Ubisoft Confident Assassin's Creed Shadows Will Make February Launch | Push Square
Assassin's Creed Shadows was originally slated for a 15th November release, but last month, Ubisoft announced a hefty delay to 14th February 2025, partially due to the underwhelming reception to Star Wars Outlaws. It seems this was the right call, and the company is already feeling much more confident, assuring investors that Shadows will be «delivered with a great experience by mid-February and with great quality.»
That's according to Frédérick Duguet, the firm's chief corporate finance officer, who made the pronouncement during its second-quarter earnings call (thanks, VGC). When asked if there was a chance the game could be delayed again, Duguet reiterated: «We have a good visibility for the game to come on time and with great quality.» Ubisoft estimates that delaying the game will add €20 million ($21.7m) to the total development cost.
Duguet admits the public's reception to Outlaw's unpolished state was partially responsible for Shadows' delay: «On the back of what we saw with Star Wars Outlaws, we need to make sure that we come with an impeccable player experience on day one. Of course, there are always some bugs, but we’ve been focusing and continuing to focus on ensuring that the day one experience will be well optimised.»
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Khayl Adam is Push Square's roving Australian correspondent, a reporter tasked with scouring the internet for the richest, most succulent PlayStation stories. With five years of experience as a freelance journalist and mercenary wordsmith, RPGs are his first great love, but strategy and tactics games are a close second, genres in which he is only too happy to specialize.
«we're confident that by the time everyone forgets how much our last game sucked, our next game will be much better received!».
(Tbf outlaws actually seems better than it's reputation
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