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Last week, Ubisoft delayed the release of Assassin’s Creed Shadows from this November to the middle of next February. Talk of “guaranteed” reasons began to circulate immediately, even though, in many cases, they were exaggerated. Now it’s starting to look like the reality will be much more boring than the supposed fear of the Ghost of Yotei or the problems of collectible figures and single-post torii gates. As a Brazilian insider with the nickname tvPH suggests, the reason for the delay is supposed to be too many bugs that the developers need to fix and wouldn’t make the original deadline.
Insider Reports Critical Bug Issues
The insider refers to two sources inside Ubisoft who were supposed to confirm that Assassin’s Creed Shadows contains a critical mass of bugs. This is where Ubisoft‘s publicly communicated effort to avoid the same problems that Star Wars Outlaws faced immediately after its release is supposed to stem from. That is, to debug everything so players get as uninterrupted an experience as possible and can focus only on the content, not technical flaws. The insider also added that one of the main reasons why the upcoming sequel to the Assassin’s Creed franchise is in such a disappointing state is supposed to be the significant innovation in the technology used, which has also been a symptom of more buggy titles like Assassin’s Creed Unity or Assassin’s Creed Origins in the past.
High Stakes in a Competitive Market
However, the difference between the current Ubisoft and the Ubisoft of several years ago is that the company faces problems on many fronts, and it’s impossible to get away with even a tiny mistake in the current climate. For that reason, Ubisoft strives to iron out any kinks to repair at least some of the damaged reputation, but it will undoubtedly be in the long run. Moreover, as gamers may have already noticed, Ubisoft has decided to release Assassin’s Creed Shadows in February next year, when several exciting and, in many ways, competitive titles are due to arrive. To name a few, alongside Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, which is due to arrive, Avowed, gamers will no doubt be interested in the seventh installment of Civilization, not to mention preparations for Monster Hunter Wilds and other titles. If nothing else, Ubisoft won’t have it easy in February, either.
