Back in September, it was revealed thatAssassin’s Creed Shadowswould be delayed until 2025 despite originally being set to launch in late November.
Nowfollowing the delay, things are going from bad to worse after Ubisoft confirms that players who pre-ordered theAssassin’s Creed ShadowsCollector’s Edition would no longer gain access to its Season Pass or Early Access mode.
Check out our first look at gameplay fromAssassin’s Creed Shadowsbelow!
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Confirmed in a recent Discord post,Ubisofthas confirmed that the price will now be $229.99 rather than the original $279.99 and some of the original bonus features will no longer be included.
“The content will mostly remain as initially advertised, though some design elements may change,” the statement read.
Of course, this is still a massive investment so it is understandable that fans are feeling concerned.
As mentioned, the original CE would have come with Early Access forAssassin’s CreedShadowswhich would have allowed eligible players to access the highly-anticipated game three days before those who buy the standard edition.
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Now, with the price decrease implemented, the Collector’s Edition will include a copy of the game, a statue of protagonists Naoe and Yasuke, an art book, a life-size replica of Naoe’s katana tsuba, a world map, wall scroll and two lithographs.
Taking to r/PS5, adiscussionkicked off over Ubisoft’s plans to scrap both the season pass and early access.
“Usually Ubisoft waits a month or two after the game comes out to slash the price, now they’re doing it 4 months before the game is released!” One player joked.
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Another hopeful fan said: “My hope here is that Ubisoft needs a win with this title, so they are planning to release the most content-complete/bug-free version of AC Shadows as possible.”
WithAssassin’s Creed Shadowsexpected to be released on 14 February 2025, we won’t have long to find out if the delay was worth it.
Topics:Assassin’s Creed Shadows,Assassins Creed,Ubisoft
