Ubisoft has introduced an Murderer’s Creed Shadows delay, with the open-world action-RPG now set to launch early subsequent 12 months as a substitute of on its initially meant November launch date.
In a publish on X (previously Twitter), Ubisoft says that whereas the sport is a “dream challenge”, it wants extra time to “polish and refine the expertise” and push “a few of our key options” additional. As such, the sport will now launch on February 14th.
It is not all dangerous information, although; Murderer’s Creed Shadows will now formally launch on Steam on day one, together with the opposite platforms on which it is arriving, so should you do not feel like utilizing Ubisoft Join, you now not need to.
The announcement of Murderer’s Creed Shadows’ delay comes alongside an announcement that Ubisoft is updating its monetary targets for the 2024-25 fiscal 12 months.
In its assertion, Ubisoft admits that Star Wars Outlaws’ preliminary gross sales have been “softer than anticipated”, and {that a} collection of updates to “polish and enhance the participant expertise” are within the works.
Moreover, Star Wars Outlaws will land on Steam on November twenty first, and going ahead, all of Ubisoft’s PC video games will, it appears, launch on Steam on day one. Presumably, you will additionally be capable to play them on Ubisoft Join should you actually wish to.
Ubisoft head Yves Guillemot (the person some traders need rid of) says Ubisoft’s second quarter efficiency “fell in need of our expectations”, and that the advantages of the corporate’s “transformation” are taking “longer than anticipated to materialize”.
As a part of that assertion, Ubisoft additionally says it is “departing from the standard Season Go mannequin”, and that everybody who pre-orders Murderer’s Creed Shadows will be capable to get pleasure from its first enlargement without cost as nicely.
It could be tempting to chalk Murderer’s Creed Shadows’ delay as much as the continuing backlash from some sections of the gaming neighborhood, however that does not appear to be the case; Ubisoft would not point out the controversy in any respect in its delay announcement.
Moreover, in response to what he calls “polarized feedback about Ubisoft”, Guillemot says the studio is an “entertainment-first firm” and that it would not intend to “push any particular agenda”.
Murderer’s Creed Shadows launches on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X|S on February 14th. Keep tuned for extra.
