Ghost of Yotei Is Bad News For Assassin’s Creed Shadows New Release Date

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' and both releasing in 2025 may be bad news for the latest game. Ubisoft is one of the biggest video game publishers out there, and it has managed to earn that reputation thanks to the absurdly successful games. For years, fans could rely on a new game every year and then Ubisoft started taking a couple of years between games to focus on quality. Now, the series is expected to return after a four-year gap between major entries (2023's was a smaller scale title).

For over a decade, fans have been asking Ubisoft to take to Japan. The idea of playing a ninja or samurai was compelling for a series that jumps through history to explore different cultures. In 2022, it was confirmed that Ubisoft would finally give fans what they've been asking for, but ironically, it may be a bit too late.

Ubisoft was planning to release in November 2024 and had planned to have a presence at Tokyo Game Show, but abruptly pulled out just days before the event. It was announced that would get a last-minute delay to February 14, 2025 to allow more time to polish the game and make it the best game it can be. Ubisoft noted in a financial report that part of the reason for the delay was due to the response to, a game that got mixed reviews due to bugs and underwhelming gameplay.

While that is a totally reasonable and respectable thing for Ubisoft to do, the publisher had the misfortune of making this announcement less than 24 hours after was announced. Of course, this delay was almost certainly planned before this news was made public and would've been impossible for Ubisoft to factor in. The announcement of surprised State of Play viewers and really shocked fans when it was confirmed to be released in 2025. Naturally, it's fair to assume this surprised Ubisoft too, but likely not in a fun way.

Assassin's Creed Shadows has been the subject of plenty of backlash and controversy since the reveal of its first story trailer in May 2024.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot told investors following the delay