Assassin Creed Shadows Release Date Once Again Postponed; Will Be Releasing On 20th March 2025
The much-awaited title Assassins Creed Shadows was earlier scheduled to officially release on 14th November 2024 but in September, Ubisoft announced that the scheduled launch would be delayed by 3 months- 14th February 2025 in order to polish and refine the experience and further develop key features. The company also refunded the pre-orders.
Now when most of the fans were waiting for the game to be officially released next month, Ubisoft has once again postponed the release date of this game. In a statement posted on X, Marc-Alexis Cote on behalf of all teams working on this game has firstly extended heartfelt thanks for the unwavering support since the September announcement.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows now releases March 20, 2025. pic.twitter.com/wTPzY0oiHy
— Assassin's Creed (@assassinscreed) January 9, 2025
It is revealed that since November, the company has been sharing its progress through gameplay overviews. Each week has brought valuable feedback from the community, while all remarkable strides have been made, the company believes that a few additional weeks are needed to implement that feedback and ensure an even more ambitious and engaging day-one experience. Therefore, accordingly, the new release date is set to 20th March 2025. It is also said that more updates will be shared very soon.
In its official press release, Ubisoft mentioned that it is taking decisive steps to reshape the group to deliver a best-in-class player experience, enhance operational efficiency, and maximize value creation. This additional month taken for the development of the game will allow the team to better incorporate player feedback gathered over the past three months and help create the best conditions for launch by continuing to engage closely with the increasingly positive Assassins Creed community.
It is also mentioned that in 2024-25 Q3 net bookings are now expected at € 300 million primarily reflecting lower-than-expected holiday sales, mainly for Star Wars Outlaws, as well as the discontinuation of XDefiant. Ubisoft still expects approximately break-even non-IFRS operating income and free cash flow for FY2024-25. Net bookings are now expected to come in at around €19 billion and include new partnership opportunities for Ubisoft’s games and franchises as well as for the monetization of the streaming rights acquired last fiscal year.
Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, said “We made good progress on the strategic and execution reviews initiated a few months ago and are confident that this will position Ubisoft for a stronger future. We have taken decisive steps to reshape the Group to deliver best-in-class player experiences, enhance operational efficiency,y and maximize value creation. We also recently appointed leading advisors and are actively exploring various strategic and capitalistic options to unlock the full value potential of our assets. We are convinced that there are several potential paths to generate value from Ubisoft’s assets and franchises. Additionally, we are all behind our teams’ efforts to create the most ambitious Assassin’s Creed opus of the franchise and made the decision to provide an extra month of development to Shadows in order to better incorporate the player feedback gathered over the past three months that will enable us to fully deliver on the potential of the game and finish the year on a strong note.”
