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 marvel if it will affect 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 want to say that there’s a variety of 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 “unbelievable expertise.” “On the competitors associated to Murderer’s Creed Shadows, the main focus is actually to ensure that we ship a unbelievable 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 ought to be actually attractive.
“So all the main focus and every little thing that basically informs our determination [to delay the game] is to ensure that we polish the sport and supply this unbelievable 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 Sequence 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.
