Ubisoft has formally delayed Murderer’s Creed Shadows to subsequent yr whereas eradicating its seasonal mannequin and making the primary enlargement free. Nonetheless, following the announcement of Ghost of Yōtei, one has to surprise if it could influence gross sales. In any case, they’re each action-adventure video games set in Feudal Japan.
CEO Yves Guillemot addressed this in a current convention name (transcription by VGC). “I wish to say that there’s numerous area for very high-quality video games, and people two video games can promote very effectively.”
Chief monetary officer Frederick Duguet additionally revealed that the staff is working to make sure a “implausible expertise.” “On the competitors associated to Murderer’s Creed Shadows, the main target is actually to guarantee that we ship a implausible expertise, with the sport’s twin protagonist method, with two totally different and complementary gameplays, with Yasuke and Naoe, in a setting going down in feudal Japan that needs to be actually attractive.
“So all the main target and the whole lot that actually informs our choice [to delay the game] is to guarantee that we polish the sport and supply this implausible promise.”
Sony has already confirmed no titles in its main franchises earlier than April 2025, so Shadows ought to have greater than sufficient time available on the market with out the competitors. Whether or not the additional growth time ensures a stronger launch than Star Wars Outlaws stays to be seen.
Murderer’s Creed Shadows is out on February 14th for Xbox Collection X/S, PS5, and PC. Amongst different modifications, it additionally marks the return of Ubisoft titles to Steam as day one releases. Keep tuned for extra updates within the coming months.