Ubisoft says Assassin's Creed Shadows is "the most ambitious entry in the franchise" and was delayed last-minute because "we really want to make sure execution is flawless"

Assassin's Creed Shadows screenshot shows Naoe and Yaskue looking out over the Japanese landscape with a cherry blossom tree framing them.

Ubisoft says Assassin's Creed Shadows is the series' "most ambitious entry yet" and that the last-minute decision to delay it to February 2025 was made to ensure its "execution is flawless".

During Ubisoft's latest investor call, CFO Frederick Duguet shared some insights on the decision to delay Assassin's Creed Shadows. The game was previously scheduled to release on November 12, and according to Duguet, it is currently "feature complete" and was close enough to being finished that Ubisoft was preparing to offer preview builds to the press.