Assassin’s Creed Shadows has had a rather tumultuous development. Initially planned to launch in November of last year, the game was delayed to February of 2025 – only to then get delayed further to the 20th of March. Despite this (among other controversies), Ubisoft has shared that pre-orders for the upcoming game remain “solid.”

As part of the publisher’s latest fiscal earnings call (and reported by Eurogamer), Ubisoft offered an update on the pre-release status of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows, with CEO Yves Guillemot claiming that pre-order numbers have been “solid.”

While we did not get any concrete numbers, the state of preorders for the game is said to be “in line with those of Assassin's Creed Odyssey, the second most successful entry of the franchise.”

It is worth noting that Ubisoft have changed their release plans for the upcoming Assassin's Creed since it was first announced, with the game now set to launch day-one on Steam, alongside the Collector’s Edition seeing a major price drop.

Regardless, Ubisoft is betting a lot on the success of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and so this may very well be the last chance that the publisher has to ensure they keep their independence.

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