Assassin’s Creed Shadows Is Ubisoft’s Best Day 1 Launch on PlayStation Store
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- Various sources confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Shadows was Ubisoft’s best day-one launch on the PlayStation Store.
- The game reached 2 million players within two days of release.
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla remains the best-selling title in the franchise.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows had Ubisoft’s best day-one release on the PlayStation Store. Additionally, it was the studio’s most wish-listed game of all time.
This information was provided by an unnamed source via VGC. According to them, while Assassin’s Creed Shadows delivered the best day 1 release on the PlayStation store, it’s still not enough to topple over Assassin’s Creed Valhalla which holds the best-selling Assassin’s Creed title.
Variety reported that according to an internal message they obtained from Ubisoft, player engagement is at “record levels” and that platforms less susceptible to review-bombing still have positive reviews of the game. Neither VGC nor Variety received solid numbers regarding the sales of Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Both VGC and Variety reported that 27% of the game’s total “activations” came from PC. VGC mentioned that this most likely talks about the game’s total sales and subscription downloads vis Ubisoft+. Steam played a significant role in distributing the game to PC players.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows was delayed a couple of times before releasing on March 20. The first delay happened in September 2024 and the next one happened in January 2025 pushing back its release date to March.
On its launch day, Assassin’s Creed Shadows passed 1 million players. A few days later, it reached 2 million players beating the launch numbers of both Assassin’s Creed Origins and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows was released on March 20, 2025, for PC, MacOS, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. According to the game’s official website, there will be an iPadOS version released in the future.
