Assassin's Creed Shadows Thankfully Won't Have A Common But Controversial Gaming Feature

is thankfully avoiding a controversial gaming feature that has become more prominent in recent years. While Ubisoft initially revealed its Japan-set title back in 2022 under the working title "", it recently revealed more about the next entry in its long-running franchise, introducing its dual protagonists, Yasuke and Naoe, and their story in a new cinematic trailer, alongside a release date of November 15, 2024.

Despite not showing any gameplay footage, the cinematic trailer was accompanied by the announcement that players could pre-order the title, with an additional quest to entice people to do so. As with most major Ubisoft releases, will also have several special editions with varying bonuses, and those who pre-order any of these will be granted 3 days of early access to the game.

The Ultimate Edition of will also be available at launch on PC as part of Ubisoft's subscription service, Ubisoft+.

Assassin's Creed Shadows' cinematic trailer revealed its two new protagonists, Yasuke and Naoe, and some of their story in Feudal Japan.

Following these announcements, the official X account responded to some concerns raised within the gaming community surrounding whether will have online dependencies or if it will be available offline. Fortunately, ​the entirety of the game's story will be playable offline, but only after an initial install.

This works in a similar way to other recent Ubisoft titles, such as last year's, and , which will be released a few months before Assassin's Creed Shadows and features an "" warning, even for the physical edition. While the team simply mentioned needing to be online to install the game without further explanation, needed a mandatory day-one patch, so it's possible this could be standard practice for Ubisoft titles.

Day-one patches are nothing new in the gaming space, with most AAA titles needing one to patch various bugs or add improvements made by the developers after a title has "", reaching the point where it is deemed to