Ubisoft doesn’t even know who will own them tomorrow, so they needed to plant some certainty on something.
Ubisoft has assured the public that there won’t be any more delays for Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
As reported by Video Games Chronicle, chief corporate finance officer Frédérick Duguet addressed the issue directly, as it came up in their earnings call Q&A. Duguet said this:
“As we mentioned a month ago, AC Shadows was feature complete, so it was close to being launched. We wanted to make sure that the delivery of the experience is impeccable on day one, so that was the purpose of the decision.
So, we have a good visibility for the game to be delivered with a great experience by mid-February, and with great quality.”
Later on, Duguet did admit that the decision was partly influenced by the reception to Star Wars Outlaws. He said:
“On the back of what we saw …