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 sprucing the expertise additional.
And although you’ll be able to by no means be 100% assured in any date in sport growth, Ubisoft appears assured that the open world motion RPG received’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 function full previous to its delay.
“As we talked about a month in the past, AC Shadows was function full, so it was near being launched,” he stated (transcription through VGC). “We needed 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 a superb visibility for the sport to be delivered with an important expertise by mid-February, and with nice high quality.”
Ubisoft has additionally revealed that the addition growth time afforded for Murderer’s Creed Shadows will find yourself including a complete of $21.7 million to its growth prices.
Murderer’s Creed Shadows is due out on February 14, 2025 for PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, and PC. It will likely be accessible day 1 on Steam, whereas Ubisoft has additionally cancelled its Season Go plans, which in flip means its Collector’s Version has additionally been repriced.