In September, Ubisoft hinted at the elimination of the early access period for the long awaited Assassin's Creed Shadows when it shifted the game's launch date to February 14, 2025. It explained that "all players will be able to enjoy the game at the same time," suggesting that the inclusion of an early access would be unfair for other patient gamers.
In a recent statement on the official Assassin's Creed Discord, the community manager UbiRealDude confirmed that there would be not initial access to the game. He went on to explain that it will be released at the same time as the standard edition on February 14. One could conclude that Ubisoft is really strict with the withdrawal of early access on all platforms, considering that the collector's edition on GameStop which usually offers a three-day early access period is not available for pre-order by players.
Ubisoft Compensates For The Early Access Period
While the withdrawal of the Early Access Period for Assassin's Creed Shadows may not appear to be a heavy loss for players, Ubisoft has confirmed its intentions to compensate players by offering a huge cut in price of $50, from the game's original $280.
Ubi-RealDude goes on to explain that the contents of the Assassin's Creed Shadows collector's edition "will mostly remain as initially advertised, although some design elements may change." A few of those changes can be seen in the CE's updated promo image that they shared. A reference to changes in the Season's Pass Model was also included in the delay announcement, "[Assassin's Creed Shadows is also] departing from the traditional season pass model.
Yasuke is Still in the Game
When the Assassin's Creed Shadows delay announcement went viral, there were some speculations that Ubisoft - in response to the dissatisfaction, from certain quarters of gaming fandom, with the presence of a Black man in a game set in feudal Japan - wanted to use the time before the game's release to reduce the prominence of the Yasuke character, or completely remove him from the series.
Being faced with an inquiry about the characters, following the announcement of the CE changes, Discord moderator Roddrex explained that it was nothing more than a rumor as "it doesn't make any sense" to do so. He says, "Yasuke is in the game and he won't be removed." "There's not enough time to make the necessary changes required to remove him and it doesn't make any sense in doing so too."
Ubisoft wants nothing more than Assassin's Creed Shadows to be a well-received game, and removing Yasuke won't be of any good. After missing opportunities like partnering with a big budget Star Wars game, Ubisoft is watching its steps closely and is trying to avoid further mistakes. Ubisoft, in recent years, has been struggling with delayed releases, and while this is still the case, it's trying to get back on its feet.
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