Summary
- Assassin's Creed Shadows Collector's Edition is already sold out across Europe.
- GameStop is still accepting orders for the most expensive, $280 edition of the game in the U.S., but it's only offering its console versions.
- A mid-May report indicated that Ubisoft is happy with Assassin's Creed Shadows' pre-order performance across the board.
The Collectors Edition of Assassin's Creed Shadows is already sold out in some places. This development testifies to the excitement surrounding Assassin's Creed Shadows, even though the game itself isn't scheduled to hit the store shelves for another six months.
Ubisoft revealed the official title of the next entry in its hit franchise on May 13. Assassin's Creed Shadows received its first cinematic trailer two days later. Pre-orders for the game opened on the same day.
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Assassin's Creed Shadows Collector's Edition Sold Out Across Europe
Although some vocal fans wasted no time in criticizing Assassin's Creed Shadows' pricing, the backlash seemingly did little to affect the open-world RPG's pre-purchase performance. Numerous retailers across Europe are hence already listing its Collector's Edition as out of stock. That list includes Game, the sole distributor of Assassin's Creed Shadows' most expensive edition in the United Kingdom. Multinational retailer Smyths Toys Superstores is also no longer accepting pre-orders for this $280 edition of the game, while Meccha-Japan states that it only has "a few units" left, and that's only for the PS5 version.
As of late May 2024, there no longer appears to be a way to order the PC version of the Assassin's Creed Shadows Collector's Edition. Its console counterparts are still up for grabs in the United States, where they are exclusively distributed by GameStop. Generally speaking, the sole fact that a limited edition of any given game gets sold out quickly does not necessarily guarantee that its overall pre-orders are doing well, not least because publishers can always choose to create artificial scarcity with such releases. But that may not be the case here, even though it's presently unclear how many $280 editions of the Sengoku-era-Japan game were promised to distributors. Namely, one recent report indicated that Ubisoft is happy with Assassin's Creed Shadows' pre-order performance across the board.
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Given how long the fans have been asking for a mainline installment set in feudal Japan, it is plausible that the upcoming game will do well, sales-wise. Another reason why the fandom is excited about the upcoming entry is the promise of Assassin's Creed Shadows overhauling the series' stealth system by allowing players to extinguish sources of light in the vein of the Thief games and even go prone, among other novelties.
Previous reports have even indicated that the new version of the Anvil engine used by Assassin's Creed Shadows will be the first to support full-fledged ray tracing, although that claim has yet to be officially confirmed by Ubisoft. The open-world RPG is scheduled to hit early access on November 12, followed by a global release three days later.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Released
- November 15, 2024
WHERE TO PLAY
Experience an epic historical action-adventure story set in feudal Japan! Become a lethal shinobi Assassin and a powerful legendary samurai as you explore a beautiful open world in a time of chaos. Switch seamlessly between two unlikely allies as you discover their common destiny. Master complementary playstyles, create your shinobi league, customize your hideout, and usher in a new era for Japan.
- Developer(s)
- Ubisoft Quebec
- Publisher(s)
- Ubisoft
- Franchise
- Assassin's Creed
- Platform(s)
- PS5, PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Amazon Luna
- Genre(s)
- Open-World, Action-Adventure, RPG
