Ubisoft has announced that the release of Assassin's Creed: Shadows will be delayed until February 14, 2025. According to the team, this delay will give the developers additional time to further refine the game. Ubisoft claimed that this will help them avoid the slower-than-expected launch they experienced with Star Wars Outlaws.
What's also interesting is that there is no “pre-release access” bonus for pre-orders. In other words, whether you pre-order or not, you'll be playing it on February 14th. Additionally, pre-orders get the first expansion for free.
Another interesting thing is Ubisoft's change of strategy on PC. After a long time, Ubisoft will release its games on PC from day 1. This means that Assassin's Creed Shadows will be available on EGS, Ubisoft Connect and Steam at launch.
These two things are steps in the right direction. The question now is whether players will be interested in this new AC game. AC: Shadows has generated a lot of controversy. And after what happened with SW: Outlaws, things may not look so good if the game doesn't do well. Or at least not as well as Ubisoft expects.
As the developers have explained, Assassin's Creed Shadows does not require an internet connection to play. In other words, it will be playable offline. However, it will feature Denuvo anti-tamper technology. As we have seen in the past, Denuvo can cause some stuttering in the games. So will AC: Shadows suffer from stuttering?
And that's it. This delay is certainly interesting, so I'm curious to see if it pays off or not.
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