There have been a slew of changes for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows launch, and the latest announcement out of Ubisoft promises some serious changes to the game’s launch strategy. Not only will the game be delayed by almost four months, but it will now launch on PC via Steam at the same time as PS5 and Xbox consoles, and Ubisoft is apparently ditching the season pass model that it previously resorted to for major game launches.
In a previous article, we detailed the delays to Assassin’s Creed Shadows, but further information was revealed in a Ubisoft trading update (PDF):
“We are departing from the traditional Season Pass model. All players will be able to enjoy the game at the same time on February 14 and those who preorder the game will be granted the first expansion for free.”