A well-known industry insider has revealed that the makers of Assassin's Creed Shadows attempted to delay the game for months until Ubisoft eventually gave up. The same insider also revealed some other details regarding the current development issues of Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Several LinkedIn profiles belonging to Ubisoft Quebec employees indicate that the game has been in development since late 2018. Furthermore, in late September 2024, the firm revealed a three-month delay for Assassin's Creed Shadows, despite having had committed to a 15th November release date. Ubisoft stated that the primary cause for the delay was their wish to dedicate additional time to refining the game.

The facts underlying this turn of events have now been further clarified by a fresh story from Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson, which states that Ubisoft Quebec devs have been attempting to delay Assassin's Creed Shadows for the past few months. However, Star Wars Outlaws was criticised for a number of technical difficulties and underperformed sales compared to predictions before their petitions were approved. According to the article, which cites unidentified sources with knowledge of the situation, Ubisoft Quebec plans to use the extra three months allotted for production to address some "cultural and historical accuracy concerns" that the Japanese community brought up regarding the game, in addition to working out bugs.

Henderson asserts that the creators intend to alter certain aspects of Yasuke's narrative and the way he is portrayed in the game as part of these efforts. The studio's recently extended goal also includes rewriting some architectural aspects and examining how Assassin's Creed Shadows portrays its historical setting overall, according to the same source. Given the ambitious nature of the project, Ubisoft apparently brought in historical experts and consultants later than normal for Assassin's Creed Shadows, despite the fact that some of these items would often be finished far earlier during development.

Henderson asserts that the delay is intended to provide Ubisoft Quebec additional time to make changes to some of the game's systems, in addition to resolving concerns about historical authenticity. The insider's most recent report on pre-release commercial success saw him restate his earlier assertion that Assassin's Creed Shadows pre-order sales are "solid." Still, they haven't quite reached Valhalla's level, perhaps since the 2020 release was a cross-gen title and thus accessible to a far wider (console) audience.

In addition to postponing the next major release in its flagship series, Ubisoft recently revealed that an internal investigation into their difficulties is underway. According to the company, the goal of the inquiry is to find ways to enhance its processes for developing video games.