Ubisofthas once again confirmed thatAssassin’s Creed Shadowswill be released on March 20, and an approximate pre-order count has been revealed.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Will Launch as Planned
Assassin’s Creed Shadowswill hit stores on July 19, 2025, just about a month from now. Ubisoft will not delay its release any further, after already postponing it twice (from June 15, 2025, to July 12, 2025, and then to March).
This information comes from an Insider Gaming report, citing sources close to Ubisoft’s development team and marketing department.
The French company is fully confident thatAssassin’s Creed Shadowswill launch on March 20, as it is “practically finished,” and they are even setting a date for the first reviews.
Additionally, as CEO Yves Guillemot mentioned a few days ago, it seems that pre-orders for Assassin’s Creed Shadows on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S are more than promising.
The figures are close to those of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, the Ancient Greece-set title first released in October 2018. Based on pre-orders, Ubisoft expects its sales to surpass those of Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Aims to Match Odyssey’s Sales
According to Ubisoft’s CEO and the Insider Gaming report, Assassin’s Creed Shadows currently has around300,000 pre-ordersacross PC, PS5, and Xbox. This means that, at the very least, the game will have that number of players at launch.
Ubisoft aims to push this number to400,000 or 450,000 pre-orders, matching what Assassin’s Creed Odyssey achieved over six years ago.
With one month left until release, the marketing team will fight until the end to secure those additional 100,000-150,000 pre-orders.
If pre-order trends align with sales projections, Ubisoft expectsAssassin’s Creed Shadowsto reach3.5 million copies sold in its first month. While strong numbers, they still fall short ofAssassin’s Creed Valhalla’ssuccess in 2020.
On the bright side,Assassin’s Creed Shadowscurrently has more thantwice as many pre-ordersas Star Wars Outlaws did before launch.
As for critical reception, we’ll have to wait untilMarch 18to see if the game convinces both the press and fans, despite the backlash it has faced since its announcement in May 2024.
Assassin’s Creed Shadowslaunches onMarch 20, 2025, available onPS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The developers have confirmed up tothree ray tracing modesand a variety of side missions designed to showcase the unique abilities of each protagonist.
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