{"id":818909,"date":"2025-01-11T04:11:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T10:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/11\/the-real-reason-assassins-creed-shadows-just-got-delayed-again\/"},"modified":"2025-01-11T04:11:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T10:11:40","slug":"the-real-reason-assassins-creed-shadows-just-got-delayed-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/11\/the-real-reason-assassins-creed-shadows-just-got-delayed-again\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Reason ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Just Got Delayed Again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AC Shadows<\/p>\n

<\/fbs-accordion>Ubisoft<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ubisoft had a very rough 2024<\/a>, and nine days into 2025 well, it\u2019s not exactly starting off with good news. In one announcement to shareholders and one to fans, Ubisoft has announced that Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows, already delayed out of 2024 to February 2025, would be delayed another month, now arriving on March 20, 2025.<\/p>\n

Both statements gave reasons for this in one form or another:<\/p>\n

Corporate statement<\/strong>: \u201cThis additional time will allow the team to better incorporate the player feedback gathered over the past three months and help create the best conditions for launch by continuing to engage with the increasingly positive Assassin\u2019s Creed community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fan statement:<\/strong> \u201cEach week has brought valuable feedback from our community. While we\u2019ve already made remarkable strides, we believe a few additional weeks are needed to implement that feedback and ensure an even more ambitious and engaging day one experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The commonality there is \u201ccommunity feedback\u201d but it raises questions about just how much feedback you can implement in a massive game like this in a single month. Such small delays are generally used for polish or bug fixing (which I\u2019m sure will also happen).<\/p>\n

There\u2019s something about \u201ccreate the best conditions for launch\u201d that may hint at what is more likely to be the larger reason that Ubisoft cannot say outright, it doesn\u2019t want to release in the same month as a bunch of other big games, hence the move to March. It was in fact an\u2026intimidating list:<\/p>\n