed Mirage they moved their respective dates on of a week.
Earlier this week, Ubisoft canceled a press event coming up for Shadows of Assassin's Creed and a more extensive studio appearance at Tokyo Game Show due to “various circumstances”.
A declaration on Ubisoft's website he stressed Shadows it's “full featured”, but Star Wars Outlaws The mixed reception (and “weaker than expected” initial sales) “prompted us to spend more time further polishing the title.”
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Interestingly, the developer highlighted Shadows' will be released on “a wide range of platforms, including Steam at launch.” Valhalla AND Assassin's Creed Odyssey notoriously They arrived on the Valve platform years after their individual releases.
In the meantime, Mirage, which debuted in 2023, It has not yet been released on Steam.
In light of the delay, Ubisoft is refunding pre-orders for Shadows, and said that the new pre-orders will give players free access to the first post-launch expansion.
By Ubisoft declaration he also said Shadows will depart from Assassin's Creed's standard post-launch season pass model, but will remain vague aside from the aforementioned free expansion for new pre-orders.
“Rest assured, we can't wait for you to embark on a memorable adventure with Naoe and Yasuke,” he concluded. Side.