If issues had gone to plan for Ubisoft, Murderer’s Creed Shadows could be on the verge of releasing proper now, however after Star Wars Outlaws bombed commercially, the corporate determined that it couldn’t afford two high-profile flops in a row, and determined to delay Murderer’s Creed’s long-awaited Japanese journey to February in hopes of sharpening the expertise additional.
And although you may by no means be one hundred percent assured in any date in recreation improvement, Ubisoft appears assured that the open world motion RPG gained’t be delayed any additional. Talking through the firm’s most up-to-date quarterly earnings name, Ubisoft’s chief company finance officer Frédérick Duguet confused that Murderer’s Creed Shadows is on observe to launch in February, seeing as the sport was already characteristic full previous to its delay.
“As we talked about a month in the past, AC Shadows was characteristic full, so it was near being launched,” he stated (transcription through VGC). “We wished to be sure that the supply of the expertise is impeccable on day one, in order that was the aim of the choice.
“So we now have an excellent visibility for the sport to be delivered with a terrific expertise by mid-February, and with nice high quality.”
Ubisoft has additionally revealed that the addition improvement time afforded for Murderer’s Creed Shadows will find yourself including a complete of $21.7 million to its improvement prices.
Murderer’s Creed Shadows is due out on February 14, 2025 for PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, and PC. Will probably be obtainable day 1 on Steam, whereas Ubisoft has additionally cancelled its Season Move plans, which in flip means its Collector’s Version has additionally been repriced.
